Francis Woodburn

1851 - Abt 1924  (73 years)

• Name	Francis Woodburn
  Born	18 Jan 1851	Preston   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Cotton creeler, labourer, boatman
  Died	Abt Feb 1924	Preston   [2]
  Person ID	I00379	Canal Family 1
  Last Modified	6 Oct 2025

  
  

  Father	John Woodburn,   b. 1819, Preston ,   d. Bef 1851  (Age < 31 years)
  Mother	Sarah Brown,   b. 1821, Preston
  Married	30 Oct 1841	St John, Preston   [3]
  Family ID	F02248	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ann Ashcroft,   b. 1851, Preston ,   d. Abt Aug 1939, Preston  (Age 88 years)
  Married	14 Aug 1872	St John, Preston   [3]
  Children	1. Joseph Woodburn,   b. 1873, Preston, on canal boat   2. Alice Woodburn,   b. 2 Dec 1875, Preston   3. Charles Woodburn,   b. 3 Jan 1878, Preston, on canal boat   4. James Woodburn,   b. 9 Jun 1880, Arkholme, nr Carnforth, on canal boat   5. Sarah Jane Woodburn,   b. 1883, Preston   6. Robert Woodburn,   b. 31 Jan 1887, Carnforth   7. Francis Woodburn,   b. 18 Mar 1890, Preston   8. Margaret Ann Woodburn,   b. 1894, Preston
  Last Modified	6 Oct 2025
  Family ID	F02247	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Mother Sarah is a widow in the 1851 census, and there is a Preston death record for a John Woodburn, age 30, cotton spinner, on Sept 25 1848 at Newton (GRO digital image), which would mean that he was not Francis's father, though birth record identifies him as such, also Marriage record with 'late' inserted before name. In 1991 census as Frank..

  
  

• Sources

  [S010062] Family records. [S010071] Lancashire BMDs. [S010069] MC.