BOAT FAMILIES

of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal and connected waterways

Phyllis Margery Varley

Female 1920 -  (104 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Phyllis Margery Varley was born on 25 Feb 1920 in Sutch Lane, Lathom (daughter of John William Varley and Elizabeth Ann Gibbons).

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 4 Apr 1920, St John the Baptist, Burscough


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  John William Varley was born in 1885 in Lathom (son of Thomas Varley and Elizabeth Abram).

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Boatman

    John married Elizabeth Ann Gibbons on 27 Sep 1919 in St John the Baptist, Burscough. Elizabeth (daughter of Peter Gibbons and Ann Spencer) was born in 1888 in Lathom. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Elizabeth Ann Gibbons was born in 1888 in Lathom (daughter of Peter Gibbons and Ann Spencer).

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 30 Sep 1888, St John the Baptist, Burscough

    Children:
    1. 1. Phyllis Margery Varley was born on 25 Feb 1920 in Sutch Lane, Lathom.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Thomas Varley was born in 1862 in Burscough (son of Robert Varley and Elizabeth Hesketh); died in 1893 in Lathom; was buried on 21 Jan 1893 in St John the Baptist, Burscough.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: 'Hostler', boatman
    • Baptism: 16 Nov 1862, St John the Baptist, Burscough

    Thomas married Elizabeth Abram on 24 Sep 1883 in St John the Baptist, Burscough. Elizabeth (daughter of Robert Abram and Sarah Much) was born in 1863 in Lathom. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Elizabeth Abram was born in 1863 in Lathom (daughter of Robert Abram and Sarah Much).

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 20 Dec 1863, All Souls, Liverpool

    Children:
    1. Robert Varley was born on 21 May 1884 in Lathom.
    2. 2. John William Varley was born in 1885 in Lathom.
    3. Sarah Varley was born in 1887 in Lathom.
    4. Elizabeth Varley was born on 18 Nov 1889 in Lathom.
    5. Thomas Varley was born in 1892 in Lathom; died in 1892 in Lathom.

  3. 6.  Peter Gibbons was born in 1855 in Lathom (son of John Gibbons and Jane Carrington); died before 1923.

    Other Events:

    • Also Known As: Gobin\Gibbon
    • Occupation: Boatman
    • Baptism: 30 Dec 1855, St John the Baptist, Burscough

    Notes:

    Gibbin in 1871 census, Gibbon in 1881.

    Peter married Ann Spencer on 7 May 1878 in St John the Baptist, Burscough. Ann (daughter of James Spencer and Mary Green) was born on 7 Mar 1856 in Parbold. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Ann Spencer was born on 7 Mar 1856 in Parbold (daughter of James Spencer and Mary Green).

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 6 Apr 1856, Douglas Chapel, Eccleston (Parbold)

    Children:
    1. John Gibbons was born in 1878 in Lathom.
    2. Mary Gibbons was born in 1878 in Lathom; died in 1878 in Lathom.
    3. Jane Gibbons was born in 1882 in Parbold; died in 1883 in Standish.
    4. James Gibbons was born on 30 Apr 1884 in Parbold.
    5. Mary Alice Gibbons was born on 10 Sep 1886 in Parbold; died in 1887 in Standish.
    6. 3. Elizabeth Ann Gibbons was born in 1888 in Lathom.
    7. Richard Gibbons was born in 1891 in Lathom.
    8. Peter Gibbons was born on 6 Jul 1893 in Burscough Bridge.
    9. Ellen Gibbons was born on 10 Jul 1895 in Lathom.
    10. John Gibbons was born on 11 Aug 1897 in Wheat Lane, Lathom; died before 1901.
    11. Nancy Gibbons was born on 2 Feb 1899 in Wheat Lane, Lathom.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Robert Varley was born on 19 Jun 1829 in Skipton (son of Thomas Varley and Ellen Slater); died about May 1907 in Skipton.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Canal horseman, boatman, canal superintendent, lock-keeper at Scarland Lock, Gargrave
    • Baptism: 25 Jun 1829, Skipton

    Notes:

    Absent in 1861 census. Marriage record is for Robert Barlow, for whom no birth or census record found so assumed to be a mishearing for Varley, as in daughter Elizabeth's baptism record.

    Robert married Elizabeth Hesketh on 10 Nov 1855 in St Peter and St Paul, Ormskirk. Elizabeth (daughter of James Hesketh) was born in 1826 in Rufford; died in 1889 in Scarisbrick. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Elizabeth Hesketh was born in 1826 in Rufford (daughter of James Hesketh); died in 1889 in Scarisbrick.

    Notes:

    Marries as Elizabeth Gibbons, widow, and maiden name taken from this record. All children's births apart from first confusingly duplicated in Lancs BMD register, once with mother's maiden name Ashcroft, and again with mother's maiden name Gobin or Gibbons.

