Lea siblings baptised as teenagers (toxteth park connections )

[brigidmac]

Marriage bans for Thomas lea and Maria Westthrope nee Kendal are actually 1877

Hang on it may have been a double wedding with their children address 48 Holden St looks familiar
Sam and Margaret married on 8th Oct 1877 in West Derby

When did Thomases  first wife Elizabeth  die  ?

[brigidmac]

I can't read the month  on the parents banns but it's the 2nd  and not the same church
 But I now have a name and proffession for Thomas's father .James ..flour dealer links nicely with 2 of his grandsons becoming baker's

[heywood]

You're right - it was. 2nd December 1877 - I don't know where I got 1881 from!

[Comberton]

Death of Margaret Jane Westhorp
March 1899
Newport 11a 12
Year of birth is a bit out at abt 1857 instead of 1853
Wales fits with 1891 census so possible

Not what you asked for but as you have Thomas Lea born 1822
Does that mean you don’t have his baptism?
Son of James Lea & Mary Rice ?
Can provide details if the one

[Comberton]

Possible death for Elizabeth Lea

Born abt 1827
Death March 1876
Birkenhead
8a 365

[Comberton]

Possible death for Thomas Lea

Born abt 1821
Death December 1884
Toxteth Park
8b 246

[brigidmac]

Thanks comberton and Heyworth

I.ll call it a day for now

The 1881 census does explain that the family were in Toxteth that decade but not why those 2 children didn't get baptized til their teens the only other sibling I found a baptism for was frank lea born and baptised in 1860 Bebington

[brigidmac]

I almost missed the bit about Thomas baptism ....that explains the Rice name too
I do like it when things tie up ....

I wonder why 1861 census had  mary lea as '  visitor '  flour dealer if she was actually his mother

[heatherjulie]

GRO index gives Mary Rice Lea's mother's maiden name as MASON reg 1870 Birkenhead
Joseph 1866 mmn Mason