Canal Boatmen and Women

[ann cooper]

Hi Kerry

Just had a look at the website and here is some additional information for you

Fradley
William Fradley b: c1775 Stone, Staffordshire
father of
Benjamin Fradley b: 08/10/1795 Stone, Staffordshire, Chri: 13/10/1795 Married: Elizabeth Hassal
and
Solomon Fradley b: 1797 Bapt: 22/10/1797 Stone, Staffordshire Occ: Boatman

Children of Benjamin and Elizabeth

1.    Alice Fradley b: 03/05/1816 Bapt: 03/05/1816 d: c 09/1866 Age: 50y Registered in Stoke on Trent Mar: Henry Calkin b: 30/08/1811 Staffordshire Bapt: 31/08/1811 St Mary, Stafford Occ: Painter Mar: 21/08/1837 at Bucknall, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire d: c12/1874 Age: 63y Registered at Stone.
1841 Census
Lists Henry, wife Alice and children Harriet Age: 2y and James Age: 10mths living at Canal Bridge, Stone, Staffordshire
1851 Census his Occ: Painter and Glazier
1861 Census Henry Age 45y? living with wife and 5 children at 41 Stafford Street, Longton, Staffordshire
Alice Age:44y Occ: given as Painters wife

Henry and Alice had 7 Children (I have some details available)

2.  Benjamin Fradley b: 02/01/1818 Chr: 11/01/1818 Stone, Staffordshire. d: 28/01/1818 Stone, Staffordshire

3.  Anne Fradley b: 04/11/1819 Stone, Staffordshire Chr: 07/11/1819 Stone, Staffordshire

4.  Charles Fradley b: 23/01/1822 Stone, Staffordshire d: 1822

5.  Harriet Fradley b: 1826 Stone, Staffordshire Bapt: 08/10/1826 Stone, Staffordshire Mar:(1) Abraham Chadwick b: 1817 Goldenhill, Staffordshire Occ: Boatman Mar: (2) James Ashley b: 01/02/1822 Newcastle, Staffordshire Bapt: 04/03/1822 Lower Street Wesleyan, Newcastle, Staffordshire Married 12/06/1843 Stone, Staffordshire d: c 1844
4 Children from marriage (1)

6.  Mary Ann Fradley b: 1828 Bapt: 21/12/1828 Stone, Staffordshire

7.  Eliza Fradley b: 1831 Bapt: 30/01/1831 Stone, Staffordshire

8.  Sarah Fradley b: 1835 Bapt: 05/08/1835 Stone, Staffordshire

9.  Benjamin Fradley b: 1838 Bapt: 04/11/1838 Stone, Staffordshire Occ: Boatman
1861 Penkhill RG9 1938 41
1871 Middlewich  RG10 3700 52
1881 Odd Rode RG11 3536 74
1891 Odd Rode RG13 3345  16

10.  Charles Fradley b: 1847 Stone, Staffordshire

11.  Elizabeth Fradley b: 18/05/1823 Bapt: 25/05/1823  Stonefield, Stone, Staffordshire

I have also found Fradley burials in Middlewich, Cheshire, do you want these details.
Have plenty more Fradley information on paper.

Happy reading

Ann

[jackie3]

Hi Ann,

My connection is through the MOORE family and I have the same information as yourself, i.e. Thomas MOORE born abt 1868 married Phoebe WOOD and their daughter Elizabeth, born 1893 married two FRADLEY brothers, Samuel and Joshua.

Thomas MOORE's parents were
William MOORE born abt 1838 Tipton and Hannah FEREDAY born abt. 1842 Oldbury.  They had the following children
1. Hannah born abt. 1864 Tipton.
2. Thomas (as above) born abt, 1868 Tipton.
3. Joseph born abt. 1871 Wolverhampton
4. John born abt. 1873 Tipton.
5. James born abt. 1877 Wolverhampton.
6. Henry born abt. 1881 Wolverhampton
7. George born abt. 1883 Wolverhampton

Parents of William, born abt 1838, were Isaac MOORE born abt. 1812 Wolverhampton and Rebecca NICHOLLS also born abt. 1812 Wolverhampton.

Like yourself it's still work in progress, but we do seem to have the same family connections by marriage.

Jackie

[jacquelineve]

Does anyone have a Job Allen in their boat families?

He wed Eliza Whitehouse in 1842 at Dymock Gloucs.
Father Thomas Allen boatman.
Have just discovered this marriage + I believe Eliza to be
a sister to my 2xg.grandad Jacob Whitehouse.
       Can anyone find Job + Eliza in census please.

                Thankyou
                Jackie.

[lindarhead]

I saw a post from Ann Cooper re Solomon Fradley born abt 1797. I wondered if Ann could very kindly give me any other information about him and his family as Solomon is my great great great grandfather. All I know of him is that in later years on the 1851 and 1861 census he was an Inn Keeper of the Bell and Bear pub in Snow Hill,Shelton,Stoke-on-Trent. Solomon had a son, Solomon, who had a son, Wilbraham, who had a son Alfred ,this was my grandfather.

Any information regarding this family, however small, would really be appreciated.

Many thanks, Linda Rhead

[*sparkle*]

I have two generations of boatmen called Thomas FRANKS from Staffs in my tree.

Tx

[bodger]

Mitchell
William, b. 1819, Todmorden, m. Jun. 1844, Maria Lamb,b. Northwich, Cheshire. Children :-
William Lamb, 1843
Reuben Mitchell, 1847
James                 1849
John                  , 1851
Charles             , 1855
Mary                 , 1857
Maria                 , 1860

Reuben b. 1847, Runcorn, m. Dec. 1866, Maria Buxton, b. 1848, Manchester, Children :-
Reuben Mitchell, b. 1871,
Mary                       1877
Sarah                      1881

Reuben, b. 1871, married, 1896, Elizabeth Heywood or Wood, my connection comes thru his 2nd marriage  , Mar. 1924, to Catherine Dobson, b. 1889, Manchester, she was my wifes grand aunt.            Bodger

[lindarhead]

Hi,Kerry,

  Had  a look at your Boatmen website today..I loved it.....

It was great to see my ancestors listed up there. Mine are the Fradleys.Benjamin Fradley born 1796 was the brother of my three times great grandfather Solomon, who was also a Boatman until he became an Inn-Keeper in or around 1851. Do you know if any of the photos on the website have any of the Fradley family on them?

Linda..

[lindarhead]

Does anyone have any info on a John Fradley born Gayton,Staffs, 1807?

Many thanks, Linda

[judijee]

Hi all -

My boatmen were named Johnson, working on the Mersey-Trent Canal between Runcorn, Stoke-on-Trent and Wolverhampton throughout the 19th century.  Some of the family were born at Barnton and others at Sandbach.  I'm descended from Peter Johnson, born c.1810 at Barnton, the son of Michael Frederick Johnson.  His brothers, both boatmen, were George (born 1806 Liverpool)  and John (born 1807 Liverpool). 

Peter's children included William (born 1853 Wolverhampton) who became boatman of the 'Barlaston' and married Jane, daughter of Edward Wordsby, also a boatman.

- judijee