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Leicestershire / Re: James Burns
« on: Monday 19 May 25 17:52 BST (UK) »
That’s an interesting find thank you I’ll try and look into it
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Leicestershire / Re: James Burns
« on: Monday 19 May 25 14:15 BST (UK) »
hi, no nothing ! It’s literally just his name on the two memorials. I’ve managed to find most other men just starting with the name and the. Linking it to Shepshed families. I’ve searched the tigers list, war graves. I’ve searched for Burns family members in 1921 & 1939 in Shepshed and Loughborough. A couple of other men are on the memorial as grandsons of Shepshed residents so I’m beginning to think this might be the case with James. I was just hoping someone else might be able to think of another way of searching 
Long shot I know but any input most gratefully received.
Long shot I know but any input most gratefully received.
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Leicestershire / James Burns
« on: Monday 19 May 25 13:33 BST (UK) »
James Burns is listed on both the town war memorial and the memorial in the parish church at Shepshed. He died in WW2. I have researched and found almost all the other soldiers on these memorials but James Burns is being very elusive. Can anyone give any suggestions I may be missing to find him? I have searched CWWG and no one looks a likely candidate. I’m really at a brick wall and hoping someone might be able to spot something/anything to help. We know that there must be a Shepshed connection somewhere ?
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Leicestershire Lookup Requests / Re: Thomas Cotton - Shepshed
« on: Thursday 08 August 24 23:54 BST (UK) »Thomas and Ann of Shepshed baptised their children as "Particular Baptist" (the mind boggles!)
Other children:
John (April 1808)
William (1809)
Any help?
Thank you Annie. I’ve had a look and found this explanation of what a particular Baptist was
The General Baptists held that God allows an individual to choose whether to live a virtuous and holy life, repenting of sins, and so earn salvation. Thus the General Baptists held that salvation was open to all, while the Particular or Strict Baptists held that it was restricted to the “Elect”.
Thanks for finding the other children’s names out they will be most helpful
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Leicestershire Lookup Requests / Re: Thomas Cotton - Shepshed
« on: Thursday 08 August 24 20:18 BST (UK) »Give Thomas jnr seems to be a farmer of a substantial holding, I would think his father is more likely to also be a farmer rather than undertake "farm work" (which is more of an ag lab to me?)
ie points to Thomas and Ann
I think you may be correct because in 1851 Thomas & Mary re listed as “farmers of 137 acres with 4 labourers and 1 lad. By 1861 they are farming 140 acres
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Leicestershire Lookup Requests / Re: Thomas Cotton - Shepshed
« on: Thursday 08 August 24 20:10 BST (UK) »Hi
There is one for 1809 in Shepshed
21 Dec 1809 Thomas Cotton parents Thomas Ann
Denomination Baptist
Bunnygirl
Thomas and Ann appear to be on 1841 - both aged 55, living on Sullington [?] Road. He's a farmer and they have two servants
Thank you for that Sullington Road is still in Shepshed and is in fact one of the oldest roads in the town. I will look on that census.
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Leicestershire Lookup Requests / Re: Thomas Cotton - Shepshed
« on: Thursday 08 August 24 20:06 BST (UK) »Hi
There is one for 1809 in Shepshed
21 Dec 1809 Thomas Cotton parents Thomas Ann
Denomination Baptist
Bunnygirl
Thank you for that it’s a route I can investigate
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Leicestershire Lookup Requests / Re: Thomas Cotton - Shepshed
« on: Thursday 08 August 24 20:04 BST (UK) »According to the 1835 marriage license record Thomas was "Thomas jnr" and "Thomas the younger".
His occupation is Farmer. His age is "21 years and upwards".
A bit late but there's a Feb 1817 baptism in Shepshed for a Thomas Cotton to parents Thomas and Jane Cotton. Father's occupation looks something like Farm Work.
Thank you it’s quite tricky as there seems to be more than one cotton family in Shepshed at time and for many generations after. We can say that his father was Thomas Cotton.
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Leicestershire Lookup Requests / Thomas Cotton - Shepshed
« on: Thursday 08 August 24 19:28 BST (UK) »
I’m struggling to find the parents of Thomas Cotton born in Shepshed Leics between 1807/1811. He married Mary Burgess who was born in Whitwick in 1815. They married c1835 Any help most appreciated.