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Did GNRy own barges?
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Susanne | Report | 11 Feb 2005 15:29 |
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Thanks Janet, That is interesting as it could all tie in. It's like a big jigsaw puzzle that seems to fit together, but you just cannot quite work out how!!! Sue:-) |
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Janet 693215 | Report | 11 Feb 2005 15:17 |
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Coal was transported by water and in the Islington area you do have the Grand Union canal |
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Susanne | Report | 11 Feb 2005 14:38 |
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Thanks Geoff, Hmmm now I am stumped!!! Sue:-) |
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Geoff | Report | 11 Feb 2005 14:07 |
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1901 is Boiler smith labourer |
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Susanne | Report | 11 Feb 2005 12:05 |
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Hi Ian, That thought did cross my mind. He is described as a Labourer in 1891, a Labourer GNRy in 1892 and in 1901 he is a B???(cannot work out) Smith Labourer. Sue:-) |
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Susanne | Report | 11 Feb 2005 11:59 |
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Hi Geoff, John Sharpe was living in the district of St.Thomas Islington, London in 1891 and St.Micheal Islington in 1892. I did find a very brief reference to the railways buying canal boats, but it did not say which area or at what time. Sue:-) |
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Ian | Report | 11 Feb 2005 11:46 |
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Susanne, I guess it is possible that at the time of the certificate he worked for the GNR, but subsequently changed jobs to work on barges? Ian |
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Geoff | Report | 11 Feb 2005 11:34 |
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Where did he live? Who was his father? Although the railways built ports to aid their traffic of export/import materials, I've no knowledge of barges. It's possible he was involved in the loading and unloading of water-borne materials. |
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Susanne | Report | 11 Feb 2005 10:30 |
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According to my GGrandfather's birth cert in 1892, his father was a labourer GNRy. Having spoken to my Grandmother, she recalls having been told that he had worked on barges. Is it possible that the GNRy owned any barges around that time? Sue:-) |
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