Hello Paddy, This vessel initially seemed a bit of a puzzle.  No "Elizabeth Furner" appears in Lloyd's Registers for the period, nor in the Mercantile Navy Lists between 1859 and 1867, nor in Christie's Shipping Register under Goole in 1858.  Nor is there a listing for a William Fratson, or indeed any similar surname, in the same MNLs.   However, in the Goole Shipping Lists published in the Leeds Mercury and the Bradford Observer, a vessel "Elizabeth Turner" appears under a captain Fratson from June 1861, and he was still master in July 1873.  Previously during the 1850s Fratson had been mentioned as master of the "Sheaf", and then the "Frances Ann", the latter up until 1858. I can only assume that the enumerator's capital Ts and Fs in the census must have been very similar! So, the "Elizabeth Turner" of Goole does not appear in Lloyd's Registers, but that's not surprising for a small coaster, but her Official Number was 29199, Commercial Code signal Q.D.P.M., registered at 58 tons, her owner being William Fratson of Goole.  Fratson also appears to have taken a public house - the Mariner's Arms in South Street, Goole - for in September 1872 he was fined at the Leeds Brewster's Sessions ten shillings for permitting drunkenness in his house. So that's solved! Regards, Peter Klein ________________________________ From: Patricia Byers <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, 6 July 2013, 1:06 Subject: [MAR] "Elizabeth Furner" - coastal schooner I'm still seeking information about the "Elizabeth Furner" recorded in the 1861 census. She was a 57 ton Coaster Schooner. At the time of the census she was registered at Goole. The Captain was William Fratson (35), born in Yorkshire. Paddy Byers Hobart Tasmania ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message