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Hi everyone

I'm new to this forum having read the original 20 page one and have now found this one.

My gg grandfather was George Edwards, born in Banbury in 1925 and working on the Oxford Canal in 1871 - census has him as captain of a boat named "Susan".  He had 5 children, William George (known as George), Job, Thomas, Mary Anne (my ggrandmother) and Susannah.  In 1861 he was living in Factory Street, Neithrop and is described as Boatman.  His wife, Susannah Franklin, died in 1865 when their last child was born. 

The two girls were sent, one each, to two of Susannah's sisters and the two older boys seemed to have joined their father on the boat.  Certainly Job is with him in 1871 and son George was working as "helper" on the boat "Wild Wave" with the owner Samuel Roadright and his wife Mary and their son William, lying at his wharf in Fenny Compton.

In 1881 Job is a Lighterman on "Moscow" at Chester Castle,  Cheshire.

George (father) seems to have died in 1877.

In 1891 Job is one of three crew on an unnamed boat captained by William Johnson at Church Lock,  Church Lawton Cheshire.

I would be grateful for any information anyone might have linked to any of the above.

I have also be trying to access Kerry's "wonderful"website but I seem unable to get in.  All I can see is a funny Wix handle on the right which doesn't seem to do anything other than bring up a bar at the bottom which says Miners, with boatmen underneath, neither of which can  be accessed.  What am I doing wrong?

Regards

Sue