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Sabrina
22-07-10, 19:32
OH’s MMMF

Name:
Thomas Forth

Date and place of birth:
c1829-1839 Tewkesbury, Glos

Names of parents:
Richard Forth and Ann

Date and place of baptism:
5 Jul 1829 Tewkesbury

Details of each of his or her marriages:
26 Oct 1862 to Maria Kinson at Tewkesbury Abbey, both single, both aged 23

Occupation(s): Labourer

Addresses where they lived:

1841 – Crooked Alley, Tewkesbury, Glos
Richard Firth 50 Labourer Not Glos
Ann Firth 45 In Glos
Charles Firth 20 In Glos
William Firth 15 In Glos
Richard Firth 14 In Glos
Thomas Firth 12 In Glos <<<
John Firth 9 In Glos
Mary Firth 7 In Glos
Esther Firth 5 In Glos


1851 - St Mary Lane, Tewkesbury
Richard Forth Head Mar 53 Labourer and Hawker Yorks, Parish NK
Ann Forth Wife Mar 43 Maisemore, Glos
Willm Forth Son Un 25 Labourer Tewkesbury
Richard Forth Son Un 22 Labourer Tewkesbury
Thomas Forth Son Un 20 Labourer Tewkesbury <<<
John Forth Son Un 18 Labourer Tewkesbury
Mary Ann Forth Dau 15 Work at Silk Mill Tewkesbury
Estha Forth Dau 13 Work at Silk Mill Tewkesbury
Know his father was Richard from his marriage cert 1862, occupation a Tailor – in this census Richard is a Labourer and Hawker – is it the right family?

1861 – Mill Bank, Tewkesbury
Thomas Forth Head Mar 26 Day Labourer Tewkesbury
Maria Forth Wife Mar 26 Tewkesbury
Ann Forth Dau 17weeks Tewkesbury
If this is the right Thomas, not actually married to Maria

1862 – Marriage to Maria Kinson, both of Mill Street, Tewkesbury, Glos

1866 – Mill Street, Tewkesbury when daughter Maria was born

1871 – Mill Court, Tewkesbury
Thomas Forth Head Mar 40 Labourer Tewkesbury
Mary Forth Wife 40 Labourer Chichester, Sussex
Mary Forth Dau 5 Scholar Tewkesbury
Wife now Mary, born Chichester

1881 – Wife Maria Ford, is a widow, 47, born Tewkesbury, living with Joseph Taylor, Redmarley, together with daughter Maria. Maria Ford married Joseph Taylor in 1884.

Date, place and cause of death: Dec Q 1879 aged 40 [ie b1839], Tewkesbury

Date and place of burial / cremation: Not known

Details of will / administration of their estate: Unlikely

This has been a nightmare family to trace, what with remarriages, ages varying, children taking on step father’s name, and spelling of Forth changing to Fourth and Ford. Also place of birth of his wife changing from Tewkesbury to Chichester and back again.

kiterunner
22-07-10, 22:09
Hmmm, there is a Thomas Forth baptism on the FamilySearch Record Search pilot site, 5th July 1829 Tewkesbury, parents Richard and Ann. Richard jr's baptism is on there too, 8th Oct 1826, so it looks as if their ages are both a bit lower than they should be on the 1851.

kiterunner
22-07-10, 22:40
The family is Firth on the 1841 census:
Crooked Alley, Tewkesbury, Glos
Richard Firth 50 Labourer N
Ann do 45 Y
Charles Do 20 Y
William Do 15 Y
Richard Do 14 Y
Thomas Do 12 Y
John Do 9 Y
Mary Do 7 Y
Esther Do 5 Y
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Ann Harvey 25 Stocking M Y
John Do 5 Y

Sabrina
23-07-10, 11:19
Thank you Kite!

Yet another variation of their surname!

Do you think that the Ann Harvey might be a married daughter?

I was hoping that it might not be the correct family, since I think it might be brick wall time - trying to find a Richard Forth/Firth born in Yorkshire, parish unknown! :(

That baptism you found also fits age on the 1841 census at least.