William Melling

1900 -

• Name	William Melling
  Born	3 Aug 1900	Wigan   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Boatman
  Person ID	I06798	Canal Family 1
  Last Modified	22 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	John Richard Melling,   b. 1 Jun 1877, Lathom
  Mother	Catherine Ann Winrow,   b. 1872, Ince, Wigan
  Married	16 Sep 1899	St Thomas, Wigan   [2]
  Family ID	F00725	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Perkins,   b. 21 Sep 1900, Standish
  Married	9 Jun 1924	St Anne, Shevington   [3]
  Children	1. John Melling,   b. 8 Nov 1924, Wigan  (Age 101 years)   2. Alfred Melling,   b. 16 Mar 1926, Wigan  (Age 100 years)   3. Annie Perkins Melling,   b. Abt May 1928, Lathom  (Age 97 years)   4. May Perkins Melling,   b. Abt May 1930, Lathom  (Age 95 years)
  Last Modified	22 Mar 2026
  Family ID	F04430	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  In 1939 census with Thomas Abram (q.v. b14.5.1903) in Eanam Wharf, Blackburn, boat not named. Mike Clarke, L&L Canal Society President, says he was Thomas's mate aboard boat Aire in the late 1930s.

  
  

• Sources

  [S010076] Canal Transport Ltd papers at The Waterways Archive, Ellesmere Port. [S010072] Lancashire Online Parish Clerks. [S010069] MC.