Canal Boatmen and Women

[Catsclaws]

Awesome Piccy Loved it
Jean

[kerry1212]

hi john (meaney), george harrison is my husbands gg grandfathers brother,

t20racerman one of the men mentioned is a relatives father, i will let her know, i agree with jean lovely pic

kerry

[jane harrison]

hello john & all
as you can see my gg grandad & kerry1212 other half  trevors gg grandad where brothers as i said before we all seem to be interlinked in one way or the other
somtimes more than once throughout the generations, even mine & kerrys lines seem to interlink in other places. so if one family line disowns you you are still connected elswhere. kerry if you read this the new addition to the tree arrived last night will call u later
jeannette

[meaney1955]

high all great hearing from you again and it is a great photo makes you realize just how hard a liveving it was in those days i now when my great grandfarther thomas james came to the potterres he had his own boat takeing pots and wear to were ever and bringing in clay flint and coal my farther terance meaney told me he rememberd when he was a boy his grandad tom had shair horses they were called blue roan after there colour he told me that tom lost is contracts with the companies because he would not change with the times and move from boats to lorry transport is last job before he retierd was a boylerman my dad said he was a grand chap his daughter my grandmother used to have to lie on here back feet on the celling of the haercastle tunnell in tunstall and help push the barge through god i struggell on a exersize bike i wish we could turn the clock back if only for one day to stand on a brige and watch them work my wife says i am to nostalgic any way take care for now meaney 55

[canalbabe]

Hi Meaney 55

Was your Great Grandad, Thomas James born c1898 Tunstall, the son of Thomas & Alice James (nee Hollinshead)?

If he was then he is was my 1st cousin 3 times removed, as Thomas's Grandfather Phillip James is my 3 x Great Grandfather.

[meaney1955]

high canalbabe yes he was but i think you got the dates mixed up tom james was born in 1871 the tom you put 1898 was his son who died as a child in tunstall we the family used to think phillip was toms twin but on your web page it says john james was christened the same day as tom so you put us right on that one many thanks tom and alice are buried in tunstall church yard they had another son named tom born 1918 i met him nice man he died in 2000 any more i can help you whith just say by the way your web site is fab look forward to the rest esp the fradley side any way take care for now meaney55

[kerry1212]

hi all,

hoping someone might have answers has this is a brick wall, and i can't seem to find anything,

i have samuel harrison and judith on the 1841 census birmingham in warwickshire  with children on a canal boat, i looked at neighbours and there is a thomas harrison with wife mary and children, thomas is 55 does anyone know if they are related i.e brother or son or is it a coincidence?



kerry

p.s redoing the website at the moment so if anyone has any info or pics they want adding please let me know and we add them

[canalbabe]

Hi Meaney 55

Sorry but it Kerry that's got the fab website!

Apologies for getting my Tom's muddled, is't so easy when they all appear to be named the same!!

Clara James was my Great Grandmother and she was Phillip & Ellens daughter, Clara went on to marry Edward Chater. The Chater's were also boaters and appear to come from the Birmingham / Dudley region. I have quite a bit of info on the families so if you need anything let me know. 

[jane harrison]

canalbabe
elizabeth carter is still around very healthy for her age & living in brentford one of her daughters lives next door & the other not far away.if my memory serves me right she is 86 or 88 years old. its great to listen to the stories she has to tell .one of her neices is married to my grandads nephew
jeannette