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What to do next? Thomas' of Salford

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lancashireAnn

lancashireAnn Report 25 Jan 2010 14:38

sorry but wromng marriage pair

using lancsbmd

Lancashire Marriage indexes for the years: 1837
BONSOR Elizabeth
COTTON John
Manchester Collegiate Church (later Manchester Cathedral)

Lancashire Marriage indexes for the years: 1837
THOMAS John
WHITAKER Caroline
Manchester Collegiate Church (later Manchester Cathedral)

Researching:
Liverpool (Cartwright, Chambers, Miller), Todmorden (Sutcliffe, Mallison), Abergavenny (Watkins, Prosser)

Joan

Joan Report 25 Jan 2010 09:15

Elizabeth looks like their first child so, just perhaps they
married after 1837

Marriages Dec 1837
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BONSOR Elizabeth Manchester 20 367
THOMAS John Manchester 20 367


You could get the birth cert of one of the children to find mother's name....
Joan

Linda in the Midlands

Linda in the Midlands Report 24 Jan 2010 22:02

1851 England Census
about John Thomas
Name: John Thomas
Age: 36
Estimated birth year: abt 1815
Relation: Head
Spouse's name: Elizabeth
Gender: Male
Where born: Salford, Lancashire, England

Civil parish: Manchester
Ecclesiastical parish: St Bartholomew
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England

Street Address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Disability: View image

Registration district: Damaged
Sub-registration district: Regent Road
ED, institution, or vessel: 1p
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 116
Household Members: Name Age
John Thomas 36
Elizabeth Thomas 35
Elizabeth Thomas 12
John Thomas 5
William Thomas 3
Joseph Thomas 8 Mo


his occupation looks like light porter? hers looks like petty grocer

familytreeguy

familytreeguy Report 24 Jan 2010 21:50

Many thanks for the info, I will definately check out the Lancashire online records. Yes, John & Elizabeth stayed in the area, and lived and died there (in Salford). I have seen one census entry which said he was a shopkeeper(provisions)

Kate

Kate Report 24 Jan 2010 16:37

Have you tried the Lancashire online parish clerk website? I have had a look on there for some of my relations and I know they have at least some of the parish records for the Salford area on there. The address is:

http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/

Eringobragh1916

Eringobragh1916 Report 24 Jan 2010 16:33

There is a John Thomas b.abt 1813 on the 1881 Census Salford...He is a Bootmaker...

Eringobragh1916

Eringobragh1916 Report 24 Jan 2010 16:27

You can work out roughly when they married by checking on the earliest Census to find them and any children...Not an exact science but works reasonably well...
Did they stay in the Manchster or Salford area...?

familytreeguy

familytreeguy Report 24 Jan 2010 16:09

Was wondering what to do next. I have traced my great(x2) grandparents John (born abt 1813) and Elizabeth Thomas (b abt 1815) he was born in Salford and she in Manchester. There is a chance that they were married before marriage certificates. Any suggestions on what to do to trace John's famiy?