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Title: Edward Shellard - born 1775 approx.
Post by: spshellard on Thursday 09 March 06 17:02 GMT (UK)
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).
Title: Re: Edward Shellard - born 1775 approx.
Post by: minersgranddaughter on Saturday 08 April 06 14:33 BST (UK)
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
Title: Re: Edward Shellard - born 1775 approx.
Post by: spshellard on Sunday 09 April 06 11:58 BST (UK)
MANY THANKS

YES THERE IS A CANAL CONNECTON HERE THEY WERE ALL BOAT BUILDERS ON THE CANALS. 
SANDRA
Title: Re: Edward Shellard - born 1775 approx.
Post by: minersgranddaughter on Sunday 09 April 06 14:04 BST (UK)
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
Title: Re: Edward Shellard - born 1775 approx.
Post by: minersgranddaughter on Sunday 09 April 06 14:17 BST (UK)
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?
Title: Re: Edward Shellard - born 1775 approx.
Post by: spshellard on Monday 22 May 06 18:34 BST (UK)
Could you give me some more info
Many tnanks
Title: Re: Edward Shellard - born 1775 approx.
Post by: minersgranddaughter on Monday 29 May 06 23:12 BST (UK)
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