Richard Fishwick

1826 -

• Name	Richard Fishwick
  Born	31 Aug 1826	Lathom
  Gender	Male
  Also Known As	Richard Physic
  Baptism	8 Sep 1826	Lathom Park Chapel   [1]
  Occupation	Farm labourer, dock porter, publican
  Person ID	I02736	Canal Family 1
  Last Modified	6 Oct 2025

  
  

  Father	Thomas Fishwick,   b. 1795, Dalton ,   d. 1870, Lathom  (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Catharine Plumbe,   b. 1798, Lathom ,   d. 1862, Lathom  (Age 64 years)
  Married	23 Jan 1815	St Peter and St Paul, Ormskirk   [2]
  Family ID	F02776	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Catherine Scott,   d. Bef 1859
  Married	13 Oct 1851	St John the Baptist, Burscough   [2]
  Last Modified	6 Oct 2025
  Family ID	F10062	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Hannah Cheshire,   b. 1837, Lathom
  Married	6 Mar 1859	St Peter, Liverpool   [3]
  Last Modified	6 Oct 2025
  Family ID	F00556	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Surname spelt Physic in baptism record. 1851 census places him at Burscough Bridge in the house of Catherine Wiliiams, 39, a widowed innkeeper with a "lodging room adjoining, for convenience of Leeds & Liverpool Canal Co horse drivers" - four of whom are listed: John Wilson, 38, Lathom; Robert Varley, 23, Skipton; John Astin(?), 29, Burnley, and James Parkinson, 40, Chorley.

  
  

• Sources

  [S010056] Parish record. [S010072] Lancashire Online Parish Clerks. [S010051] LDS parish records.