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Title: Water gypsies, bargees
Post by: louisa maud on Wednesday 01 May 13 18:21 BST (UK)
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
Title: Re: Water gypsies, bargees
Post by: CitizenSmith on Wednesday 15 May 13 17:43 BST (UK)
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
Title: Re: Water gypsies, bargees
Post by: louisa maud on Wednesday 15 May 13 18:59 BST (UK)
Thanks for your reply but I don't do facebook

Louisa Maud
Title: Re: Water gypsies, bargees
Post by: CitizenSmith on Thursday 16 May 13 11:23 BST (UK)
That's a pity because there are some excellent family history resources available on Facebook.

Title: Re: Water gypsies, bargees
Post by: jess5athome on Thursday 16 May 13 15:02 BST (UK)
Quote from: CitizenSmith on Wednesday 15 May 13 17:43 BST (UK)

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.
Title: Re: Water gypsies, bargees
Post by: Berlin-Bob on Wednesday 22 May 13 16:32 BST (UK)
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
Title: Re: Water gypsies, bargees
Post by: jess5athome on Wednesday 22 May 13 18:42 BST (UK)
I think it would be a great idea Bob. especially a group for canal people.
Frank.
Title: Re: Water gypsies, bargees
Post by: louisa maud on Wednesday 22 May 13 18:44 BST (UK)
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
Title: Re: Water gypsies, bargees
Post by: Berlin-Bob on Thursday 23 May 13 14:45 BST (UK)
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
Title: Re: Water gypsies, bargees
Post by: Berlin-Bob on Saturday 01 June 13 10:15 BST (UK)
... and we're now open for business  ;D

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,647978.0.html
Topic: A RootsChat database for "Watermen" (Canal and River Boat People)

Enjoy,
Bob
Title: Re: Water gypsies, bargees
Post by: susan hemmings on Saturday 01 June 13 10:26 BST (UK)
An excellent "move" and set up

Susan
Title: Re: Water gypsies, bargees
Post by: louisa maud on Saturday 01 June 13 10:28 BST (UK)
thanks Bob

Louisa Maud
Title: Re: Water gypsies, bargees
Post by: jess5athome on Saturday 01 June 13 11:17 BST (UK)
Nice move Bob.  :)
Frank
Title: Re: Water gypsies, bargees
Post by: jane harrison on Tuesday 18 June 13 22:26 BST (UK)
A good site
        but not to sure my Granddad, G Granddad & GG would be to impressed
       @ being called Water Gypsies or Bargees. ??? :
     They went under the title of Canal Boatman :D
Title: Re: Water gypsies, bargees
Post by: Berlin-Bob on Wednesday 19 June 13 18:15 BST (UK)
That's OK - you can enter them under the sub-group "Canal Boats" :)

regards,
Bob