waterman

[steviebyday]

looking for information on watermen from the Widnes area, how would you go about tracing them.

[MaryA]

We have put together a few links on this subject viewtopic.php?f=14&t=13849&hilit=watermen

The first link down the page is supported on the website of the Ormskirk FHS and appear quite knowledgeable. I think you might get a lot more informed help from them than we may be able to give you.

[steviebyday]

the person I am interested in, his occupation on boatfamilies is waterman,mariner,coal manager,and stevedore, which just about covers everything
Hambleton Mason b1818 liscard Wirral, all his children born Widnes.

[MaryA]

I hope some of the websites in our post might produce some results for you.

[steviebyday]

thanks for your help, got loads of info about his family off the boatfamilies web page, regards Steve.