BOAT FAMILIES

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Mary Ann Abram

Female Abt 1850 -


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  • Name Mary Ann Abram 
    Born Abt Feb 1850  Ince, Wigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Occupation Cotton mill hand Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I01253  Canal Family 1
    Last Modified 28 Nov 2025 

    Father Henry Abram,   b. 1825, Rufford Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1899, Blackburn Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Mother Ann Hughes,   b. 1825, Wigan Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1895, Blackburn Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Married 21 Sep 1845  St John the Divine, Pemberton Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Family ID F02523  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Joseph Sturgess,   b. 1848, Manchester Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married Abt Nov 1869  Wigan Register Office Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Children 
     1. George Sturgess,   b. 13 Nov 1870, Aspull, Wigan Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Feb 1934, Red House bridge, Adlington Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years)
    Last Modified 28 Nov 2025 
    Family ID F09649  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Henry Wilkinson,   b. Abt 1850, (See note) Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1916  (Age < 65 years) 
    Married 29 May 1871  St Peter, Liverpool Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Children 
     1. John Wilkinson,   b. Abt Feb 1873, Wigan Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Between 1873 and 1874, Wigan Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Ann Wilkinson,   b. Abt Aug 1874, Chorley Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Jun 1915, Royal Infirmary, Blackburn Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 40 years)
     3. Henry Wilkinson,   b. 1876, Adlington Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Emma Wilkinson,   b. 1878, Haigh, nr Aspull Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Margaret Wilkinson,   b. 1881, Aspull Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. John Wilkinson,   b. 19 Feb 1884, Bridge St Yard, Aspull Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. Peter Wilkinson,   b. 1887, Bridge Street, Aspull Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Dec 1915, Standish Street, Chorley Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 28 years)
     8. Alice Wilkinson,   b. Abt Feb 1890, Wigan Find all individuals with events at this location
     9. Joseph Wilkinson,   b. Abt May 1892, Blackburn Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 28 Nov 2025 
    Family ID F21240  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Margaret in 1851 census.
      She and Joseph Sturgess apparently separated after the birth of their son George in 1870 and both remarried. She is recorded as a widow in her second marriage.

  • Sources 
    1. [S260077] GRO Online Index.

    2. [S010072] Lancashire Online Parish Clerks.

    3. [S010071] Lancashire BMDs.

    4. [S010069] MC.




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