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[RustyH]

Hi,

I'm struggling with deciphering this one



The first seems to be clear, "Pilot" but I can not transcribe the wording after.

This is from an 1891 census, so what's puzzling me, and I am making the assumption Pilot is referring to aircraft Pilot (which maybe I'm making a mistake), but there were no aircraft as such around in that time!

[Lesley Robertson]

Gloucesreri (possibly short for Gloucestershire) canal. Can’t read the last word.
Water pilot but the sound of things…

[grisel]

I read it as Barge Pilot Gloucestershire Canal Comp.(company)

[RustyH]

Just googled what a Barge driver is called, and they are indeed Pilots. I never knew that!
Laughing at myself for thinking it was an Aircraft Pilot

[Nance01]

I'd say Pilot ??? Canal ??.

[christanel]

grisel: I read it as Barge Pilot Gloucestershire Canal Comp.(company)

I'd say Pilot ??? Canal ??.

As usual I know exactly what it says when others point it out.

Christina

[arthurk]

Isn't it just Gloucester Canal (not ...shire)?

[peter nicholl]

For info on the Gloucester & Sharpness Canal, together with a list of Pilots, as opposed to "ordinary" barge drivers, see here
https://www.gloucesterdocks.me.uk/people/
pilotage/canalpilots.htm

[grisel]

Isn't it just Gloucester Canal (not ...shire)?

Sorry,yes, Gloucester.

[RustyH]

For info on the Gloucester & Sharpness Canal, together with a list of Pilots, as opposed to "ordinary" barge drivers, see here
https://www.gloucesterdocks.me.uk/people/
pilotage/canalpilots.htm

This is great, thank you. The relative in question is listed on here, and so his is father