BOAT FAMILIES

of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal and connected waterways

Francis Woodburn

Male 1851 - Abt 1924  (73 years)


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  • Name Francis Woodburn 
    Born 18 Jan 1851  Preston Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Occupation Cotton creeler, labourer, boatman Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died Abt Feb 1924  Preston Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I00379  Canal Family 1
    Last Modified 21 Apr 2024 

    Father John Woodburn,   b. 1819, Preston Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1851  (Age < 31 years) 
    Mother Sarah Brown,   b. 1821, Preston Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 30 Oct 1841  St John, Preston Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Family ID F02246  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ann Ashcroft,   b. 1851, Preston Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt Aug 1939, Preston Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
    Married 14 Aug 1872  St John, Preston Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Children 
     1. Joseph Woodburn,   b. 1873, Preston, on canal boat Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Alice Woodburn,   b. 2 Dec 1875, Preston Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Charles Woodburn,   b. 3 Jan 1878, Preston, on canal boat Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. James Woodburn,   b. 9 Jun 1880, Arkholme, nr Carnforth, on canal boat Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Sarah Jane Woodburn,   b. 1883, Preston Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Robert Woodburn,   b. 31 Jan 1887, Carnforth Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. Francis Woodburn,   b. 18 Mar 1890, Preston Find all individuals with events at this location
     8. Margaret Ann Woodburn,   b. 1894, Preston Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 21 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F02245  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Mother Sarah is a widow in the 1851 census, and there is a Preston death record for a John Woodburn, age 30, cotton spinner, on Sept 25 1848 at Newton (GRO digital image), which would mean that he was not Francis's father, though birth record identifies him as such, also Marriage record with 'late' inserted before name.
      In 1991 census as Frank..

  • Sources 
    1. [S010062] Family records.

    2. [S010071] Lancashire BMDs.

    3. [S010069] MC.




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