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May Ashcroft

Female 1923 - 2004  (81 years)


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  • Name May Ashcroft 
    Born 25 May 1923  Leighton Street, Preston Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Female 
    Occupation Boatwoman Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died Aug 2004 
    Person ID I18391  Canal Family 1
    Last Modified 20 Jan 2026 

    Father Thomas Ashcroft,   b. 4 Jan 1882, Preston Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Fleetwood Hardman,   b. 23 May 1880, Back Canal Street, Preston Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married Abt Aug 1902  St Peter, Preston Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Family ID F05589  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family John Sharp 
    Married 1942  St Thomas, Preston Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Last Modified 20 Jan 2026 
    Family ID F05591  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • In her book 'The Lancaster Canal in Focus' Janet Rigby writes: 'May used to regularly take the horses to the blacksmith for shoeing, which cost about 12 shillings in the 1930s. She left the canal in 1939 for factory work.'

  • Sources 
    1. [S242709] 1939 Census.

    2. [S010075] Lancashire BMD & Free BMD.

    3. [S010071] Lancashire BMDs.



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