BOAT FAMILIES

of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal and connected waterways

1837 - 1860 (23 years)

Generation: 1

Elizabeth Whitby was born in 1837 in Ellesmere Port (daughter of James Whitby and Ellen Hill); died in 1860 in Northwich; was buried on 14 Nov 1860 in Witton cum Twambrooks.

Elizabeth married William Atherton on 4 Sep 1854 in St Mary, Eastham. William (son of Henry Atherton and Mary Arrowsmith) was born on 1 Jul 1833 in Northwich; died in 1908. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

Mary Atherton was born about May 1856 in Northwich.
James Henry Atherton was born on 11 Jan 1858 in Northwich.
Ellen Atherton was born on 7 Mar 1860 in Northwich.

Generation: 2

2.	James Whitby was born in 1807 in Frodsham (son of Thomas Whitby and Elizabeth); died in 1885 in Eastham, Wirral. James married Ellen Hill on 10 Aug 1829 in St Oswald, Chester. Ellen was born in 1815 in Chester. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ellen Hill was born in 1815 in Chester.

Children:

Elizabeth Whitby was born in 1830 in Cheshire; died before 1832.
Eliza Whitby was born in 1832 in Frodsham.
Thomas Whitby was born in 1834 in Frodsham.
1. Elizabeth Whitby was born in 1837 in Ellesmere Port; died in 1860 in Northwich; was buried on 14 Nov 1860 in Witton cum Twambrooks.
William Whitby was born about May 1839 in Frodsham.
James Whitby was born about Feb 1842 in Ellesmere Port; died before 1901.
Joseph Whitby was born about May 1844 in Ellesmere Port.
Mary Ellen Whitby was born about May 1846 in Ellesmere Port.
Jane Whitby was born about May 1848 in Ellesmere Port.
George Whitby was born in 1853 in Ellesmere Port.

Generation: 3

4. Thomas Whitby
Thomas married Elizabeth. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5.
Elizabeth
Children:

2. James Whitby was born in 1807 in Frodsham; died in 1885 in Eastham, Wirral.