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From: "Richard Goring" <>
Subject: Re: Canvey Island
Date: Sun, 29 Dec 2002 19:40:03 -0000
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And the firm of Prout is still building boats - including world-renowned
catamarans and trimarans - on Canvey Island.

Richard Goring

----- Original Message -----
From: G Morris <>
To: <>
Sent: Saturday, December 28, 2002 9:07 AM
Subject: Re: Canvey Island


> Hi Jan
>
> A 1953 copy of the Essex Countryside magazine gives the population figures
> for Canvey as; 1851 - 111, 1911 - 583, 1921 - 1795, 1924 - 3000, 1938 -
> 6579, 1951 - 11,215.
> Two men, R Prout & F Prout, from Canvey took part in the Olympic games as
> canoeists but it does not say which year!
> Good luck with this
> Glynis
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Janet Penn"
>
> > Can anyone help?
> > I am looking for any families with any connection with Canvey Island,
> Essex.
> > I am putting together a database of all the Canvey families who have
> either stayed a short time or who have stayed several generations. I may
> also be able to help you if you are researching families from the area. I
> already have a large database of families.
> > Many thanks for your help
> > Jan
>
>

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