William Gibbons

1898 - 1989  (90 years)

• Name	William Gibbons
  Born	6 Oct 1898	Ring O'Bells, Lathom   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	6 Nov 1898	Lathom Park Chapel or Hoscar Mission Room   [2]
  Occupation	Boatman, transport worker, clog dancer
  Died	Apr 1989	School Lane, Burscough
  Buried	5 Apr 1989	St John the Baptist, Burscough   [3]
  Person ID	I03574	Canal Family 1
  Last Modified	28 Nov 2025

  
  

  Father	Thomas Gibbons,   b. 5 Jun 1873, Moss Bridge, Lathom ,   d. Jan 1951, Burscough  (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Sarah Jane Webster,   b. 20 Mar 1875, Haskayne ,   d. Jun 1961, Ormskirk  (Age 86 years)
  Married	31 Dec 1894	St Peter and St Paul, Ormskirk   [4]
  Family ID	F03257	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Rosbottom,   b. 9 Oct 1899, Lathom
  Married	14 Aug 1922	St John the Baptist, Burscough   [5]
  Children	1. Albert Gibbons,   b. 18 Aug 1923, Burscough  (Age 102 years)
  Last Modified	28 Nov 2025
  Family ID	F00733	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Known as Bill, a local celebrity clog dancer.

  
  

• Sources

  [S010076] Canal Transport Ltd papers at The Waterways Archive, Ellesmere Port. [S010056] Parish record. [S010080] Burial register for St John the Baptist, Burscough Bridge. [S010069] MC. [S010055] Parish records, Bow Lane, Preston.