BOAT FAMILIES

of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal and connected waterways

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01 - 2025 Updates
01 - 2025 Updates
(Earlier updates - see below)
 
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12 - The Aspull Atrocity
12 - The Aspull Atrocity
Boatman not jailed despite 'inhuman conduct' causing death of baby son.
 
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13 - The Walls Interviews
13 - The Walls Interviews
L&L Canal boatmen in conversation
 
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14 - Runcorn Boatman's Notebook
14 - Runcorn Boatman's Notebook
Sick relief contributions for laid-off watermen
 
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15 - Two Girls Drowned in the Canal
15 - Two Girls Drowned in the Canal
Double fatality at Great Howard St Lock, Liverpool - press reports.
 
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16 - Fined for overcrowded boat
16 - Fined for overcrowded boat
1884 court report
 
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17 - Bill Gibbons, boatman and clog dancer
17 - Bill Gibbons, boatman and clog dancer
Extracts from a 1969 feature in the Ormskirk Advertiser.
 
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18 - Miller Crook divorce
18 - Miller Crook divorce
Many 'particulars of adultery' by boatbuilder's wife
 
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19 - Fatal fist-fight on canal bank
19 - Fatal fist-fight on canal bank
Inquest report
 
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20 - Worthington Murder
20 - Worthington Murder
Burscough boatman hanged for killing his wife
 
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21 - Boatmen fined for breaking through a lock
21 - Boatmen fined for breaking through a lock
Nine captains prosecuted for 'wanton damage' on the River Weaver in 1860
 
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22 - Boatman's daughter drowned in a dolly tub
22 - Boatman's daughter drowned in a dolly tub
Inquest report
 
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23 - Isaac Bamber 1879 Inquest
23 - Isaac Bamber 1879 Inquest
Tragic drowning in Canal lock at Ince
 
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24 - Emily Dean Drowning
24 - Emily Dean Drowning
Body retrieved from the canal at Burnley
 
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25 - Harlington Divorce Case
25 - Harlington Divorce Case
Yorkshire waterman's cruelty - Court Minutes
 
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26 - Benjamin Curry Walls
26 - Benjamin Curry Walls
Family history of L&L Canal lock-keeper and traffic inspector in Canal Family 9.
(Transcripts of interviews with boatmen are being prepared for publication by the Canal Society.)
 
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27 - Ribble Navigation Account
27 - Ribble Navigation Account
Burscough farmer's investment in Preston Docks development
 
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28 - Baptisms at St John the Baptist, Burscough and Lathom Park Chapel, 1832 to 1858
28 - Baptisms at St John the Baptist, Burscough and Lathom Park Chapel, 1832 to 1858
A guide for online researchers by Keith Jenkins (November 2013)
 
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36 - Update History 2024
36 - Update History 2024
 
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37 - Update History 2023
37 - Update History 2023
 
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38 - Update History 2022
38 - Update History 2022
 
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39 - Update History 2021
39 - Update History 2021
 
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40 - Update History 2020
40 - Update History 2020
 
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41 - Update History 2019
41 - Update History 2019
 
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42 - Update History 2018
42 - Update History 2018
 
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43 - Update History 2017
43 - Update History 2017
 
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44 - Update History 2016-17
44 - Update History 2016-17
 
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45 - Update History 2015
45 - Update History 2015
 
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46 - Update History 2014
46 - Update History 2014
 
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47 - Update History 2013
47 - Update History 2013
 
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48 - Update History 2012 and earlier
48 - Update History 2012 and earlier
 
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49 - Subsidiary Trees History
49 - Subsidiary Trees History
 



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