Analysis of 18th century trade (1777-1799) on the Stroudwater Navigation is available in here. Analysis of trade between 1800 and 1819 is provided here
Analysis of specific end-of-accounting-period entries for March in the following years are also available: 1820, 1825, 1830, 1835, 1840, 1845, 1850, 1855, 1860, 1865, 1870, 1875, 1880, 1885, 1890, 1895. For the March 1835 entries the equivalant entries from the Brimscombe Port Import and Export Books of the Thames and Severn Canal have also been recorded. For 1845 the whole year has been recorded in a spreadsheet, and a list of the 270 boat masters who made multiple trips along the Stroudwater is available. For 1870 the tonnage recorded for movements within the Thames & Severn Canal have also been added.
In 1795 a law was passed requiring boats travelling on navigable rivers and inland waterways to be registered. Boats on the Stroudwater Navigation and the Thames and Severn Canal were required, until 1798, to register at the Gloucester Quarter Session. A list of the certificates issued there, as held in the Gloucestershire Archives (Q/RR/1), has been prepared by The EurekA Partnership. A summary of the entries is provided in 1795 Registered Boats
