BOAT FAMILIES

of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal and connected waterways

William Leigh

Male 1802 - Bef 1861  (< 58 years)


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  • Name William Leigh 
    Born 1802  Upholland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Baptism 14 Mar 1802  St Thomas the Martyr, Upholland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Occupation Boatman Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died Bef 1861  [2
    Person ID I01209  Canal Family 1
    Last Modified 26 Mar 2024 

    Father George Leigh 
    Family ID F04764  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Margery Ashcroft,   b. 1810, Upholland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1874, Upholland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years) 
    Married 3 Oct 1830  All Saints, Wigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
     1. Richard Leigh,   b. 1831, Upholland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1836, Upholland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 5 years)
     2. Ellen Leigh,   b. 1832, Upholland Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Elizabeth Leigh,   b. 21 Feb 1835, Upholland Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Richard Leigh,   b. 1837, Upholland Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Jane Leigh,   b. 1839, Upholland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1894, Aspull Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years)
     6. Samuel Leigh,   b. 15 Mar 1841, Upholland Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. George Leigh,   b. 1843, Upholland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1848, Upholland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 5 years)
     8. William Leigh,   b. 1845, Upholland Find all individuals with events at this location
     9. John Leigh,   b. 13 Nov 1846, Upholland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1847, Shevington Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     10. Margaret Leigh,   b. 1851, Upholland Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 26 Mar 2024 
    Family ID F02512  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Family name spelt Leigh in all records up to 1851, but variously Lea or Lee later

  • Sources 
    1. [S010072] Lancashire Online Parish Clerks.

    2. Details: There is a burial at St Thomas the Martyr, Upholland, on6.7.1859 of a William Lee, but age given as 67.




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