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Robert Watkinson

Male 1882 - 1954  (71 years)


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  • Name Robert Watkinson 
    Born 18 May 1882  Lathom Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Baptism 28 May 1882  St John the Baptist, Burscough Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Occupation Boatman Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 1954  Ormskirk County Hospital Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 22 Nov 1954  St John the Baptist, Burscough Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Person ID I00903  Canal Family 1
    Last Modified 28 Nov 2025 

    Father Richard Watkinson,   b. 1855, Lathom Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 May 1932, Burscough Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Mother Margaret Gregson,   b. 27 Jul 1857, Lathom Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 5 Mar 1877  St John the Baptist, Burscough Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Family ID F00909  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Never married: single in 1939 Census at 7 Stanley Street, Lathom - abode given in burial record.

  • Sources 
    1. [S010076] Canal Transport Ltd papers at The Waterways Archive, Ellesmere Port.

    2. [S010056] Parish record.

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

    4. [S010071] Lancashire BMDs.



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