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William Cheetham

Male 1906 - 1914  (8 years)


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  • Name William Cheetham 
    Born 1906  Lydiate Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Baptism 29 Apr 1906  St Thomas, Lydiate Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Died 14 Jul 1914  Lydiate Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I05579  Canal Family 1
    Last Modified 21 Apr 2024 

    Father Robert Cheetham,   b. 1872, Halsall Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Elizabeth Dobson,   b. 1872, Broadheath, Cheshire Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 2 Jun 1893  St Nicholas, Liverpool Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Family ID F03095  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Drowned after falling in to the canal on his way home from school. (See note attached to Daniel Harrison Lund, who tried unsuccessfully to save him.)
      The Liverpool Echo reported on July 15 1914:-
      A plucky attempt to save a lad from drowning in the canal at Lydiate is reported. A lad named William Cheetham, 8, son of Robert Cheetham, a boatman, of Lydiate, fell into the canal while attempting to recover his hoop from the water. His companion ran to an adjoining boat-builder's yard, and Mr Daniel H Lund rushed to the spot. He saw a bubble on the water and dived in several times. He failed, however, to find the boy, and a few minutes later the body was recovered with a boathook. Artificial respiration was tried, but without success.

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

    2. [S010051] LDS parish records.



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