Jessie wrote: > On a poor copy of an 1863 map, there is a house next to a canal. I > believe it was a stopping place for the canal men. There is a three > letter abbreviation before the owners name. It looks like "Hrs" of > (owner's name). Elsewhere the houses have only the owners name. Are you saying the map says something like "Hrs of Smith", or is it just "Hrs Smith"?? If it's the latter, then I suggest the first letter is an "M" instead of an "H". John Chandler