BOAT FAMILIES

of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal and connected waterways

1846 - Abt 1875 (29 years)

Generation: 1

Elizabeth Taylor was born in 1846 in Hulme, Manchester; died about Aug 1875 in Birkenhead.

Elizabeth married William Cookson on 5 Nov 1867 in St George, Hulme. William (son of Joseph Cookson and Elizabeth Gandy) was born about Feb 1845 in Over, Cheshire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

2. Lucy Cookson was born on 19 Aug 1870 in Birkenhead.
3. Millie Cookson was born in 1873 in Birkenhead.
4. Henry Cookson was born on 18 Feb 1875 in Birkenhead.

Generation: 2

2.
Lucy Cookson (1.Elizabeth¹) was born on 19 Aug 1870 in Birkenhead.
Other Events:
Baptism: 29 Apr 1872, St Peter, Liverpool

Notes:
Birthplace given as Manchester in 1881 census.
3. Millie Cookson (1.Elizabeth¹) was born in 1873 in Birkenhead.

Henry Cookson

(1.Elizabeth¹) was born on 18 Feb 1875 in Birkenhead.

Other Events:

Occupation: Waterman, RM Private, caretaker

Notes:

Royal Marine pensioner in 1839 census.

Henry married Mary Hannah Jackson in 1926 in Trinity Methodist Church, Wharton, nr Northwich. Mary was born on 9 Dec 1892 in Winsford, Cheshire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]