hambridge family on there canal boat.

[kirsty.foreman]

hi jane i dont no much about my family only what i have given really but what i do remeber is that there was a film made of people working in there boats in brentford i only remeber this because my mum told me there was and i have no idea what my grandad boat was called

[Glen in Tinsel Kni]

Thats ok Kirsty i knew what you where getting at as a matter of added intrest for you ,boatmen had their own dialect & unless like myself you had been brought up with it you would not have understood what they where saying Brentford to them sounds like Brandford.
 Jeannette

Blithers and Brumigen come to mind

[kirsty.foreman]

hi glan is Blithers and Brumigen is that a place or somethink
 

[elzabels]

Hello

Coming late to this thread late,

William HAMBRIDGE appears in the
1901 census
RG13 2929  55 31
Canal Boat At Emscote Wharfs, Warwick St Nicholas, Warwick
HAMBRIDGE Thomas 46 Banbury Warwickshire
HAMBRIDGE Emma 40  Banbury Warwickshire
HAMBRIDGE William 18 Birmingham
HAMBRIDGE Thomas 16 Birmingham
HAMBRIDGE John 10  Birmingham
HAMBRIDGE Bertie 6 Banbury Warwickshire

In 1891 this family appear to be living in Smethwick with Thomas desc as lab'r at glass works
RG12 2366 86 12

There are 2 children born pre marriage date

1) Evelyn Hambridge THOMPSON Jan 1907 Nuneaton 6d 489

2) Walter Hambridge THOMPSON April 1909 Warwick 6d 678

You may need to purchase the marriage certificate of William & Sarah to establish their father's name and Sarah's status etc....
ADDED

THomas maybe illeg s/o Mary Ann b 1844 Banbury a Boatman's daughter!

[Glen in Tinsel Kni]

hi glan is Blithers and Brumigen is that a place or somethink
 

Blisworth tunnel and Birmingham

[jane harrison]

Blisworth Canal Festival is on 6th & 7th August anyone else going ??

[jane harrison]

There is a Thompson,Hambridge,Wright link still Today somehow linked into the Harrison line in the Linslade area of Leighton Buzzard. will have to dig out the relevent trees & investigate more. Linslade Canal festival is this Saturday.

[kirsty.foreman]

my mum told me that her grandad lived in ealing when she was a kid but i cant find a william hambridge living in ealing middlesex and i have no idea of what happen to sarah ann thompson and i really nothat no and how did they lose there boat could anyone please let me no thank you very much. from kirsty foreman

[kirsty.foreman]

hi i was just thinking could any one help me i no meny yrs ago there was a film made about brentford canal and my grandad and my nans family hambridge and walker family was working on there barges when the film was made so i wanted to no if you know what the film was called please can you help me please thank you. from kirsty foreman