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In a previous post on this topic, I suggested I favoured the Mary Ann Tomlinson born 29 Jun 1793, father Isaac Tomlinson, as the mother of my Robert Tomlinson who was bapt at Pentrich on the 10th Jun 1820.

As anticipated, the records show that Robert was the illegit son of Mary Tomlinson of Butterley Park.

I followed up on Isaac Tomlinson who was buried at Pentrich in Jan 1838, at the age of 99. Supporting information shows that the informant of his death was his grand-daughter Elizabeth Johnson. This would be the Elizabeth Johnson who married Joseph Peach later that year at Shirland.

I've attached a pdf showing how the various pieces of evidence I've collected relate to each other. Taking all this into account, I'm now satisfied that Mary Ann Tomlinson born 1793 is my 3xgreat grandmother, and that Isaac Tomlinson, born abt 1740, is my 4xgreat grandfather.

Many thanks for your support in unravelling this puzzle.

Of course, that only opens up other questions!
Rob

It's tales such as these that bring our ancestors to life, as well as making our research much more interesting.

Thank you so much, cristeen. That is an absolutely brilliant find.

I was wondering if anyone had any information about a fire that destroyed a pottery, situated near Maryport, probably about 1907.
Family lore has it that my grandfather, David Keir, owned a pottery that was destroyed by fire, after which he relocated to find employment in the industry.
David and his wife, Amy Louise, came from Whitehaven but had 3 sons in Dearham. The last of these was registered in April 1907 while the family was living at Pleasant View, Dearham. Grandfather's occupation was given as "earthenware manufacturer", suggesting he was an owner.
By November 1908 the family was living in Chesterfield, where another son was born. Grandfather's occupation this time was "potter's thrower", suggesting he was employed.
Hopefully, someone will be able to cast some light on this. Many thanks.

Having done some further research, I think I can answer part of my original query. Boys were commonly dressed in frocks up to the age of 3 or 4 years, up to and beyond WW1.

The reason I asked this was that I was wondering if the Gibson photo could be of my grandfather, David Keir, with his parents. He was born in March 1876, so the photo would have to be from about 1877.

Does anyone have a view whether or not this could be feasible?
Kind regards.