BOAT FAMILIES

of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal and connected waterways

William Whittaker

Male 1830 - Bef 1915  (< 84 years)


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  • Name William Whittaker 
    Born 1830  Runcorn Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation Waterman Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died Bef 1915 
    Person ID I66249  Canal Family 1
    Last Modified 6 Oct 2025 

    Father Theophilus Whittaker,   b. 1805, Daresbury, Cheshire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1830, Antrobus, Cheshire Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 25 years) 
    Mother Mary Dickens,   b. 1808, Little Leigh, Cheshire Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 3 Nov 1829  St Mary and All Saints, Great Budworth Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F13546  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Thirza Lee,   b. 1842, Widnes Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1895, Widnes Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 53 years) 
    Married 2 Jun 1862  St Paul, Warrington Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
     1. Mary Whittaker,   b. Jun 1863, Widnes Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt May 1865, Prescot Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 1 years)
     2. Rachael Whittaker,   b. Abt May 1865, Widnes Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. William Whittaker,   b. Abt Nov 1868, Widnes Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Sarah Whittaker,   b. Abt Nov 1871, Widnes Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. George Whittaker,   b. 17 Nov 1873, Widnes Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. John Lee Whittaker,   b. Abt Feb 1876, Widnes Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. Theophilus Whittaker,   b. Abt May 1878, Widnes Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Jul 1916, Suez Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 38 years)
     8. Ann Whittaker,   b. Abt Nov 1880, Garston Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 6 Oct 2025 
    Family ID F21308  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • No baptism record found. In 1841 census as William Dutton with mother and her second husband. Not found in 1851/61 censuses. Age given as 27 in marriage record.
      In 1887 William and son George were recorded aboard 'James' in Widnes with Robert Robinson (b1833 Widnes) 'Trading all the half-year between the Menai Strait and the Mersey having made 14 trips successfully, from July 1 ending at Widnes on December 31. (Crew List date-stamped January 13 1888 on Ancestry.)

  • Sources 
    1. [S010072] Lancashire Online Parish Clerks.




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