Can anyone find Mary Ann in 1871 please?

[Luzzu]

Hi mshrmh,

Oh gosh. Sorry.  I missed that post totally, possibly because of James Hall.  I should have looked more closely and then I would have seen James Wilkinson as well and got the link.

Luzzu 

[helen_w]

I thought I was after Bowcocks and they have turned into Briggs Boococks. Looks like the Briggs Boococks ended up in Toxteth after their dad, Thomas Briggs Boocock, died in the third quarter of 1876.

Mary Ann Boocock lost her husband Thomas just before  Samuel Holland lost his wife and two of his children. The following year Mary Ann married Samuel Holland. What a hard life. No time to grieve.

Now trying to find out a bit more about Thomas. Where and how he died.

[mshrmh]

Not to worry Luzzu - it just seemed familiar & I was sad enough to check - glad it's all come together one way or another as this lot seem to have led you on a merry dance!

[gemmanoon]

Hey all,

I'm off the same family tree, just joining the party super late and replying to messages all over the internet :-)

I hadn't realised that Thomas Boocock remarried (I'm a descendant of his youngest daughter with his first wife, Elizabeth Briggs Boocock - I have a few photos of her as well).  Just to make a point about when the family arrived in Liverpool (although I am guessing you have already worked most of this out by now): they were in Birkenhead in 1867, in Liverpool in 1871 living in Nelson Street (Tom is listed as John but it is the same man), and their youngest son, James Briggs Boocock, was born in 1873. You see him turn up on the 1881 census living with his elder brother, Thomas Briggs Boocock junior.

I had no idea there was a second marriage for Thomas senior! THis line keeps on throwing up more interesting facts every time I look at it!

I hope that this reaches you all in a shorter time frame than it took me to find it :-)

Gem

[Luzzu]

Hi Gem,

Do you have any information about Thomas Boocock/Bowcock who married Mary Ann Haigh/Hague on 22 Nov 1875?  I believe he was the son of Benjamin Boocock and Betsey Briggs.  He wasn't married to Mary Ann for very long as he died 3rd qtr 1876.

Mary Ann was my 3 x great grandmother. She married George Haigh (my 3 x great grandfather) first and was widowed.  Then she married Thomas and was widowed again.  Her 3rd husband was Samuel Holland.

I haven't ordered Thomas' death certificate yet.  I have all three marriage certificates though.

Luzzu