Thomas Peart (1832 - aft. 1891)

Born 1832 in Salford, Lancashire, UK

Husband of Sarah (Dakin) Peart — married 25 Dec 1853 in Manchester Cathedral, Manchester, Lancashire, England

Descendants

Died after 1891 after age 59 in Lancashire, UK [uncertain]

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Biography

Thomas was born in 1832 in Salford, Lancashire to Thomas Peart and Ann (nee Collins). He was baptised on 8th April 1832 at Manchester Cathedral.^[1] In the 1841 census, his family are listed as PERT ^[2] When he was 19, he was working as a warehouseman ^[3][4] In 1861 the census records state he was a shipping merchant ^[5] and in 1871 Thomas had become a merchant levant for the East India company. ^[6] Both Thomas and Sarah disappeared in 1881 leaving their oldest daughter Louisa to manage the family. Perhaps they went on a voyage. In 1891 Thomas was living with his daughter Louise Grove and her family.^[7]

Marriage: He married Sarah Dakin on 25 Dec 1853 at St Marys, St Denys & St George (now Manchester cathedral) ^[8]. They had 7 children.

Thomas died sometime after 1891.

Research

This article is an interesting insight into Manchester during the 1800's Manchester’s growth rested largely on the growth of the cotton industry, and by mid-century the city typified Britain as the ‘workshop of the world’. Young men and women poured in from the countryside, eager to find work in the new factories and mills. The mills paid relatively high wages and they also employed large numbers of children. As a consequence, families migrating to the city often saw a considerable rise in their incomes. But not all aspects of life in the factories were pleasant. - ^[9]See more at: https://www.bl.uk/romantics-and-victorians/articles/manchester-in-the-19th-century#sthash.084jQbu1.dpuf.

My grandmother Beryl Peart said in a letter to me that he owned a owned a ship building works in Liverpool or nearby - Thomas was her grandfather. This seems to be substantiated by Sarahs occupation which is listed in 1861 as 'Shipping Merchant Employing 1 Man And 6 Boys'.

Sources

1. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NFDR-69N : 30 December 2014), Thomas Peart, 08 Apr 1832; citing Manchester, Lancashire, England, reference pg163 ln1299; FHL microfilm 1,545,568.
2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQGQ-ZKV : 30 October 2015), Thos Pert in household of Thos Pert, Manchester, Lancashire, England; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGYP-JSR : 24 July 2016), Thomas Peart in household of Thomas Peart, Manchester, Lancashire, England; citing Manchester, Lancashire, England, p. , from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
4. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7N7-J38 : 6 April 2016), Thomas Peart, Kirkmanshulme Newton, Lancashire, England; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
5. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7N7-J3D : 6 April 2016), Sarah Peart in household of Thomas Peart, Kirkmanshulme Newton, Lancashire, England; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
6. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VBN1-JP6 : 24 July 2015), Thomas Peart, 1871.
7. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7C85-R6Z : 15 October 2015), Thos Peart in household of George H Grove, Flixton, Lancashire, England; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Lancashire county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
8. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DS1-PS4 : 13 December 2014), Thomas Peart, 1853; from “England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005,” database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1853, quarter 4, vol. 8D, p. 588, Manchester, Lancashire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
9. ↑ https://www.bl.uk/romantics-and-victorians/articles/manchester-in-the-19th-century

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census records [England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2JKC-DS9 : 31 December 2014), Thomas Peart, 1875; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Burnley, Lancashire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.] ["England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGYP-JZF : 24 July 2016), Thomas Peart, Manchester, Lancashire, England; citing Manchester, Lancashire, England, p. , from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.] ["England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQGQ-ZKN : 30 October 2015), Thos Pert, Manchester, Lancashire, England; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.]