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William Carrington

Male 1813 - Bef 1881  (< 67 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  William Carrington was born in 1813 in Lathom; died before 1881.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Boatman
    • Baptism: 12 Sep 1813, Ormskirk

    William married Elizabeth Langton on 14 Sep 1835 in St Peter and St Paul, Ormskirk. Elizabeth (daughter of Robert Langton and Jane Aspinall) was born on 26 Dec 1810 in Newburgh; died before 1891. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Ellen Carrington  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1836 in Lathom.
    2. 3. Robert Carrington  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1837 in Lathom; died in 1838 in Lathom; was buried on 18 Jan 1838 in St Peter and St Paul, Ormskirk.
    3. 4. Jane Carrington  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1839 in Lathom; died in 1840 in Lathom; was buried on 12 Mar 1840 in St Peter and St Paul, Ormskirk.
    4. 5. Jane Carrington  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1840 in Lathom; died in 1841 in Ormskirk; was buried on 9 Sep 1841 in St Peter and St Paul, Ormskirk.
    5. 6. Frederick Carrington  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1842 in Lathom.
    6. 7. Mary Ann Jane Carrington  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1844 in Lathom.
    7. 8. William Carrington  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1850 in Lathom; died on 20 Jul 1930 in Burscough.
    8. 9. Esther Carrington  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Aug 1851 in Lathom; died about Feb 1890 in Lathom.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Ellen Carrington Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born in 1836 in Lathom.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Boatwoman
    • Baptism: 19 Jun 1836, Lathom Chapel

    Ellen married John Gill on 27 Jun 1861 in St John the Baptist, Burscough. John (son of Richard Gill and Cicely Kershaw) was born on 31 May 1824 in Burscough; died in 1876 in Lathom. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 10. William Carrington  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 5 Mar 1861 in Lathom; died in 1929 in Moss Bridge, Lathom; was buried on 7 Feb 1929 in St John the Baptist, Burscough.
    2. 11. Richard Gill  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1862 in Burscough.
    3. 12. Cicely Gill  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1866 in Lathom.
    4. 13. Elizabeth Gill  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1868 in Burscough; died before 1939.
    5. 14. Ellen Gill  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1870 in Melling/Lathom.
    6. 15. Ann Gill  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1873 in Lathom.
    7. 16. John Gill  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1875 in Liverpool.

  2. 3.  Robert Carrington Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born in 1837 in Lathom; died in 1838 in Lathom; was buried on 18 Jan 1838 in St Peter and St Paul, Ormskirk.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 19 Nov 1837, Lathom Chapel


  3. 4.  Jane Carrington Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born in 1839 in Lathom; died in 1840 in Lathom; was buried on 12 Mar 1840 in St Peter and St Paul, Ormskirk.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 7 Apr 1839, Lathom Chapel


  4. 5.  Jane Carrington Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born in 1840 in Lathom; died in 1841 in Ormskirk; was buried on 9 Sep 1841 in St Peter and St Paul, Ormskirk.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 13 Dec 1840, Lathom Chapel


  5. 6.  Frederick Carrington Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born in 1842 in Lathom.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Boatman
    • Baptism: 29 May 1842, Lathom Park Chapel


  6. 7.  Mary Ann Jane Carrington Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born in 1844 in Lathom.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 7 Jan 1844, St John the Baptist, Burscough


  7. 8.  William Carrington Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born in 1850 in Lathom; died on 20 Jul 1930 in Burscough.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Boatman
    • Baptism: 6 Jan 1850, Lathom Chapel

    William married Ann Baldwin on 11 Dec 1882 in St John the Baptist, Burscough. Ann (daughter of Thomas Baldwin and Alice Robinson) was born on 20 Feb 1860 in Pottery, Wigan; died on 25 Feb 1891 in Burscough; was buried on 27 Feb 1891 in St John the Baptist, Burscough. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 17. Thomas Carrington  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1883 in Lathom; died in 1884 in Lathom.
    2. 18. Elizabeth Carrington  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1884 in Wigan; died in 1935 in Moss Bridge, Lathom; was buried on 17 Sep 1935 in St John the Baptist, Burscough.
    3. 19. Thomas Carrington  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Jun 1886 in Lathom; died on 3 Jun 1952 in Moss Bridge, Lathom; was buried on 6 Jun 1952 in St John the Baptist, Burscough.
    4. 20. Ann Carrington  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 2 Jan 1889 in Lathom.
    5. 21. Robert Carrington  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1891 in Lathom; died in 1891 in Lathom; was buried on 7 Nov 1891 in St John the Baptist, Burscough.

