William Whittaker

1830 - Bef 1915  (< 84 years)

• Name	William Whittaker
  Born	1830	Runcorn
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Waterman
  Died	Bef 1915
  Person ID	I66249	Canal Family 1
  Last Modified	28 Nov 2025

  
  

  Father	Theophilus Whittaker,   b. 1805, Daresbury, Cheshire ,   d. 1830, Antrobus, Cheshire  (Age 25 years)
  Mother	Mary Dickens,   b. 1808, Little Leigh, Cheshire
  Married	3 Nov 1829	St Mary and All Saints, Great Budworth
  Family ID	F13551	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Thirza Lee,   b. 1842, Widnes ,   d. 1895, Widnes  (Age 53 years)
  Married	2 Jun 1862	St Paul, Warrington   [1]
  Children	1. Mary Whittaker,   b. Jun 1863, Widnes ,   d. Abt May 1865, Prescot  (Age 1 years)   2. Rachael Whittaker,   b. Abt May 1865, Widnes   3. William Whittaker,   b. Abt Nov 1868, Widnes   4. Sarah Whittaker,   b. Abt Nov 1871, Widnes   5. George Whittaker,   b. 17 Nov 1873, Widnes   6. John Lee Whittaker,   b. Abt Feb 1876, Widnes   7. Theophilus Whittaker,   b. Abt May 1878, Widnes ,   d. 26 Jul 1916, Suez  (Age 38 years)   8. Ann Whittaker,   b. Abt Nov 1880, Garston
  Last Modified	28 Nov 2025
  Family ID	F21317	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  No baptism record found. In 1841 census as William Dutton with mother and her second husband. Not found in 1851/61 censuses. Age given as 27 in marriage record. In 1887 William and son George were recorded aboard 'James' in Widnes with Robert Robinson (b1833 Widnes) 'Trading all the half-year between the Menai Strait and the Mersey having made 14 trips successfully, from July 1 ending at Widnes on December 31. (Crew List date-stamped January 13 1888 on Ancestry.)

  
  

• Sources

  [S010072] Lancashire Online Parish Clerks.