SKINN or BISBY Watermen/Boat people? Doncaster and Mexborough.

[jess5athome]

Hi, while researching my wife's family tree I have come across a couple by the name of George Skinn and Martha Bisby who were married by Banns at St Mary's church Barnsley on 26th October 1862.
George has his occupation shown as a sailor on the document, and his father is also shown as a sailor.
The brides father Joseph Bisby is also shown as a sailor so I am assuming that with the marriage being in Barnsley they were bargemen / watermen. Is anyone researching these family's? and where could I look to find out about them if they worked on the water?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Frank.

[groom]

Hi Frank

Have you seen the 1861 census? 

Piece: 4465 Folio: 77 Page: 1     
Registration District: Shipping At Sea and in Ports Abroad

Vessel: Invincable Keel River Trade
Port/place: Mexborough

Joseph Bisby      Married      44       Master      Mere Brow, Yorkshire

Jan

[keyboard86]

Hi and to follow on from Groom, is this your George Skinn in 1871?

Joseph Henry Skinn 22 Married occ Master
George Skinn 30 Married occ Mate
Both born Doncaster
Residing on the "Richard of Goole" in Mutford, Suffolk
Census Ref RG10/1781/207/0
Keyboard86

Looking at previous images they appear to be in port.

[groom]

This looks like Joseph's baptism - I presume Mere Brow on the 1861 is Mexborough

Joseph Bisby
26 Nov 1815
Mexborough
Father: William
Father's Occupation:Labourer
Mother:Ann
Mexborough St John the Baptist Yorkshire

[groom]

Here is the family in 1851, but Martha isn't with them. Their address is On the Canal

Piece: 2346 Folio: 46 Page: 45        Doncaster

Joseph Bisby   Head   Married       34        Waterman       Mexborough   
Mary Ann Bisby   Wife   Married       34                              Denaby       
Joseph A Bisby   Son          0 (11 MOS)   1851                  Mexborough

[groom]

I wonder if Joseph married again, as Familysearch has Martha's mother as Elizabeth on her baptism in 1841      https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NFNV-196

[jess5athome]

Wow!! . Jan and keyboard86, thankyou so much for all of that, amazing! I will get my head round it and take it all in, I had got a few bits and bob's from various place's but nothing like what you have both given me, thankyou once again.
Frank.

[groom]

You may need to double check that info I gave you as I've just found another Joseph Bisby in 1851    This looks like the one with the Martha whose mother was Elizabeth.

HO107; Piece: 2333; Folio: 254  Worsbrough

Joseph Bisby   38   Boatman   Mexborough
Elizabeth Bisby   41                    Mexborough
Martha Bisby   10                    Kirby
William Bisby   5                       Mexborough
Fanny Bisby   3                       Mexborough
Eliza Bisby   2                                Mexborough

[keyboard86]

Hi Frank, you may already have this 1881:-

George aged 40 occ Master of the Barge "Hessle" he is with his family on the Stainforth & Headby Canal, Thorne, Yorks.

Census Ref RG11/4698/83/32
Keyboard86