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I've been researching the SHILLITO family of Yorkshire where at least 3  generations appear to have been variously recorded as bargeman/lighterman/barge owner, etc.  They appear to have plied the waterways from York to Hull to Goole (where they were in the 1881 census) and the Goole museum was very helpful with background info. - the website is worth a look! On the night of the 1881 census there appear to have been a vast array of various types of shipping in port - worth a read if you're interested.

Any other useful website links would be welcomed.