Water gypsies, bargees

[louisa maud]

I have numerous people in my family 1800 + who were bargees, water gypsies as they were also known as who   mainly travelled on the Grand Union Canal

Any information about their lives I would be glad to hear about

Louisa Maud

[CitizenSmith]

Hi Louisa Maud

Have you taken a look at the Facebook page called 'A Waterways Heritage - Canal Connections and Family History'? There's a great exchange of info there about families plus photos of canal people:

http://www.facebook.com/AWaterwaysHeritage?fref=ts

Also, try the specialist family history guide 'Tracing your canal ancestors' by Sue Wilkes, published by Pen and Sword, 2011.

Sharon

[louisa maud]

Thanks for your reply but I don't do facebook

Louisa Maud

[CitizenSmith]

That's a pity because there are some excellent family history resources available on Facebook.

[jess5athome]

Have you taken a look at the Facebook page called 'A Waterways Heritage - Canal Connections and Family History'? There's a great exchange of info there about families plus photos of canal people:

http://www.facebook.com/AWaterwaysHeritage?fref=ts

Hi Citizen Smith, that's a very good link, I have been following this thread and have just visited the Facebook page, I am trying to find pictures of the barge "Hessel" as I have ancestors living on it in the 1881 census. many thanks.
Frank.

[Berlin-Bob]

Today I "opened" the RootsChat database for Travelling People.

I wasn't sure about adding Water Gypsy" to the sub-groups, as I don't know if it's a "recognised" term.  Please let me know what you think about this.
Another possibility (if there is enough interest) would be to make a separate group for Canal and River Boat people. Perhaps "Water Gypsys" would fit in there better ?

Bob


Topic: A RootsChat database for Travelling People
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,627642.0.html

[jess5athome]

I think it would be a great idea Bob. especially a group for canal people.
Frank.

[louisa maud]

Yes Bob
I think it would be a good idea

I have so many of my grandmother's sister's who were bargees

Louisa Maud

[Berlin-Bob]

Hi Louise and Frank,

in order not to go off topic here, I've moved the database discussion to this topic:

Topic: A RootsChat database for Canal and River boat people
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,647978.0.html

Bob