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Elizabeth Gibbons

Female 1913 - 1918  (4 years)


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  1. 1.  Elizabeth Gibbons was born on 7 Jun 1913 in New Lane, Burscough; died in 1918 in Drowned in the canal; was buried on 26 Oct 1918 in St John the Baptist, Burscough.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 29 Jun 1913, St John the Baptist, Burscough

    Notes:

    A item in the Liverpool Echo, Oct 23rd 1918, headed 'Mother's Tragic Plight' stated: 'A drowning accident is reported from Burscough. At about 5 last evening Mrs Gibbon (sic) wife of a canal boatman of Burscough, was going along the Leeds and Liverpool towpath with three of her children when Elizabeth, aged 5 years, fell into the water. The distracted mother at once went into the canal, gripping the grass on the bank, and tried to reach the child, but failed. James Barrow, a boatman, recovered the body in about 10 minutes. Artificial respiration was tried without avail.'




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