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John Tickle

Male 1905 - 1988  (82 years)


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  • Name John Tickle 
    Born 16 Oct 1905  Preston Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation Boatman, dock labourer, haulage driver Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 1988  Preston Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I19855  Canal Family 1
    Last Modified 6 Oct 2025 

    Mother Mary Tickle,   b. 1882, Edward Street, Preston Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt Nov 1905, Preston Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 23 years) 
    Family ID F06015  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Gertrude Fletcher,   b. 28 Aug 1904, Preston Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 1931  Preston Register Office Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Last Modified 6 Oct 2025 
    Family ID F12311  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Adopted by Joshua Robinson (qv, b 1864) and Jane nee Hampton. John's history and reminiscences form an 18-page chapter of Janet Rigby's book "Life on the Lancaster Canal" (Landy Publishing 2006). She writes: "His mother died five days after giving birth at the age of 23 and his father (unnamed), unable to bring him up on his own, asked Joshua Robinson and his wife Jane, who had no children, to look after him . . . They treated him like their own son."

  • Sources 
    1. [S242709] 1939 Census.

    2. [S010071] Lancashire BMDs.



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