Photographs of Shrewsbury / completed

[ILEXSALOPIA]

Here is the link to Thomas Porter Blunt and his wife Emily and her mother Augusta. The gravestone is in the general cemetery in Shrewsbury (not in St Chad's). It's not in great condition sadly, but is in the nicer part of the graveyard. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/272339056/thomas_porter-blunt

[ILEXSALOPIA]

Hello, Jan!
 I thank you so very much for doing this for me. I thought you might think it a little morbid of me.  The top 2 names I am not sure if they were buried here.
 Thomas Blunt and Sarah (nee Smith) will for sure be in there, so any of the family around them would be appreciated. Whatever you have time and room for.
Robert BLUNT- b. 1777?   D.---
Anne Blunt - b. 1781? D.----
   
Thomas BLUNT Sr.- b. 1803 c. 1874  Shr.Shr.
Sarah  b.1801  D. 1864

Blunt- Thomas Porter – G.GF.     B. 1842        D. 1929
Emily Rachael Blunt- G.GM. b. 1842  d. 1910
           
             
                Emily Augusta Blunt  b.1868  d.___
                 Mary Ella Blunt  b.  1871  d.___
                   Gertrude Mabel E. (Rodick)  b. 1872  d.___
                    Walter Arthur Blunt  b. 1874  d.___
                    Charles Ernest J. Blunt  b. 1876  d.___
                      Hubert Porter Blunt  b. 1882  d.___

If you find the ones marked in brown I will be very happy! If you have time to do any of the others, then bonus for me. Thanks for even wanting to be so helpful.

Many, many thanks!   J.J.   (my other nickname is Jeany )
               

Thomas Blunt and Sarah are in the general cemetery (which is on Longden road in Shrewsbury), not in St Chad's. They are in the area together with Thomas Porter Blunt, and Walter. Here is the link to Thomas W https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/272353905/thomas-w-blunt

[ABNZ]

Hi,
I am married to a descendant of Thomas Gaire Rockstro Blunt who immigrated to New Zealand. I really appreciate that wealth of information in this thread, and the information that has been added to the Find A Grave website.

[J.J.]

Hello, ILEXSALOPIA, and thanks so much again for all the work you've put into this. Sorry, I don't look into Rootschat all the time anymore...especially in the summer months! Busy with gardens & such!
   I think someone had told me many years ago they were in St. Chad's. Thank you so very much for having found them in the Longden Road Cemetery! 
   Wondering where you found the Initial W. for Thomas Blunt as I have never seen this in all my searches???

[J.J.]

Hello ABNZ & welcome to Rootschat! Yes, your husband's family is a prolific one. I've been in touch with a few descendants over the years. There were very few direct descendants from the other children...ilness/ war/ late marriage etc. Still have not located one of the daughters.
There are many threads for him to find on here with a vast number of offshoots...There is an extensive family tree on Ancestry by another relative from Thomas Sr's brother. He's not been active for a few years but here is his profile if you wish to ask permission to view it.
( see "private message" link ) https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=231588

[ILEXSALOPIA]

They were non-conformists so wouldn't be happily buried in St Chad's as that was standard church of England. To be buried there you had to have their vicar conduct the service. I suspect that Robert Blunt is in Swan Hill cemetery as he was a deacon of that chapel. The whole dissenters vs Church of England seemed to be a big deal in Shrewsbury.

The Thomas "W" was just copied off the Family search entry - but I don't think the person who put that in backed it up with any sources so I'll take it off.

Did you know that Thomas Porter Blunt opened a second premises at the top of Castle Street (number 42) with T. R. Moses in 1874. I've looked through the old photos but can't see it on any of them, so I think this was a short-lived venture.

[ILEXSALOPIA]

Do you know what Henry Blunt died of? He was very young and it implied a longstanding illness. I notice in this family that quite a few of them die at a youngish age.

Also regarding your Blunt logo - I thought you might be interested to see the logo of Josiah Groom who had a photography studio very close to the Blunts in Wyle Cop at the same time. It is very very similar to yours. I didn't know how to upload a photo to this message so I added it as my avatar. Perhaps someone went up Wyle Cop selling heraldic logos to the shopkeepers there!

[ABNZ]

Thanks J.J, I've had a look through many of the various threads on this website, there are certainly some interesting stories/people to read about.

[ABNZ]

And thankyou for the link to the member who has an extensive family tree, I will try to make contact.