1. | Daniel Ashcroft was born on 30 Mar 1879 in Preston. Other Events:
Notes: Daniel and Alice aboard canal boat Kenneth at Lancaster in 1939 census, with two following entries redacted. Daniel married Alice Goodier on 7 Oct 1899 in St Peter, Preston. Alice (daughter of Leonard Goodier and Fleetwood Hardman) was born on 10 Sep 1881 in Aboard canal boat. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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2. | John Ashcroft ![]() Other Events:
John married Helena Browett about Nov 1918 in St George, Preston. Helena was born on 7 Oct 1898 in Preston. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
3. | Joseph Ashcroft ![]() Other Events:
Notes: In her book 'The Lancaster Canal in Focus' Janet Rigby writes: "It was Joe who carried the last load to Storey's Mill in Lancaster in 1947. Storey's were the last firm to run on coal but after the bad winter that year, when the canal was fozen and deliveries by boat were impossible for several weeks, they switched to oil, thus ending a long tradition heralding the end of commercial carrying on the canal.' Joseph married Evelyn Heskin about Aug 1923 in St Peter, Preston. Evelyn (daughter of James Heskin) was born on 16 Jul 1903 in Preston. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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4. | Leonard Ashcroft ![]() |
5. | Ellen Ashcroft ![]() Notes: Drowned in the canal (family records - death registered in Kendal). |
6. | Daniel Ashcroft ![]() Other Events:
Notes: In her books on the Lancaster Canal Janet Rigby writes: "Dan was born aboard the 'Prince of Wales' at Crooklands" . . . and that "Dan and Mary Jane started their married life on 'May' and worked both the Lancaster and the Leeds & Liverpool Canals." Daniel married Mary Jane Robinson in 1931 in Preston Register Office. Mary (daughter of Thomas Robinson and Janet Slater) was born on 11 May 1914 in Preston; died in 2002. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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7. | Joseph Ashcroft ![]() |
8. | Alice Ashcroft ![]() |