James Cheetham

1787 - 1845  (58 years)

• Name	James Cheetham
  Born	1787	Halsall
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Boatman
  Died	1845	Halsall   [1]
  Buried	22 Mar 1845	St Cuthbert, Halsall   [2]
  Person ID	I10660	Canal Family 1
  Last Modified	28 Nov 2025

  
  

  Family	Sarah Bramwell,   b. 1792, Halsall ,   d. 1841, Halsall  (Age 49 years)
  Married	1 Jul 1810	St Peter, Liverpool   [3]
  Children	1. James Cheetham,   b. 1811, Downholland ,   d. 23 Oct 1886, Lydiate  (Age 75 years)   2. John Cheetham,   b. 1817, Lydiate/Halsall   3. Elizabeth Cheetham,   b. 1819, Halsall ,   d. 1899, Scarisbrick  (Age 80 years)   4. Ellen Cheetham,   b. 1822, Halsall ,   d. 1847, Halsall  (Age 25 years)   5. Esther Cheetham,   b. 1826, Halsall   6. Mary Ann Cheetham,   b. 1831, Downholland
  Last Modified	28 Nov 2025
  Family ID	F01884	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Great-great-grandfather of Robert Cheetham-Houghton, whose book Burscough Boatmen gives his birth year as 1794, but this would have him aged just 16 when he married. Age given as 50 in the 1841 census, and 58 in 1845 death record on Lancs BMD. Possibly baptised 30.5.1787 St Mary, West Derby, born 24.4.1787 to Henry and Margaret (E&W Christening Index, Ancestry; Lancashire Baptisms, FindMyPast). Corresponding burial record at Halsall on Lancs OPC (clearly written in the register) is for a John Cheetham, with a note saying: "Age originally written as 48 yrs, then corrected"; there is no other record of a John Cheetham dying then, so this is assumed to be James.

  
  

• Sources

  [S010071] Lancashire BMDs. [S010072] Lancashire Online Parish Clerks. [S010056] Parish record.