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Cheshire Lookup Requests / Re: Wolverhampton Corrugated Iron Company Ellesmere Port
« on: Friday 21 March 14 17:28 GMT (UK)  »
After my first post, I have done considerable research into the WCICo of Ellesmere Port and published my research into the history of the company in the Boat Museum Society's Waterways Journal, Vol 14. ISSN 1466-3732.
Company minutes are held at TATA steel archive at Shotton, Flintshire and details of their boats on the Liverpool Shipping Register at the Merseyside Maritime Museum, Liverpool as well as the Flintshire Record Office, Hawarden. There is a list of employees at their Mersey Iron Works in Sept 1939 at the Cheshire Archives and Local Studies, ref D7161.

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Occupation Interests / Re: Lighterman
« on: Wednesday 08 June 11 17:41 BST (UK)  »
As an aside, barges used on the Tiver Thames were known as lighters.
On the rivers Mersey and Weaver in north west England, they were known as flats and the boatmen were Flatmen.

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Cheshire / Re: Flat boats built in Runcorn
« on: Wednesday 11 May 11 15:14 BST (UK)  »
Does anyone know what relationship there was between Richard Abel and Harris barges of Chester? In particular 1913  - 1930?
Also, What did Frank Pinford (Chester & Liverpool Lighterage and Warehousing Co, Cow Lane, Chester) have to do with them?

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Occupation Interests / Canal boatmen
« on: Wednesday 15 December 10 14:41 GMT (UK)  »
The Chew (sometimes Tew) family worked for the Shropshire Union Railway & Canal Company as boatmen.
Charlie (Flimpey), Jabez, Cornelius and many others. Same name used in different generations - what's new there?
Married to Sta(y)tham, As(h)ton etc.
Any information on these boating families welcome.

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Cheshire / George Wood of Winsford
« on: Thursday 28 October 10 18:57 BST (UK)  »
 George Wood was Wharf Manager at Winsford on the river Weaver and controller of china trade on the river around 1740 - 1780.
He built Oak House, Over out off his huge profits.
Anyone know anything about his previous life? All queries so far have uncovered very little.

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Cheshire / Re: Flat boats built in Runcorn
« on: Thursday 28 October 10 18:52 BST (UK)  »
I have only just come across this strand.
I think Abels might have carried for the Wolverhampton Corrugated Iron Company of Ellesmere Port in the 1940s. Import of raw materials, export via Liverpool (& possibly Manchester)
Does anyone know anything about this? Which boats / flats were used? I think the 'Mossdale' might have been one.
Any information gratefully received.

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Cheshire Lookup Requests / Wolverhampton Corrugated Iron Company Ellesmere Port
« on: Saturday 16 October 10 16:31 BST (UK)  »
Hi,
I am looking for information on families who moved from Wolverhampton in about 1905 or soon afterwards to work for the WCICo which relocated to Ellesmere Port.
Did the men come first? How did workers come? Was it walking the towpath? By boat? By train? or a mixture of all.
All information about the company would be welcome.
Thanks

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Cheshire / Re: Fair Eastham Ferry mid 1920s
« on: Friday 08 October 10 10:37 BST (UK)  »
As a member of the Boat Museum Society which supports the national Waterways Museum at Ellesmere Port, I am doing some research on the history of Wolverhampton Corrugated iron Co at Ellesmere Port and am very interested in families which moved with the company from Wolverhampton.
Do you know how your family came to the Port? Do you know if they walked the tow path as some are reputed to have done? Where did they live after they arrived?

I know that Stan Cullis's family was one of those than came to EP from W/hampton - he later played football for Wolves & England.


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Occupation Interests / Re: 'Railway Fettler'
« on: Wednesday 06 October 10 18:17 BST (UK)  »
My dictionary says to fettle is to 'make ready'.
If something is in 'fine fettle' it is in good condition.
So I would imagine that a 'railway fettler' is someone who checks that the track is ready & in good condition.

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