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Post by duncan on Jun 10, 2021 16:35:44 GMT
If anyone is able to help with this query it is likely to be JohnV or Tony Dunkley, who may be aware of historical information.
My father has been tracing his family tree. His great great grandfather lived in Castleford, and was known as a waterman. Sometime around 1870 he moved with his family to Driffield. Apparently he had a string of 16 or so barges operating on the Humber. When he died in 1893 he was described on his gravestone as a Master Mariner. He probably moved from Castleford to Driffield when he became a Master Mariner.
It has not been possible to find out any more information about the Harrison barges, anyone got any suggestions where to research?
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Post by kris on Jun 10, 2021 16:37:58 GMT
Iām sureTony knew him.
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Post by JohnV on Jun 10, 2021 16:59:48 GMT
If anyone is able to help with this query it is likely to be JohnV or Tony Dunkley, who may be aware of historical information.
My father has been tracing his family tree. His great great grandfather lived in Castleford, and was known as a waterman. Sometime around 1870 he moved with his family to Driffield. Apparently he had a string of 16 or so barges operating on the Humber. When he died in 1893 he was described on his gravestone as a Master Mariner. He probably moved from Castleford to Driffield when he became a Master Mariner.
It has not been possible to find out any more information about the Harrison barges, anyone got any suggestions where to research?
Have you contacted the Beverley Barge society ? also pm shortly |
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Post by JohnV on Jun 10, 2021 17:53:58 GMT
another source might be to contact Les Reid of the Leicester Trader preservation barge at Newark, he has a massive collection of information www.facebook.com/leicester.trader/ he is also on the barge site |
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Post by TonyDunkley on Jun 10, 2021 20:03:17 GMT
If anyone is able to help with this query it is likely to be JohnV or Tony Dunkley, who may be aware of historical information.
My father has been tracing his family tree. His great great grandfather lived in Castleford, and was known as a waterman. Sometime around 1870 he moved with his family to Driffield. Apparently he had a string of 16 or so barges operating on the Humber. When he died in 1893 he was described on his gravestone as a Master Mariner. He probably moved from Castleford to Driffield when he became a Master Mariner.
It has not been possible to find out any more information about the Harrison barges, anyone got any suggestions where to research?
Hello duncan, Apart from what JohnV has already suggested, the only other things I can think of where you might get a useful lead or contact details for another source of old records from is Hull Maritime Museum : -- < www.hcandl.co.uk/museums-and-galleries/hull-maritime-museum/... > or the Yorkshire Film Archive for the Port of Goole : -- < www.yfanefa.com/record/7232 > |
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Post by pluto on Jun 15, 2021 19:13:55 GMT
The book you should read is 'The Sailing Ships and Mariners of Knottingley', Roy Gosney and Rosemary Bowyer, ISBN 0 9534696 0 3. To some extent, Knottingley was a more important boat owning centre than Castleford, with many vessels and families working in the coastal trade based there, even after Goole opened. I have had a quick look in my copy, but cannot see the name Harrison, though there are many family names in the text, and no name index. The book will give you some background to how the keel trade operated in the 19th century.
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Post by JohnV on Jun 16, 2021 6:23:20 GMT
Note made of that book, I'll add it to my list of ones to look out for
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