Richard Tyrer

1813 - 1886  (73 years)

• Name	Richard Tyrer
  Born	1813	Wrightington   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	28 Feb 1813	Douglas Chapel, Eccleston (Parbold)   [2]
  Occupation	Carpenter, boatbuilder
  Died	1886	Lathom   [3]
  Buried	2 Feb 1886	St John the Baptist, Burscough
  Person ID	I10793	Canal Family 1
  Last Modified	22 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	Thomas Tyrer,   b. 1788, Charnock ,   d. 1822  (Age 34 years)
  Mother	Mary
  Family ID	F01936	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary Molyneux,   b. 4 Nov 1817, Lathom ,   d. 1867, Lathom  (Age 49 years)
  Married	29 May 1837	St Peter and St Paul, Ormskirk   [4]
  Children	1. Thomas Tyrer,   b. 1838, Lathom ,   d. 1908, Glover's Bridge, Lathom  (Age 70 years)   2. Margaret Tyrer,   b. 1840, Lathom   3. Mary Tyrer,   b. 1844, Lathom   4. Richard Tyrer,   b. 1852, Lathom
  Last Modified	22 Mar 2026
  Family ID	F01925	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Mary Mawdsley,   b. 1830, Burscough ,   d. 1919, Spencer's Bridge, Lathom  (Age 89 years)
  Married	9 Jun 1871	St John the Baptist, Burscough   [5]
  Last Modified	22 Mar 2026
  Family ID	F01928	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Founder of Tyrer's boatbuilding yard near Glover's Bridge, Lathom, in the 1860s. Birthplace given as Wrightinton in baptism record, Lathom in 1851 and '61 censuses, Rivington in 1871 and '81. No occupation given in first marriage record.

  
  

• Sources

  [S010080] Burial register for St John the Baptist, Burscough Bridge. [S010056] Parish record. [S010071] Lancashire BMDs. [S010072] Lancashire Online Parish Clerks. [S010055] Parish records, Bow Lane, Preston.