Joseph Howcroft

1796 - 1856  (59 years)

• Name	Joseph Howcroft
  Born	12 Jan 1796	Ashton under Lyne
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	16 Oct 1836	St Michael, Ashton under Lyne   [1]
  Occupation	Porter
  Died	1856	Chorlton upon Medlock
  Buried	11 Jul 1856	All Saints, Ashton under Lyne
  Person ID	I51044	Canal Family 1
  Last Modified	20 Jan 2026

  
  

  Father	Job Howcroft,   b. 1776, Norton Bridge, nr Stone, Staffordshire ,   d. 10 Dec 1836, Lymm  (Age 60 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Hilton,   b. 1776,   d. Bef 1813  (Age < 36 years)
  Married	24 Sep 1796	Ashton under Lyne   [2]
  Family ID	F16281	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Hannah Gosling,   b. 1800, Manchester ,   d. Bef 1851  (Age < 50 years)
  Married	22 Jun 1833	Manchester Cathedral
  Last Modified	20 Jan 2026
  Family ID	F16294	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Mary Mellor,   b. 1819, Manchester
  Married	6 Jan 1851	Manchester Cathedral   [3]
  Last Modified	20 Jan 2026
  Family ID	F16296	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Plain Joseph in 1841 census, marriage and burial records, but William Joseph in 1836 baptism record (apparently at age 40) when the birth date given was before his parents' marriage. No contemporary baptism records found for any of Job and Elizabeth Hilton's three known children.

  
  

• Sources

  [S307041] England Births and Christenings (Ancestry). [S240186] England Select Marriages (Ancestry). [S010069] MC.