Canal Boatmen and Women

[canalbabe]

Hi

I have family links to canal people with the surnames, Brooks, Gardner, Smith, Powell, Wright, Chater and several others. Mainly from the Braunston, Coventry area.

Looking for any info.

[JonHarper]

Hi everyone,
I'm descended from the Moore family of Tipton, my Grandmother Elizabeth Alice Moore was the youngest child of Isaac Moore b.1846 Tipton. They were nearly all boatmen & women and lived in Malthouse Road Tipton at various times. I'd love to hear from anyone with more info or related to anyone in my tree. If anyone needs to know more, please ask!

In my tree I have:

My Great Grandad: Isaac Moore
B. 1846 Tipton (or sometimes Kings Langley!)
M. Sarah A Jones
M. Charlotte sometime between 1891-1901
Lived: 1861 Factory Rd Tipton (boatman)
           1871 5 Malthouse Rd Tipton (bargeman)
           1881 5 Malthouse Rd (boatman)
           1891 The boat “Elizabeth” New Brentford (master)
           1901 The boats “Shamrock” & “Atlanta” Paddington

Children of Isaac Moore and Sarah A Jones:

John Moore B. 1869 Tipton Ann Jane Moore B. 1870 Tipton
Ada J Moore B. 1871 Tipton Joseph Moore B. 1873 Tipton
Sarah A Moore B. 1875 Tipton Isaac Moore B. 1877 Banbury Oxfordshire
Harry Moore B. 1878 Cheadle Staffordshire Martha Moore B. 1880 Weston upon Trent Staffordshire
Mary A Moore B. 1887 Bedworth Warks Hannah Moore B. 1883 Tipton
Elizabeth Alice Moore B. 1890 Wendover Buckinghamshire

My Great Great Grandad: Isaac Moore
B. 1813 Wolverhampton
D. 1889 Tipton
M. Rebecca Nichols 11/06/1832 St Martins Birmingham
Lived: 1861 Factory Rd Tipton (boatman)
           1871 13 Malthouse Rd Tipton (railway porter)
           1881 The boat ‘Derwent’ canalside Malthouse Rd (captain)

Children of Isaac Moore and Rebecca Nichols:

William Moore B. 1838 Tipton
M. Hannah (B. 1842 Oldbury)
Children: Hannah (1865- Tipton) Thomas (1868- Tipton) Joseph (1871- Wolves) John (1874- Tipton) James (1878- Wolves) Henry (1881- Wolves) George (1884- Wolves)

Thomas Moore
B. 1842 Spon Lane Staffs (probably Spon Lane canal locks West Bromwich)
D. Poss. 1923
M. Sarah Ann Franks (B. 1846 Leighton Buzzard) 1868
Children: George (1868-) Joseph (1873-) Louisa (1874-1962) Frederick (1879-) Ernest "Ernie" (1881-) Mabel E (1884-) Walter M (1888-) Harry (1890-) Arthur (1896-)

Mary Moore B. 1844 Spon Lane Staffs
 
Isaac Moore B. 1846 Tipton

George Moore B. 1852 Spon Lane Staffs
M. Elizabeth (B. 1854 Braunston Northamptonshire)
Children: Esther (1873- Tipton) Elizabeth (1875- London) Sarah J (1876- Tipton) Julia A (1878- Tipton) Hannah (1884- Rowington Warwickshire)
Rebecca (1885- London) Sarah (1889- Tipton)

Elizabeth Moore
B. 1853 Spon Lane Staffs

My Great Great Great Grandad John Moore:
B. 1769 Sedgley
M. Esther Bratt 10/10/1790

Children: Benjamin B.1791 Wolves Thomas B.1799 Wolves Esther B.1801 Wolves
Samuel B.1808 Wolves Margeret B.1805 Wolves William B. 1804 Wolves
Isaac B.1813 Wolves

[JonHarper]

Hi to Jackie3, thanks for the reply. I'm unable to send a personal message (not enough posts maybe?) but am very interested in sharing info. Jon.

[fredandora]

Hi everyone -

Fairly recently I discovered that my great-grandfather's eldest sibling, Elizabeth Booth, born Runcorn 1858 married a William Twigg, boatman from Wolverhampton. 

For the first few decades of their married life they lived in Runcorn where he worked on the ship canal.  Then between the 1901 and 1911 censuses the family (some of the sons) upped and moved down to Lilleshall.  There they were living on their own barge "Leonard" which on the night of the census was moored at Humber Wharf. 

Their sons Richard, George William, Harold and Ernest were all working as boatmen in various capacities, one or two surely with their father.  (Elizabeth and William had several other adult children, but I'm not sure where they were at the time.)

Has anyone a Twigg on their tree?  (I couldn't resist.)

All the best,
Anne.

[Catsclaws]

Hi Folks, I am new to the chatroom but I am trying to trace back my ancestors who are listed on some old marriage and birth certificates I have inhrited, as boatmen.

George Walker, my great grandfather was married to Mary Ann Pearton who's father George Pearton was also shown as a boatman.  Also my paternal Grandfather William Morris who married George Walkers daughter Caroline was listed on the marriage certificate as a boatman.  The all seem to have been in the Paddington area of London around the 1800's but might have been originally from the Tipton/Dudley area of Worcestershire.

Any further info would be appreciated.

Thanks

Joy

Just to say in my family of Boatmen I have a Catherine Morris brn 1859 . She was my dads Grandmother and Married to James Payton Boatman areound the Tipton area. Her Father was Robert Morris who married Jane Longmore from the Kinver area . They lived in the caves just above the Canal and were boat people . Is there a link ? Regards Jean

[christyc]

Hi Ann,

I'm Sonia (from page 4 of this thread)'s niece and i'm also looking for info on Banjamin Wood & Harriet Harrison, and Thomas Wood & Lois Daniels. I'm not sure if you have posted any info on them.
Do you have any?

Thanks,
Christy

[Catsclaws]

Hi i wondered if you had come accross the dunn family or statham family in your tree they are in my family and were boat people in sedgley and wolverhampton.

                     All the best sharon

Hi Sharon
Just to say that I have Statham in my family . Hannah Statham was married to my Granny Smiths Elder Brother George henry ( I have a photo of her with her children) Also her sister Mary Statham married to my Nans other brother Soloman Smith . Is this any help ?
Regards Jean

[jane harrison]

hello
harriet harrison born 31 aug 1839
benjamin wood born 1835 oldridge occ boatman & lock keeper
married 14 jan 1856 @ st marys wolverhampton
harriet was my gg grandad allen harrison sister
if this ties in with your harriet & benjamin i can give you siblings details
best wishes
jeannette

[linda ward]

hiya i am linda ward the 5th eldest child of george and violet ward  we are a very large family of 15 children  i was born on the boats at wolverhampton  my family and thier family was boat people  i also know od the granthams and collins and most of the families mentiond on here i also have loads of photographs  of the boats and families i am 62 now and live in wellingborough not far from the mill down the river where we took wheat to from brentford if you are intrested let me know hope to hear back from you soon  linda