BOAT FAMILIES

of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal and connected waterways

1877 - 1948 (70 years)

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Father	Robert Lund, b. 1836, Hesketh with Becconsall , d. 1918, Aughton (Age 82 years)
Mother	Elizabeth Harrison, b. 1841, Tarleton , d. 1921, Aughton (Age 80 years)
Married	1859	Ormskirk Register Office [2]
Family ID	F00933	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Emily Holme, b. 11 Aug 1881, Maghull

Married 17 Jul 1907 St Thomas, Lydiate [3]

Children

1. Constance Evelyn Lund, b. 24 Dec 1907, Lydiate

Last Modified 28 Jul 2026

Family ID F00936 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Notes

Received Royal Humane Society vellum certificate for attempting to save the life of William Cheetham, 8, (qv, son of Robert Cheetham, boatmen) who had fallen in to the canal.
A report in the Ormskirk Advertiser for Sept 10 1914, headed Lydiate Boatbuilder's Plucky Conduct reads: "On Tuesday July 14th a boy named William Cheetham of Lydiate accidentally fell into the canal while returning from school. An alarm was raised and Mr Lund rushed to the scene and dived into the canal two or three times, but was unsuccessfulin saving the boy. Shortly afterwards the body was recovered."
The report gives the date of the subsequent inquest also as July 14, which seems unlikely, so either the date of death or of the inquest is probably incorrect.
The report states that the jury complimented Mr Lund on his brave action and that the coroner said he would report the matter to the Royal Humane Society. The ensuing certificate was presented to Mr Lund on Sept 7 1914.