William Thompson

1864 - 1910  (45 years)

• Name	William Thompson
  Born	31 Jan 1864	Lathom
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	22 Feb 1864	All Saints, Wigan   [1]
  Occupation	Boatman
  Died	1910	Lathom
  Person ID	I02038	Canal Family 1
  Last Modified	20 Jan 2026

  
  

  Father	Henry Eaves,   b. 1841, Halsall ,   d. 1885, Lathom  (Age 44 years)
  Mother	Hannah Thompson,   b. 14 Jun 1833, Lathom ,   d. 1907, Lathom  (Age 73 years)
  Married	25 Jan 1866	St Nicholas, Liverpool   [2]
  Family ID	F02934	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret Culshaw,   b. 21 Dec 1865, Burscough ,   d. Dec 1950, Bootle  (Age 84 years)
  Married	5 Dec 1887	St Cuthbert, Halsall   [1]
  Children	1. Hannah Thompson,   b. 1889, Halsall ,   d. 1891, Lathom  (Age 2 years)   2. Elizabeth Thompson,   b. 1891, Lathom   3. Hannah Thompson,   b. 22 Apr 1892, Lathom   4. Henry Thompson,   b. 16 Jan 1898, Moss Bridge, Lathom ,   d. 15 Jan 1963, Bootle  (Age 64 years)   5. Richard Thompson,   b. 20 Dec 1901, Lathom
  Last Modified	20 Jan 2026
  Family ID	F01875	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Born before parents married and baptised as William Thompson (mother Ann). Appears in 1871 census as William Thompson Eaves, and as William Eaves in 1881. Marries as William Thompson (father Henry Eaves) but listed with wife Margaret as Eaves in 1891. Family still Eaves in 1901 but death record is for William Thompson. In 1911 his children are named Thompson in Maypole Lane, Lathom, with note saying "Margaret Thompson (head) away in boat" - though she is listed on the canal in Liverpool as Margaret Eaves.

  
  

• Sources

  [S010072] Lancashire Online Parish Clerks. [S010069] MC.