BOAT FAMILIES

of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal and connected waterways

Joseph Howcroft

Male 1796 - 1856  (59 years)


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  • Name Joseph Howcroft 
    Born 12 Jan 1796  Ashton under Lyne Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Baptism 16 Oct 1836  St Michael, Ashton under Lyne Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Occupation Porter Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 1856  Chorlton upon Medlock Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 11 Jul 1856  All Saints, Ashton under Lyne Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I51044  Canal Family 1
    Last Modified 26 Mar 2024 

    Father Job Howcroft,   b. 1776, Norton Bridge, nr Stone, Staffordshire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Dec 1836, Lymm Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Hilton,   b. 1776,   d. Bef 1813  (Age < 36 years) 
    Married 24 Sep 1796  Ashton under Lyne Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Family ID F16210  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Hannah Gosling,   b. 1800, Manchester Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1851  (Age < 50 years) 
    Married 22 Jun 1833  Manchester Cathedral Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 26 Mar 2024 
    Family ID F16223  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Mary Mellor,   b. 1819, Manchester Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 6 Jan 1851  Manchester Cathedral Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Last Modified 26 Mar 2024 
    Family ID F16225  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Plain Joseph in 1841 census, marriage and burial records, but William Joseph in 1836 baptism record (apparently at age 40) when the birth date given was before his parents' marriage. No contemporary baptism records found for any of Job and Elizabeth Hilton's three known children.

  • Sources 
    1. [S307041] England Births and Christenings (Ancestry).

    2. [S240186] England Select Marriages (Ancestry).

    3. [S010069] MC.




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