kidderminster boatmen records

[ann.pitts]

i am searching my grandfather who lived and worked on a long boat in kidderninster worcester shropshire areas william flatley born kidderminster in 1863 i think the name of a boat he was on was mary in 1881
i would appriecate any offers of help
ann

[Geoffers]

You might have a browse of this web-site (http://www.canaljunction.com/canal/heritage.htm)

Try entering 'Canal Museum' into a search engine. Stoke Bruerne is interesting.

There is a TNA research guide that may give some ideas - see this link (http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/rdleaflet.asp?sLeafletID=125)

Finding personal information is dependent on where your chap was at the tme of census returns, family births