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Ann Sherman

Female 1836 - 1874  (38 years)


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  • Name Ann Sherman 
    Born 1836  Scarisbrick Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Baptism 24 Jul 1836  St Cuthbert, Halsall Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Died 10 Sep 1874  Pottery Yard, Wigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Buried 13 Sep 1874  Lower Ince Cemetery, Wigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Person ID I11707  Canal Family 1
    Last Modified 20 Jan 2026 

    Father William Sherman,   b. Appleton Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Ellen Bridge,   b. 1804, Scarisbrick Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 17 May 1825  St Cuthbert, Halsall Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Family ID F03462  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Children 
     1. Emma Prescott,   b. 16 Apr 1871, Liverpool, aboard canal boat Jessie Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 20 Jan 2026 
    Family ID F08163  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 James Prescott,   b. 1830, Burscough Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Mar 1868, Liverpool, aboard canal boat Jessie Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 38 years) 
    Married 28 May 1855  St Nicholas, Liverpool Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Children 
     1. William Prescott,   b. 1856, Ormskirk Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Mary Prescott,   b. 11 Jun 1858, Pottery, Wigan Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1935, Maypole Lane, Lathom Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
     3. Henry Prescott,   b. 1861, Liverpool Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Ellen Prescott,   b. 3 May 1863, Burscough Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Catherine Prescott,   b. 1866, Liverpool Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Martha Prescott,   b. 1867, Liverpool Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 20 Jan 2026 
    Family ID F03463  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 3 William Worthington,   b. 25 Jun 1843, Scarisbrick Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Jan 1875, Kirkdale Prison, Liverpool Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 31 years) 
    Married 4 Feb 1873  St Nicholas, Liverpool Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Last Modified 20 Jan 2026 
    Family ID F03464  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Shearman in baptism record, Sherman in marriage record.
      Murdered by her second husband, William Worthington, who was executed in Liverpool four months later. Ann's first husband died aboard canal boat Jessie three years before daughter Emma was born on the same boat with no father named - perhaps he was William Worthington.

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

    2. [S010060] DC.

    3. [S242739] Find a Grave Index (Ancestry).

    4. [S010069] MC.



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