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barges and owners

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AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 2 Mar 2010 19:47

Old Union Canals Society - Local Canals
The 'Leicestershire and Northamptonshire Union Canal' (later shortened to .... now on the canals than there were in the days of trade, and people from all ...

www.fipt.org.uk/localcanals.html - 20k - Similar pages

http://www.fipt.org.uk/localcanals.html
RootsWeb: CANAL-PEOPLE-L [CANAL-PEOPLE] 1881 CENSUS BOATMEN
5 Aug 2001 ... Matthias BURTON /M/24/Watwrman (Northampton,Northants) with wife & son ... Re: [ CANAL-PEOPLE] 1881 census boatmen by "Claire Richardson" <> ...

archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/CANAL-PEO... - 16k - Similar pages

http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/CANAL-PEOPLE/2001-08/0997001313
Bibliography
1891 Census for Brackley, Northamptonshire, [Book]; Personal contact with Gordon C Knibbs of Durango, Co., [Book]; Rootsweb CANAL-PEOPLE Archives ...

knibbs.family.users.btopenworld.com/sources.html - 36k - Similar pages

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RootsWeb: CANAL-PEOPLE-L [CANAL-PEOPLE] 1881 BOATMEN & Allie...
Subject: [CANAL-PEOPLE] 1881 BOATMEN & Allied Trades ... George NEAL/M/56/ Boatman (Grimsbury,Northampton) with wife & 2 ch at Boat,Polesworth,Warwick ...

news.rootsweb.com/th/read/CANAL-PEOPLE/2002-05/1... - 7k - Similar pages

http://news.rootsweb.com/th/read/CANAL-PEOPLE/2002-05/1021812179

AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 2 Mar 2010 19:46

NORTHAMPTONSHIRE FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY
30 Jan 2010 ... NORTHAMPTONSHIRE FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY PUBLICATIONS LIST April 2009Price ... Canal Vol 2 Boat People of the Great Junction canal People of ...

www.docstoc.com/docs/23806216/NORTHAMPTONSHIRE-F... - 38k - Similar pages

http://www.docstoc.com/docs/23806216/NORTHAMPTONSHIRE-FAMILY-HISTORY-SOCIETY

AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 2 Mar 2010 19:45

would you care to give us their names etc.?

Lesley

Lesley Report 2 Mar 2010 19:19

hi thank you yes i have been on this site but it does not go into much detail but thank you for your reply
lesley

Lesley

Lesley Report 2 Mar 2010 19:14

hi i am interested in the one that goes from london to birmingham and passes through northampton some of my relatives were on the barges and im trying to find out about them and there barges
thanks lesley

Heather

Heather Report 28 Feb 2010 22:49

Roots web have a site dedicated aswell. Have a good google search.

RutlandBelle

RutlandBelle Report 28 Feb 2010 18:15

Try the canal museums at Ellesmere or Stoke Bruerne, just google for them

brummiejan

brummiejan Report 28 Feb 2010 17:32

Have you tried a google search? This site might be worth a look, it has some other links too (I googled "uk canal folk history"):

www.canaljunction.com/canal/heritage.htm -

Jan

AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 28 Feb 2010 17:27

which area - which canal?

Lesley

Lesley Report 28 Feb 2010 16:47

im trying to find a place where i can search the owners and names of barges andthe canal folk any help will be gratfully used lesley