Thomas Lickorish

Thomas Lickorish

• Father*: William Lickorish b. 18 May 1845, d. Jun 1929
• Mother*: Rebecca Garraty d. 1904

• Charts: Jonathan Lickorish 1698-1741, Thomas Lickorish 1875-1955

• Birth*: Thomas Lickorish was born in 1874 at Blisworth, Northants..
• He was the son of William Lickorish and Rebecca Garraty.
• Marriage*: He married Afra Ellen Cockerill on 8 July 1897 at Gayton, Northampton.
• Occupation*: He was Marriage certificates states he is a Labourer. in August 1897.
• Census*: He appeared on the census; 1901 shown at Post Office Row, Gayton, with wife, children Sydney and Resden.
• Census: He appeared on the census of 1911 at Simpson, Blatchley; Shows Thomas aged 36 Canal Labourer Married for 12 years with 6 children. Wife Afra aged 33 children at home Sydney Thomas 13, Risden aged 12, Leslie aged, 10 Percy aged 7, Maud aged 4 and Edgar aged 1. They had 6 rooms.
• Death*: He died in December 1955 at N.Bucks (St Caths).
• Web*: He When he was courting Afra he would ride a Penny Farthing along the towpath to Gayton to see her. He later became a lengthsman and looked after the section of canal from fenny Stratford to Simpson living in a canal house at Simpson. Bridge no 92 at Simpson is known locally as Lickorish Bridge. The British Waterways Museum at Stoke Bruerne has a photograph of a group of maintenance men at Blisworth Tunnel Thomas is one of the men.