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George Lightowler

Male 1806 - Abt 1864  (58 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  George Lightowler was born in 1806 in Knottingley; died about May 1864 in Pontefract.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Waterman

    Notes:

    There were two George Lightowlers, both watermen, baptised in 1806, Knottingley - probably cousins - one to Thomas and Mary on April 20, the other to John and Mary on May 25.
    This George is absent in the 1861 census, but wife Mary is married (not widowed).

    George married Mary Townend on 7 Jan 1835 in Selby. Mary was born in 1810 in Selby. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Martha Lightowler  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1835 in Selby.
    2. 3. Mary Lightowler  Descendancy chart to this point was born about Nov 1837 in Knottingley.
    3. 4. Hannah Lightowler  Descendancy chart to this point was born about Feb 1840 in Selby.
    4. 5. Elizabeth Lightowler  Descendancy chart to this point was born about Aug 1842 in Selby.
    5. 6. Jane Lightowler  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1844 in Selby.
    6. 7. Thomas Lightowler  Descendancy chart to this point was born about May 1846 in Selby.
    7. 8. George William Lightowler  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Dec 1848 in Knottingley.
    8. 9. Francis Lightowler  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1851 in Knottingley; died about Feb 1905 in Pontefract.
    9. 10. John Lightowler  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1857 in Knottingley.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Martha Lightowler Descendancy chart to this point (1.George1) was born in 1835 in Selby.

    Martha married Thomas Prust on 3 May 1857 in Knottingley. Thomas was born in 1830 in (See notes). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Mary Lightowler Descendancy chart to this point (1.George1) was born about Nov 1837 in Knottingley.

    Mary married William Thompson on 26 Sep 1857 in St Giles, Pontefract. William was born in 1832 in Goole. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 4.  Hannah Lightowler Descendancy chart to this point (1.George1) was born about Feb 1840 in Selby.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 26 May 1840, Selby Abbey

    Notes:

    Lightholder in baptism record; Ann in 1841 census.


  4. 5.  Elizabeth Lightowler Descendancy chart to this point (1.George1) was born about Aug 1842 in Selby.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 25 Sep 1842, Selby Abbey

    Notes:

    Lightholder in birth registration, Lightholer in baptism record.


  5. 6.  Jane Lightowler Descendancy chart to this point (1.George1) was born in 1844 in Selby.

    Notes:

    No birth or baptism record found.

    Jane married Edwin Valentine Gill on 22 Jan 1866 in Christ Church, East Knottingley. Edwin (son of Whitworth Gill and Ellen Wilkinson) was born about Feb 1843 in Knottingley. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 11. Emma Gill  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1868 in Knottingley.
    2. 12. Edward Gill  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1873 in Knottingley.
    3. 13. Tom Gill  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1879 in Knottingley.
    4. 14. George Gill  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 Jul 1880 in Knottingley.

  6. 7.  Thomas Lightowler Descendancy chart to this point (1.George1) was born about May 1846 in Selby.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Ship's boy, dock labourer

    Notes:

    Lightholder in birth registration.

    Thomas married Catherine Sharp about Feb 1869 in Pontefract. Catherine was born in 1853 in Dublin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  7. 8.  George William Lightowler Descendancy chart to this point (1.George1) was born in Dec 1848 in Knottingley.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Agricultural labourer
    • Baptism: 21 Dec 1848, St Botolph, Knottingley

    Notes:

    Birth registered Q1 1849 Pontefract. Baptised a second time 2.12.1857 with brother Francis.


  8. 9.  Francis Lightowler Descendancy chart to this point (1.George1) was born in 1851 in Knottingley; died about Feb 1905 in Pontefract.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Agricultural labourer, canal boat hauler
    • Baptism: 28 Apr 1851, Knottingley
    • Baptism: 2 Dec 1857, Knottingley

    Notes:

    Baptised in 1851 as Frances (female), then in 1857 as Francis (male).
    Frank in 1881/91 censuses: in 1881 unmarried with a housekeeper Elizabeth Catton(?) age 40 b Knottingley and three of her children including Mary, 6, and Rose, 2; in 1891 married with wife Elizabeth, age 47 b Knottingley and children including Polly, 16, and Rose, 12 - but no marriage record found.


  9. 10.  John Lightowler Descendancy chart to this point (1.George1) was born in 1857 in Knottingley.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Boatman, labourer

    Notes:

    No birth or baptism record found.



Generation: 3

  1. 11.  Emma Gill Descendancy chart to this point (6.Jane2, 1.George1) was born in 1868 in Knottingley.

    Emma married Edward Jones on 18 Oct 1886 in Christ Church, East Knottingley. Edward (son of Edward Jones) was born in 1864 in Purston-Jaglin, Featherstone. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 12.  Edward Gill Descendancy chart to this point (6.Jane2, 1.George1) was born in 1873 in Knottingley.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Boatman, labourer

    Notes:

    Ned ion 1901 and 1921 censuses.


  3. 13.  Tom Gill Descendancy chart to this point (6.Jane2, 1.George1) was born in 1879 in Knottingley.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Canal boatman, coal dealer

    Tom married Elizabeth Ann Williamson about May 1908 in Pontefract. Elizabeth (daughter of John Williamson) was born in 1883 in Blyth, Northumberland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 15. Rowland Gill  Descendancy chart to this point was born about May 1908 in Knottingley.
    2. 16. Whitworth Gill  Descendancy chart to this point was born about Nov 1910 in Knottingley.
    3. 17. Tom Gill  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1913 in Knottingley.
    4. 18. Harry Gill  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1919 in Knottingley.
    5. 19. Hilda May Gill  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1921 in Knottingley.

  4. 14.  George Gill Descendancy chart to this point (6.Jane2, 1.George1) was born on 18 Jul 1880 in Knottingley.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Boatman, labourer, shipyard breaker

    Notes:

    Birth year given as 1879 in 1939 census, but birth registered Q3 1880.

    George married Mary Ann Fallas on 3 Aug 1901 in Christ Church, East Knottingley. Mary (daughter of Frederick Fallas and Rose Ann Addy) was born in 1881 in Knottingley; died before 1911. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 20. Ivy Gill  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 21 Nov 1902 in Knottingley.


Generation: 4

  1. 15.  Rowland Gill Descendancy chart to this point (13.Tom3, 6.Jane2, 1.George1) was born about May 1908 in Knottingley.

    Notes:

    Roland in 1911 census.


  2. 16.  Whitworth Gill Descendancy chart to this point (13.Tom3, 6.Jane2, 1.George1) was born about Nov 1910 in Knottingley.

  3. 17.  Tom Gill Descendancy chart to this point (13.Tom3, 6.Jane2, 1.George1) was born in 1913 in Knottingley.

  4. 18.  Harry Gill Descendancy chart to this point (13.Tom3, 6.Jane2, 1.George1) was born in 1919 in Knottingley.

  5. 19.  Hilda May Gill Descendancy chart to this point (13.Tom3, 6.Jane2, 1.George1) was born in 1921 in Knottingley.

  6. 20.  Ivy Gill Descendancy chart to this point (14.George3, 6.Jane2, 1.George1) was born on 21 Nov 1902 in Knottingley.



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