BOAT FAMILIES

of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal and connected waterways

Thomas Bamber

Male Abt 1823 - 1860  (37 years)


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  • Name Thomas Bamber 
    Born Abt 1823  Burscough Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Also Known As Thomas Balmer 
    Occupation Labourer, boatman Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 1860  Lathom Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 20 Jul 1860  St John the Baptist, Burscough Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I04861  Canal Family 1
    Last Modified 21 Apr 2024 

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

    Family Jane Bentham,   b. 1824, Mawdesley Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 28 Aug 1848  St Peter and St Paul, Ormskirk Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Children 
     1. Alice Bamber,   b. 1848, Lathom Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1922, Wigan Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
     2. John Bamber,   b. 4 Feb 1851, Burscough Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Ellen Bamber,   b. 1853, Burscough Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1859, Burscough Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 6 years)
     4. Elizabeth Bamber,   b. 1856, Lathom Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Jane Bamber,   b. 1859, Burscough Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 21 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F00240  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 
    1. [S010080] Burial register for St John the Baptist, Burscough Bridge.

    2. [S010056] Parish record.

    3. [S010072] Lancashire Online Parish Clerks.




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