Hi, I am wondering if there's anyone that can help me learn more about this family. Do you think you can help me sort things out?
My GGG Grandfather James Thacker married Hannah Stickley on 9 October 1826 in Leamington Priors All Saints. James was christened 08 Dec 1799 in Aston le Walls, Northamptonshire. Hannah was christened 20 October 1799 in Butlers Marston, Warwickshire.
I have some information suggesting that prior to this communion James married Ann Plomer on 16 February 1823 in Aston le Walls, Northamptonshire. I have a copy of a parish register stating they were married by banns. James was from Appletree and Ann was from Aston.
I also believe they had one son, whom they named Richard. I believe this Richard is listed as a brother and nephew to James who is living with my GGGG Grandfather Thomas Thacker in the 1851 census. He's 26, putting his birth date around 1825. He is in the other census's as well. It appears my GGGG Grandfather raised him.
I haven't been able to find a death date for Ann Plomer Thacker though. This is one of the things I'd like looked up.
According to my records, Hannah Stickley had a child she name Sarah christened on 19 April 1825 in Butlers Marston, Warwickshire. Sarah was buried 19 Dec 1825 in Butlers Marston. I only have transcriptions and have not seen these parish records. I'm wondering if looking this up will verify that Sarah was an illegitimate child of Hannah's.
My records also show that James and Hannah had 8 children together. The eldest, my GG Grandfather Richard, born 22 May 1827 Leamington, Warwickshire and christened on 20 January 1828 in Aston le Walls, Northamptonshire; the 2nd was Elizabeth, christened on 22 November 1829
in Aston le Walls, Northamptonshire; the 3rd was Sarah, christened on 06 May 1832 in Aston le Walls,Northampton; the 4th was Eleanor, christened on 16 June 1833 in Aston-le-Walls, Northamptonshire; the 5th was William Harold, christened on 18 Jun 1837 in Leamington Priors All Saints; the 6th child, Nancy Thacker: I have no verification for. She was supposedly born around 1840. She's not found in any census, so she died prior to 1841 or was born after the census in 1841 and died prior to 1851 or perhaps she's a myth. I suspect that, in consideration of the news report discussed later in this post, if she's real, she died prior to 1843. The 7th child is Thomas, christened 09 February 1840 in Hartshorne, Derbyshire. I really question this, as the family was extremely poor. A 1-year-old Thomas is in the 1841 census with them, but if you could, please try to find a birth and death date closer to Leamington. Thomas died prior to 1851 as the 1841 census is the only one he's listed in. I suspect both Nancy and Thomas died prior to 1842.
There is a news report on 18 February 1843 that tells about the accidental death of Eleanor. It mentions the birth of James and Hannah's "sixth" child Mary Ann. According to the article, Mary Ann, christened 16 July 1843 would have been born on 8 February 1843. It makes sense that whatever neighbor gave the information about this birth wouldn't have known about the death of Nancy and Thomas. The news article also reports that James was unemployed at the time.
Hannah Stickley was buried on 12 December 1853 in Leamington Priors, Warwickshire.
James married Hannah Baldain on 25 May 1854 in Leamington Priors, Warwickshire (Prior marriages William Smith and John Needle). I don't have death dates for either prior husband. It would be nice to have them.
Thanks for all your help. There's more, but for now, this is plenty!!!