Canal Boatmen and Women

[kerry1212]

t20racerman i have found this, has it is about your families boat company

http://models.bipolar4all.co.uk/samuel_barlow_coal_carrying_co.htm

also

http://www.nbbeatty.co.uk/1937___1960.htm


kerry

[t20racerman]

Thanks Kerry. There is loads on the 'net about 'The Barlows' but unfortunately there were a lot of different family members doing different things with different 'Barlow' companies!

I have found loads of info since my first visit here and am meeting up with a Barlow family archivist (who i met online) next week! His grandma is my great grandfather's little sister. These siblings had the original Samuel Barlow as their Uncle. Samuel Barlow's brother Thomas was their father, and he ran his own Barges under the Barlow name. My parents even dug up a Photo of two of Thomas Barlow's barges taken pre WW1 - one of which my gran was born on in 1904.

My Great grandfather, John 'Big Jack' Barlow married Mary Ann Humphries around the turn of the century (dates not confirmed yet) and the Humphries were apparently a barge family who worked for the Barlows - so that fits. Mary Ann died on Oct 9th 1925, aged 53. Any info on her family would be great.

[kerry1212]

hi t20racerman, mary ann and john are on the 1901 census mary ann was born in 1872 in oxford and john barlow was born 1877 in bedworth warwickshire they are in chilvers coton in nuneaton warwickshire 1901

kerry

[kerry1212]

1881 john is with mom hannah barlow b1854 bedworth warwichshire and thomas born 1879 and mary a no age listed, hannah is a boatwoman and says she is married so husband must be on another boat somewhere

kerry

[kerry1212]

in 1891 hannah barlow (nee skinner) is with husband john b1853 bedworth and children joseph b1875, lucy b1884, elizabeth b1882,

very confusing census has there is a note next to each name saying skinner even john barlow but it also says theresa barlow is john's wife with skinner next to it i think teresa is hannahs sister,

the skinners are a family of boatmen too

kerry

[t20racerman]

1881 john is with mom hannah barlow b1854 bedworth warwichshire and thomas born 1879 and mary a no age listed, hannah is a boatwoman and says she is married so husband must be on another boat somewhere

That fits exactly with the info I have been given from elsewhere - thank you. Mary Ann was their daughter who was born in 1881. She died quite young in 1908. I have a picture of her as a young woman. Hannah's maiden name was Compton.

in 1891 hannah barlow (nee skinner) is with husband john b1853 bedworth and children joseph b1875, lucy b1884, elizabeth b1882,

very confusing census has there is a note next to each name saying skinner even john barlow but it also says theresa barlow is john's wife with skinner next to it i think teresa is hannahs sister,

the skinners are a family of boatmen too

This Hannah Barlow is a different one! (It does get confusing!).  Hannah Barlow (nee Compton) married Thomas Barlow (no date yet) and her sister Mary Ann Compton married Thomas Barlow's brother, Samuel Barlow (1847 -1894) - the originator of the Barlow barge company. I haven't come across a Teresa though, or any mention of Skinner.

I have been given a lot of info of who's who in the family that I'm working through, but have not yet looked at any census information to firm it all up. Your help in this is much appreciated. Thanks a lot. 

[kerry1212]

must have been the other one i saw then  i will post that census some time today

kerry

[jessicawabbit16]

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

Hi Jeannette, Reuben James is my granddad and Rose is his sister!  All the names above i have in my family tree, so if you need anything else, let me know
Jess

[jessicawabbit16]

KERRY1212 - can i just say what a fantastic website you have.!

It's confirmed all my family tree, the CARTER's and the JAMES'.

I'm going to Braunston next week were most are buried and am trying to take down the original boat by Grandad was born abroad.  It's 'KIMBERELY' the one you have made reference to in your site!

Well Done!

Jess