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I know there were some Greens living on narrow boats,I think it was somewhere in the Blackcountry because theyhave turned up when I am searching for my own Greens on census.

Of course there were Woods because Ronnie was one of them.

Interestingly,the Swan Report into education devotes as much time to the needs,or lack of them because there are really no more norrowboat dwelling children,for educational provision as it does to the educational needs of fairground showmens' children and there are thousands of them.

Does anyone have any information please regarding my canal boat ancestors under the name of PARKER, they originated from the Midlands, but when the new laws came into force about children, they took up residence in Runcorn although still working on the boats?

hi there Stuart - welcome to the boards :-)

this would have been better posted on Find Ancestors - however, give us details of what you do have, as I suspect there will be lots of Parkers in Cheshire and elsewhere

Hi Teresa, I am researching the PARKER family, they originate from the Wolverhampton area but also later on, presumably because of new laws or canals opening they put down roots in Runcorn, any info would be very much appreciated!

Stuart as Teresa has 0 posts by her name it is unlikely she is still a member.

There are plenty of useful sites online if you google 'Canal ancestors' ( as I'm sure you probably already know) , for eg

http://www.canalmuseum.org.uk/collection/family-history.htm

But if you want help with finding a specific Parker family then if you give some details someone will take a look.

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I think about four generations of my family were on the boats, it would seem that Daniel or William Parker would be the main men, I do know that one Daniel was a captain, quite a few of the children were baptised at the same church at Wolverhampton which it seems was used by a lot of canal boat families.

Name Daniel Parker
Spouse's Name Sarah Rimington
Spouse's Birth Date 1838
Spouse's Age 17
Event Date 16 Sep 1855
Event Place St. Mary, Wolverhampton, Stafford, England
Father's Name William Parker
Spouse's Father's Name Thomas Rimington

best to respond on here Stuart rather than by message

does look like the correct family - Daniel is a captain


Name Daniel Parker
Event Type Census
Event Date 1871
Event Place Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England
Enumeration District 48
Gender Male
Age 48
Marital Status Married
Occupation Captain
Relationship to Head of Household Head
Birth Year (Estimated) 1823
Birthplace Birmingham, Warwickshire
Entry Number 1
Affiliate Image Identifier GBC/1871/2941/0298


Daniel Parker Head M 48 Birmingham, Warwickshire
Sarah Parker Wife F 31 Uttoxeter, Staffordshire
John Parker Son M 14 Wolverhampton, Staffordshire
Daniel Parker Son M 11 Wolverhampton, Staffordshire
Julia Parker Daughter F 7 Wolverhampton, Staffordshire
Mary A Parker Daughter F 6 Wolverhampton, Staffordshire
Andrew Parker Son M 1 Wolverhampton, Staffordshire

Stuart if you know that there were baptisms at the same church, have you contacted the archivist if they have one?

What specifically do you want to know? and as Ann says some dates would be helpful. :-)

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My Gt.Gt.G.father was a Lighterman on the Thames, and his father before him. My namesake won the Doggett Coat and Badge in about 1845, but sadly I can't find a direct relationship with him.

Thanks to AnnC and Ramblingrose for the information, very much appreciated.
I will contact the archivist at the Church as you suggest RR, that was how I got to find my gt gt grandmother's final resting place plus a little bit more info that was a surprise! :-)

I have connections with the Baker, Hadley and Cowley/Cawley/Coley families from the Midlands.