Emily Appleton

1853 - 1883  (30 years)

• Name	Emily Appleton
  Born	1853	Barnton
  Gender	Female
  Died	1883	Runcorn
  Buried	19 May 1883	Barnton, Cheshire   [1]
  Person ID	I18224	Canal Family 1
  Last Modified	28 Nov 2025

  
  

  Father	William Appleton,   b. 1812, Peover, Cheshire ,   d. Abt May 1879, Runcorn  (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Ellen Cawley,   b. 1815, Barnton, Cheshire
  Married	23 Jul 1835	Runcorn   [2]
  Family ID	F05533	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	William Musker,   b. 1850, Burscough
  Married	Abt Nov 1870	Christ Church, Barnton   [3]
  Children	1. Henry Musker,   b. 1872, Barnton, Cheshire   2. Martha Ellen Musker,   b. 1874, Barnton, Cheshire   3. Adina Musker,   b. 1879, Barnton, Cheshire ,   d. 1883, Runcorn  (Age 4 years)   4. Robert Musker,   b. Abt Nov 1881, Barnton, Cheshire ,   d. 1883, Runcorn  (Age 1 years)   5. John Musker,   b. 1883, Barnton, Cheshire
  Last Modified	28 Nov 2025
  Family ID	F05530	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Drowned with children Adina and Robert in the tidal dock at Runcorn. A local press report stated that the barge captain, William Musker of Barnton, was not satisfied with the position of stone blocks just loaded, but in attempting to move the last block with a crowbar, the equilibrium of the boat was disturbed and it capsized. He saved himself by hanging on the the loading chain, but his wife and children were trapped in the cabin and went down with the boat. The dock was drained, but they were found dead.

  
  

• Sources

  [S010113] Cheshire Bishop's Transcripts (Ancestry). [S010121] Bishop's transcript (Ancestry). [S010116] Cheshire BMD and Free BMD.