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Isaac Firbank

Male 1879 - 1915  (36 years)


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  • Name Isaac Firbank 
    Born 1879  Eccleshill, Shipley Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Baptism 14 Sep 1879  St John the Evangelist, Holbeck, Leeds Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Occupation Boatman, soldier Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 26 Sep 1915  France Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I09796  Canal Family 1
    Last Modified 28 Nov 2025 

    Father Isaac Firbank,   b. 1844, Leeds Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1900, Blackburn Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Beck,   b. 1847, Skipton Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 1867  St Peter, Leeds Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Family ID F01619  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Sarah Ann Goodwin,   b. 1875,   d. 1901, Witton, Blackburn Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 26 years) 
    Married 1899  St Francis, Feniscliffe, Blackburn Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Last Modified 28 Nov 2025 
    Family ID F01627  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Sarah Jane Aspinall,   b. 15 Dec 1875, Sandhills, Liverpool Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 2 Nov 1901  St James, Chorley Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Children 
     1. James Fairbank,   b. 8 May 1902, Chorley Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Elizabeth Ann Fairbank,   b. Abt Aug 1903, Brindle Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt Nov 1903, Adlington Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     3. Elizabeth Alice Fairbank,   b. Abt Feb 1905, Chorley Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Sarah Jane Fairbank,   b. Abt Nov 1906, Chorley Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1908, Wigan Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 1 years)
     5. Isaac Fairbank,   b. 10 Feb 1908, Wigan Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. William Fairbank,   b. 28 Nov 1910, Wigan Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. Ann Eliza Fairbank,   b. Abt Aug 1914, Wigan Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 28 Nov 2025 
    Family ID F01628  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Firbank in GRO birth registration and marriage record. Family name also spelt Furbank, but changed to Fairbank in 1900s.
      Killed in action 1914-18 War. Private, Yorkshire & Lancashire Regt, Service No 19632. Buried at Loos, Pas de Calais. Death date also given as 24.10.15 in war records.

  • Sources 
    1. [S010056] Parish record.

    2. [S430666] UK 1914-18 War Pension Ledger (Ancestry).

    3. [S010053] Yorkshire BMDs.

    4. [S010071] Lancashire BMDs.

    5. [S010069] MC.



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