BOAT FAMILIES

of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal and connected waterways

First Name Last Name
Home Search  
Print Bookmark

John Clare

Male 1809 -


Personal Information    |    Notes    |    Sources    |    All    |    PDF

  • Name John Clare 
    Born 1809  Northwich Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation Waterman Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I57757  Canal Family 1
    Last Modified 28 Nov 2025 

    Father John Clare,   b. 1766, Northwich Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Sep 1846, Northwich Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Mother Ellen Lear,   b. 1774, Northwich Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Dec 1859, Northwich Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Married 1 May 1797  St Nicholas, Liverpool Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Family ID F18446  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Susannah Hough,   b. 1814, Runcorn Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt Nov 1845, Northwich Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 31 years) 
    Married 31 Oct 1831  Runcorn Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Children 
     1. Joseph Clare,   b. 12 Oct 1833, Leftwich Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Samuel Clare,   b. 5 Dec 1835, Leftwich Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 28 Nov 2025 
    Family ID F18465  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Ann Croxton,   b. 1812, West Kirby, Wirral Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 12 Jan 1847  St James, Walton on the Hill, Liverpool Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Children 
     1. John Clare,   b. Abt May 1849, Northwich Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 28 Nov 2025 
    Family ID F18467  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • No baptism record found, but circumstantial evidence points to his belonging to this family:-
      Witness at first marriage is (presumed) brother Robert John Clare;
      Father confirmed as John Clare, waterman in second marriage record;
      Wife and family at No 1 Tabley St, Witton, in 1851 census with mother and other family members at No 12;
      Crewing with him on barge Temperance Star in 1861 census is Robert Litler, 23, presumed nephew, son of Mary Clare and John Litler.

  • Sources 
    1. [S240186] England Select Marriages (Ancestry).

    2. [S240180] Cheshire Bishop's Transcripts.

    3. [S010069] MC.



This site powered by The Next Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding ©, v. 13.1.1, written by Darrin Lythgoe 2001-2025.