Kirkham in Helsby

[Paul B]

I have found a Thomas Kirkham in my family tree.  I have his will from the Cheshire record office, and it would appear that he was more than the average ag-lab. 

I think he died in 1821, but that and what is in the will is all I know about him.  I do know hs soons and daughters and also his wife.

I wondered if anyone could shed any light on the family at all, or how to move forward and find out extra info?

Paul

[odessa]

Hi Paul,
You don't say if you know how old he was?
The I.G.I. (on-line version) has several Thomas Kirkham's baptised from 1585-1810 at St Lawrence Church, Frodsham which is a good possibility for a Helsby family.
Have you checked to see if Thomas and his wife appear on the I.G.I.? or maybe some of his children's baptisms to give you an idea which parish they may have lived/worshipped at?
Parish Records will probably need to be your next option - from the date on the will you will at least have a good idea when he died so a burial should be easier to find and this may well give you age at death from which you can start to track down a date of birth. (some wills will say when the testator died when the date of probate is given, sometimes on the reverse)
If you can post the names of his wife and family then someone might recognise one of them.
Regards,
odessa.

[Paul B]

Sorry for not posting more information.  I have no idea how old he was, and this is all the information I have on him regarding family and dates.

1  Thomas KIRKHAM ( -1821).
     Married 17 Oct 1787, Frodsham,Cheshire,England.  Died 10 Jan 1821.
Sp. Margaret CATTERAL (1761?-1852), dau. of John COTTERAL ( - ) and Martha LAMB (1735?- ).
     Born 1761 (cal), Helsby,Cheshire,England.  Baptised 13 Mar 1763, Frodsham,Cheshire,England.  Died 1852, Frodsham,Cheshire,England.
      1.1  John KIRKHAM (bap.1788).
           Baptised 4 Sep 1788, Frodsham,Cheshire,England.
      1.2  Sarah KIRKHAM (1790-1869).
           Born 13 Mar 1790, Frodsham,Cheshire,England.  Baptised 2 Apr 1790, Frodsham,Cheshire,England.  Married 16 Sep 1813, Frodsham,Cheshire,England.  Died 20 Feb 1869, Frodsham,Cheshire,England.  Buried 24 Feb 1869, Frodsham,Cheshire,England.
      Sp. John YOUDE (1786-1865), son of John YOUDE (1750-1803) and Catherine NORCOT (bap.1746, d.1827).
           Born 6 May 1786, Helsby,Cheshire,England.  Baptised 28 May 1786, Frodsham,Cheshire,England.  Died 8 Feb 1865, Frodsham,Cheshire,England.  Buried 11 Feb 1865, Frodsham,Cheshire,England.
      1.3  William KIRKHAM (bap.1793).
           Baptised 17 Mar 1793, Frodsham,Cheshire,England.
      1.4  Thomas KIRKHAM (bap.1795).
           Baptised 10 May 1795, Frodsham,Cheshire,England.
      1.5  James KIRKHAM (bap.1798).
           Baptised 22 Jul 1798, Frodsham,Cheshire,England.
      1.6  Margaret KIRKHAM (bap.1803).
           Baptised 11 Sep 1803, Frodsham,Cheshire,England.