My Ancestors Were Thames Watermen. A guide to tracing your Thames watermen and lightermen ancestors
Details:
- Author(s) Legon, James W
- Publication type Monograph
- Year published 2008
- Pages 2nd ed; 157pp; illus
- Publisher Society of Genealogists
- Place Published London
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Library:
- Name British Library
- City London
- County Greater London
- Country England
- Postcode NW1 2DB
- Visit British Library's website
Notes:
First published 2006. Structured in two parts: 1] 'Watermen and lightermen history' - 'A brief history of the company' / 'Working life of a Thames waterman' / 'Employment status of watermen and lightermen' / 'The great dock age' / 'Doggett's Coat & Badge Race' / 'Watermen and the monarchy' / 'Waterman's Hall' / 'Watermen and the Navy' / 'Almhouses and charities'; 2] 'Tracing your watermen and lightermen ancestors' - civil registration / parish records / census / NRA / Houses of Parliament. Extensive appendices dealing with particular aspects