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John Holford

Male 1819 - 1876  (56 years)


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  • Name John Holford 
    Born 3 May 1819  Leftwich Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Baptism 23 May 1819  Witton cum Twambrooks Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Occupation Waterman Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 1876  Northwich Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I37186  Canal Family 1
    Last Modified 28 Nov 2025 

    Father William Holford,   b. 8 Jul 1787, Leftwich Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Betty Cowley,   b. 8 Aug 1785, Northwich Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 27 May 1805  Great Budworth, Cheshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Family ID F11832  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sophia Clare,   b. 1830, Northwich Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 18 Jul 1850  St Helen, Witton cum Twambrooks Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Children 
     1. Ann Clare Holford,   b. 1850, Northwich Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Mary Clare Holford,   b. 1852, Northwich Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Elizabeth Holford,   b. 1857, Northwich Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Sarah Holford,   b. 1859, Northwich Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. John Holford,   b. 1862, Northwich Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. William Thomas Holford,   b. 1864, Northwich Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. Samuel Holford,   b. 1867, Northwich Find all individuals with events at this location
     8. Jessie Holford,   b. 1869, Northwich Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 28 Nov 2025 
    Family ID F11830  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • One of nine captains, including his cousin Charles Cowley, fined for breaking through the gates at Pickering's Lock on the River Weaver in 1860. A report of the Magistrates Court proceedings is in the Media/Documents section of the website.

  • Sources 
    1. [S287094] Cheshire Parish Baptisms (Findmypast).

    2. [S010057] Cheshire BMDs.

    3. [S240180] Cheshire Bishop's Transcripts.

    4. [S010069] MC.



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