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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Worcestershire => Topic started by: bovril on Sunday 08 May 11 20:08 BST (UK)

Title: The Boat, Wolverley
Post by: bovril on Sunday 08 May 11 20:08 BST (UK)

My wife's ggfather ,John Hickman is shown as living at 'the boat', Wolverley in the 1871 and 1881 census.  Does anyone know what this refers to could it be a canal boat or perhaps a pub

Title: Re: The Boat, Wolverley
Post by: jim1212 on Sunday 08 May 11 21:34 BST (UK)

The only 2 pubs I know of in Wolverley are the the Queen Head, or the Lock, the lock is at the side of the canal, so it must of been a boat moored on the canal.

http://www.thelockwolverley.co.uk/

http://www.thelockwolverley.co.uk/FindUs.aspx

Jim.

Title: Re: The Boat, Wolverley
Post by: hanes teulu on Sunday 08 May 11 21:36 BST (UK)

I've looked at Wolverley on an 1888 Ordnance Survey map and found what might, just might be "Wolverley Boat" - the word "Boat" is difficult to make out. Might just be seeing what I want to see!!
Close by on the map is "Wire Mill" and "Wire Mill" appears on the Census image following the "Hickman, The Boat" Census image.

see        www.old-maps.co.uk/maps.html      

regards