William Bamber

1824 - 1879  (55 years)

• Name	William Bamber
  Born	1824	Burscough
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	31 Oct 1824	St Mary the Virgin, Rufford   [1]
  Occupation	Boatman
  Died	2 Aug 1879	Gannow, Burnley
  Buried	6 Aug 1879	Burnley
  Person ID	I02956	Canal Family 1
  Last Modified	26 Mar 2024

  
  

  Father	John Bamber,   b. 1794, Liverpool ,   d. 1872, Ormskirk  (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Alice Highfield,   b. 1797, Burscough ,   d. 1860, Lathom  (Age 63 years)
  Married	19 Oct 1819	St Peter and St Paul, Ormskirk   [2]
  Family ID	F00699	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Not found in censuses. Drowned in the Canal; funeral in Burnley attended by brother Isaac who returned to Ince and drowned in a canal lock the same night. Identical press reports appeared in the Burnley Express and the Burnley Advertiser on August 9th headed 'A Wigan boatman drowned at Burnley'. They read: 'William Bamber of Rose Bridge, Ince, 50(sic) years of age, was found drowned in the Leeds and Liverpool Canal at Gannow at 8.30 on Saturday morning. 'From the evidence adduced at the inquest, held at the Gray Mare Inn, Gannow, on Tuesday before Mr Gilbertson, the Preston Coroner, it appeared that the deceased was last seen alive shortly after Friday midnight lying on the floor of the cabin of the boat, and nothing more was heard or seen of him until his body was found in the canal at the above stated time. 'A verdict of "found drowned" was recorded.'

  
  

• Sources

  [S010072] Lancashire Online Parish Clerks. [S010056] Parish record.