Emma Lively-Joseph Henry Garrett -Banbury

[starfish100]

Hi there,
Emma and Joseph were my Great Grandparents who were born around c1866. My grandmother Elizabeth was born 1895 in Banbury. They worked the canals and had 7 children, Harriet, George, Samuel, Elizabeth, Gwen, Doris and Emily. They eventually settled in Nuneaton and Harriet continued working on the barges until 1930's I believe. Does anyone know of my family from this period of time.

Thanks

[Bo Peep]

|wave| Hello Starfish and welcome to Brit-Gen. I do hope you enjoy being a member of the forum and also get some help with your research queries.

[Sue Mackay]

Joseph Henry GARRETT born Sept qtr 1868 Banbury Vol 3a page 705

1871 Census: RG10; Piece: 1463; Folio: 118; Page: 20
Cropredy, Banbury Registration District
Esther GARRETT Head widow 48 b. Banbury
Mary GARRETT dau 11 scholar b. Cropredy
Eliza GARRETT visitor 27 boatman's wife b. Oxford
William GARRETT son 8 scholar b. Banbury
Lucy GARRETT dau 5 scholar b. Banbury
Joseph GARRETT son 3 b. Cropredy

1881 Census: RG11; Piece: 3081; Folio: 69; Page: 18
California, Oxford Canal
Joseph GARRETT 13 boarder (with boatman on barge) b Banbury

Emma LIVELY born Dec qtr 1866 Banbury Vol 3a page 674

Joseph and Emma married March qtr 1893 Banbury Vol 3a page 980

[starfish100]

Thanks for that info, I have a little of it already but it gives me more to look at.

Denise

[Sue Mackay]

There is a nice plan of the Oxford Canal, including Cropredy, at
http://www.canaljunction.com/canal/oxford.htm

In the 1901 census you can see how he moved up and down the canal from the birthplaces of the children! On census night 1901 he was at Claydon Top Lock (see picture at http://www.jim-shead.com/waterways/The-Oxford-Canal.html). I am sort of assuming you have the 1901 census but if not let me know and I will post the details.