BOAT FAMILIES

of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal and connected waterways

John Burnitt

Male 1791 - 1844  (53 years)


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  • Name John Burnitt 
    Born 1791  Knottingley Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation Mariner Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 18 Sep 1844  Knottingley Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried 21 Sep 1844  Ropewalk Methodist Church, Knottingley Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I69388  Canal Family 1
    Last Modified 13 Apr 2026 

    Family 1 Mary Ann,   b. 1801, Knottingley Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1833, Knottingley Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 32 years) 
    Children 
     1. William Burnitt,   b. 1824, Knottingley Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Ann Burnitt,   b. 1 Apr 1827, Knottingley Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. George Burnitt,   b. 1833, Knottingley Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1881  (Age < 47 years)
     4. Mary Ann Burnitt,   b. 1833, Knottingley Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Oct 1835, Knottingley Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 2 years)
    Last Modified 13 Apr 2026 
    Family ID F22252  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Harriet Shearwood,   b. 1815, Howsham, nr Brigg, Lincolnshire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jun 1899, Knottingley Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Married 25 Aug 1834  St Giles, Pontefract Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Children 
     1. Joseph Burnitt,   b. 1835, Knottingley Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1891  (Age < 55 years)
     2. Frederick Burnitt,   b. 1840, Knottingley Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 13 Apr 2026 
    Family ID F22253  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S010060] DC.

    2. [S242739] Find a Grave Index (Ancestry).

    3. [S373599] West Yorkshire CofE Marriages and Banns (Ancestry).




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