This is not a complete listing of boating families in Lathom but a few I have found in my research of the 1841 census and were able to read sufficiently to copy here.

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Boating Families in Newburgh & Lathom

1841 Census for Lathom:

Ollerton's:

James Taylor age 75, Boatman and 

Ellen Taylor age 53.

 

Crookall's:

Robert Langton age 55, Boatman,

Jane Langton age 53 

William Langton  age 15, Boatman

Alice Langton age 14

Elizabeth Draper age 14 (my 3x great-grandmother)

 

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Thomas Gill age 40, Boatman

Elizabeth Gill age 35

Thomas Gill age 15

Margaret Gill age 15

Ellen Gill age 7

Mary Gill age 4

John Gill age 4 months

 

Rainford's:

Thomas Peet age 45, Boatman

Ellen Peet age 35

Edward Peet age 15 (best man at my 3x great-grandparents wedding)

William Peet age 14

Catherine Peet age 10

Ellen Peet age 6

Jane Peet age 4

Margaret Peet age 2

Elizabeth Peet age 2 months

 

Mawdsley's:

William Barrow age 20, Boatman

Sarah Barrow age 20

James Barrow age 1 month

John Barrow age 15 (my 3x great-grandfather living with his brother William).

 

Mawdsley's continued:

Richard Gregson age 70, Boatman

Elizabeth Gregson age 30

Mary Ann Gregson age 3

William Ashurst age 8.

 

Bentson's:

Thomas Jenkinson age 20, Boatman

Ellen Jenkinson ange 20

John Jenkinson age 2

Edward Jenkinson age 7 months.

 

Marshall's Charity:

Mary Barrow age 60

George Barrow age 30, Boatman

? Elias Barrow age 25, Boatman

Richard Barrow age 20, Boatman

Ellen Barrow age 15

Alice Barrow age ?

 

Mawdsley's:

Thomas Huyton age 60, Boatman

Margaret Huyton age 60

Alice Huyton age 20

Esther Huyton age 20

William Huyton age 15, Boatman

 

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Catherine ?Silcock? age 40 Boatwoman

Mary                     age 20

Henry                    age 15, Boatman

Richard                 age 14       .

? Catherine            age 12

James                   age 7

???????  (female)   age 3

 

Hollowforth:

??frederick Carrington age 50, Boatman

Ellen Carrington age 50

Richard Carrington age ? 90 Cabinet maker

Ellen Carrington age 16

Thomas Carrington age 13

 

Hollowforth continued:

John Carrington age 20, Boatman

? Anna Carrington age 20

Ellen Carrington age 3

 

Conny's Castle???:

Anne Draper age 50, Boatwoman

Thomas Draper age 15

William Draper age 14

? Ellen Draper age age 2

Richard Fishwick age 5.

 

Runnel Brow:

Elizabeth Barrow age 55, Boatwoman

James Barrow age 20

mary Barrow age 20

John Harrison age 20

 

Updated 22nd April 2007