BOAT FAMILIES

of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal and connected waterways

Abt 1836 - Abt 1900 (64 years)

Generation: 1

Richard Winter was born about 1836 in (See note) (son of John Winter and Martha Wood); died about May 1900 in Pontefract.

Other Events:

Occupation: Hay and straw dealer, farmer

Notes:

No birth or baptism record found, probably born before mother married John Winter. In 1841 census as Richard Winter, b Yorkshire, age 5; in 1851 as Richard Winter, 14, b Yorkshire ('Levels'); in 1861 as Richard Winter Stones, 24, b Hatfield, Yorkshire; in 1871 as Richard W Stones, 30, b Belton, Lincolnshire; in 1881 as Richard Winter, 45, b Belton; in 1891 as Richard Winter, 55, b Thorne Levels, Yorkshire; age 64 in 1900 death record.

Richard married Hannah Martha Stones on 26 Apr 1873 in St Giles, Pontefract. Hannah (daughter of Horatio Wood Stones and Mary Flower) was born in 1850 in Knottingley; died before 1876. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Richard married Sarah Townend on 30 Mar 1876 in St Peter, Askern, nr Doncaster. Sarah was born in 1848 in Askern. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Generation: 2

2.	John Winter was born in in Hatfield; died before 1842. Other Events: Occupation: Farmer John married Martha Wood on 8 Aug 1836 in St Botolph, Knottingley. Martha was born in 1800 in Knottingley. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Martha Wood was born in 1800 in Knottingley.

Other Events:

Occupation: Innkeeper, lodging house keeper
Baptism: 8 Oct 1800, St Botolph, Knottingley

Children:

1. Richard Winter was born about 1836 in (See note); died about May 1900 in Pontefract.
John Winter was born in 1837 in Hatfield.
Francis Winter was born about Aug 1839 in Thorne; died in 1845 in Knottingley; was buried on 7 May 1845 in St Botolph, Knottingley.