John Pemberton my 3 x g.g.uncle married Mary Barber in Lower Peover, Cheshire in 1795
Charles Cockett my 3 x g.g.uncle was baptised in Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire in 1791
Thomas Phillips Gilchrist my 2 x g.g.uncle was baptised on this day in 1828 in Boston, Lincolnshire. I reported his death on 20 January –he was 43 at the time of his death. I do know he and his elder sister, Alice Gilchrist - my 2 x g.grandmother - were living in Skirbeck in 1841 but not with their parents. Their mother had died and their father had re-married. They were living in the house of a rich widow called Mary Phillips with their youngish aunt who was shown as female servant. My 2 x g.gran was a seamstress aged 14 and Thomas' occupation wasn't shown but I think he was probably a schoolboy. It would seem that Mary Phillips was probably a widowed friend of Thomas and Alice's grandparents and probably had no children of her own as she left both Thomas and Alice (and their aunt) substantial bequests, including properties in her will. It will be noted that Thomas had Phillips as a 2nd name, why is not known apart from the fact that his grandparents seem to have been friends with Mary Phillips. What is known is that the name has passed through the generations since then (although not down my direct line), Alice my 2 x g.gran even gave one of her daughters the name of Mary Phillips.
Ann Smith Harper my husband’s 4 x g.g.aunt was baptised in Ormskirk, Lancashire in 1867. Her father, my husband’s 5 x g.grandfather was a mathematician at the time of his son’s birth in 1772, but a few years later that had changed to mathematical instrument maker. I wonder why it took until my husband for the mathematical genes to go down through their family?
William Benjamin Brand my g.g.uncle (and a son of Alice Gilchrist mentioned in the piece about Thomas Phillips Gilchrist) died in Manchester in 1904 of Acute Bronchitis and pleurisy, one day after his 29th wedding anniversary.
Charles Frederick Salter my 1st cousin 3 times removed died in Tasmania in 1915
Sarah Gaunt my 3 x g.g.aunt was buried at St John the Baptist Church, Penistone in 1758, she was aged 21 months.
Thomas Postlethwaite my 4 x g.grandfather was buried at St Mary Parish Church, Dalton in Furness, Lancashire in 1841. He was 78. His will was very explicit as to what he left and to whom he bequeathed money, chattels, land etc. but he also put into his will that if any of his daughters died and their husbands re-married then they should have no further benefit under the Will but considered and taken as if actually dead, he obviously didn't want any of his wealth passing to 2nd wives and their families. The will, usefully, mentioned the full names of his daughters’ husbands and also the fact that one of his daughters had an illegitimate son, so I need to follow those names up and see what I can find out about any of them.
Mary Ann Chorley my half 2nd g.g.aunt died in Gosforth, Cumberland in 1828 aged about 1 year. She was the eldest of 3 illegitimate children my 3 x g.grandmother had before she married my 3 x g.grandfather and produced 5 more children. It would seem that 3 x g.grandmother was a bit of a girl
as each of her 3 illegitimate children were born to different fathers.
