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William Lyth

Male Abt 1858 -


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  • Name William Lyth 
    Born Abt May 1858  Market Drayton Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation Boatman, canal porter Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I68900  Canal Family 1
    Last Modified 5 Feb 2026 

    Father William Lyth,   b. 1824, Wem, Shropshire Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Elizabeth Davies,   b. 1827, Llangollen Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 9 Dec 1846  Whittington, nr Oswestry Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Family ID F22108  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Mary Ann Edwards,   b. Abt 1847, St Martin's, nr Oswestry Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1900, Ellesmere Port Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 53 years) 
    Married 11 Apr 1875  St Oswald, Oswestry Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Children 
     1. William Lyth,   b. 1878, St Martin's, nr Oswestry Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. James Lyth,   b. 1881, Llangollen Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 5 Feb 2026 
    Family ID F22114  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Henrietta Hunt,   b. 1873, Tarporley Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married Abt Nov 1906  Wirral Register Office Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Children 
     1. Albert Lyth,   b. 4 Oct 1901, Ellesmere Port Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Robert Lyth,   b. 1903, Ellesmere Port Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Elsie May Lyth,   b. 26 Dec 1906, Ellesmere Port Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Norah Ellen Lyth,   b. 1908, Ellesmere Port Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Fred Lyth,   b. Abt Aug 1913, Ellesmere Port Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 5 Feb 2026 
    Family ID F22118  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • In 1900 census with Henrietta as man and wife but marriage not recorded until 1906. (1911 census says married 11 years).

  • Sources 
    1. [S260077] GRO Online Index.

    2. [S491970] Shropshire Marriages and Banns (Ancestry).

    3. [S010057] Cheshire BMDs.



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