----- Original Message ----- From: "Janet Byard-Jones" <jb004a8588@blueyonder.co.uk> To: <CANAL-PEOPLE-L-request@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2002 4:21 PM Subject: Boatmen I am looking for information about traffic on the River Avon &/or the Stratford Canal in Warwickshire. My g.g.grandfather, John Russell, born in Bidford on Avon, Wks. in 1800, gave as his occupation on the 1831, '41 & '51 Censuses as Boatman. He lived in Bidford, Wharf Street, Birmingham & Summer Row, Stratford upon Avon. What cargo would the boats have carried & what routes would he have used? Janet Byard-Jones. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by Expert Anti-Virus. Version: 6.0.338 / Virus Database: 189 - Release Date: 2002-14-Mar