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Francis Lightowler

Male 1851 - Abt 1905  (54 years)


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  1. 1.  Francis Lightowler was born in 1851 in Knottingley (son of George Lightowler and Mary Townend); died about Feb 1905 in Pontefract.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Agricultural labourer, canal boat hauler
    • Baptism: 28 Apr 1851, Knottingley
    • Baptism: 2 Dec 1857, Knottingley

    Notes:

    Baptised in 1851 as Frances (female), then in 1857 as Francis (male).
    Frank in 1881/91 censuses: in 1881 unmarried with a housekeeper Elizabeth Catton(?) age 40 b Knottingley and three of her children including Mary, 6, and Rose, 2; in 1891 married with wife Elizabeth, age 47 b Knottingley and children including Polly, 16, and Rose, 12 - but no marriage record found.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  George Lightowler was born in 1806 in Knottingley; died about May 1864 in Pontefract.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Waterman

    Notes:

    There were two George Lightowlers, both watermen, baptised in 1806, Knottingley - probably cousins - one to Thomas and Mary on April 20, the other to John and Mary on May 25.
    This George is absent in the 1861 census, but wife Mary is married (not widowed).

    George married Mary Townend on 7 Jan 1835 in Selby. Mary was born in 1810 in Selby. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Mary Townend was born in 1810 in Selby.
    Children:
    1. Martha Lightowler was born in 1835 in Selby.
    2. Mary Lightowler was born about Nov 1837 in Knottingley.
    3. Hannah Lightowler was born about Feb 1840 in Selby.
    4. Elizabeth Lightowler was born about Aug 1842 in Selby.
    5. Jane Lightowler was born in 1844 in Selby.
    6. Thomas Lightowler was born about May 1846 in Selby.
    7. George William Lightowler was born in Dec 1848 in Knottingley.
    8. 1. Francis Lightowler was born in 1851 in Knottingley; died about Feb 1905 in Pontefract.
    9. John Lightowler was born in 1857 in Knottingley.



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