St.John's, Preston 1835 - marriage look up please.

[olliebeak]

Does anybody on here have access to these records and also have the time to help me, please?

Marriage of John THOMPSON to Prunella SOUTHWORTH - December 1835.  I would be grateful for clarification of witnesses names etc.

Possible marriage of Thomas (poss Thos) THOMPSON to Isabella around 1835 to 1837.

Thank you.

[garstonite]

Hiya Olliebeak and welcome to Rootschat
John Thompson to Prunella Southworth 25th dec 1835 at St Johns 
John a Bachelor
Prunella a Spinster
neither signed , made an X
witness - Turner Thompson and Ann Nichols
married by Thomas Clarke

go to
www.lan-opc.org.uk/Search/indexp.html

allan

[garstonite]

The only marriage I can find is

www.familysearch.org - go to previous site - search - advanced search

7th june 1834
Thomas Thompson to Isabella Liverick at Alston , Cumbria
Extracted record
Alston Hall is 4 miles from Preston...so I can only presume that although in Cumbria - Alston is close to Preston,Lancashire.....maybe someone with more knowledge of the area could give some advice...
allan

[Gibel]

Alston Cumberland is miles away from Preston right up on the Pennines. It's the highest market town in England.

The 1861 census records Prunella Thompson as born about 1816 in Preston and John born about 1814 also in Preston.

Gibel

[Radcliff]

Isabella Thompson,widow

admin with will of Isabella Thompson,late of Wellgill in the parish of Alston,in the parish of Cumberland ,
who died 5th of September 1882 at Wellgate was granted at Carlisle to John Armstrong of West Nenthead near Alston,in the said county yeoman and George Thompson,of  Nenthead near Alston lead miner the grandson the residuary legatees in trust,

[Radcliff]

1841 census Alston,
HO107/171/8
Thomas Thompson born Scotland aged 30 ,lead miner,
Isabella aged 25 ,born in county
Matthew,5
Ann,3
Thomas,2mths
all born Cumberland

[Radcliff]

Turner Thompson,witness to marriage,

Turner Thompson Thompson son of James Thompson and Mary
baptised St John Preston ,5th of March 1814,family search org


on lancs opc Twiner Thompson Thompson,
father a weaver

[olliebeak]

Thank you so much for your quick replies!

I certainly didn't expect anything so quickly - cheers for that.


I don't think it's the same Thomas Thompson and Isabella, though.  My Thomas Thompson died in India in 1840 (of Black Fever) while serving with the 3rd Light Dragoons.  His widow died at sea in the same year - also of Black Fever - while returning home with their son.  Their son (James Turner Thompson) was born in India and, on arrival back in England, was given over to the care of his father's family in Preston.


Turner Thompson (witness to marriage of John and Prunella Thompson) certainly explains the unusual middle name of my g-g-grandfather.  On some census records 'Prunella' is spelt incorrectly.


I'm thinking that, maybe, the Thompson family originated in Northumberland region.


I can't find any reference to Thomas Thompson (or Isabella) prior to 1839 when they registered James Turner Thompson and had him baptised at Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India.  Thomas is buried at Cawnpore/Kanpur Cemetery.

Once again, thanks for your efforts on my behalf.

[Galium]

James and Mary Thompson, both aged 60 are with John and Prunella in 1841 - relationships are not recorded of course, but it's likely they are John's parents. James is a cotton weaver.

It is possible that they are the James Thompson and Mary Turner who married in Blackburn 1 January 1801.  This James Thompson is also a weaver. (On the Lancashire OPC site)