BOAT FAMILIES

of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal and connected waterways

William Worfolk

Male 1787 - 1855  (67 years)


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  • Name William Worfolk 
    Born 12 Dec 1787  Knottingley Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Baptism 24 Dec 1787  Methley Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation Carpenter, shipwright, waterman Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 30 Mar 1855  Knottingley Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Knottingley Wesleyan Chapel Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I55225  Canal Family 1
    Last Modified 21 Apr 2024 

    Father Benjamin Worfolk,   b. 1767, Methley, nr Castleford Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1842, Knottingley Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Mother Sarah Sutcliffe 
    Family ID F17539  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Denton,   b. 1789, Featherstone Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 21 Jul 1810  Featherstone Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Children 
     1. Martha Worfolk,   b. 28 Nov 1810, Featherstone Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Mary Worfolk,   b. 10 Nov 1813, Brotherton Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. William Worfolk,   b. 2 Nov 1815, Brotherton Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Jul 1886, Leeds Infirmary Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
     4. Sarah Worfolk,   b. 1 Aug 1818, Brotherton Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Walter Worfolk,   b. 1821, Brotherton Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. John Denton Worfolk,   b. 1823, Wakefield Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Feb 1891, York County Hospital Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
     7. Benjamin Worfolk,   b. 1827, Knottingley Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Apr 1855, Knottingley Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 28 years)
     8. Thomas Worfolk,   b. 1830, Knottingley Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 21 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F13813  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S307070] 'The Sailing Ships and Mariners of Knottingley', Ron Gosney and Rosemary Bowyer.

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




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