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Francis Wiswall

Male 1842 - 1915  (72 years)


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  • Name Francis Wiswall 
    Born 30 Jul 1842  Winstanley, nr Billinge, Lancashire Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Baptism 2 Aug 1842  Billinge Chapelry, nr Wigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Occupation Ship's carpenter, inland navigation inspector, civil engineer Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 4 Jul 1915  Runcorn Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Person ID I44386  Canal Family 1
    Last Modified 31 Aug 2026 

    Mother Martha Wiswall,   b. 1817, Winstanley, nr Wigan Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F14188  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Sarah Deakin,   b. 1846, Widnes Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1873, Runcorn Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 27 years) 
    Married 19 Mar 1865  St Helens Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Children 
     1. Blanche Wiswall,   b. 1867, Runcorn Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt Aug 1876, Runcorn Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 9 years)
     2. Francis Thomas Wiswall,   b. 1869, Runcorn Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt Feb 1889, Runcorn Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 20 years)
     3. John Alfred Wiswall,   b. 1871, Runcorn Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt Aug 1871, Runcorn Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
    Last Modified 31 Aug 2026 
    Family ID F19535  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Maria Maddocks,   b. 1843, Macclesfield Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt May 1921, Runcorn Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Married 28 Jul 1874  Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Edge Lane, Stretford Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Children 
     1. Elizabeth Wiswall,   b. 16 Mar 1875, Manchester Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Walter Hartley Wiswall,   b. 3 Oct 1876, Manchester Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. John William Wiswall,   b. 17 Sep 1878, Manchester Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1949, East Wirral Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
    Last Modified 31 Aug 2026 
    Family ID F14187  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • BC and baptism name mother as Martha Wiswall (no father); both marriage records name father as William Wiswall.

  • Sources 
    1. [S010049] BC.

    2. [S218255] Lancashire Births and Baptisms (Ancestry).

    3. [S010083] National Probate Calendar.

    4. [S010069] MC.



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