William Cocking Ward Burton

1852 - 1907  (55 years)

• Name	William Cocking Ward Burton
  Born	1852	Birmingham
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Waterman, licensed victualler, boat builder, contractor
  Died	8 Sep 1907	Bebington, Wirral
  Person ID	I17151	Canal Family 1
  Last Modified	21 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	John Ward
  Mother	Sarah Cocking,   b. 1832, London
  Partners	Abt 1851
  Family ID	F05182	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Amelia Abel,   b. Abt May 1855, Wolverhampton
  Married	14 Apr 1873	St Luke, Liverpool   [1]
  Children	1. William Cocking Ward Burton,   b. 1877, Runcorn   2. John Burton,   b. 1879, Liverpool
  Last Modified	21 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F05143	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  In 1861 census as William Burton, 9, son of Henry and Sarah Burton (who did not marry until 1863). In 1871 with same family as William Ward Cocking, 19, stepson. Marries as William Cocking Ward, naming father as John Ward. In 1881 as William Burton, the surname given to his children. Not found in later censuses but named as William Cochran Ward in probate record, addresses 28 Chapel Street, Liverpool and 320 New Chester Road, New Ferry, Wirral. Effects ?1712 19s 7d, beneficiaries William Ward Burton (son) and Clara Stephenson, widow.

  
  

• Sources

  [S010069] MC.