Mirah Williams

1872 - 1955  (82 years)

• Name	Mirah Williams
  Born	1 Feb 1872	Woodside, Dudley   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Baptism	13 Mar 1872	St Thomas, Kidsgrove   [2]
  Occupation	Boatwoman
  Died	1955	Odd Rode, Cheshire
  Buried	26 May 1955	All Saints, Odd Rode   [3]
  Person ID	I68522	Canal Family 1
  Last Modified	28 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	William Williams,   b. 1834, Red Street, nr Kidsgrove
  Mother	Mirah Mellor,   b. 1835, Longton, nr Stoke-on-Trent
  Married	22 Oct 1855	St Mary, Stafford   [4]
  Family ID	F21201	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	William Follows,   b. Abt Feb 1869, Stoke-on-Trent
  Married	23 Dec 1889	All Saints, Odd Rode   [4]
  Children	1. Sarah Follows,   b. Abt Aug 1893, Thurlwood   2. Thomas Follows,   b. 25 Sep 1894, Thurlwood   3. Annie Follows,   b. 1 Apr 1897, Wheelock, nr Sandbach   4. William Follows,   b. Abt Aug 1898, Rode Heath   5. John Henry Follows,   b. Abt May 1904, Rode Heath   6. Caroline Follows,   b. Abt May 1906, Rode Heath
  Last Modified	28 Jul 2026
  Family ID	F22038	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Myra in 1911/21 censuses and some other records. BC says 'born on a boat', birth day obscured - five letters, only bottom half visible (probably 'First'). Harriet Bradford present at the birth, near Railway Bridge, Woodside, Dudley.

  
  

• Sources

  [S010049] BC. [S460962] Shropshire Births and Baptisms (Ancestry). [S253592] Cheshire CofE Burials (Ancestry). [S010069] MC.