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Subject: [CANAL-PEOPLE] 1881 Census Boatmen
Date: Thu, 31 May 2001 16:32:49 EDT


Hi Folks,

here is the latest offering.

Institution, "Wolverhampton Union Workhouse" Bilston Rd, Wolverhampton .Sts
William YARDLEY/ U/33/Boatman, Inmate(Handicap:Deaf) (Wolverhamptn,Dtd )
Benjamin EAST, /W/78,Boatman,Inmate (Wolverhampton,Sts)
John ARMSTRONG.U/62/ Boatman, Inmate/Wolverhampton (Wolverhampton.Sts)
Robert LITTLE,U//67/ Boatman, Inmate,/( Cheltenham,.Sts)
Thomas Vaughan, W/62/Boatman,Inmat, ( Wolverhampton,Sts)

at Shipping Returns Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton,Sts
Edward UNDERHILL/ M/59/Master of Lighter/ (Hertford ) with wife & dau
Edward PATRICK/ M/26/ Master of Lighter/ (Gloucester) wuth wife & dau. and
Alfred SPENCER/ Adopted Som of Master of Lighter.
Henry SWIFT, M/ 45/ Master of Lighter (Stafford) with wife & nephew--
Joseph HALE, M/37/Mastere of Lighter, (Stafford) with wife & son & 2 Daus & 2
sons
William TYLER, M/26,Master of Lighter, (Stafford) with wife, son & dau.
William PLATT, M/51, Master of Lighter,( Cheshire) with wife,
Ernest WOOD, M/27/ Master of Lighter, (Stafford) with wife.

Lighter "Viper",Wolverhampton,Sts

John SHAW,M/37/Master of Lighter, (Sandbach, Cheshire) with wife & 5 children
George FOSTER,/M/30/ Master of Lighter,( London,Middx) with wife.& adopted son
Richard STEPHENS, W/54,Master of Lighter (Whatford,Hertford ) with Aunt and
adopted dau.
Edwin MEEK, U/18/Lighterman Mate,( Barnston,Northampton) (Coild be Braunston
?)
William GREEN,M/45, Master, (Gloucester), with wife and
William GREEN,14/ Baotman (Gloucester)
Walter PEARCE, U/22/Master (Chalford,Glos) and
Arthur PEARCE, U/20/Boatman/ (Chalford,Glos)
Thomas COLDRICK, M/30/ Master, (Ledbury,Hereford)
William COLDRICK, U/14,/Boatman/ (Droitwich,Worcester)
Thomas MAN, M/ 62/Master, (Kent)
Frank HOOPER, U/18/Boatman, (Oldbury,Sts)
Joseph CHESTER, /M/ 66/ (Oldbury,Sts) with wife & son.

Some of the above same sound familiar to me--have I done them before ? A
lighter was a flat bottomed boat, which did not berth at a wharf, but from
which the goods were ferried to the canal wharf. The ones
above must have been having a party, if all those people were on board ! I
only put them in, in case they were of interest to anyone.

Lighter "HENRY", Wolverhampton, Sts
Thomas SMITH, M/23/Master (Stafford) with wife & 2 children

Here endeth Wolverhampton.!!

Regards Thelma


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