Thomas Bamber

Abt 1823 - 1860  (37 years)

• Name	Thomas Bamber
  Born	Abt 1823	Burscough
  Gender	Male
  Also Known As	Thomas Balmer
  Occupation	Labourer, boatman
  Died	1860	Lathom
  Buried	20 Jul 1860	St John the Baptist, Burscough   [1]
  Person ID	I04861	Canal Family 1
  Last Modified	5 Mar 2026

  
  

  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	F00701	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jane Bentham,   b. 1824, Mawdesley
  Married	28 Aug 1848	St Peter and St Paul, Ormskirk   [3]
  Children	1. Alice Bamber,   b. 1848, Lathom ,   d. 1922, Wigan  (Age 74 years)   2. John Bamber,   b. 4 Feb 1851, Burscough   3. Ellen Bamber,   b. 1853, Burscough ,   d. 1859, Burscough  (Age 6 years)   4. Elizabeth Bamber,   b. 1856, Lathom   5. Jane Bamber,   b. 1859, Burscough
  Last Modified	5 Mar 2026
  Family ID	F00241	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Balmer in some records. Birthdate calculated from age at death - 36. There is a baptism date in the parish record index on Ancestry of 5.1.1834 but no corresponding entry in the register itself - thought to be a mistranscription of brother Francis, who was baptised on that date.

  
  

• Sources

  [S010080] Burial register for St John the Baptist, Burscough Bridge. [S010056] Parish record. [S010072] Lancashire Online Parish Clerks.