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Hi MinnieNZ,

I hope I'm not too late to this conversation. It would seem your husband and I are very distant cousins - my 4x great grandfather is Thomas Calder, the younger brother of Frederic(k) Calder Senior. Thomas (b. 1795) came to New Brunswick, Canada where he sought (and seemingly received) a land-grant in 1821. His descendants frequently crossed the US/Canadian border (I'm from the US side).

I've also reached a dead end on researching John Calder and Hannah Castelow.

Anette,

Thank you so much. As you know, Whitehaven was a significant port so it's very likely that was listed as his birth as time went on and people became a but more confused.

I will continue to search, but I think it's pretty likely that you found the right spot for me. Thank you so much!

Patrick, the baptism records are on familysearch.org.   

Perhaps he simply sailed from Whitehaven, rather than being born there??   Calder is a Scottish surname and the only baptisms for a Thomas Calder in the whole of England in the relevant time frame (I searched 1791-1801) are both non-conformist, found on FindMyPast:

Thomas Calder born.30/7/1795 of St. Michael in the Mount, Lincoln (London Dr. Williams Library Registry) , son of John Calder and Hannah, dau. of William Castleton.

Thomas Calder b.30/7/1795 of St. Michael in the Mount, City of Lincoln, bp.21/8/1795 Zion Chapel, Lincoln, son of John and Sarah.

So, the 2 entries refer to the same child - born/baptised in Lincoln and then written up in the London register on 28/3/1796).   Thus don't know if John's wife was Sarah (as actual baptism record in Lincoln) or Hannah (as written in the register in London).

Can't see any other baptisms in Lincoln though so no idea as to where parents came from.

Added: Familysearch shows a marriage of a John Calder to Hannah Castleton  on  27/12/1779 St. Botolph's, Lincoln so looks like the baptism entry in Lincoln showing 'Sarah' is the record that's wrong.

Annette

Hello,

I'm trying to get information about an ancestor as per the subject line. I live in the US, so going to Whitehaven myself is out of the question right now. Any suggestions? I've already gotten the "low hanging fruit".

-Patrick

Josephine,

Can you send me a private message? I just signed up here and this seems to be the most recent activity and for whatever reason it doesn't allow me to send messages (so very sorry to hijack your thread here).

I ask this because I notice on another thread you were seeking information on Thomas Calder, born 1795 in Whitehaven, England. I am a direct line descendant of him, and am trying to get more information.

Thank  you so much,

Patrick