Canal Boatmen and Women

[jane harrison]

hi anb14
i am direct line to the harrison boat family i would be very interested in your findings myself & pam plan to go to elsmere port in a couple of months time to do some research
regards
jeannette

[kerry1212]

hi A and B,

thats good news, can't wait to hear if they were all related to the harrisons line,

kerry

[canalbabe]

Hi John

I've got Wenlocks in my family, who is your one Wenlock?

[canalbabe]

Hi John

Just read your previous post Re: Jack James & Fanny James

My Great Grandmother was Clara James (daughter of boater Phillip & Ellen Wenlock).

Clara married into another boating family, the Chater's, I think Fanny is a rellie of hers?

Do you have any other info?

[john 1]

hello canalbabe
                     i only mentioned wenlocks in relationship to boat family's living at bedworth hill for info about it fanny James married a boatman William gibbons jack James the fanny came from oxford jack came of the boats at stoke bruerne and started the museum there so i think your side is a different  James sorry if i come across anything will be in touch
        john

[john 1]

canalbabe
                 it s me again there were some wenlocks at bedworthhill but i only new a lad George wenlock will try and find who his parents where beworthhill is in bedworth nr coventry
                                                john

[jane harrison]

canal babe
i have a small amount of info on a james canal family mostly christnings the info i have appears to link into burton,wenlock,hollingshead,green,bently but then most of our canal people seem to link into each other at some point or other does rubin james born on canal boat kimberly christened on 21st jan 1933 @st lawrences brentford middx or his sister rose emily also christened there on 8th october 1936. fit anywhere into anyones records regards
jeannette

[jane harrison]

canalbabe
sorry forgot to mention that these where the children of walter james & rose( carter
jeannette

[canalbabe]

Thanks guys,

I have only gone as far back as Philip James at the moment so not sure who is siblings/parents were etc. Phillip was born Tewkesbury way and his daughter Clara was born in Tipton. She had a sister called Louisa who married a Joseph Jacques (another boating name). I know this 100% as my Great Aunt who is still alive told me some info last weekend. Shem remembers having an Auntie Lou & an Uncle Jo that were boaters.

I have the census record for Phillip, Ellen and Clara at Stoke Prior on board 'Hadley' & 'Brittania'

Like Jane says it's poss we are all linked in some way.

John, prehaps our James are related down the line. I will carry on digging and digging and digging.............................