Emily West

1873 - 1895  (22 years)

• Name	Emily West
  Born	1873	Burnley
  Gender	Female
  Died	6 Dec 1895	Burnley, drowned in canal   [1]
  Buried	11 Dec 1895	Burnley Cemetery   [2]
  Person ID	I62017	Canal Family 1
  Last Modified	6 Oct 2025

  
  

  Father	Edmund West
  Family ID	F19856	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Benjamin Dean,   b. 18 Jul 1873, Gannow Lane, Habergham Eaves
  Married	22 Dec 1894	St Stephen, Burnley   [2]
  Last Modified	6 Oct 2025
  Family ID	F19854	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Death Certificate states: 'Drowned herself in the Leeds and Liverpool Canal whilst of unsound mind caused by ill health. Certificate received from Henry J Robinson, Coroner for Lancashire. Inquest held 10.12.1895.' See newspaper reports in our Media/Documents section under 'Emily Dean Drowning'.

  
  

• Sources

  [S010060] DC. [S010072] Lancashire Online Parish Clerks.