Thomas Thorneycroft B1865

[senseideb1973]

Hi ,

My GGF Thomas Thorneycroft B1865 married Martha nee Pepper in 1886
According to the 1911 Census they had 9 children ; 6 survived & 3 died

How do I find out who the 3 that died were ?

Thanks   

[groom]

If I were you I'd start from the marriage in 1886 and make a list of the Dates of Birth of the children that you know and see if there are any large gaps between them. Then look in Freebmd  http://www.freebmd.org.uk/ and see if you can find any suitable births and deaths in the right area. Luckily it isn't a common name like Smith. Also check previous censuses in case any are mentioned.

[Mabel Bagshawe]

There are more Thorneycrofts than you would think having children in the district - I've spotted quite afew infant deaths that could be theirs in that period

[groom]

Some could probably be eliminated by their births being too close to a child who survived. It won't be an easy task though unless you can find baptisms that give parents' names. The other children's births were registered in Wolstanton.

[senseideb1973]

Hi ,  I have 6 children verified but the others are trouble 

Flo born 21/05/1887 had 2 children out of wedlock George B1919 & Flo ( Peggy ) B1921 ( I have contact with a living relative )

Pru  Birth 26 APR 1890 in Chesterton , N-U-Lyme , Staffordshire , Eng , UK   Death 18 FEB 1938 in Chesterton , Newcastle , Staffs , Eng , UK

Emma  Birth 16 SEP 1894 in Chesterton , N-U-Lyme , Staffordshire , Eng , UK   Death 25 NOV 1966 in Loomer Road , Chesterton , Staffordshire , Eng , UK  ( my GGM )

Lottie B     Birth 14 MAR 1897 in Chesterton , N-U-Lyme , Staffordshire , Eng , UK Death 29 SEP 1989 in Chesterton , Newcastle , Staffs , Eng , UK

Tom  Birth 14 MAY 1899 in Chesterton , N-U-Lyme , Staffordshire , Eng , UK  Death 25 AUG 1980 in Chesterton , Newcastle , Staffs , Eng , UK

Milly Birth 6 AUG 1901 in Chesterton , Newcastle , Staffs , Eng , UK  Death 22 SEP 1980 in Chesterton , Newcastle , Staffs , Eng , UK

George   Birth 11 MAY 1904 in Chesterton , Newcastle , Staffs , Eng , UK Death 11 JUL 1905 in Chesterton , Newcastle , Staffs , Eng , UK ( is the only one died who I know about )

Hope this helps someone to help me 

Debs

[senseideb1973]

7 sorry

[groom]

Looking at those there is time for a birth between 1887 and 1890 and between 1890 and 1894 and possibly between 1894 and 1897. After that the births are about every 2 years.

For instance there is this birth/death

Births Dec 1888   
THORNEYCROFT    Emma Jane        Wolstanton    6b   91    
 
Deaths Dec 1888   
THORNEYCROFT    Emma Jane    0    Wolstanton    6b   69

Have you got the birth certificates of the other children, or were you able to find baptisms?

[senseideb1973]

I saw this one also

Staffordshire Birth indexes for the years: 1892 Surname Forename(s) Sub-District Registers At Mother's Maiden Name Reference THORNEYCROFT Emma Wolstanton Newcastle-Under-Lyme PEPPER WOL/054/28

which is more likely do you think 

[senseideb1973]

I only have Millicent's birth cert