Hi all I'm new to all of this, I have been reading everyone's email and loving it. I have been researching Family History for near 20 years and have just learned about Canal people. I am after information "anything" about it all, I think some of my lot may have been working on the Canals as I can't find them on any Census. I know they called their occupation "seamen" but don't know where until I read about men who worked on the Canals and took their families with them. My question to you all is, how can I find out about the Canal's around England, the people who worked them, is there a book ? on micro fiche ? film ? most of all is there a special Census for these people ?? I know each child born, stating they were in the East End of London, but they do not turn up anywhere on Census, and I sure have looked at many films. So my thoughts are maybe they lived and worked these barges on the Canals and when the woman was say 8 months along having the baby, she got off, hence the address on the birth certificate !! These Canal people are starting to make sense to me as to where my lot "may have got to", just a thought. So hope one of you can answer me in some way, it would be greatly appreciated. Cheers Marrianne [email protected]