    William married Ellen Robinson on 24 Dec 1900 in St Nicholas, Liverpool. Ellen (daughter of Thomas Robinson and Ellen Prescott) was born in 1869 in Lathom; died on 13 Nov 1925. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 22. Ellen Carrington  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 Nov 1901 in Moss Bridge, Lathom.

  8. 9.  Esther Carrington Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born on 22 Aug 1851 in Lathom; died about Feb 1890 in Lathom.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 14 Sep 1851, Lathom Chapel

    Esther married William Baldwin on 28 Aug 1882 in St John the Baptist, Burscough. William (son of Thomas Baldwin and Alice Robinson) was born on 18 Dec 1854 in Pottery, Wigan; died before 1921. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 23. Thomas Baldwin  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1884 in Lathom.
    2. 24. William Baldwin  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1886 in Lathom.


Generation: 3

  1. 10.  William Carrington Descendancy chart to this point (2.Ellen2, 1.William1) was born on 5 Mar 1861 in Lathom; died in 1929 in Moss Bridge, Lathom; was buried on 7 Feb 1929 in St John the Baptist, Burscough.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Boatman
    • Baptism: 26 Mar 1861, Christ Church, Newburgh

    Notes:

    Born months before his parents married; baptised (PB) as son of Ellen Carrington, spinster.
    In 1871 census as William Gill but marries as Carrington. No father listed in 1883 marriage record, but at his second marriage the father's name, John Gill, was entered then struck through, initialled by the vicar.

    William married Elizabeth Swift on 15 Oct 1883 in St Nicholas, Liverpool. Elizabeth (daughter of Thomas Swift and Hannah Alty) was born in 1861 in Standish; died in 1887 in Standish. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    William married Mary Prescott on 2 Aug 1890 in St Matthias, Liverpool. Mary (daughter of James Prescott and Ann Sherman) was born on 11 Jun 1858 in Pottery, Wigan; died in 1935 in Maypole Lane, Lathom; was buried on 23 Nov 1935 in St John the Baptist, Burscough. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 25. Ann Carrington  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 28 Nov 1891 in Litherland.
    2. 26. Ellen Carrington  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 5 May 1893 in Appley Lock Houses, Wrightington; died in 1935 in Maypole Lane, Lathom; was buried on 26 Jan 1935 in St John the Baptist, Burscough.
    3. 27. Cicely Carrington  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Jul 1896 in Moss Bridge, Lathom.
    4. 28. Henry Carrington  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1898 in Moss Bridge, Lathom; died in 1900 in Lathom.
    5. 29. Mary Carrington  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1901 in Lathom.

  2. 11.  Richard Gill Descendancy chart to this point (2.Ellen2, 1.William1) was born in 1862 in Burscough.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 10 Dec 1862, St John the Baptist, Burscough


  3. 12.  Cicely Gill Descendancy chart to this point (2.Ellen2, 1.William1) was born in 1866 in Lathom.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Boatwoman
    • Baptism: 7 Feb 1866, St John the Baptist, Burscough

    Notes:

    Cecily in baptism record

    Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 30. Ellen Gill  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 5 Feb 1884 in Lathom.

  4. 13.  Elizabeth Gill Descendancy chart to this point (2.Ellen2, 1.William1) was born in 1868 in Burscough; died before 1939.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 23 May 1868, St John the Baptist, Burscough

    Elizabeth married John Webster on 27 Jan 1896 in St John the Baptist, Burscough. John (son of Richard Webster and Sarah Hartley) was born on 26 May 1872 in Downholland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 31. Sarah Webster  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 Dec 1896 in Haskayne.

  5. 14.  Ellen Gill Descendancy chart to this point (2.Ellen2, 1.William1) was born in 1870 in Melling/Lathom.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Boatwoman


  6. 15.  Ann Gill Descendancy chart to this point (2.Ellen2, 1.William1) was born in 1873 in Lathom.

  7. 16.  John Gill Descendancy chart to this point (2.Ellen2, 1.William1) was born in 1875 in Liverpool.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Boatman


  8. 17.  Thomas Carrington Descendancy chart to this point (8.William2, 1.William1) was born in 1883 in Lathom; died in 1884 in Lathom.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 21 Aug 1883, St John the Baptist, Burscough


  9. 18.  Elizabeth Carrington Descendancy chart to this point (8.William2, 1.William1) was born in 1884 in Wigan; died in 1935 in Moss Bridge, Lathom; was buried on 17 Sep 1935 in St John the Baptist, Burscough.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 25 Jan 1885, St John the Baptist, Burscough

    Elizabeth married Richard Melling on 26 Dec 1918 in St Peter and St Paul, Ormskirk. Richard (son of Richard Melling and Margaret Pemberton) was born on 7 Aug 1881 in Moss Bridge, Lathom. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 32. Richard Melling  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 Sep 1922 in Moss Bridge, Lathom.
    2. 33. Thomas Robert Melling  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 14 Sep 1927 in Moss Bridge, Lathom.

