Thomas Hearn

[crazydogrio]

Hi everyone,

I am trying to find some information on my 3rd great grandfather Thomas Hearn born about 1823 in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. I only have census information and a marriage certificate to estimate his age and his place of birth. He married Eliza Armitage in Wath upon Deane 1852. One of the witnesses has an unusual name, Fabio Boothplats, or could this be a mistake by the registrar I wonder? It also has Thomas down as a widower so he had been previously married and his father is stated as George Hearn, occupation Waggoner. I can't find any info for either Thomas or George on the LDS website but may be looking incorrectly, I wonder if you kind people can give me any more clues where to look?

Kind regards,

Julia

[Mort29]

Do the Marriage papers support his birth year as c1823 - the 1881 census suggests c1831, and the 1861 c1833 ....

[supermoussi]

You could try:- http://www.bucksfhs.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=17&Itemid=199

[crazydogrio]

Hi and thank you for your quick replies!

Sadly his marriage certificate just says 'full age'. I think I just must have stuck with the first census I encountered which was the one taken in 1871 where he was down as abt 1823, I think I found him on the 1851 census that gives his birth year as 1815 and then in the Salford Workhouse in the 1891 census that has him as born 1817. I wonder if he just didn't really know when he was born but it does seem a bit odd, I think I have the right person in 1851 and 1891....

Julia

[Orpheus]

From 'High Wycombe: All Saints Parish Church Baptisms 1813-1847' published by The EurekA Partnership http://www.eurekapartnership.com
 
Thomas, son of George, labourer, and Elizabeth HEARN, was baptised on 13th March 1814.

[crazydogrio]

Thank you Orpheus, that would seem to fit with the 1851 census info I found where it says born about 1815. My goodness how out was he on the other census returns!! All the census occupations are the same 'Rope Maker' which makes him easier to track...and now I have his mothers name too, thanks once again.

[Dalum]

re the witness - how clear is the signature/transcription?

If you search for *Booth PLATTS at FreeBMD it brings up a number of entries from Rotherham and Wortley R.D.s.

Wortley includes Clayton West which is where Eliza Armitage came from.

I can't see a 'Fabio' though. Looking at the family of, for example, George Booth PLATTS who married in 1855 I noticed a Jabez aged 20 in 1851. A badly written 'Jabez' *might* end up looking like 'Fabio' 

Hugh

[crazydogrio]

Hugh I think you are right, it isn't very clear but it is looking like a badly written 'Jabez'! Thank you so much for your help! How easy do you think it was to get from Buckinghamshire to Salford (where he was on the 1851 census) in those days? They seem to have gone backwards and forwards between Salford and Clayton West over the years, I'm presuming it is quite hilly around the start of the pennines? So many questions!!

Thank you once again!

Julia