Mary Blundell

1858 -

• Name	Mary Blundell
  Born	1858	Newburgh
  Gender	Female
  Occupation	Boatwoman, canal horsekeeper.
  Person ID	I33505	Canal Family 1
  Last Modified	21 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Henry Blundell
  Family ID	F10533	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Henry Robinson,   b. 1847, Lathom ,   d. Bef 1889  (Age < 41 years)
  Married	30 Jan 1874	St Matthias, Liverpool   [1]
  Children	1. Henry Robinson,   b. 9 Nov 1874, Blackburn   2. Louisa Robinson,   b. 12 Mar 1880, Appley Bridge
  Last Modified	21 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F10530	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Andrew Richmond,   b. 1864, Blackburn
  Married	5 Oct 1889	St Luke, Blackburn   [1]
  Children	1. May Richmond,   b. 6 May 1895, Angela Street, Mill Hill, Blackburn
  Last Modified	21 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F10534	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  No birth, baptism or census record before marriage found. Referred to as Mary Mageline Richmond in 'A Blackburn Canal Carrier', an article by C H H Knowles in the very first issue (Spring 1998) of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal Society's newsletter 'Clogs and Gansey' . He wrote that Mary had horses stabled at Overlockshaw Farm, near the canal in Mill Hill, Blackburn, owned by a millionaire, Henry Sudell. "The 1935 Barrett's Directory discloses that she loved in a cobbled street, 200 yards from the canal at 28 Angela Street. The house is still standing today and is easily distinguished by an arch through which horses must have been led to Overlockshaw Farm at the rear, and where pens, stables and fields lay where the canal horses could graze and be kept safe. "At the top of the street lay the Navigation Inn which was used by boatmen in need of refreshment or accommodation. The Navigation is right across from the towpath, and the canal is wide enough for boats to be tied up with enough space for others to pass."

  
  

• Sources

  [S010072] Lancashire Online Parish Clerks.