Edward Shellard - born 1775 approx.

[spshellard]

Can any please help me.   Am still looking for Edward born approximately 1775.  He had 3 sons as far as I know:  Edward, Joseph and Samuel.  2 born in Northampton and Joseph born in Banbury.
Have now been looking for over 12 months. 
I know he died in Christchurch in Oldbury in approx. 1850.
He moved his family over to Worcester where all of them were boat builders.
Sandra Arrowsmith (spshellard).

[minersgranddaughter]

Sandra

Could there be a canal connection here?  The stretch of the Oxford Canal which runs through Banbury down to Oxford was built around 1790.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxford_Canal

You may also have come across another Shellard/Oldbury post on Rootschat
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?PHPSESSID=8881c7a351535bfe58008e96debc728d&topic=66937.0;prev_next=prev

Just a thought,

Susan

[spshellard]

MANY THANKS

YES THERE IS A CANAL CONNECTON HERE THEY WERE ALL BOAT BUILDERS ON THE CANALS. 
SANDRA

[minersgranddaughter]

There is a museum in Banbury now which has a big display about the canal, and of course there is still a boat yard - Tooleys - which is right next to the museum.

Regards

Susan

[minersgranddaughter]

There is also a listing for a William Shellard, boat builder at Torbay Dock in Oldbury in 1841 (Birmingham way) - Pigot's & Co.

Some relation perhaps?

[spshellard]

Could you give me some more info
Many tnanks

[minersgranddaughter]

If you have a look on http://www.historicaldirectories.org/, which is a free site, you'll find the listing I did.

It's an unusual name, which helps!

Susan