  10. 19.  Thomas Carrington Descendancy chart to this point (8.William2, 1.William1) was born on 22 Jun 1886 in Lathom; died on 3 Jun 1952 in Moss Bridge, Lathom; was buried on 6 Jun 1952 in St John the Baptist, Burscough.

    Other Events:

    • Also Known As: Tommy Nine Toes
    • Occupation: Boatman
    • Baptism: 25 Jul 1886, St John the Baptist, Burscough

    Notes:

    Known as "Tommy Nine Toes" after accident with his horse. Pictured in "Burscough Boatmen" book, by Robert Cheetham-Houghton, P29.

    Thomas married Elizabeth Draper on 29 Aug 1914 in St Peter and St Paul, Ormskirk. Elizabeth (daughter of Richard Draper and Catherine Pemberton) was born on 11 Apr 1886 in Lathom; died in 1965. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 34. Ann Carrington  Descendancy chart to this point was born about Nov 1914 in Lathom.
    2. 35. Richard Carrington  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Mar 1920 in Lathom; died on 28 Aug 2001 in Ormskirk Hospital.

  11. 20.  Ann Carrington Descendancy chart to this point (8.William2, 1.William1) was born on 2 Jan 1889 in Lathom.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 10 Feb 1889, St John the Baptist, Burscough

    Notes:

    Before March 2012 we wrongly had this Ann married to James Hilton b1885 (qv)

    Ann married James Ollerton on 28 Dec 1908 in St Peter and St Paul, Ormskirk. James (son of John Ollerton and Mary Pye) was born on 6 Oct 1885 in Newburgh/Liverpool. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 36. Mary Ollerton  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 4 Dec 1917 in Liverpool.

  12. 21.  Robert Carrington Descendancy chart to this point (8.William2, 1.William1) was born in 1891 in Lathom; died in 1891 in Lathom; was buried on 7 Nov 1891 in St John the Baptist, Burscough.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 24 Feb 1891, Lathom Park Chapel

    Notes:

    In 1891 census, age one month, with siblings as grandson of Thomas and Alice Baldwin. Baptised the day before his mother, Ann, died. Lathom parish record wrongly names parents as Robert and Mary, with a note saying: "Privately, received at Burscough". Corresponding record among October baptisms at St John the Baptist, Burscough, has notes saying: "Received Oct 11th" and "At Lathom Chapel, Feb 24th" with parents correctly named as William and Ann. Lancashire BMD confirms mother's maiden name as Baldwin.


  13. 22.  Ellen Carrington Descendancy chart to this point (8.William2, 1.William1) was born on 18 Nov 1901 in Moss Bridge, Lathom.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 15 Dec 1901, St John the Baptist, Burscough


  14. 23.  Thomas Baldwin Descendancy chart to this point (9.Esther2, 1.William1) was born in 1884 in Lathom.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Cotton mill worker


  15. 24.  William Baldwin Descendancy chart to this point (9.Esther2, 1.William1) was born in 1886 in Lathom.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Boatman



Generation: 4

  1. 25.  Ann Carrington Descendancy chart to this point (10.William3, 2.Ellen2, 1.William1) was born on 28 Nov 1891 in Litherland.

    Notes:

    Precise marriage date unclear on Bow Lane microfilm.

    Ann married James Hilton on 26 Dec 1914 in St John the Baptist, Burscough. James (son of John Hilton and Jane Watkinson) was born on 17 Jun 1885 in Lathom; died in 1952 in Canal Bank, Ring O'Bells; was buried on 21 Jul 1952 in St John the Baptist, Burscough. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 37. Jane Hilton  Descendancy chart to this point was born about May 1915 in Lathom.
    2. 38. William Hilton  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 5 Nov 1916 in Lathom.
    3. 39. Mary Hilton  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 31 Dec 1918 in Lathom.
    4. 40. Martha Ellen Hilton  Descendancy chart to this point was born about Nov 1922 in Lathom.
    5. 41. Evelyn Cicely Hilton  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 2 May 1925 in Lathom.

  2. 26.  Ellen Carrington Descendancy chart to this point (10.William3, 2.Ellen2, 1.William1) was born on 5 May 1893 in Appley Lock Houses, Wrightington; died in 1935 in Maypole Lane, Lathom; was buried on 26 Jan 1935 in St John the Baptist, Burscough.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 19 May 1893, All Saints, Wigan

    Notes:

    Birthplace Standish in 1921 census.

