Sophia Maddock

1845 - 1900

• Name	Sophia Maddock
  Died	Between 6 and 10 Oct 1900	Drowned in Ship Canal   [1]
  Born	1845	Runcorn
  Gender	Female
  Baptism	2 Nov 1845	All Saints, Runcorn   [2]
  Buried	19 Oct 1900	Runcorn
  Person ID	I31595	Canal Family 1
  Last Modified	6 Oct 2025

  
  

  Father	Samuel Maddock,   b. 1801, Cheshire ,   d. 1847, Runcorn  (Age 46 years)
  Mother	Sarah Gleave,   b. 1812, Dutton, nr Runcorn
  Married	2 Jul 1833	Great Budworth, Cheshire   [3]
  Family ID	F09849	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	George Brown,   b. 13 Jul 1841, Runcorn ,   d. 10 May 1914, Runcorn  (Age 72 years)
  Married	24 Aug 1868	St Peter, Liverpool   [4]
  Children	1. John Brown,   b. Abt May 1869, Runcorn   2. Elizabeth Brown,   b. Abt Aug 1872, Runcorn   3. Jessie Mary Brown,   b. Abt Aug 1874, Runcorn   4. George Alfred Brown,   b. Abt Feb 1877, Runcorn ,   d. Abt Feb 1923, Runcorn  (Age 46 years)
  Last Modified	6 Oct 2025
  Family ID	F09860	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Maddocks in marriage record. Inquest report in the Runcorn Guardian, 20.10.1900, reads:- Found Drowned in the Ship Canal Sad End of a Runcorn Woman The body of Sophia Brown, wife of George Brown, was recovered from the Ship Canal at Randal Sluices, Norton. Mr Brown, captain of the flat Thompson, belonging to the Ship Canal Company, said that the body the jury had seen was that of his wife Sophia, age 56. On Saturday 6th October the flat was lying in the Ship Canal at Runcorn, moored by the pier head. He gave her 7s 6d to go into the town to buy food. She left a little before 12 o'clock and returned about 1.30. She went away again, saying she was going up to the locks. He told her not to be away long as they were expecting to go up the canal to Manchester. He never saw her alive again. Amy Hignett of Norfolk St, Runcorn, stated that she knew the deceased and last saw her on Saturday 6th at 3.30pm going into the Derby Arms. She saw her again immediately afterwards saying they would not serve her 'as she was drunk'. She has seen her much worse than on this day. Joseph Kirkham, in charge of the Randal Sluices, said he found the body in the Ship Canal on 10th October and helped recovery by P C Upton, who after examination said it was partly eaten away apparently by rats. The jury returned a verdict of Found Drowned.

  
  

• Sources

  [S010057] Cheshire BMDs. [S010061] England and Wales Christening records (Ancestry). [S010113] Cheshire Bishop's Transcripts (Ancestry). [S010056] Parish record.