canal boatmen and women

[JGDavies]

The 1851 census for the township of Rhysnant (Llandysilio - Four Crosses between Oswestry and Welshpool) shows a Roberts family (Thomas being a G,G,Grandfather):

William, 63, Head, Boatman;
Elizabeth Roberts, 58, wife;
Thomas Roberts, 22, Boatman;
Richard Roberts, 14, Boatman;
Joseph Judar[?], 8, Grandson,

Though I don't know anything about their life.

[tydavnet]

Hello Kerry and friends,

My people were canal boatmen and women too. 

Ward, from Nuneaton - Staffs, Census has them in Wednesbury and Ellesmere Port Cheshire,

Cutler from Halesowen, Census has them as Boatmen starting in 1841, Halesowen, then throughout the various census -Shelton, Stoke (1871 -some Harrisons moored up too on this same census), Oldbury ,then later Birmingham.

Charles Cutler was married to a Lucy Smith ( I think but have not yet proven that Smith was her surname I am just going by other people's research) and I believe Smith was a canal boat family too. After Lucy died Charles Cutler married a Mary (Ann) Clegg but I don't think they had children together.

Kerry, we seem to have some names in common so let me know if you think there may be a connection.   


Best regards
Dympna

[Treefan]

I have ancestors who were canal folk  ~  the Dallow's.
They eventually became land lubbers with my 3 x great grandfather becoming the lock keeper in Droitwich for several years prior to the family moving to Birmingham during the time when the canals were becoming out of favour with industries turning to use the railway which had been introduced to Droitwich.

[kerry1212]

clegg was the surname of allen harrisons wife my ggggrandmother, the harrisons in oldbury are my gggg grandparents samuel and judith