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Hi
I am needing some help or ideas on how to trace Thomas Capstick.
This is all I have:
Marriage bond - Thomas Capstick of Barn Halls Farm Tatham aged 28 to Isabella Taylor of Melling aged 30 date issued 16 January 1823. (Lancashire Archives)
Married 18 January 1823 at Melling near Hornby Lancashire
Thomas Capstick - Husbandman of the Parish of Tatham to Isabella Taylor spinster of parish.
Witness William Wildman and John Grime.
Christening of Mary Ann Capstick 20 Sept 1823 at Melling near Hornby Lancashire.
(Mary Ann Capstick later married and on the certificate she states her father as Thomas Capstick - Innkeeper)
Only one child found from Thomas and Isabella.
Remarriage of Isabella Capstick to Oliver Gardner (Wood Monger) 23 April 1829. at Melling Lancashire.
I can not find Thomas Capstick's death - which must be between 1823 to 1829 or birth about 1795.
Any ideas on how to trace Thomas Capstick would be very helpful.
Note I have plenty of information on his daughter Mary Ann and wife Isabella. Thanks
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Which ones have you ruled out?
Eg is this not him?
burial Tatham 20 Nov 1825, from place I can’t read,, ends in -nnington , parish of Melling age 31
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Wennington?
https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LAN/Wennington
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Wennington?
https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LAN/Wennington
That works, thank you Heywood.
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Just found Tatham Fell Burial 1760-1837
It has Thomas Capstick of Whennington Melling aged 31
and listed under him is
Isabella Gardner of Whennington aged 41
So that is likely to be him with his widow.
Do you think his birth is likely to be in the Whennington Melling area?
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There is a birth at Middleton, Westmoreland which is a bit north, but not out of the realms of possibility.
12 Apr 1795. Thomas CAPSTIC (no K) , parents Edward & Rebecca
Unfortunately I can only see a transcript, but this is the FHS film number. I’ve got to go out so cannot look just now. 0924747
Additional film. 1471872
But PS The first number is a book of transcripts
The second is not digitised, but microfiche,
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Christening of Mary Ann Capstick 20 Sept 1823 at Melling near Hornby Lancashire.
(Mary Ann Capstick later married and on the certificate she states her father as Thomas Capstick - Innkeeper)
Ancestry - ‘History of Lancashire as of 1825’
Capstick Thos. ‘Punch Bowl’, Wennington
Pigot’s directory 1828-29. https://www.rootschat.com/links/01tj4/
Punch Bowl, Wennington - Isabella Capstick
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St Wilfrid Melling ,
23rd August 1829
Oliver Gardner,
father Oliver a woodmonger,
mother Isabella
abode Wennington,
born 4 months after parents married
St Helen Garstang
Oliver Gardner aged 33 years,
abode Wennington,
buried 1st October 1833,
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Lancaster cemetery records,
a possibility unless of course Isabella remarried again, as shes not with her son in 1841,
Isabella Gardner
death occurred at the county lunatic Asylum
aged 70 years,
buried 31st October 1868,
section D
Grave 130,
consecrated,
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Hi
For the birth of Thomas Capstick I have 2 possible:
Thomas and Betty Capstick parents of Thomas Capstick born 23 March 1793 chris. 5 May 1793 at St John Preston Lancashire.
OR
Edward and Jane Capstick parents of Thomas Capstick born 29 Nov 1795 at Dent Yorkshire.
There is another possible
Thomas and Mary Capstick parents of Thomas Capstick born 9 Nov 1794 at Dent Yorkshire
Trees online have this Thomas married to Jane Greenwood 12 May 1821 at Dent Yorkshire.
I did wonder if this Thomas who married Jane Greenwood was the child of Edward and Jane Capstick?
AS the Thomas and Jane combination have there oldest child - Edward born 28 Oct 1821 Dent.
Tatham Fells Burial record 1760-1837
20 Nov 1825 Thomas Capstick Wennington Melling aged 31
10 April 1834 Isabella Gardner Wennington aged 41
I think this will be Isabella. And this is likely to be her 2nd husband
Oliver Gardner aged 33 years,
abode Wennington,
buried 1st October 1833,
:) Merry Chirstmas
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How sad they all died so close together , and left poor Oliver an orphan
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At least Oliver had his Grandma (1841 Census) :)
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Hi
At Lancashire Archives they have a "Certificate" in there collection dated 15 May 1824.
The description reads: Thomas Capstick of Wray with Bolton, Husbandman is fit and proper person to keep The Punch Bowl Wennington. Witnessed
John Tatham Vicar
Henry Briscoe Warden
John Dugdale Overseer
Richard Atkinson
J.B Leeming
Chris Wilson
William Wildman **
Sureties: Christopher Sidgewick of Melling Husbandman
Would this document have any more information on it that what is transcribed in the description?
The name William Wildman also a witness to the wedding of Thomas Capstick to Isabella Taylor.
I believe that Isabella was born to Ann Taylor and baptised at the Church of the Good Shepard in Tatham 18 March 1792. Ann Taylor married Thomas Wildman 21 April 1792 at Tatham.
The Lancashire Gazette dated 25 Jan 1823 has marriage announcement - Thomas Capstick of Hall Barns to Isabella the eldest daughter of Mr Thomas Wildman Master of the Free Grammar School High Bentham.
Ann's father Thomas Wildman died 13 Oct 1825 aged 58 yrs. Lancashire Archives has will dated 6 March 1826.
Still no closer to solving where Thomas Capstick was from.
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Found the marriage bond for Isabella Taylor and Thomas Capstick on ancestry.
The marriage bond has their baptism record attached which reads:
Isabella daughter of Ann Taylor baptized 18 March 1792 Tatham in Lancashire
Thomas son of Thomas Capstick of Windy Hill Laborer and Mary his wife November 9th 1794 Dent Sedbergh West Riding Yorkshire.
This is a very nice find! Now to track down Thomas and Mary of Sedbergh.