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John Prescott

Male 1862 -


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  • Name John Prescott 
    Born 1862  Burscough Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Baptism 3 Feb 1862  St John the Baptist, Burscough Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Occupation Labourer, boatman Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I13638  Canal Family 1
    Last Modified 28 Nov 2025 

    Father Robert Prescott,   b. 1835, Burscough Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1865, Scarisbrick Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 30 years) 
    Mother Ann Fairhurst,   b. 1833, Scarisbrick Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 15 Jan 1855  St John the Baptist, Burscough Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Family ID F02945  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Margaret Taylor,   b. 1860, Linacre, Liverpool Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 10 Sep 1888  St Nicholas, Liverpool Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Children 
     1. William Prescott,   b. 1891, Westleigh Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. John Prescott,   b. 1895, Bootle Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 28 Nov 2025 
    Family ID F04108  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • In 1871 census as John Hesketh after mother remarried Richard Hesketh. Possible entry in 1911 census, age 51, with brother William at R Spencer & Sons wharf, Blackburn, though both recorded as single.

  • Sources 
    1. [S010056] Parish record.

    2. [S010055] Parish records, Bow Lane, Preston.

    3. [S010051] LDS parish records.



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