I would say "non seagoing". A place like Liverpool must had hundreds of boatmen at that time working the various small craft in and around the port. David On Sun, Sep 20, 2015 at 5:31 PM, Nivard Ovington via <mariners@rootsweb.com> wrote: > Hi all > > A man married in 1800 in Liverpool, his occupation given as Boatman > > Would this suggest someone working as a mariner or seaman (possibly > between England and Ireland) > > Or someone working on inland waterways, rivers etc > > -- > Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MARINERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Thank you David That tallies with my understanding of the term Of course that all depends upon the informant having the same understanding in 1800 :-) Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) On 20/09/2015 19:11, David Asprey wrote: > I would say "non seagoing". A place like Liverpool must had hundreds of > boatmen at that time working the various small craft in and around the port. > > David > > On Sun, Sep 20, 2015 at 5:31 PM, Nivard Ovington via > <mariners@rootsweb.com <mailto:mariners@rootsweb.com>> wrote: > > Hi all > > A man married in 1800 in Liverpool, his occupation given as Boatman > > Would this suggest someone working as a mariner or seaman (possibly > between England and Ireland) > > Or someone working on inland waterways, rivers etc