Mary Melling

1903 - 1931  (28 years)

• Name	Mary Melling
  Born	15 Jan 1903	Lord Street, Lathom
  Gender	Female
  Baptism	15 Feb 1903	St John the Baptist, Burscough   [1]
  Died	10 Aug 1931	Burscough
  Buried	17 Aug 1931	St John the Baptist, Burscough   [2]
  Person ID	I10900	Canal Family 1
  Last Modified	21 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Ralph Melling,   b. 19 Aug 1874, Newburgh
  Mother	Margaret Ellen Draper,   b. 26 Nov 1877, Lathom
  Married	1898	Ormskirk Register Office   [3]
  Family ID	F01967	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Under the headline "Inquest on Lathom boatman's daughter" the Lancashire Evening Post reported on Aug 14 1931:- Mr S Brighouse, the West Lancashire County Coroner, returned a verdict of ?Found drowned? at an inquest held, to-day, at the Council Offices, Burscough, on Mary Melling, 28, a single woman, daughter of Ralph Melling, a boatman, of Lord Street, Lathom, who was found drowned in the canal yesterday afternoon. The evidence showed that she left home at half past 10 on Monday morning last, saying she was going to look for domestic service. She had been somewhat depressed of late. A farm labourer named John Wilshaw stated that he saw her go towards the canal and then walk along the bank. She was not wearing a hat and it was raining hard at the time. Her body was recovered not far from where he had seen her.

  
  

• Sources

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