John Hart

1798 - 1831  (33 years)

• Name	John Hart
  Born	1798
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Boatman, labourer, victualler
  Died	1831	Liverpool
  Buried	18 Jan 1831	St Wilfrid, Standish   [1]
  Person ID	I60337	Canal Family 1
  Last Modified	14 Nov 2025

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Rothwell,   b. 1801, Lathom
  Married	1 Jul 1821	All Saints, Wigan   [2]
  Children	1. Thomas Hart,   b. 2 Dec 1822, Queen Street, Wigan   2. Mary Ann Hart,   b. 26 Oct 1824, Queen Street, Wigan   3. Martha Hart,   b. 11 Sep 1826, Queen Street, Wigan ,   d. 1827, Wigan  (Age 0 years)   4. Elizabeth Hart,   b. 1828, Liverpool
  Last Modified	14 Nov 2025
  Family ID	F03013	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  'Captain of the Packett' in three children's baptism records. Age 33 in burial record, apparently drowned in the Mersey during a storm. Family records quote a Liverpool Mercury report on Jan 21st 1831:- 'Mr John Hart, who was upwards of 9 years captain of one of the packets in the employ of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal Company. His kindness and attention in his situation ensured him the respect of all. He has left a wife and young family to deplore his death.'

  
  

• Sources

  [S240146] Lancashire Deaths and Burials (Ancestry). [S010072] Lancashire Online Parish Clerks.