BOAT FAMILIES

of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal and connected waterways

1877 - 1947 (69 years)

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Name	Benjamin Curry Walls
Born	15 Oct 1877	Gargrave [1]
Gender	Male
Occupation	Lockkeeper, canal traffic inspector, inland water transport superintendent and director
Died	27 Aug 1947	Staincliffe, nr Dewsbury [2]
Person ID	I01	Canal Family 9
Last Modified	2 Mar 2019

Father	Benjamin Walls, b. 1823, Felixkirk, nr Thirsk
Relationship	natural
Mother	Mary Curry, b. 1837, Topcliffe by Thirsk
Relationship	natural
Married	Abt Aug 1863	Thirsk [2]
Family ID	F02	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Elizabeth Ann Swales, b. 5 Nov 1869, Starbotton, nr Kettlewell, north Yorkshire , d. Abt Nov 1941, Skipton (Age 72 years)

Married 30 Aug 1899 Gargrave Wesleyan Chapel [3]

Children

	1. Lucy Walls, b. Abt Nov 1900, Gargrave [natural]
	2. Benjamin Earle Walls, b. 8 Dec 1901, Gargrave , d. Abt Feb 1956, Worth Valley, Yorkshire (Age 54 years) [natural]
	3. Fred Curry Walls, b. 24 Jan 1903, Gargrave [natural]
	4. Thomas Norman Walls, b. 18 Mar 1904, Gargrave , d. Abt Aug 1973, Keighley (Age 69 years) [natural]
	5. Richard Maurice Walls, b. 4 Dec 1906, Gargrave , d. Abt Aug 1975, Staincliffe, nr Dewsbury (Age 68 years) [natural]
	6. Mary Walls, b. Abt Feb 1908, Gargrave [natural]
	7. John Robert Walls, b. Abt Nov 1909, Gargrave , d. Abt Feb 1913, Skipton (Age 3 years) [natural]
	8. Elizabeth Marjorie Walls, b. 16 Feb 1913, Gargrave (Age 111 years) [natural]

Last Modified 2 Mar 2019

Family ID F01 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Notes

Preacher and choirmaster at Gargrave Methodist Church. Address West Street, Gargrave, in marriage record.
National Probate Index for 1947 states: "WALLS Benjamin Curry of Massa Flatts Raikes-road Skipton, Yorkshire, died 27 August 1947. Probate London 6 December to Richard Maurice Walls canal carrier's agent. Effects £10,998 14s 2d."