CANAL PEOPLE

[jake]

hi looking for any info on boat people in and around tipton staffs
pre 1912
                    thanks jake

[mrs noah]

Hello.

 Am new to this chat, but am very interested in canal Boatmen and their families,
maybe I can be of help? my folk were in the Tipton area at one time.

[DMP]

hello mrs noah, my family was also boatmen in tipton there surname was selwood/silwood do you have any of these in your tree megabelly

[mrs noah]

Have just seen yor message......I am new to this ,
will lookin my 'book' of words and let you know if I have any like sounding names.

[patmelia]

I have David Morgan, a canal boat unloader. He married a g g Aunt of mine. In the Sedgley/Bradley area.
I know little about him.
Pat

[celia]

Hi Every one, I have just noticed this topic My G.G.Grandfather  James Jones was also a boatman ( in Chester) for many years. Did you know that in the Cheshire & Chester County Archives, in chester, of which i am a member,there is  a seperate Census for Boat poeple? I have never used it myself because Boat poeple could have been out of town when the census was taken .so could be anywhere   Just thought you might like to know, if you didnt

Celia

[Charlieralph]

The following site may be of help regards boat people of Wolverhampton

http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/STS/Names/WolvCanal.html

[NEL]

I have boatmen in my family, mainly Smith and Archer, from Kidsgrove, Staffs and Odd Rode(Rode Heath) Cheshire, links with the saltmines in Cheshire. Have a few names of canal people in Hardingswood, Kidsgrove staffs in 1901, can anyone help me with further info. In particular Thomas (1852) and Henry Smith(?1830) Nel

[NEL]

Sorry, last post, census info from 1881 Nel