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References |
| Title | Author / Publisher |
| The Leeds & Liverpool Canal - A History and Guide | by Mike Clarke ISBN 1 85936 013 0 |
| The Sailing Ships and Mariners of Knottingley | by Ron Rosney, Rosemary Bowyer ISBN 0 9534696 03 |
| Humber Keels and Keelmen | by Fred Schofield |
| The BCN in pictures | Published by Birmingham Canal Navigation Society 1982 |
| Boatyards and Boat Building | by Robert J.Wilson 1st published 1974 (£0.60) |
| Barlows, Samuel Barlow Coal co. S.E. Barlow. Blue Line C.C.C. | by Alan H. Faulkner 1st.published 1986 by Robert Wilson designs Rothwell, Northants |
| The Number Ones (story of the life of owner boatmen on Midland Canals) | by Robert J. Wilson 1973 |
| Too Many Boats (British Waterways Narrow Boat Carrying Fleets- a History) | by Robert Wilson published by Robert Wilson 1980 |
| Knobsticks (canal carrying on the Northern Trent and Mersey) | by Robert J. Wilson 1st published by Robert J. Wison 1974 |
| Roses and Castles | by Robert J. Wilson . Published by The Waterways Museum Stoke Bruerne 1976 |
| Life Afloat | by Robert Wilson 1st published 1976 by Robert Wilson |
| Claytons of Oldbury | by Alan H. Faulkner published by Robert Wilson 1978 |
| Severn & Canal and Cadburys | by Alan H. Faulkner 1st published 1981 |
| A Short History of the Narrow Boat | by Tom Chaplin 1st published 1967 reprinted 1985 by Shepperton Swan Ltd. !SBN 0 906986 01 X. |
| Epilogue | by Robert Wilson published 1977 by Robert Wilson |
| The Canals of England | by Eric de Mare 1st published 1950. paperback edition 1991 ISBN 0-86299-418-7 |
| On The Canal | by John Hollingshead published 1973 by the Waterways Museum Stoke Bruerne |
| Waterways Postcards 1900 - 1930 | by Hugh Mcknight. Published by Shepperton Swan Ltd 1986 ISBN 0 906986 04 4 |
| Canal Boat People Local History Source Book G .25 | by Staffordshire County Council Education Committee 42 pages pub. 1980 ISBN 0306-5820 |
| Rambling Rose | published 1993 ISBN 0 19 285302 |
| The Bridgewater Heritage: The story of Bridgwater Estates | by Christopher Grayling, publ. Bridgewater Estates PLC |
| Bridgewater : The Canal Duke 1763 - 1803 | by Hugh Malet publ. Hendon Publishing : Nelson ISBN 0 86067 136 4 |
| The Bridgewater Canal | by Ron and Marlene Freethy publ. Aurora Publishing ISBN 1 85926 070 5 |
| Agents of Revolution: John and Thomas Gilbert , Entrepreneurs | by Peter Lead Publ. centre for Local History, University of Keele Staffordshire ISBN 0 9513713 1 2 |
| James Brindley | by Harold Bode publ. Shire Publications Ltd. ISBN 0 85263 485 4 |
| Waterways into Castlefield | by John C. Fletcher publ. by Neil Richardson ISBN 1 85216 035 7 |
| The Canal Dukes Collieries: Worsley 1760 - 1900 | by Glen Atkinson publ. Neil Richardson ISBN 0 9506257 7 9 |
| Coal , Cotton and Canals: Three Studies in Local Canal History | by Hugh Malet publ. Neil Richardson ISBN 0 907511 08 2 |
| Worsley and the Bridgewater Canal an introduction | by Robin Culpin publ. City of Salford Arts and Leisure |
| Useful article Midlands and Coast Canal Carriers Ltd | Waterways World November 1987 |
| Useful Canal Guides | series by Michael Pearson Tatenhill Common, Burton-on-Trent DE13 9RS |
| Pearsons Canal Companion listings |
Stourport Ring ISBN 0 907864 59 7 3rd.edition 1992 Oxford and Grand Union ISBN 0 907864 55 4 1st edition 1990 Birmingham Canal Navigations ISBN 0 907864 49 X 1st edition 1989 Shropshire Union & Llangollen Canals ISBN 0 907864 51 1 revised 1990/91 Cheshire Ring ISBN 0 907864 60 0 4th edition 1992 |
Taken from information collected / supplied by Mike Longworth, Norman Holt, Geoff White and others - grateful thanks to all involved
"An Index of Pontefract Apprenticeship Records" - almost all of which are to mariners / watermen - transcribed & published by Pontefract & District Family History Society, 1999.
Files concerning boatmen created by Norman Holt -
| Title | Archived at |
| Wolverhampton Boatmen 1792 from Wolverhampton ratepayers by Roper | - - - |
| Wolverhampton Boatmen Baptisms and Marriages 135 pages from Parish Registers indexed | Wolverhampton Archives Ellesmere Port Boat Museum London Canal Boat Museum Wednesfield LDS Family History Centre |
| Wolverhampton Boat Register boats no. 962 - 1127 CMB / WOL / PH / 1 / 1 20 pages 265 boats listed | Wolverhampton Archives Ellesmere Port Boat Museum Wednesfield LDS Family History Centre |
| Wolverhampton boats before no. 962 found in Parish registers | - - - |
| Wolverhampton Magistrates Court Convictions ref. CC / POL / 02 | Wolverhampton Archives Wednesfield LDS Family History Centre |
| Census Returns mainly boats on Canal Wolverhampton . 29 pages deposited | Wolverhampton Archives Ellesmere Port Boat Museum Wednesfield LDS Family History Centre |
| Mo Woods baptism records North Staffs and South Cheshire 61 pages indexed | Wolverhampton Archives Ellesmere Port Boat Museum Wednesfield LDS Family History Centre |
| Mo Woods marriage records for North Stsffordshire and South Cheshire 72 pages approximate 825 marriages | - - - |
| Transcript of Runcorn Boat registers 7 volumes 1169 boats listed 1878 - 1949 42 pages | Wolverhampton Archives Ellesmere Port Boat Museum Wednesfield LDS Family History Centre |
| Individual boatman files Volume 1 100 surnames | Wolverhampton Archives Ellesmere Port Boat Museum Wednesfield LDS Family History Centre |
| Individual Boatman files Volume 2 68 surnames under construction | - - - |
| Transcript of Chester Boat Registers 1795 - 1812 doc. D 7504 191 boats listed | Wolverhampton Archives Ellesmere Port Boat Museum Wednesfield LDS Family History Centre |
| Transcript of Chester Boat Registers 1879 - 1931 826 Boats listed | Wolverhampton Archives Ellesmere Port Boat Museum Wednesfield LDS Family History Centre |
Addresses for transcriptions / files created by Norman Holt and listed above.