Thomas, the illigitimate son of Mary Blake was born on the 5th August 1844 at Chowley, in the Tattenhall subdistrict, Great Boughton Registration District [1]. Thomas was baptised at Chowley, where his mother's residence is given as Malpas [2].
In 1851 Thomas aged was in the household of William Alman (62, a tailor), and his children Thomas Alman (abt.1823-abt.1871) (28), James (18), Edward (15), and Frederick (13) and William's daughter-in-law Hannah Alman (23). His relationship to William was a 'nurse' (nursechild = foster-child), and he may have been Thomas Alman's child
Name | Relation | Status | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
William Alman | Head | Widowed | M | 62 | Tailor | Malpas, Cheshire, England |
Thomas Alman | Son | Married | M | 28 | Ag lab | Harthill, Cheshire, England |
James Alman | Son | Unmarried | M | 18 | Shoemaker app | Harthill, Cheshire, England |
Edward Alman | Son | Unmarried | M | 15 | Tailor app | Harthill, Cheshire, England |
Frederick Alman | Son | Unmarried | M | 13 | Scholar | Chorlton, Cheshire, England |
Hannah Alman | Daughter-in-law | Married | F | 26 | Ag lab wife | Flintshire, Wales |
Thomas Blake | M | 6 | Scholar | Chowley, Cheshire, England |
In 1861 Thomas was a 16-year-old carter, born Chowley, Cheshire, living in the household of the Price family as a servant (there were two other male servants and two female servants at Edge, Whitchurch, Chshire shire. Edge is a small hamlet about five miles south of Chowley, on the way towards Malpas). Charles Price, head of household, was "Farmer 95 Acres Employing 1 Labourer"
Name | Relation | Status | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
Charles Price | Head | Married | M | 37 | Farmer 95 acres employing 1 labourer | Tilston, Cheshire, England |
Martha Jepson Price | Wife | Married | F | 30 | Farmers wife | Cheshire, England |
George E Price | Son | M | 3 | Farmers son | Edge, Cheshire, England | |
Charles Price | Son | M | 1 | Farmers son | Edge, Cheshire, England | |
Mary Hugh | Servant | Unmarried | F | 20 | House servant | Malpas, Cheshire, England |
Sarah Jane Rees | Servant | Unmarried | F | 13 | Nurse | Stretton, Cheshire, England |
Thomas Blake | Servant | Unmarried | M | 16 | Carter | Chowley, Cheshire, England |
Charles Lee | Servant | Unmarried | M | 17 | Cow man | Hampton, Cheshire, England |
Samuel Weaver | Servant | Unmarried | M | 12 | General servant | Tilston, Cheshire, England |
Thomas married Sarah or Martha Barnett
Their son, Thomas William's birth was registered in the Oct-Nov-Dec quarter of 1870 in the Birkenhead district.[5].
In 1871 Thomas (a labourer, aged 26) and his wife Sarah (sic) (22) and son Thomas (7 months) were living at 63 Corporation Road, Birkenhead, Cheshire. All the family were born in Cheshire (no more detail given in the census) [6].
Thomas's daughter Sarah was born on 30th October in the December quarter of 1872, at Factory Lane, Over, in the Northwich Registration District of Cheshire [7].
In 1891 Thomas Blake (46, a salt boiler, born ?Chorley), Martha Blake (44, born Over) and children together with their grandson, James Blake (1889-1960) (2, born Over) were living at Bradford Wood Cottages, Winsford, Cheshire
Name | Relation | Status | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
Thomas Blake | Head | Married | M | 46 | Salt boiler | Chorley, Cheshire, England |
Martha Blake | Wife | Married | F | 44 | Over, Cheshire, England | |
Thomas Blake | Son | Single | M | 21 | Farm servant driver | Birkenhead, Cheshire, England |
Betsy Blake | Daughter | F | 11 | Scholar | Acton, Cheshire, England | |
John Blake | Son | M | 9 | Scholar | Over, Cheshire, England | |
Noah Blake | Son | M | 7 | Scholar | Over, Cheshire, England | |
Mary Blake | Daughter | F | 5 | Scholar | Over, Cheshire, England | |
Joseph Blake | Son | M | 3 | Over, Cheshire, England | ||
Martha Blake | Daughter | F | 0 | Over, Cheshire, England | ||
James Blake | Grandson | M | 2 | Over, Cheshire, England |
In 1901 the family was still living at Bradford Wood Cottages, and now comprised Thomas (a saltmaker, 57, born ?Chuley) and Martha (53), and Joseph (12), Martha (10) and James Blake (1889-1960) (11) [9].
Thomas's death was registered in the March quarter of 1917 in the Bucklow Registration District [10].
Thomas Blake married Martha Barnett December quarter 1867 in the Northwich District [11].
No trace of a marriage between Thomas Blake and Sarah
The family (including Sarah Blake (1872-abt.1930, daughter of Thomas Blake)) seem to be entirely missing from the 1881 census. In 1879/80 the family seems to have been in ?Nestion, Cheshire, and from 1881/2 the family seems to be in Over (from the birthplaces of children).
Not this Thomas: Thomas, son of Mary Blake, was baptised at Malpas, Cheshire on 15th August 1844 [12]
Chorley is in the Macclesfield registration district. Chorley renamed Alderley Edge with the coming of the railways in 1842 to avoid confusion with Chorley, Lancs [13].
The relocation from Chorley to Edge seems improbable ... but there are good rail links. With time and world enough I'd see how easy it was and at what cost.
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