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fremund
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Can anyone help with the kind of work a "Corporation boatman" would have undertaken around 1851 on the Tyne? Where would the records relating to corporation boatmen of this period now be held if there are any? Many Thanks, Pete.
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Northumberland; Mann, Lynn, Waters, Pyle, Murray. Yorkshire; Ellis, Heckison, Proctor.
Lincolnshire; Wilkinson, Dawson.
Cumberland; Doran, Murray. Cheshire; Sutton,
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Hackstaple
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All I know is that this song was about them [not Scottish, by the way]
As aa cam' thro' Sandgate,
Thro' Sandgate, thro' Sandgate,
As aa cam' thro' Sandgate'
Aa heard a lassie sing:
Weel may the keel row,
The keel row, the keel row
Weel may the keel row
That ma laddie's in.
But, probably they were involved in barge transport of coal.
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Southern or Southan [Hereford , Monmouthshire & Glos], Jenkins, Meredith and Morgan [Monmouthshire and Glos.], Murrill, Damary, Damry, Ray, Lawrence [all Middx. & London], Nethway from Kenn or Yatton. Also Riley and Lyons in South Africa. Any census information included in this post is Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk |
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fremund
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Hackstaple I know of the song but was not aware it was about corporation boatmen. An interesting snippet for the family history, cheers and thanks, Pete.
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Northumberland; Mann, Lynn, Waters, Pyle, Murray. Yorkshire; Ellis, Heckison, Proctor.
Lincolnshire; Wilkinson, Dawson.
Cumberland; Doran, Murray. Cheshire; Sutton,
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Michael Dixon
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The Keel or Keel boat was used for transporting coal down the River Tyne from shallower water, to load up Colliers (coal ships) waiting in deeper water.
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Names.
Gallagher ( + variations).
Areas. Co Sligo, Co Leitrim, Co Mayo Ireland.
Ontario, Canada,
Lowell, Ma, USA
Co Northumberland, Co Durham, England.
Dixon
Cumberland.. Brampton, Carlisle
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