boatmen in dudley

[rottensock]

Does anyone know where i can get information on the boatmen in dudley around 1850s were they worked name   of there boats etc wre they stayed in dudley etc.

many thanks Robert

[Cember]

You could try the Archives and Local History Service,
email:- archives.centre@dudley.gov.uk

[jacquelineve]

Hello Robert

                     Welcome to Rootschat.

Can you give us the family names,birthdates. We can have a look in the 1851 census.

Jackie

[rottensock]

John Walker and Sarah Payton .John was from Bromyard in Herefordshire Sarah was from Sedgley

[linell]

Hi rottensock, think this is them-:

Queens Cross New Dock Dudley 1851
John Walker HD M 28 Boatman Bromyard Hereford
Sarah Wife 23 Sedgley
William Hy Son 4 Dudley

Linell.

[rottensock]

Yes that is them do you know where they may have the records about what boat or company they may have worked on.
many thanks Robert

[linell]

Hi Robert, I would imagine that John worked on the Canal, somewhere?  If he was just a Labourer he would have been employed to load and unload Cargo on and off the Narrow Boats, so I wouldn't think he worked on any particular Boat.  You can try Dudley Archives, ask them, but I doubt if many records of employment are available?  Best of luck from Linell.

[rottensock]

John was a boatman and not a labourer so he may have worked on either the coal barges or salt barges as that was the main cargo in that period
many thanks Robert