BOAT FAMILIES

of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal and connected waterways

Bessy Moorhouse

Female 1818 - 1901  (83 years)


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  • Name Bessy Moorhouse 
    Born 1818  Pontefract Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 24 Mar 1901  Knottingley Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Baptism 13 Feb 1919  St Giles, Pontefract Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I55368  Canal Family 1
    Last Modified 6 Oct 2025 

    Father Michael Moorhouse,   b. 1780, Knottingley Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jul 1832, Knottingley Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 52 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Dunhill,   b. 1778, Pontefract Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Aug 1861, Knottingley Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Married 13 Oct 1810  St Giles, Pontefract Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Family ID F17683  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Michael Dey,   b. 1818, Knottingley Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jul 1870, Knottingley Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 52 years) 
    Married 15 Oct 1840  Knottingley Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Children 
     1. Fanny Dey,   b. 8 Oct 1842, Knottingley Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1909  (Age 66 years)
     2. William Dey,   b. Dec 1844, Knottingley Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Mary Jane Dey,   b. 15 Aug 1846, Knottingley Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Bessy Dey,   b. 23 Feb 1848, Knottingley Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Henry Dey,   b. 1849, Knottingley Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt May 1853, Pontefract Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 4 years)
     6. Alfred Dey,   b. 1851, Knottingley Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt Nov 1857, Pontefract Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 6 years)
     7. Michael Dey,   b. Abt May 1853, Knottingley Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt May 1889, Wortley, nr Barnsley Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 36 years)
     8. Louisa Dey,   b. Abt Feb 1855, Knottingley Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt Feb 1893, Pontefract Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 38 years)
     9. James Moorhouse Dey,   b. 1857, Knottingley Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt Feb 1891, Pontefract Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 34 years)
     10. Edward Moorhouse Dey,   b. 12 Jan 1859, Knottingley Find all individuals with events at this location
     11. William Osborn Dey,   b. Jan 1861, Knottingley Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Feb 1905, Salt Street, Bradford Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 44 years)
    Last Modified 6 Oct 2025 
    Family ID F17668  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S010074] MI.

    2. [S373592] West Yorkshire CofE Births and Baptisms (Ancestry).

    3. [S307023] West Yorkshire Baptisms, Marriages and Burials (Ancestry).

    4. [S010069] MC.




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