BOAT FAMILIES

of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal and connected waterways

1826 -

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Father	Samuel Holbrook, b. 1849, Widnes
Mother	Catherine Salmon Charlton, b. 1845, Shropshire
Married	26 Aug 1871	St Nicholas, Liverpool [2]
Family ID	F15501	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Father	Samuel Boyer, b. 1795, Leftwich, Cheshire , d. Abt Feb 1862, Widnes (Age 67 years)
Mother	Catherine Foden, b. 1794, Winsford, Cheshire
Married	13 Mar 1812	Davenham, Cheshire [3]
Family ID	F15500	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Benjamin Hobson, b. 1819, Cheshire , d. Abt May 1849, Ashton under Lyne (Age 30 years)

Married 17 Mar 1847 Manchester Cathedral [2]

Children

	1. Sarah Ann Brockbank, b. 1894, Manchester
	2. Benjamin Hobson, b. Abt Feb 1848, Widnes , d. 1853, Widnes (Age 4 years)
	3. Thomas Brockbank, b. 1896, Manchester
	4. Ada Brockbank, b. 1899, Manchester
	5. Ruth Brockbank, b. 1901, Manchester
	6. Jesse Brockbank, b. 1903, Manchester
	7. Sidney Brockbank, b. 1908, Manchester
	8. Hilda Brockbank, b. 1911, Manchester

Last Modified 22 May 2024

Family ID F15622 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Family 2 Richard Bate, b. 1825, Warrington , d. Bef 1863 (Age < 37 years)

Married 27 May 1850 St Mary, St Helens [4]

Children

	1. Benjamin Hobson, b. 1819, Cheshire , d. Abt May 1849, Ashton under Lyne (Age 30 years)
	2. John Bate, b. Abt Feb 1851, Widnes
	3. Edward Bate, b. Abt Nov 1852, Widnes
	4. Samuel Bate, b. Abt Aug 1854, Widnes
	5. Ann Bate, b. Abt Aug 1858, Widnes
	6. William Bate, b. 1861, Widnes

Last Modified 22 May 2024

Family ID F15624 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Family 3 John Woods, b. 1826, Northwich , d. Bef 1881 (Age < 54 years)

Married 27 Dec 1863 St Mary, St Helens [2]

Children

	1. Richard Bate, b. 1825, Warrington , d. Bef 1863 (Age < 37 years)
	2. Sarah Woods, b. 1865, Widnes
	3. John Woods, b. 1867, Widnes , d. Bef 1911 (Age < 43 years)
	4. William Woods, b. 1870, Widnes

Last Modified 22 May 2024

Family ID F15627 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Notes

After her third husband died (probably in Runcorn, Q1 1878) the 1881 census for Widnes records her as Emma Dawson, widow, 55, b Frodsham - but no fourth marriage found. With her are her sons William Bate and John and William (Woods) recorded as Dawson.
In 1891 she is recorded as Emma Woods, widow, with sons William Bate(s) and William Woods, living with her daughter Annie (nee Woods) McAllister (also in 1901).