William Howcroft

1825 - Abt 1905  (80 years)

• Name	William Howcroft
  Born	1825	Lymm
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Boatman, gamekeeper, railway platelayer
  Died	Abt Aug 1905	Todmorden   [1]
  Person ID	I36272	Canal Family 1
  Last Modified	28 Nov 2025

  
  

  Father	Job Howcroft,   b. 1776, Norton Bridge, nr Stone, Staffordshire ,   d. 10 Dec 1836, Lymm  (Age 60 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Lomas,   b. 1787, Buxton, Derbyshire ,   d. 10 Apr 1873, Lymm  (Age 86 years)
  Married	2 Feb 1813	Manchester Cathedral   [2]
  Family ID	F11545	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Ruth Shaw,   b. 1826, Lymm ,   d. 1866, Lymm  (Age 40 years)
  Married	3 Sep 1846	St Mary, Lymm   [3]
  Children	1. Elizabeth Howcroft,   b. 1846, Lymm   2. Emma Howcroft,   b. 1849, Lymm   3. Ann Olive Howcroft,   b. 1852, Lymm   4. Samuel Howcroft,   b. 1854, Lymm ,   d. Abt Nov 1865, Lymm  (Age 11 years)   5. Mary Ellen Howcroft,   b. 1856, Lymm   6. Harriet Eliza Howcroft,   b. Abt Feb 1858, Lymm   7. Esther Howcroft,   b. 1861, Lymm   8. Charles Howcroft,   b. 1863, Lymm ,   d. 1863, Lymm  (Age 0 years)
  Last Modified	28 Nov 2025
  Family ID	F11551	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Elizabeth Coventry,   b. 1824, Chester ,   d. Abt Feb 1897, Liverpool  (Age 73 years)
  Married	Abt Nov 1867	St Paul, Warrington   [4]
  Last Modified	28 Nov 2025
  Family ID	F11552	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	Emily Parrott,   b. 1860, Cheshire ,   d. Abt Feb 1907, Halifax  (Age 47 years)
  Married	Abt May 1899	West Derby Register Office   [5]
  Children	1. William Howcroft,   b. 1899, Liverpool
  Last Modified	28 Nov 2025
  Family ID	F11553	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S240189] Free BMDs. [S263737] Parish record. [S010069] MC. [S010057] Cheshire BMDs. [S010071] Lancashire BMDs.