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Francis Lightowler

Male 1851 - Abt 1905  (54 years)


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  • Name Francis Lightowler 
    Born 1851  Knottingley Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Baptism 28 Apr 1851  Knottingley Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Baptism 2 Dec 1857  Knottingley Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Occupation Agricultural labourer, canal boat hauler Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died Abt Feb 1905  Pontefract Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I58754  Canal Family 1
    Last Modified 28 Nov 2025 

    Father George Lightowler,   b. 1806, Knottingley Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt May 1864, Pontefract Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years) 
    Mother Mary Townend,   b. 1810, Selby Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 7 Jan 1835  Selby Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F18779  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Baptised in 1851 as Frances (female), then in 1857 as Francis (male).
      Frank in 1881/91 censuses: in 1881 unmarried with a housekeeper Elizabeth Catton(?) age 40 b Knottingley and three of her children including Mary, 6, and Rose, 2; in 1891 married with wife Elizabeth, age 47 b Knottingley and children including Polly, 16, and Rose, 12 - but no marriage record found.

  • Sources 
    1. [S383606] Yorshire Baptisms (Findmypast).

    2. [S010066] England and Wales Free BMD Death Index.



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