    Ellen married Miles Lamb on 26 Dec 1918 in St John the Baptist, Burscough. Miles (son of Mark Lamb and Martha Elizabeth Lawson) was born on 13 Aug 1883 in Burscough. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 27.  Cicely Carrington Descendancy chart to this point (10.William3, 2.Ellen2, 1.William1) was born on 22 Jul 1896 in Moss Bridge, Lathom.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 9 Aug 1896, Lathom Chapel or Hoscar Moss Mission Room

    Notes:

    Birth date given as July 22 in baptism record, July 21 in 1939 census.

    Cicely married John Gibbons about Jul 1937 in Lathom Park Chapel. John (son of John Gibbons and Nancy Cheetham) was born on 12 Mar 1891 in Lathom. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 28.  Henry Carrington Descendancy chart to this point (10.William3, 2.Ellen2, 1.William1) was born in 1898 in Moss Bridge, Lathom; died in 1900 in Lathom.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 23 Oct 1898, Lathom Chapel or Hoscar Moss Mission Room


  5. 29.  Mary Carrington Descendancy chart to this point (10.William3, 2.Ellen2, 1.William1) was born in 1901 in Lathom.

  6. 30.  Ellen Gill Descendancy chart to this point (12.Cicely3, 2.Ellen2, 1.William1) was born on 5 Feb 1884 in Lathom.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 29 Feb 1884, St John the Baptist, Burscough
    • Baptism: 13 Apr 1884, St Matthias, Liverpool

    Notes:

    Two baptism records found.

    Ellen married James Gibbons on 11 Nov 1907 in St Peter and St Paul, Ormskirk. James (son of Peter Gibbons and Ann Spencer) was born on 30 Apr 1884 in Parbold. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 42. John Gibbons  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 7 Jan 1908 in Briars Lane, Lathom; died in 1908 in Lathom; was buried on 9 Sep 1908 in St John the Baptist, Burscough.
    2. 43. Ann Gibbons  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 4 Jul 1909 in Ring O'Bells, Lathom.
    3. 44. Peter Gibbons  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 7 Mar 1912 in Lathom.
    4. 45. Cicely Ellen Gibbons  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 2 Dec 1915 in Ring O'Bells, Lathom.
    5. 46. May Gibbons  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 May 1918 in Wheat Lane, Lathom.
    6. 47. James Gibbons  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Nov 1919 in Wheat Lane, Lathom.
    7. 48. Elsie Gibbons  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 7 Nov 1921 in Wheat Lane, Lathom.
    8. 49. Vera Elizabeth Gibbons  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 7 Jun 1925 in Wheat Lane, Lathom; died in 1926 in Wheat Lane, Lathom; was buried on 9 Apr 1926 in St John the Baptist, Burscough.
    9. 50. Doris Gibbons  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 5 Jan 1927 in Wheat Lane, Lathom.

  7. 31.  Sarah Webster Descendancy chart to this point (13.Elizabeth3, 2.Ellen2, 1.William1) was born on 17 Dec 1896 in Haskayne.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 17 Jan 1897, St Cuthbert, Halsall

    Sarah married Peter Abram on 10 Aug 1918 in St Cuthbert, Halsall. Peter (son of William Abram and Mary Gibbons) was born on 19 Jun 1895 in Lathom. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 32.  Richard Melling Descendancy chart to this point (18.Elizabeth3, 8.William2, 1.William1) was born on 18 Sep 1922 in Moss Bridge, Lathom.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Market gardener
    • Baptism: 8 Oct 1922, St John the Baptist, Burscough


  9. 33.  Thomas Robert Melling Descendancy chart to this point (18.Elizabeth3, 8.William2, 1.William1) was born on 14 Sep 1927 in Moss Bridge, Lathom.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 23 Oct 1927, St John the Baptist, Burscough

    Notes:

    Mother's maiden name Carrington in E&W Birth Index (Ancestry), but oddly given as Hartley in Lancashire BMDs.


  10. 34.  Ann Carrington Descendancy chart to this point (19.Thomas3, 8.William2, 1.William1) was born about Nov 1914 in Lathom.

  11. 35.  Richard Carrington Descendancy chart to this point (19.Thomas3, 8.William2, 1.William1) was born on 19 Mar 1920 in Lathom; died on 28 Aug 2001 in Ormskirk Hospital.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Despatch loader


  12. 36.  Mary Ollerton Descendancy chart to this point (20.Ann3, 8.William2, 1.William1) was born on 4 Dec 1917 in Liverpool.



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