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Elizabeth Gibbons

Female 1913 - 1918  (4 years)


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  • Name Elizabeth Gibbons 
    Born 7 Jun 1913  New Lane, Burscough Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Baptism 29 Jun 1913  St John the Baptist, Burscough Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Died 1918  Drowned in the canal Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 26 Oct 1918  St John the Baptist, Burscough Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I15565  Canal Family 1
    Last Modified 21 Apr 2024 

    Father Richard Gibbons,   b. 14 Jan 1877, Burscough Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Elizabeth Abram Gregson,   b. 10 Jan 1881, Lathom Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 2 May 1904  St Nicholas, Liverpool Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Family ID F03264  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • A item in the Liverpool Echo, Oct 23rd 1918, headed 'Mother's Tragic Plight' stated: 'A drowning accident is reported from Burscough. At about 5 last evening Mrs Gibbon (sic) wife of a canal boatman of Burscough, was going along the Leeds and Liverpool towpath with three of her children when Elizabeth, aged 5 years, fell into the water. The distracted mother at once went into the canal, gripping the grass on the bank, and tried to reach the child, but failed. James Barrow, a boatman, recovered the body in about 10 minutes. Artificial respiration was tried without avail.'

  • Sources 
    1. [S010056] Parish record.

    2. [S010080] Burial register for St John the Baptist, Burscough Bridge.

    3. [S010051] LDS parish records.



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