Thomas Burrows

1824 - Abt 1886  (62 years)

• Name	Thomas Burrows
  Born	1824	Davenham
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	6 Feb 1825	Davenham   [1]
  Occupation	Waterman
  Died	Abt May 1886	Runcorn
  Person ID	I39923	Canal Family 1
  Last Modified	5 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	Thomas Burrows,   b. 17 Dec 1782, Davenham ,   d. 1835, Davenham  (Age 52 years)
  Mother	Mary Worrall,   b. 1783,   d. Abt Aug 1849, Northwich  (Age 66 years)
  Married	17 May 1805	St John, Liverpool   [2]
  Family ID	F12766	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hannah Oakes,   b. Bef 1827,   d. 20 Feb 1848, River Mersey  (Age > 21 years)
  Married	23 Jun 1847	Manchester Cathedral   [3]
  Last Modified	5 Mar 2026
  Family ID	F12768	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Master of Vine when it sank off Runcorn on Feb 20 1848 and his wife, brother Ralph, and two brothers-in-law drowned. He told the inquest that he saved himself by seizing a handspike and clinging on to net stakes for four hours until the waters subsided.Not found in censuses after 1841.

  
  

• Sources

  [S010113] Cheshire Bishop's Transcripts (Ancestry). [S292362] Liverpool BMDs 1659-1812 (Ancestry). [S010069] MC.