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Family of Thomas Earnshaw (Watchmaker)
« on: Wednesday 17 May 17 21:27 BST (UK) »
My cousins believe they are descended from a daughter of Thomas Earnshaw(1749 - 1829), the well known English watchmaker.  However they think the daughter was named Maria and that she married an apprentice of her father, but I can't find a record of him having a daughter with this name.  There are several trees on Ancestry, but none show a Maria, so can anyone confirm or deny if there was such a lady?
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Re: Family of Thomas Earnshaw (Watchmaker)
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 17 May 17 21:48 BST (UK) »
Any idea of the name of the apprentice?
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Re: Family of Thomas Earnshaw (Watchmaker)
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 17 May 17 22:08 BST (UK) »
Sorry no, my cousins rely on me for any research and only have some family rumours to go on
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Wright - Heckington
Giddings - Tydd St Mary
Williams - Merionethshire/Anglesey
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Re: Family of Thomas Earnshaw (Watchmaker)
« Reply #3 on: Wednesday 17 May 17 22:15 BST (UK) »
Have you worked backwards from your cousins rather than trying to work forward from a rumoured connection?

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Re: Family of Thomas Earnshaw (Watchmaker)
« Reply #4 on: Wednesday 17 May 17 22:35 BST (UK) »
I've got quite a few of their maternal tree sorted and one of their grandfathers was a watchmaker, so possibly a link there.  There is an unknown Maria who married their GGG Grandfather William Leonard circa 1820, based on their daughter Maria Leonard who was born on 25th February 1822 and baptised in Southwark on 17th March 1822. so perhaps this is where they got their information?
Porter - Heckington/Boston - Lincs
Asher - Lincs
Otter - Lincs
Wright - Heckington
Giddings - Tydd St Mary
Williams - Merionethshire/Anglesey
Rose - East London
Stevens - East London
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Re: Family of Thomas Earnshaw (Watchmaker)
« Reply #5 on: Wednesday 17 May 17 22:50 BST (UK) »
Could that be this marriage?

William Leonard
Marriage :   15 May 1817
Saint Mary, Newington, Surrey
Spouse:   Maria Ireland
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Re: Family of Thomas Earnshaw (Watchmaker)
« Reply #6 on: Tuesday 15 January 19 21:37 GMT (UK) »
Hello Groom, Firstly apologies for taking 21 months to reply!!!!!!!! I think you may be right about the marriage as several of their children were born in Newington, but I'm still looking for the Thomas Earnshaw link
Porter - Heckington/Boston - Lincs
Asher - Lincs
Otter - Lincs
Wright - Heckington
Giddings - Tydd St Mary
Williams - Merionethshire/Anglesey
Rose - East London
Stevens - East London
Grimwood - East London

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Re: Family of Thomas Earnshaw (Watchmaker)
« Reply #7 on: Tuesday 15 January 19 22:06 GMT (UK) »
Hi. lets start from here

Thomas Earnshaw
Marriage Date:   27 Mar 1769
Marriage Place:   Saint James,Westminster,London,England
Spouse:   Lydea Theakston

Lydia died 1801, so any daughter would have been born before that. According to Grace's Guide they had 4 children - Manasseh William, James, Thomas and Elizabeth Ann. So only the one daughter, Elizabeth.
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Re: Family of Thomas Earnshaw (Watchmaker)
« Reply #8 on: Friday 18 January 19 21:48 GMT (UK) »
I've confirmed the connection and I was looking at the wrong line.  They are descended from Thomas Earnshaw (b.1809) grandson of the famous Thomas, who married Jane Hunter in 1833.  They had at least 9 children, one of whom Maria Elizabeth Earnshaw is the great grandmother of my cousins.
Porter - Heckington/Boston - Lincs
Asher - Lincs
Otter - Lincs
Wright - Heckington
Giddings - Tydd St Mary
Williams - Merionethshire/Anglesey
Rose - East London
Stevens - East London
Grimwood - East London