John Hirst

1865 -

• Name	John Hirst
  Born	1865	Goole
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Waterman
  Person ID	I56403	Canal Family 1
  Last Modified	28 Nov 2025

  
  

  Father	Robert Hirst,   b. 1831, Kirkgate, Wakefield
  Mother	Elizabeth Spink,   b. 1834, Airmin, nr Goole ,   d. Bef 1884  (Age < 49 years)
  Married	27 Sep 1853	Snaith   [1]
  Family ID	F12866	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Sarah Elizabeth Hattersley,   b. Abt Nov 1866, Goole ,   d. Abt Aug 1895, Goole  (Age 28 years)
  Married	6 Oct 1884	Goole
  Last Modified	28 Nov 2025
  Family ID	F17998	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Hannah Mary (Polly) Harrison,   b. 1868, Heck, nr Snaith
  Married	18 Apr 1896	Goole   [1]
  Children	1. John William Hirst Harrison,   b. Abt Aug 1889, Goole ,   d. Abt Jan 1895, Goole  (Age 5 years)   2. Elizabeth Harrison Hirst,   b. Mar 1891, Goole   3. Annie Harrison Hirst,   b. 10 Aug 1893, Goole   4. George Hirst,   b. Abt May 1896, Goole   5. Polly Hirst,   b. Abt Feb 1899, Goole   6. John Thomas Hirst,   b. Abt Nov 1901, Goole   7. Robert Hirst,   b. Abt May 1906, Goole   8. Edith Harrison,   b. 1908, Goole   9. Joseph Harrison,   b. 1910, Goole
  Last Modified	28 Nov 2025
  Family ID	F17997	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  John's first wife Sarah was convicted of several crimes before and after marriage (HMP Wakefield records, Ancestry), and in the 1891 census they were separated - but next-door neighbours. John was living with his future wife Hannah Mary (later recorded as Polly) listed as his cousin, with two children by her. Sarah died in 1895 after which John and Polly married.

  
  

• Sources

  [S010069] MC.