Could be the Erewash Canal or the Nottingham Canal There are houses not far from the canal at many points. Can't remember the names of many of the locks. As a child my sister - who was a very strong swimmer - would swim from lock to lock, she would threaten me not to tell my parents - of course they knew because her hair stank of the canal - she still blamed me. LOL Bubbles from Robin Hood Country. ----- Original Message ----- From: John Poxon <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, March 19, 2000 6:42 PM Subject: [CANAL-PEOPLE] Drowning at Eastwood, Nottinghamshire, 1880-1895 > Hi everyone, > > I have joined this list because of my interest in solving a family mystery. > > My grandmother Eliza Hannah MEAKIN was born at Eastwood in 1875. My mother > recounted how Eliza once told her that Eliza's brother was drowned in the > nearby canal lock. He was " brought from the canal lock to the house with > water streaming from him.". I presume that the lock is on the canal at > Eastwood. > > Can anyone help me by answering the following questions? > > What is the name of the canal at Eastwood? > Is there a lock at Eastwood? > Were there a row of houses nearby? > Was there a lock house? > Does the List know of an actual drowning in the lock in the period > mentioned? > > I would be grateful any information or suggestions related to this accident. > > Regards > > John Poxon > > > > ============================== > Free Web space. ANY amount. ANY subject. > RootsWeb's Freepages put you in touch with millions. > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi > >