hambridge family on there canal boat.

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Hi Kirsty

 To be truthfull i do not know what you wish to know, i am sure thoe that you will find out, so i have collected a few storys of the times before the last one i found about George Hambridge 

Saturday 29 August 1835
 Leamington Spa Courier
  Warwickshire 

 between eleven and twelve in the forenoon, George Hambridge, a boy about eight years of age, was unfortunately drowned in the third lock on the Warwick and Birmingham Canal. The father of the lad, a boatman in the employ of Messrs. Marriott and Whitley

So the storys i put on next are just extracts, they have to me no refference to the Canal People, they are Hambridge by name only, and the locations are all over, plus the  ways of life styles differ, it is up to you to see if anything i write makes you think that their could be an older connection to the Canal Hambridges, i have been learning about the Canal times and maybe the Hambridge Family goes back well to the times of the first canals and before this they may well have been boatmen of the rivers or evan sailors, or evan people who transported goods about in horse drawn wagons of old, the storys i have found is all i know, i have found a few more storys plus photos, i will put there location on for you to access at a later time

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  Tuesday 19 May 1778
 Leeds Intelligencer
  Yorkshire 


 BANKRUPTS
 Johnson, of Doncaster, in Yorkshire, Grocer. George Pulling, of Romsey, Hampshire, Brewer. James Meredith and Tho. Hambridge.of Worcester.Grocers


Monday 03 September 1798
  Reading Mercury
  Berkshire 

 BANKRUPTS. William Hambridge, of Faringdon, Berkshire, corn-dealer 


Saturday 11 May 1799
  Oxford Journal
  Oxfordshire


Auction; near Faringdon, upwards of 113 Acres of Land, left to Mr. Hambridge at an old Rent, between Oxford and Abingdon


Tuesday 25 February 1800
 Kentish Weekly Post or Canterbury Journal
  Kent 

DIVIDENDS
  William Heath, of Little Coxwell. Berks, brickmaker, at the Bell Inn, in Great Farinrdon, Berks. March 18. William Hambridge, of Great Faringdon, Berks, corn-dealer, the Bell Inn, in Great Farringdon, Berks 
 
 
 Monday 18 August 1806
 Hampshire Chronicle
  Hampshire 

LONDON
  Thursday afternoon, the following dreadful accident happened:—A Mr. Bolton, haberdasher, in Stanhopestreet, Clare Market, was travelling with his son, a fine boy, four years old, inside the Bath and Taunton doublebodied coach, in Picadilly, when the door flew open, and the child fell out. The hind wheels of the vehicle, which was loaded with from 14 to 20 passengers, went over both the legs of the child, above the ancle, and broke the bones into splinters, it was to shocking  to give a full description of; the blood that flowed copiously from the wounds, and the legs seemed only to be held together by the sinews.The poor child was taken to the shop of Mr. Hambridge, in Piccadilly, where every assistance was afforded alleviate its sufferings



Tuesday 16 December 1806
  Chester Courant
  Cheshire 

 BANKRUPTS. STEPHEN HAMBRIDGE, of Petterlane, London, and William  Hambridge, of Stroud, Gloucester, clothiers. cloth razors, and co-partners. To appear Dec. 18, 19, Jan, 20, at the King's Arms, in Stroud, Attorney


Sunday 24 October 1813
  Windsor and Eton Express
  Berkshire 

   The Jury found them both guilly. Joln Holden and Thomas Jones were convicted of receiving bushel oats, the pronerty H. Hambridge, which had been stolen by his servant   
 

Saturday 08 March 1817
 Oxford Journal
  Oxfordshire, England


Advertisements & Notices
  Bankrupt, bearing the date of the 21st day of February, 1814, awarded and issued forth against JOHN HAMBRIDGE, of Stow-on-the-Wold, in the county of Glocester, currier, dealer and chapman, intend to meet on the 14th day of March next
 


Saturday 31 May 1817
  Northampton Mercury
  Northamptonshire 

Joseph Clark, for stealing two mares, the property of Richard Hambridge 
     
 
Friday 25 July 1817
  Stamford Mercury
  Lincolnshire 


NORTHAMPTON ASSIZES
 Acquitted. Edward Tierney Fitzgerald, for stealing a silver watch, a great coat, &c. the property of Richard Hambridge   
 

Saturday 08 August 1818
  Oxford University and City Herald
  Oxfordshire 


HOUSE, now in full trade, called the INN, in Magdalen Parish, in the County of Oxford, now in the occupation Mr. William Hambridge, tenant; comprising dining room, two parlours, nine sleeping rooms two kitchens
 

  Saturday 19 January 1822
  Oxford University and City Herald
  Oxfordshire 

 
  Wednesday last was married, Mr. Edward Newman, of the Black Swan, public house, to Mrs. Hambridge, of the Bell Inn, Magdalen Parish, in this city
 





 

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Monday 02 August 1824
  Hampshire Chronicle
  Hampshire 

Winchester,
... the property of Jesse Elliott, the elder, of Bramley, Hants, guilty Death. W. Cooper, for breaking Open the house John Hambridge,of Eton Hastings, and sterling a quantity of tea and sugar— Seven years transportation. R. Franklin, and James Jones, for
 
 

  Thursday 24 August 1826
  Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette
County: Somerset 

CHELTENHAM 
 Mary Ann Hogg, Cheltenham ; Robert Jackson, charged with an assault, on Fanny Capel Smith, infant under ten years age ; Wm. Hambridges charged with stealing sheep


Saturday 14 October 1826
 Birmingham Journal
  Warwickshire 

curriers.—  J, Hambridge, Stow-on-the-Wold. Gloucestershire, currier; White Hart, Evesham   


Saturday 05 January 1828
  Berkshire Chronicle
  Berkshire 


 for trial at the Sessions, charged with stealing turkeys; William Hambridge, by W. Quelch, Esq.
1 month tread wheel
 
 

Saturday 26 January 1828
 Berkshire Chronicle
  Berkshire 

LOCALITIES AND GENERALITIES
 —James Parker, charged with being concerned with Edw. and Chas Bunce, poaching, above stated —John Mansfield, for stealing a blanket and napkin, from the horse of Henry Wright, at Shipton under Whichwood.—John Rowles, for having been found in Cornbury Park on the night, armed with a gun for the destruction of game.—William Giles, for a similar offence on the manor of the Marquis of Bute, at Broughton.—Felix Strange and Henry Ayres. charged with a similar offence in Lydall's Wood, in the parish of .— Thomas Maddin, for assaulting  Ann Hambridge,Six months.—Thos. Masters, for stealing eight skins of leather, the property of W. Grace, of Charlbury 
 


Saturday 10 January 1829
  Perry's Bankrupt Gazette
  London

ASSIGNEES OF BANKRUPTS
  Thomas Hambridge, farmer, Oxon, Gloucestershire

   Thursday 07 May 1829
 Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette
  Somerset 


SOMERSET EASTER SESSIONS
 John Cundry, for stealing 10 bags of potatoes ; Thos, Bryant, and Jas. Warburton, for stealing barley.— Ten Months : Fred. Hanbridge, for stealing a one pound note, whipped


Thursday 07 July 1831
  Southern Reporter and Cork Commercial Courier
  Cork, Republic of Ireland

   A well-known pugilist, and host of the French Horn, which seems to have transferred from the Queen’s Head that of poor Mr. Hambridge, who, from 1821 to 1828, when a slight misunderstanding and separation occurred between him and his wife, had lived in unbroken
 

Monday 16 April 1832
 Sherborne Mercury
  Dorset 

London Sessions, Saturday, Robert and Richard Hambridge, wilfully exposed for sale in their shop, Newgate Market
 


Monday 04 June 1832
 Reading Mercury
  Berkshire


 FARM TO LET. TO BE LET, at Michaelmas next, HAMBRIDGE FARM, near NEWBURY, containing 230 Acres of Land. Free of Great Tithes. For particulars, apply personally, to Mr. Bunny, solicitor, Newbury. Berks. VERY VALUABLE ESTATES, Both for Occupation and Investment
 

 
Saturday 07 July 1832
 Berkshire Chronicle
  Berkshire

OXFORD, JULY 6
  EDWARD FOX, for obtaining a leg of mutton with intent to cheat and defraud William Hambridge, of Witney. Seven days j imprisonment



Thursday 25 October 1832
 London Evening Standard
  London

brought before Mr. Murray, at Union hall, charged with stealing a quantity of hops, the propetty of employers, and John Hambridge, a dealer in marine stores, King-streat, Snow-fields, charged with receiving them, knowing them to have been stolen
 

  Monday 20 October 1834
  Morning Post
  London 

 OLD BAILEY SESSIONS
 Before the Common Sergeant.) Felony. — Robert Hambridge, a youth of genteel appearance, was indicted for stealing a 30/. bank note, the property of his highly-respectable employers
 

Wednesday 12 November 1834
  Public Ledger and Daily Advertiser
  London 


 THE MORNING NEWS
 three of the most troublesome characters in the district, who had been repeatedly in custody for various offences. James Hambridge, policeman, No. 199 K division, said he had the prisoner Gillier in custody   

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Hi Kirsty

 I have been trying to find information for you,you dont have to write back, that's alls good, well i found some more photos, you may have them i don't know, but it would be a shame if photos just went old in the old papers and no one would ever see them, i will put a few up over the days to come, if you go on the newspaper archive web site you can join up and get three free goes by just logging on, or a months worth of goes for a few pounds, i hope you find some of the things i found of interest to you, i have tryed my best to help you, no need at all to write back just see if any of the photos are of your people, this one below is a Hambridge one, if you ask the people on the newspaper archive web site to get you a photo i am sure they will help you get a real good copy, it is a very good genealogy site, i do not talk to them but they seem real nice people who like to help folk, you can evan write to the newspaper and they may get you a copy to, i have found more and will help you to see them and a few more family storys that you may access by using the information i find, i have tryed for many hours looking for you, i don't mind at all, i hope you are well and look after yourself, i will put more information about other photos and writing soon




Tuesday 17 February 1948
 Birmingham Daily Gazette
  Warwickshire 


Touring part of the Southern Region for the Docks and Inland Waterways Executive, Sir Reginald Hill, its chairman (left), and Mr. Ronald Davidson (right) yesterday came upon Mr.Hambridge. Our picture shows them chatting in Mr. Hambridge's barge as it was unloading aluminium ingots at Tyseley Wharf, on the Grand Union Canal Sir Reginald will see collieries with waterway connections in the Coventry area to-day.

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Hi Kirsty


This is a full page photo of Mrs. S, Hambridge, if you do not have this one it is a must for any collection for the family album, it's a great one, i wander who S. Hambridge is

 

  Friday 23 August 1957
 Birmingham Weekly Post
  Warwickshire


Mrs. S. Hambridge on board her floating home, the Bellerphon, one of the three narrow boats owned by her husband. This week they are taking part in the National Boat Rally in the carry coal and metal between the Coventry canal basin organised by the Inland Waterways Association.

A special two-page picture feature on the rally will appear in the next issue of the Weekly Post. 
   


More photos of the rally stated above to be found at at this location below

Friday 30 August 1957
 Birmingham Weekly Post
  Warwickshire 

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Hi Kirsty


This is a full page photo of Mrs. S, Hambridge, if you do not have this one it is a must for any collection for the family album, it's a great one, i wander who S. Hambridge is

 

  Friday 23 August 1957
 Birmingham Weekly Post
  Warwickshire


Mrs. S. Hambridge on board her floating home, the Bellerphon, one of the three narrow boats owned by her husband. This week they are taking part in the National Boat Rally in the carry coal and metal between the Coventry canal basin organised by the Inland Waterways Association.

A special two-page picture feature on the rally will appear in the next issue of the Weekly Post. 
   


More photos of the rally stated above to be found at at this location below

Friday 30 August 1957
 Birmingham Weekly Post
  Warwickshire

hi this could be my great nan Sarah Ann Thompson she married my great granddad William hambridge a boatman

[kirsty.foreman]

Hi Kirsty


This is a full page photo of Mrs. S, Hambridge, if you do not have this one it is a must for any collection for the family album, it's a great one, i wander who S. Hambridge is

 

  Friday 23 August 1957
 Birmingham Weekly Post
  Warwickshire


Mrs. S. Hambridge on board her floating home, the Bellerphon, one of the three narrow boats owned by her husband. This week they are taking part in the National Boat Rally in the carry coal and metal between the Coventry canal basin organised by the Inland Waterways Association.

A special two-page picture feature on the rally will appear in the next issue of the Weekly Post. 
   


More photos of the rally stated above to be found at at this location below

Friday 30 August 1957
 Birmingham Weekly Post
  Warwickshire

hi this could be my great nan Sarah Ann Thompson she married my great granddad William hambridge a boatman. I had a email from her researcher which is why I have sent you the snapshot of this email regarding William and his brother Fred and Thomas my great great grandfather I would love to know what happened to Thomas and he's wife.

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 Hi Kirsty

I found this one below, I left out their first names and full address just incase they may still be around, I will put more on soon.

 If i come across a Thomas and Wife i will put the story on here, thank you for telling of your Family history






 Friday 29 December 1978
  Coventry Evening Telegraph
  Warwickshire  extract

 

 CANAL FOLK

STILL missing the way of life of working-boat people although they've been ashore for 15 years, they are Mr.  W………..Hambridge and his wife, M………who live at ……….Close,………Road, Holbrooks. Coventry. They are seen with a model of a working-boat made by Mr Hambridge's father, who owned his own boats. They were brought up on boats worked by their families, and raised their own family of 18 children of whom 15 are still maitnaining the way of life of the canals. They carried wheat, maize, copper, lead and coal between the Midlands and London and then British Waterways; the Hambridges worked until cargo-carrying  operations ran down. Mr Hambridge found a job at Chrysler, working the paint shop, and has recently retired after 15 year's. He and his wife have  happy memories of the boats  “hard work, but we got used to it” and would have continued on them if it had been possible. They made some trips to Coventry canal basin, St Nicholas Street with timber During the war. they continued to make their deliveries, during heavy raids, they brought sugar supplies in to the Coventry basin. All the children were of school age and went to a school in Birmingham. rejoining the family at holiday times. There were horse boats. then motor boats: commercial carriers, ………………

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Hi Kirsty

There are more photos on this newspaper record, i left out the full names but if you go to the newspaper archive web site you will be able to see all the full articles with the full names and photographs, i will put one more post on with the last records then i will not be back here, it as been of real interest and benifit to learn the little i have learned about the Canal People, i will say more on my last post to you, also just to tell you i have found records of the Thompsons Canal People, maybe they are related to the Sarah who married old William

Saturday 08 March 1958
  Birmingham Daily Post
  Warwickshire 

In the boot-room, R………… Lowe, who has joined the Boy Scouts. does a good deed, helping D………. Hambridge to clean his shoes at the Hostel That is a Home for Canal Boat Children The Matron, Mrs . L………… Gunton   

By a Staff Reporter

In a gaily - decorated dormitory in a Birmingham suburb last night six little girls, none older than seven. sat listening to matron reading a bedtime story. Each wore the same hairstyle and similar nightdresses and there seemed nothing to distinguish them from any other little girls of their age. Not very long ago, however. those children were living as members of canal boat familes with three, four and even five children sharing a mattress in the same cramped cabin as their parents. Often there are more than ten children in the family and school attendance officers at canal ends are rarely able to enforce the law. That was the position until 1951 when Birmingham Education Committee decided to open a hostel for canal boat children. To-day the experiment is going so well that Middlesex Education Committee is pondering on a similar scheme. 

The Matron, Mrs. L………Gunton. reading a bed-time story to some of her young charges.
 
Waiting List

The success of the hostel. Wood End Hall. Erdington. undoubtedly owes much to the enthusiasm of the matron. Mrs. L……… Gunton. a widow whose first task was to visit the wharfes of Birmingham and Coventry and persuade canal boat parents that their children deserved an education. When the hostel opened In November. 1951. ten children went to her and since then the numbers have steadily risen until now, with 29 children of all ages from five to 14. the hostel is full and there is a waiting list. In the past six years more than 100 boys and girls have lived at the hostel. Some of the first children are still there but others who ought to be there did not return after holidays

Three of the boys at Wood End Hall Hostel, D…….. Hambridge, C……….. Barrett and D…… Ward, busy with their tooth-brushes