George Lightowler

1806 - Abt 1864  (58 years)

• Name	George Lightowler
  Born	1806	Knottingley
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Waterman
  Died	Abt May 1864	Pontefract   [1]
  Person ID	I58703	Canal Family 1
  Last Modified	20 Jan 2026

  
  

  Family	Mary Townend,   b. 1810, Selby
  Married	7 Jan 1835	Selby
  Children	1. Martha Lightowler,   b. 1835, Selby   2. Mary Lightowler,   b. Abt Nov 1837, Knottingley   3. Hannah Lightowler,   b. Abt Feb 1840, Selby   4. Elizabeth Lightowler,   b. Abt Aug 1842, Selby   5. Jane Lightowler,   b. 1844, Selby   6. Thomas Lightowler,   b. Abt May 1846, Selby   7. George William Lightowler,   b. Dec 1848, Knottingley   8. Francis Lightowler,   b. 1851, Knottingley ,   d. Abt Feb 1905, Pontefract  (Age 54 years)   9. John Lightowler,   b. 1857, Knottingley
  Last Modified	20 Jan 2026
  Family ID	F18783	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  There were two George Lightowlers, both watermen, baptised in 1806, Knottingley - probably cousins - one to Thomas and Mary on April 20, the other to John and Mary on May 25. This George is absent in the 1861 census, but wife Mary is married (not widowed).

  
  

• Sources

  [S260077] GRO Online Index.