Comments on: Bobby Prentice, Waterman & Lighterman https://spitalfieldslife.com/2019/06/04/bobby-prentice-waterman-lighterman-x/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Sun, 28 Mar 2021 17:26:53 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.1 By: Jane Strawbridge https://spitalfieldslife.com/2019/06/04/bobby-prentice-waterman-lighterman-x/#comment-1371992 Sun, 28 Mar 2021 17:26:53 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=174806#comment-1371992 Just read this about Bobby Prentice and his son.
I was born in Wapping – my mum Catherine (nee Swan) had lived there all her life.
Her mum (my Nan Jessie) maiden name was Prentice – wondering if they could be distant
relatives of ours.
Would love to know if they have any record.
Many Thanks Jane

]]> By: Sandra Hyde Page https://spitalfieldslife.com/2019/06/04/bobby-prentice-waterman-lighterman-x/#comment-1291928 Sun, 09 Jun 2019 22:15:27 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=174806#comment-1291928 What a fantastic story. And an amazing wife

]]> By: EJ Wilkinson https://spitalfieldslife.com/2019/06/04/bobby-prentice-waterman-lighterman-x/#comment-1291602 Fri, 07 Jun 2019 17:42:42 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=174806#comment-1291602 Another wonderful story — what an amazing family!

]]> By: Jill Wilson https://spitalfieldslife.com/2019/06/04/bobby-prentice-waterman-lighterman-x/#comment-1291197 Tue, 04 Jun 2019 21:48:37 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=174806#comment-1291197 On a recent visit to the Waterman’s Hall our guide told us that there were families who have the Thames in their blood but I hadn’t expected to hear about FIVE generations! That really is something special…

And rowing the Atlantic is something else!!

]]> By: David https://spitalfieldslife.com/2019/06/04/bobby-prentice-waterman-lighterman-x/#comment-1291156 Tue, 04 Jun 2019 17:05:19 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=174806#comment-1291156 Lovely story. Who wouldn’t want to be a Waterman on the Thames?! Lucky sods!

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