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karen in the new forest

karen in the new forest Report 10 Sep 2006 20:20

i know its to do with boats but what would there job entail? thx karen

Cheryl

Cheryl Report 10 Sep 2006 20:34

He probably worked on the river or canal, or he could have repaired boats. Hope this helps. Jelly

karen in the new forest

karen in the new forest Report 10 Sep 2006 20:39

thanks jelly its a rellie that lived in wareham dorset so im assuming he mjust have worked on the river there. karen

Cathy in Portsmouth

Cathy in Portsmouth Report 10 Sep 2006 22:10

Jelly is right. Just looked it up in Occupations book Boatman: A person who worked on a boat, on rivers and canals. Also the name given to a boat repairer. Cathy

karen in the new forest

karen in the new forest Report 11 Sep 2006 07:16

thanks cathy karen:)

Willsy once more

Willsy once more Report 11 Sep 2006 07:29

Hi Karen have a look here there are all sorts of links http://www.canals(.)com/resource.htm Elaine

Salty

Salty Report 11 Sep 2006 08:50

Karen, I,ve got a rellie who was a boatman in Wareham, he ran the ferry to Poole in the 1850s and part owned it with a Mr Gillingham, his name Thomas Brine. Plenty of info on dorset opc. Rod

karen in the new forest

karen in the new forest Report 11 Sep 2006 15:26

thanks for the info,he was on his daughters marriage cert 1864 as a boatman so he might have known your rellie salty,its a small world. thx karen