BOAT FAMILIES

of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal and connected waterways

Thomas Lamb

Male 1908 - 1981  (72 years)


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  • Name Thomas Lamb 
    Born 18 Jul 1908  Linacre, Bootle Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Occupation Boatman Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 12 Mar 1981  Skelmerdale Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried 17 Mar 1981  St john the Baptist, Burscough Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I04649  Canal Family 1
    Last Modified 26 Mar 2024 

    Father Robert Lamb,   b. 28 Jun 1880, Burscough Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1950, Crabtree Bridge, Burscough Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Mother Margaret Grimshaw,   b. 29 Jan 1883, Haskayne Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 14 Mar 1904  St Matthew, Bootle Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Family ID F00201  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Alice Watkinson,   b. 28 May 1909, Lord Street, Lathom Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jun 1952, Lord Street, Lathom Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 43 years) 
    Married 26 Dec 1934  St John the Baptist, Burscough Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Children 
     1. Gwendoline Ann Lamb,   b. 19 Dec 1949, Ormskirk Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
    Last Modified 26 Mar 2024 
    Family ID F02986  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • The last boatman to operate a horse-drawn barge on the canal, according to family records.

  • Sources 
    1. [S010076] Canal Transport Ltd papers at The Waterways Archive, Ellesmere Port.

    2. [S010062] Family records.

    3. [S010080] Burial register for St John the Baptist, Burscough Bridge.

    4. [S010069] MC.




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