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William Carrington

Male 1861 - 1929  (67 years)


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  • Name William Carrington 
    Born 5 Mar 1861  Lathom Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Baptism 26 Mar 1861  Christ Church, Newburgh Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Occupation Boatman Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 1929  Moss Bridge, Lathom Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 7 Feb 1929  St John the Baptist, Burscough Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I00261  Canal Family 1
    Last Modified 13 Apr 2026 

    Father John Gill,   b. 31 May 1824, Burscough Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1876, Lathom Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 51 years) 
    Mother Ellen Carrington,   b. 1836, Lathom Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 27 Jun 1861  St John the Baptist, Burscough Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Family ID F01210  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Elizabeth Swift,   b. 1861, Standish Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1887, Standish Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 26 years) 
    Married 15 Oct 1883  St Nicholas, Liverpool Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Last Modified 13 Apr 2026 
    Family ID F02211  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Mary Prescott,   b. 11 Jun 1858, Pottery, Wigan Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1935, Maypole Lane, Lathom Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Married 2 Aug 1890  St Matthias, Liverpool Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Children 
     1. Ann Carrington,   b. 28 Nov 1891, Litherland Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Ellen Carrington,   b. 5 May 1893, Appley Lock Houses, Wrightington Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1935, Maypole Lane, Lathom Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 41 years)
     3. Cicely Carrington,   b. 22 Jul 1896, Moss Bridge, Lathom Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Henry Carrington,   b. 1898, Moss Bridge, Lathom Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1900, Lathom Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 2 years)
     5. Mary Carrington,   b. 1901, Lathom Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 13 Apr 2026 
    Family ID F02333  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Born months before his parents married; baptised (PB) as son of Ellen Carrington, spinster.
      In 1871 census as William Gill but marries as Carrington. No father listed in 1883 marriage record, but at his second marriage the father's name, John Gill, was entered then struck through, initialled by the vicar.

  • Sources 
    1. [S218255] Lancashire Births and Baptisms (Ancestry).

    2. [S010080] Burial register for St John the Baptist, Burscough Bridge.

    3. [S010055] Parish records, Bow Lane, Preston.

    4. [S010051] LDS parish records.

    5. [S010069] MC.



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