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I have been searching for a family of boat people by the name of Halford/Holford, the name changes on census or children's baptisms
This is what I have so far
1871 RG10/1319 Folio 175 Page 41
Boat Cecil and Louisa New Brentford
Andrew HOLFORD 32 boatman born Leics
Emma (nee Tindall ) 30 Paddington
Elizabeth 2 Paddington
Henry 16 months Paddington
1881 RG11/1331 F 130 P 62
Cecil and Louisa Hillingdon
Andrew HOLFORD 38
Emma 37
Hannah 19
Eliza 6
Esther 4
Alice 1, married 1900 to Joseph Heather
Rose 1 month
1901 RG 13/1174 F 93 P28
Harlington
Andrew HALFORD 61
Emma 57
Emma 9 or 19 down as head, but I have an Emma born 1882
On 1911 Emma had 15 children, only 6 survived, I have names of 9, because of the name changing it has been difficult to find them but 1891 they should be somewhere, on a boat I presume,
Thank you in anticipation
Louisa Maud
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probably not a massive help, but couldn't help noticing the similarities here:
RG12/1019/108/52
Hillingdon
Butler's(?) Dock
"Sunbeam" Reg H2
John Halford Head Mar 60 Boatman b. Castle Donnington, Leics
Jane " Wife " 58 b. Middlesex Paddington
Alfred " Grandson 7 b. " North hyde (?)
In boat next door Mary Whitlock 66 is also born Castle Donnington
2 other Halford familes there including son Henry I think
Regards,
Lee
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Thank you, it is who I was searching for, John son of John and Jane married a Whitlock prior to marrying John Holford/Halford, her maiden name was Snow but I do think the barge next door must be related,parents to her first husband
These bargees intrigue me, what an interwsting life, most of their babies went back to Paddington to be baptsed, it also looks as if everyone looked after everyone else's children, one family had 15 of them
Thank you Lee
LM
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Dear Louisa
My paternal grandfather Richard William Halford born 1898 in the butty boat at Rickmansworth Middx, the family then moved to a cottage adjacent to the canal in Brentford then over to London Road Busch Corner. The cottage was demolished in the 1930's.
My grandfathers siblings names were:
George
Harry
Hilda
Edward
Elizabeth
We might be related
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Hi Halford
I can't see a connection at the moment, most of mine came back to dry land and lived in either Kensington or Paddington, lots of them were baptised in the Bulls Bridge area, those who weren't were brought back to St Mary's Paddington, 9known as the Dustman's church) , to be baptised.
regards
Louisa Maud
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I can't find Richard William on census, only sightings which might be him is a death in 1950 Leicester aged 48
The is a marriage in Hammersmith.
LM