Looking for Grace Thomas b 1839 between 1871-1891

[ambers]

I am having a bad day regarding re-search, and would appreciate some help please.

Grace is living with her parents in 1861, Benjamin Toman Thomas born in St Just 1812 and wife Ann 1816 born Madron....after his death Ann uses the name Nanny on the census.
RG9  1598 F86 Page 9

Although I spot an unmarried mother who could be Grace Thomas in 1871, the next positive sighting of her is in1891.


!891 St Just.
RG 12/1860 F186 Page 17.

Nanny Thomas Head/W/74 born Madron

Grace EDDY/dau/W/52/Teacher in the Science of ..possibly Dress making/ Born St Just.
I haven't found a marriage for her either

Areatha GE Marden//grand daughter/ 4/ born Truro.

Neither can I find the birth of this child.

Ambers

[lizdb]

1881

Rg11 2350 66 22

She is a tin miners widow, age 44, living in St Just
Grace Eddy bn St Just

Son Thomas 22 and William 17 with her

[ambers]

Thanks Lizdb,

I couldn't find that entry for looking

No, I only found an unmarried mother called Grace Thomas in 1871...maybe that's where I lost track of things.

I will go and pick up the details now.

Many thanks,

Ambers

[lizdb]

And 1871

RG10 2345 79 10

Indexed as age 52, image unclear but couold easily be 32

Grace Eddy. Widowed.
Child William age 6 with her
Also brother Martin Thomas, age 24

[lizdb]

MArriage

Oct/Nov/Dec 1863
Penzance (covers St Just I think)

Grace Thomas / William Eddy

[ambers]

Thank you,

I will scour the papers to-night to see if the marriage was announced because I see in the 1881 that there is another child Thomas born in 1859. She was still at home with her parents and only married in 1863,  so this Thomas might be from a previous marriage of her husband William.

Ambers

[lizdb]

I doubt a tin miner would have an announcement in the paper.

Probably best move would be to get marriage cert, to see if either had been married before.
Or look at St Just parish registers if you can get to the Record Office. Or if someone on here has access.

[lizdb]

This looks like William Eddy in 1861 with first wife

RG 9 1598 82 12

St just

William Eddy 26 tin miner bn redruth
Mary 26 bn sennen
William 6 bn St just
Thomas 4 bn St just
Mary 1 mth bn St just

[ambers]

Hi Lizbd,

That couple appear in the 1871, with them again is his m-i-l Honor Blackwell.

Back to the drawing board....might have to send for the marriage cert later.

Many thanks,

Ambers