BOAT FAMILIES

of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal and connected waterways

1837 -

Generation: 1

Margaret Wright Parr was born in 1837 in Rufford (daughter of Nicholas Parr and Martha Wright).

Margaret married Thomas Prescott on 16 Nov 1856 in St John the Baptist, Burscough. Thomas (son of Henry Prescott and Mary Whittle) was born in 1834 in Burscough; died before 1861. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

Martha Prescott was born in 1857 in Burscough.

Margaret married William Mawdsley on 6 Dec 1864 in St John the Baptist, Burscough. William (son of Roger Mawdsley and Mary Johnson) was born in 1840 in Burscough. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Generation: 2

Nicholas Parr was born on 10 Dec 1811 in Holmswood, Rufford (son of John Parr and Margaret Lea); died in 1878 in Burscough; was buried on 5 Aug 1878 in St John the Baptist, Burscough.

Nicholas married Martha Wright on 17 Dec 1839 in St Mary the Virgin, Rufford. Martha was born in 1813 in Rufford; died in 1846 in Burscough; was buried on 11 Nov 1846 in St Mary the Virgin, Rufford. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Martha Wright was born in 1813 in Rufford; died in 1846 in Burscough; was buried on 11 Nov 1846 in St Mary the Virgin, Rufford.

Children:

1. Margaret Wright Parr was born in 1837 in Rufford.

Generation: 3

4. John Parr was born about 1785.
John married Margaret Lea on 15 Jan 1805 in St Mary the Virgin, Rufford. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Margaret Lea

Children:

Ellen Parr was born in 1805 in Rufford; died on 8 Feb 1807 in Holmswood, Rufford; was buried on 10 Feb 1807 in St Mary the Virgin, Rufford.
John Parr was born on 30 Oct 1807 in Holmswood, Rufford.
Ellen Parr was born on 21 Sep 1809 in Holmswood, Rufford; died in 1884 in Blackpool; was buried on 2 Sep 1884 in St Mary the Virgin, Rufford.
2. Nicholas Parr was born on 10 Dec 1811 in Holmswood, Rufford; died in 1878 in Burscough; was buried on 5 Aug 1878 in St John the Baptist, Burscough.
Henry Parr was born in 1816 in Rufford.