Hi
I would welcome your thoughts in finding Thomas FLETCHER’s baptism in 1756. Below is what I know:
When I found the baptism for my 4x Gt Grandfather Thomas FLETCHER bap 1782 at Sherburn in Elmet, Yorks. it contained such a lot of ancestral information below:
‘Thomas 2nd son of Thomas of Bishop-dikeside Labourer son of William of Barlow farmer by Mary his wife, daughter of ….. (presumably unknown to the registrar)
Mary daughter of John Dent of Little Fenton farmer by Ann his wife daughter of Joseph Jaqueman of Bramham - Gardener
Born Sunday 27th January 1782? Baptised Monday 11th 贵别产谤耻补谤测’
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I found his parent’s marriage: Thomas FLETCHER of Birchin (Birkin?) & Mary DENT of Sherburn (in Elmet) married 30 Jan 1778 by Licence with consent of parents.
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Knowing that Thomas’ father was William I searched for a baptism for Thomas. I could not find an obvious baptism for Thomas about 1756. There was one baptism for Thomas whose father was William, 21 Feb 1722 Sherburn in Elmet. Rather early I think. Thomas would have been an older man when he married Mary DENT who needed her parent’s consent to marry. It is possible that Mary was Thomas’ 2nd wife. Of course, he could have required looking after later in life and Mary may have been his ‘housekeeper’ but Mary gave birth to Thomas Jnr in 1782.
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I found several baptisms around 1753-1761 with father William. One included mother Mary at Lythe. 17 Feb 1760. The others were in Birstall, Ecclesfield, Luddenden, Barnsley. Yesterday, Ancestry came up with 1758 Rothwell , father Robert. Today it is suggesting William FLETCHER & Mary THRESH are his parents and they married 21 Nov 1742
Wm bap either 1718 Brayton OR 12 Oct 1718 Sherburn in Elmet, Yorks.
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I found Thomas Snr on the 1841 census living with a son Matthew and his grandchildren. So I then found a baptism for Matthew. Another breakthrough as it gave the same details of his ancestry matching his brother Thomas Jnr bap 1782. Then I found another 9 bap for Thomas & Mary DENT. So I had found the correct Thomas in 1841 which meant I found a death record for him. Thanks to digital GRO records I had both Thomas & Mary’s death records within minutes! From his death & burial records I am certain that Thomas was definitely born in 1756.
I would welcome thoughts in finding his baptism in 1756.
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Thinking about possible parents of Thomas Snr: William FLETCHER & Mary THRESH married 21 Nov 1742. Their burials are at Brayton.? Wm was a farmer of Barlow, as also mentioned in Thomas Jnr ’s bap. ??and Mary was wife of Wm of BARLOW, farmer & dau of Wm THRESH. BUT still I cannot find a bap for Thomas 1756. I did find 2 bap at Wessell with Wm as father 1752 & 1748.
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Since the burials match the info to bap of grandson Thomas Jnr 1782 I think I have found the correct Wm & Mary BUT no evidence of their children OR more importantly Thomas.
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Margaret?
