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Hi,

I looked at Durham records online, unfortunately it added another hiccup into the search. I thought it would be a good idea to refresh my memory on the details of Thomas's birth and see if I could find any more details out about it and in the process found a new birth record which very likely could be his, with parents as William and Mary instead of Jane and Thomas. So I'm trying to figure out now how I can work out which one is really him. The birth to William and Mary was in Houghton (which is where all the census documents have him being born), the birth to Thomas and Jane is in Rainton.

I have searched for his death and can only find one record in 1872 in West Rainton that may fit. His wife Elizabeth died in the 1860's and I can only find one Thomas Taylor in the census since then in 1871 in West Rainton. I think I may have found a link to this record through his daughter's marriage.

Back to the drawing board!

Thank you.

Karen

Hi Barbara,

I think I'm about to go cross eyed but I have found a few possibilities for Thomas's birth. 2 are in Houghton, 2 in Chester-le-Street and 1 in Gateshead.

I'm sticking with the Houghton ones since this is the place given on all his census records and his children's baptisms.

This leaves me with one baptism 12/5/1782 and another on 01/07/1787 to confirm.

I have found a death certificate of a Thomas Taylor aged 91 in West Rainton (both baptisms are in Rainton - West and Rainton Stables). He is a boarder in th 1871 census in West Rainton with birth in West Rainton - he would most likely be the birth 12/5/1782. But not sure if he is my guy. I would wonder why he didn't stay with family after his wife's death in 1863.

Each census has Thomas as born about 1781 except the 1841 census which shows 1787.

I'm checking for the parents marriages now, and other siblings and hopefully that will narrow it down for me.

I love this link that you have given me!

Regards,
Karen

Barbara,

I haven't been able to have a look, I need to download adobe flash player to be able to view the link and I'm receiving errors downloading.

I did search the IGI on family search and found a few possibilities. I need to get my I.T. guy to fix my problem so I can view your link. It sounds like a good link so I'll definitely check it out as soon as I can get in there.

Thanks,
Karen

Thanks Janis, that's fantastic! I can't believe how many kids this couple had. I have found some more baptisms on Durham Records online for:

William 1807
Nicholas 1806
Margaret 1822

Parents Thomas Taylor and Elizabeth Thirlwell also in Shiney Row.

Thomas Taylor and Elizabeth Thirlwell were married in 1805.

I'm assuming same family as Barbara had found Margaret in 1822 also.

Now I'm just trying to find the births of Thomas and Elizabeth. Elizabeth's death certificate shows her age as being born in 1785-1787 census says Gateshead, I have only found 1 baptism in 1781 Washington which I assume is not likely...

Thomas is in the census as born in Houghton-le-Spring in either 1781 or 1787. I have found a few possibilities in Houghton and also a few in Gateshead. 2 baptisms for Thomas occurred in the same church as his marriage but in different years.

So hard when I can't confirm with certificates.

Thank you heaps for your help. I was beginning to think Susan was a mythical child

Ta
Karen



 

Thanks Barbara,

That looks like about the right age for Isabella. I think Susan was abt 1831 off the top of my head. They were in the 1841 census and I assume married prior to 1851 census.

Do you know if parents names were recorded on the parish records in the late 1700's early 1800's.

I have a marriage between Thomas and Elizabeth in 1805 - her name was spelled Thirlwell. I have a few possible births for Thomas but can't be sure which one is accurate. The census has him as being born in Houghton-le-Spring, but the dates vary from 1787 and 1781. Elizabeth was born in 1787.

Thanks,
Karen