    Children:
    1. Ellen Varley was born in 1856 in Burscough; died in 1857 in Skipton.
    2. Elizabeth Varley was born in 1858 in Burscough.
    3. Mary Varley was born in 1860 in Burscough; died in 1919 in Orrell Lane, Burscough; was buried on 6 Oct 1919 in St John the Baptist, Burscough.
    4. 4. Thomas Varley was born in 1862 in Burscough; died in 1893 in Lathom; was buried on 21 Jan 1893 in St John the Baptist, Burscough.
    5. Robert Varley was born in 1864 in Burscough; died before 1869.
    6. John William Varley was born in 1866 in Burscough.
    7. Robert Varley was born in 1869 in Burscough.

  3. 10.  Robert Abram was born in 1834 in Lathom (son of Margery Abram); died in 1896 in Wheat Lane, Lathom; was buried on 29 Apr 1896 in St JOhn the Baptist, Burscough.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Boatman
    • Baptism: 13 Jun 1834, Lathom Park Chapel

    Notes:

    Birthplace given as Halsall in censuses. Robert Abram in baptism and marriage records, but born before his mother married Ralph Melling. In 1841 census as Melling, also in 1851 'in a flat on the canal' in Litherland with his stepfather's brother Richard Melling.

    Robert married Sarah Much on 4 Mar 1861 in St Peter and St Paul, Ormskirk. Sarah (daughter of John Much) was born in 1831 in Liverpool. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Sarah Much was born in 1831 in Liverpool (daughter of John Much).

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 13 Jun 1831, St Peter, Liverpool

    Children:
    1. 5. Elizabeth Abram was born in 1863 in Lathom.
    2. William Abram was born on 17 Jun 1865 in Lathom; died on 5 Aug 1950 in Halsall; was buried in 1950 in St Cuthbert, Halsall.
    3. Ellen Abram was born in 1866 in Parbold.
    4. Richard Abram was born in 1868 in Lathom; died in 1871 in Lathom; was buried on 26 Mar 1871 in St John the Baptist, Burscough.

  5. 12.  John Gibbons was born in 1835 in Liverpool (son of Peter Gibbons and Cicely Wareing); died in 1869 in Lathom; was buried on 6 Jan 1869 in St John the Baptist, Burscough.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Boatman
    • Baptism: 28 Jun 1835, St Nicholas, Liverpool

    Notes:

    Gobin at baptism and in 1851 census, Gibbings in daughter Margaret's baptism record.

    John married Jane Carrington on 10 Sep 1855 in St Peter and St Paul, Ormskirk. Jane (daughter of Richard Carrington and Margaret Lyon) was born in 1836 in Lathom; died in Jul 1915 in Ormskirk Union Workhouse; was buried on 29 Jul 1915 in St John the Baptist, Burscough. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 13.  Jane Carrington was born in 1836 in Lathom (daughter of Richard Carrington and Margaret Lyon); died in Jul 1915 in Ormskirk Union Workhouse; was buried on 29 Jul 1915 in St John the Baptist, Burscough.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 20 Mar 1836, Lathom Chapel

    Notes:

    After her husband died in 1869, Jane had (at least) four more children (father unknown) who took the name Gibbons.

    Children:
    1. 6. Peter Gibbons was born in 1855 in Lathom; died before 1923.
    2. Richard Gibbons was born in 1857 in Lathom.
    3. George Gibbons was born in 1860 in Lathom; died on 3 Jun 1894 in Royal Infirmary, Liverpool; was buried on 5 Jun 1894 in St John the Baptist, Burscough Bridge.
    4. Cicely Gibbons was born in 1861 in Lathom.
    5. John Gibbons was born in 1863 in Lathom; died in 1864 in Burscough; was buried on 15 Mar 1864 in St John the Baptist, Burscough.
    6. Margaret Gibbons was born in 1865 in Lathom; died in 1866 in Lathom.
    7. John Gibbons was born in 1867 in Lathom; died in 1938 in Ring O'Bells, Lathom; was buried on 3 Sep 1938 in St John the Baptist, Burscough.
    8. Margaret Alice Gibbons was born on 26 Mar 1869 in Lathom.

  7. 14.  James Spencer was born in 1833 in Lathom (son of James Spencer and Nancy Postlethwaite); died before 1911.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Boatman, brickyard labourer

    James married Mary Green on 4 Jun 1855 in St Nicholas, Liverpool. Mary (daughter of Thomas Green and Ann Shaw) was born in 1833 in Halsall; died in 1861 in Parbold; was buried on 7 May 1861 in St John the Baptist, Burscough. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 15.  Mary Green was born in 1833 in Halsall (daughter of Thomas Green and Ann Shaw); died in 1861 in Parbold; was buried on 7 May 1861 in St John the Baptist, Burscough.
    Children:
    1. 7. Ann Spencer was born on 7 Mar 1856 in Parbold.
    2. Mary Spencer was born on 31 Dec 1857 in Parbold; died in 1892 in Liverpool.




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