Watermen and lighter-men Apprenticeships Bindings Look up Please?

[wandamy]

Hello

If you have Swift Kirby in your line then we must be related as I come from 300 years of them.  Wendy

[Abiam2]

Hi,

Welcome to RC.

I have sent you a reply to your PM.  I will also post a message on the Middlesex board with my information.  This means others can see it and may be able to help,
Abiam

[wandamy]

Looking at the 1841 census, 4 month old Frank was living with his parents 25year old George, a tailor and his his wife Elizabeth.  This doesn't ring any bells with me.  George isn't a family name of my Kirbys, but not that that means anything. 

My Swift Kirbys were also lightermen at Twickenham, which is where the family came from.  There must be a connection, so I will do some investigating.  It might be easier to contact me directly on aol with my user name. Am I allowed to do that? If I can contact you directly then I can send copies of the census records.

Wendy

[Abiam2]

Will send my email by PM

would love to find out more,

Abiam

[trace67]

Hi I'm wondering if anyone can help me. I'm trying to find out info on my mother in law's real father. All she know is his name was John Batty and he was an apprentice to his father as a waterman on the London docks. He was born in 1912, so therefore as they were not allowed to do this until they were 14 it would have been some time after 1921. She thinks he was from Yorkshire and lived in Twickenham. I've been trying to find out for her but just not having any luck. Thank you

[chloed]

There is a john william battie born 07/01/1912, apprenticed  1926 in brentford. does'nt say who he is apprenticed to.
however there is a james robert batty apprenticed 1907.[might be the dad although spelling of surname is different.

[trace67]

thank you for your help over looking for john batty/battie, i have since found out he was the youngest captain on a tugboat from 1926, so any more help would be appreciated as i have had 2 replies with the same info, thank you once again

[Kerryn]

Hello, Suzey,

If you are still offering to do look-ups, may I please add my fellow?

Abraham Read Wallace b. 1835. His Binding was in 1850 - any other information on him or for his father John Wallace?

Thanks for your kindness.

[Plummiegirl]

Is Suzy still doing look-ups for Watermen/Lightermen.  Just found this post, quite a new member & still discovering interesting stuff on this site.

If so my man was: George Fowler 1857 - 1939 (Living in Battersea, 9 Elms c.1857 - 1911) seerved on boats named THe Winifred, Mabel & Edith - which he lovingly named my grandmother.

If records of other Fowlers in same area & dates would love to know about them.