My Grandparents Houseboat
My grandfather (William Bryant) built a houseboat and moored it in Percuil Creek where he, my grandmother and my mother would spend their summers in the 40s. My grandfather and his wife Dorothy were both born in Falmouth in 1902/1903 and my mother Patricia was born in Falmouth in 1932. My grandfather was a shipwright working in Falmouth dockyard and they also lived in Mylor Bridge. They all spent most of their lives in boats in and around Mylor and Falmouth. My sister and I spent our childhood in Mylor Bridge in the 50's and early 60's and regularly visit Falmouth and family members.If anyone has information about my family, I would love to hear from you.
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I don't know if it's of any help to you Elizabeth, but I too came here looking for the owner of a Cornish built houseboat, this one is called 'Rosemarie'. She was made at R. S. Burts (little Falmouth) in 1930 and I am making a film about her, and trying to trace her original owner an Arthur H. Henderson of St Mawes. I've got her history up to 1948 and back to 1970, just got 20 odd years to find! I wonder if she could have been build by your grandfather? Good luck with your search. Shauna www.houseboat-tv.co.uk
Comment from Shauna Osborne-Dowle on Wednesday, 30th June 2010.