Thomas LITTLEJOHNS 1841 and 1851

[Poppy Rose]

Hello Everyone

I am hoping someone can help with an 1841 and 1851 census for Thomas Littlejohn or Littlejohns and his wife and family.

Thomas Littlejohns was born in Milton Damerel in Devon and was in Lyme Regis in the 1861 census aged 71 and in the 1871 census aged 82.

Thanks 

[CaroleW]

Hi

The 1841 entry is available on freecen

http://freecen.rootsweb.com/cgi/search.pl

[Poppy Rose]

Thank you very much for the 1841 census link. 

[CaroleW]

1851 for Lyme Regis

Thomas Littlejohn 62 b Milton Damerel ? supervisor ? coastguard
Sarah  56 Porlock Somerset
Mary A   28 b Monkstown Ireland
Elizabeth 18 b Lyme
William 27 Monkstown Dublin
HO107 Piece 1862 Folio 92 Page 22

[Poppy Rose]

Looks as if Thomas Littlejohn got about in his work.

Thank you for the census. 

[Jool]

Hi, you may have already seen this but will post just in case

http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/Coastguards/J-L.html

[Poppy Rose]

Thank you for the link. I hadn't come across it. 

[crimea1854]

Using the ADM 175 series of free downloads from the National Archives website it is possible to trace most, if not all of Thomas's Coastguard career. Below are his movements, with the file and pdf page number refs.

He appears to have been Nominated to the CG Service in 1821, I've been unable to establish exactly when, but in ADM 175/74 pdf 94 there is a John Littlejohn who was nominated to Ireland from Porlock Quay in 1821. My guess is this is your man, because in the Establishment Book for the same year, Thomas Littlejohn is shown as being posted from Porlock Quay to Dalkey (12 April 1821 ADM 175/15 - 122). From here he made the following moves:

24 Aug 1825 to Fleet CG Station (175/4 -60)
24 Dec 1825 to Bridport (175/4 - 62)
It gets a little confusing here, because on 175/5 - 85 & 84 the date is now 1828 to Brideport, again my guess is that the 1825 date is correct.
12 April 1831 to Lyme Cobb following promotion to Commissioned Boatman (175/6 - 391)
Discharged 13 Jan 1847 on a pension of £37 per annum (175/7 - 402)

Hope this is of help.

Martin
Coastguards of Yesteryear

[Poppy Rose]

This is all very interesting.   

Thomas Littlejohn is the first coastguard I've researched. Thank you Martin for all the information on him and where I can find it.