Hi Gill basically he loaded & unloaded canal boats, very hard poorly paid work. Mike Fisher in very wet Droitwich ----- Original Message ----- From: "kgjones" <kgjones@kgjones.karoo.co.uk> To: <eng-warks-birmingham@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, November 22, 2006 10:17 AM Subject: [B'ham] Wharfingers > My ancestor, Thomas Jackson, was a wharfinger living in Holt Street in > 1818. He with a partner, John Howell, advertised in Wrightsons Trienniel > Directory in 1928-29 offering 'Conveyance by Water' between Coventry and > Birmingham and Derby and Newark. He was still living in Holt St in 1941 > describing himself as a carrier. I understand a wharfinger was connected > with canals but can anyone give me more information on his job and > possible lifestyle. > > Gill in sunny Hull > _____________________________________________ > Tracing Ancestors in Birmingham: > http://www.bham.de/ > > Any problems, please contact the List Admin: > ENG-WARKS-BIRMINGHAM-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-WARKS-BIRMINGHAM-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com