Thomas Lamb

1908 - 1981  (72 years)

• Name	Thomas Lamb
  Born	18 Jul 1908	Linacre, Bootle   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Boatman
  Died	12 Mar 1981	Skelmerdale   [2]
  Buried	17 Mar 1981	St john the Baptist, Burscough   [3]
  Person ID	I04649	Canal Family 1
  Last Modified	28 Nov 2025

  
  

  Father	Robert Lamb,   b. 28 Jun 1880, Burscough ,   d. 1950, Crabtree Bridge, Burscough  (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Margaret Grimshaw,   b. 29 Jan 1883, Haskayne
  Married	14 Mar 1904	St Matthew, Bootle   [4]
  Family ID	F00202	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Alice Watkinson,   b. 28 May 1909, Lord Street, Lathom ,   d. 6 Jun 1952, Lord Street, Lathom  (Age 43 years)
  Married	26 Dec 1934	St John the Baptist, Burscough   [2]
  Children	1. Gwendoline Ann Lamb,   b. 19 Dec 1949, Ormskirk  (Age 75 years)
  Last Modified	28 Nov 2025
  Family ID	F02989	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  The last boatman to operate a horse-drawn barge on the canal, according to family records.

  
  

• Sources

  [S010076] Canal Transport Ltd papers at The Waterways Archive, Ellesmere Port. [S010062] Family records. [S010080] Burial register for St John the Baptist, Burscough Bridge. [S010069] MC.