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No that's absolutely fine but his youngest brother says it's not him so I can only go with that! I'd obviously seen uncle ted many many times on photos and in his later days personally I didnt think it was but I didnt want to say without checking .

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The gentleman on his own on the boat isnt ted ward I wasnt to sure so I've shown it to kevin the youngest of the wards and his words were , no it's not one of ours !!

I didnt think it was but double checked .

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That's correct George ward  is the gentleman sitting down linda is on the bike  Ted  ward is stood up on the boat  uncle ted is stood up off the boat the other gentleman I dont know .

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On reading the above posts about the ward family I am the daughter of Jean ward who was  one of George and violet  wards children  , Jean ward married George wain also from a boating family he was the son of George and Annie wain, there is a book about them written by their daughter Alice wain now Alice lapworth  about life on the canal and growing up

called a horse a boat and you . My Nan and grandad had a number of children  Ted ,les,  ken, Dennis ,roy, ralph,colin, kevin ,gary Linda ,juile  ,jean, rina ,tillda and Eva . They worked the canal as children and it moulded them to be the strongest of people they are today a few of the children have passed on now  but the others still remain in contact with each other my mum Jean is now 75 and is fabulous for her age and still can open a lock  too this day .