BOAT FAMILIES

of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal and connected waterways

1844 -

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Father	Henry Alty, b. 1823, Haskayne , d. Abt May 1891, Culcheth, Leigh (Age 68 years)
Mother	Ann Ashcroft, b. 1827, Wigan
Partners	Bef 1844
Notes	Couple apparently unmarried when daughter Martha was born. Henry was single when he married Catherine Bradshaw in 1857, but is named as Martha's father in her marriage to Thomas Spencer..
Family ID	F02921	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Thomas Spencer, b. 4 Aug 1843, Parbold , d. 1874, Halsall (Age 30 years)

Married 6 Jun 1864 St Cuthbert, Halsall [2]

Children

	1. Nancy Spencer, b. 1864, Halsall , d. 1865, Halsall (Age 1 years)
	2. Nancy Spencer, b. 31 Aug 1866, Appley Bridge/Upholland
	3. Henry Spencer, b. 1868, Upholland
	4. Ann Spencer, b. 2 Sep 1869, Appley Bridge/Upholland , d. 27 Aug 1922, New Lane, Burscough (Age 52 years)
	5. Thomas Spencer, b. 1872, Appley Bridge/Upholland
	6. Robert Spencer, b. 1874, Wrightington

Last Modified 5 Mar 2026

Family ID F02864 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Family 2 Henry Deakin, b. 8 Dec 1855, Newburgh , d. Bef 1921 (Age < 65 years)

Married 1 Jan 1878 St Nicholas, Liverpool [3]

Children

	1. Margaret Deakin, b. 2 Jan 1883, Lathom , d. 4 May 1964, Burscough (Age 81 years)
	2. William Deakin, b. 14 Mar 1884, Wrightington

Last Modified 5 Mar 2026

Family ID F03013 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Notes

Surname given as Ashcroft in birth record. No marriage record found for parents, but father's name given as Henry Alty, boatman, in both marriage records. (Age given as 25 in marriage to Henry Deakin.)
In 1851 census lodging with presumed uncle Thomas Ashcroft in Lower Ground, Standish, birthplace given as Shevington. In 1861 as Martha Alty, grandchild of Robert and Ellen in Downholland.