canals

[HICKELMEYER]

Hi, I am looking for any information regarding Christopher Johns, married to Mary(polly) Boswell. He owned barges and ran a pub in this area, about mid 1800s.
Much appreciated!

[Tati]

Hi Hickelmeyer,

What sort of information are you after?

I can see the family in 1881 at Simpson Buckinghamshire, Christopher is a Boatman and publican of the Navigation Inn.

10 years earlier, they're at London Bow, on board the Susan, with children Elizabeth age 5 born Southill(?) Middlesex and Rose age 2 b. Dudley. Shout if you want the details. RG10/579 104 44

Marriage Jun 1865 Daventry 3b 156
Christopher Johns - Mary Boswell

 

[jane harrison]

hello hicklmeyer
i am from the harrison line of boatmen,the book a canal people by sonia rolt has a good photo of ada boswell (wife of tommy) im sure i have other pictures of the boswell family in my shelves full of canal books & magazines.
regards
jeannette

[HICKELMEYER]

Oh, this is great stuff! I will dig up the crudly written family tree that I have.
I will post again next week. Ta

[HICKELMEYER]

Hi. tati, yes, I want ANY the details RG10/579 104 44. ??How do I obtain this? Sorry I'm new!.

Christopher Johns, I was told, originally owned 30 Barges, 2 steam tugs, and a coffee stall on the main railway line stations, and at one time, had a pub called "The Compasses" at Fenny Stratford on the Grand Union Canal.
Arthur Johns went out on his own, in early 1900s bought his own barges, and lived with Lydia Jenkins.
 jane, I would be interested in any mags or photos.
Bye for now, and many thanks.

[Tati]

Here you go 

1871
RG10/579 104 44
Bow, London
Boat Susan
Christopher John, head, 30, Master, b. Herts Ledbury
Mary, wife, 28, b. Northampton
Elizabeth, dau, 5, b. Southill Middlesex
Rose, dau, 2, b. Stafford Dudley
William Faulks, cousin, 15, Boy, b. Northampton
William A (can't read surname, sorry), cousin, unm, 30, b. London Middlesex

 

[jane harrison]

hello
came across this in my files of st lawrences church brentford (boatmans church),dont know if its any use to you or not ,
jane jenkins born about 1798 in tottenham,married william small in 1822, died22 july 1867 in the hams brentford middx. the hams was an area used for housing by the women mainly when the men where away on the boats,it was also used for a lot of the  women for birthing. my g granmother live there for a whilr in1901.

[HICKELMEYER]

 Lovely ! Thanks so much tati and jeanette!
 If you find any photo's, at any stage, I'n quite prepared to pay you for them.
 Cheers,
            Val

[jane harrison]

hello val
went to rickmansworth canal festival on sat & was talking to a couple of man connected to the boswell & best canal family,will p.m. you with my e mail after 1 more message as the pictures i have are from books & magazines & i dont want to get involved with any copyright arguments
regards
jeannette