Hi all, I have the following family on the 1861 Census. Under Parish it gives "Vessels". On the enumerator's sheet the vessel is given as "Comus". Name, Birth Year, Birthplace, Relationship, Civil Parish, County Charles Cratchley, 1826, Stroudwater Gloucestershire, Master, Vessels, Worcestershire Charles Cratchley, 1849, Gloucestershire, Masters Son, Vessels, Worcestershire Mary Ann Cratchley, 1826, Gloucestershire, Masters Wife, Vessels, Worcestershire Thomas Cratchley, 1854, Gloucestershire, Masters Son, Vessels, Worcestershire Charles Cratchley (snr) was my gt gt gt uncle. Does anyone have any ideas about the vessel? Would it have been a narrowboat on the canal or perhaps a larger vessel on the river? I have not as yet been able to trace this branch of the family any further. Any ideas much appreciated. Tony Hunt Stockton-on-Tees. Researching LANDER in Tardebigge / Bromsgrove / Tewkesbury / Wilnecote (WAR) HALL in Cradley / Rowley Regis / Dudley BROOM(E) in West Bromwich / Birmingham WILLIAMS in Rowley Regis CHARLES in Dudley CRATCHLEY in Cardiff and Stroud, BIRD in Stroud FRANKLIN in Stroud LEWIS in Stroud FAWKES in Woodchester LEWIS in Longney -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.10.2/65 - Release Date: 07/08/05