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John Hirst

Male 1874 -


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  • Name John Hirst 
    Born 17 Jun 1874  Wakefield Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Baptism 19 Jul 1875  St Andrew, Wakefield Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Occupation Boatman, boat hauler Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I56400  Canal Family 1
    Last Modified 28 Nov 2025 

    Father Joshua Hirst,   b. 1841, Goole Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Winifred Miles,   b. 1843, Liverpool Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 7 Jun 1875  All Saints, Wakefield Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Family ID F17996  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Several times sentenced to jail at HMP Wakefield for drunkenness and/or assaulting a policeman between 1896 and 1905.

  • Sources 
    1. [S373592] West Yorkshire CofE Births and Baptisms (Ancestry).

    2. [S010069] MC.



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