Hi Paulene and thanks I will also have a look at those links.
S Swan, there are some interesting threads on the 'travelling people' board,
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/board,387.0.htmlI haven't researched very well but from my understanding a lot of canal families used the same church for their baptisms and marriages which makes sense to me....perhaps a bit of tradition and keeping to what you know
However, some used the church that was near to where they were on the canal system at the time. I think once you delve deeper you will see the same names cropping up in a few churches along the canal systems.
Good luck with your search
Fiona