strays on the canals

[Midnight_rambler]

Thank you very much for your reply! Yes, I wondered if mariner meant they actually went out to see rather than up the canals. I'm Canadian and not so clear on English geography, so your comment on that was helpful. Thanks for the tips! I have for the most part been structuring my research on the family, rather than the mariner occupation, but I thought I follow this avenue too.

[john 1]

I'm looking  for a William gibbons boatman marred fanny James in 1918 William born runcorn Cheshire farther and mother was thomas and Hannah
                                              john

[canal woman]

Hello John.

 Thankyou for asking me whether i had any  information about William Gibbons and Fanny his wife.
 I am afraid i do not have anything very exciting, but
2 pieces of information which might be of help to you.

From BMD    on the internet
Thomas Gibbons married Hannah Marshall in the June Quarter of 1895  at Runcorn


and from information I recieved from the Boat Museum in Ellesmere -port many

 years ago  I see that a Wm Gibbons was the master of a Flat boat 'Fannie' in 1947. The boat was owned by R and Abel.

 if your William was on a flat boat then he was not a Canal Boatman and as such I cannot help you any more.
You need to speak to someone that is researching Flat men...who mostly were on the River Weaver.
 
 Good luck with your research

Sallie

[kerry1212]

i have put some warwickshire deaths in warwickshire section some of the people on the list were canalboatman

kerry

[canal woman]

Thanks kerry.

Will have a look!

Sallie

[WACCOZACCO]

Hi i'm wondering if anyone can help me please- I have my gg-grandfathers marriage certificate from 1873 in stoke-on-trent, and his father is named as Thomas Hibbetts-occupation Boatman. Has any one come across this name at all as I cant find him on any records!- thanks

[canal woman]

Hello.
Can't be of much help i am afraid.
 The name is not one that jumps out of the page.
But
Have you looked in the 1871/61/51/41census for the area?
Your GGG grand father might not have been a boatman in earlier census. 0r
he might not have been a Canal Boatman?
or he might have come to Stoke on a canalboat from the Midlands or London or Oxford. etc.
 What you must realise is that Canal Boatmen did move about quite a bit, and although they had certain places that they called 'home' they were forever on the move!!!
Try and find Thomas Hibbetts marriage certificate... that might help you.

[christyc]

Hi anyone with any info on the Wood boat family?

I have some info but there's quite alot of gaps between 1790 and 1870. Any help appreciated

Thanks,

Christy

[canal woman]

Hi.

which Wood family and where from?