THOMAS family - Spaxton

[bencarta]

Hi everyone.

Yet another plea for help on a common surname. I'm looking for any connections to the following family:

1841 census - Spaxton

Isaac Thomas   50   Ag lab    born Somerset
Maria    " "        60                      "    "
Mary     " "        30                      "    "
John     " "        15                       "    "


I also have them on the 1851 census, still in Spaxton [HO 107/1924], with Isaac aged 70 and Maria 76. Mary is no longer with them, but John (now a 25-year-old, married timber sawyer) is recorded as their son, with his 35-year-old wife Mary and two sons, three-year-old Abraham and 1-year-old Joseph, also in the household, along with a 54-year-old lodger, Thomas Porter. All members of the hosehold were born in Spaxton apart from Mary. who was born in Over Stowey.

I'm mainly trying to find other children of Isaac and Maria, and possibly their descendants. Unsurprisingly, they both disappear off the census records after 1851. I've already located their marriage (Spaxton, 1818) and likely births (Aisholt, 1781 for Isaac and Spaxton, 1777 for Maria) via FreeReg.  Does anybody have access to records for these parishes, or suggestions for how I might proceed?

Many thanks, guys.
Ben

[shirl100]

Spaxton records are online http://www.wsom.org.uk/Parreg.html , these do incude Aisholt as well but only up to 1796 for baptisms

Shirl

[bencarta]

Hi Shirl. Thanks for this tip.

The link has already proved extremely useful, as I have been able to find relevant records both in Spaxton and in neighbouring parishes via the site.

I don't suppose you know whether or not the parish records for Bridgwater are available online, do you?

Thanks again, and all the best
Ben

[trish1120]

FreeREG has Bridgwater Records and if it the Thomas Family you are after there are plenty on there.
Spaxton Christenings to Isaac/Maria on FreeREG;
RACHEL Thomas 22 April 1819
JOHN Thomas 24 August 1823

Marriage;
John THOMAS, Labourer, Father ISAAC, Labourer
Mary SHALLISH, Father WILLIAM, Labourer
10 Jan 1847, St Peter and St Paul, Over Stowey, Somerset

Now logically you would think Isaac/Maria would have more than 2/3 Children and named some of them after themselves.

This may be of interest to you;
http://www.wsom.org.uk/Registers/SpaxMar17691837.htm

Trish

[shirl100]

I always use this site to see what's on line in Somerset, so some neighbouring parishes might be helpful too, good luck with your searches.

Shirl


http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/ian.sage/PR/pr_index.html

[bencarta]

Thanks for these responses, ladies.

Just one point to make. Trish - you're right about the usual likelihood of there being more than 2 children.

But, given that Isaac and Maria were bith around 40 when they married, the presence of only two seems more probable. After all, by my reckoning, Maria would have been 46 when John was born. I've checked for burials of infants, and couldn't find any.

All the best.

[Thomas Somerset]

Hello
Not  sure if you are still tracing this family but Isaac and John are direct descendants of my husband, and we have photos of Spartan Church etc if you are interested.