Thomas Litchfield born 1826 to Godfrey and Lucy Litchfield

Thomas Litchfield, 6^th child of Godfrey and Lucy:

1826 Birth: Thomas was baptized on 27 Aug 1826 in the parish of Belper.  His family was living in Belper at this time and his father was farming.[1]

1841 Census: Thomas age 15, was living with his oldest brother William (25) and sister-in-law Ann Litchfield in Ripley, Derbyshire, England.[2]

1851 Census: Thomas, age 24, was living with his parents, Godfrey and Lucy Litchfield and three of his brothers, Godfrey (28), Octavius (16) and George (12) in Heage. His father Godfrey is farming 65 acres.[3]

1861 Census: Thomas, age 32, is unmarried and living in Heage with his aged parents, Godfrey (73) and Lucy (72).  Godfrey’s occupation is farmer and Thomas’s occupation is farmer’s servant.[4]

Recommendations:

Thomas Litchfield Marriage? Find a copy of the marriage record to Margaret Haslam to verify this is the correct family.  Before I order a copy of this marriage record, I need to check FHL fiche 6900044 which contains extractions of the marriages performed in Alfreton during the years 1813-1894.[5]

I checked  FHL fiche 6900044 for the marriage information on Thomas Litchfield to Margaret Haslam.  This Thomas was the son of Charles Litchfield not Godfrey so it is not the right Thomas.  New.Familysearch.org information needs to be corrected since it shows Maragaret married to our Thomas instead of Thomas who is the son of Charles.

I believe the actual marriage record can be found on FHL British Film # 0497371 item 1.

(Bishop's transcipts for Alfreton, 1668-1848, Church of England, Parish Church of Alfreton, Derbyshire, Marriages 1836-1844.  FHL British Fildm #0497371 item 1)

I thought I had made a copy of this marriage certificate but now that I am home, I do not seem to have it.

·        Thomas was still unmarried in 1861 at the age of 32.

So far, it looks like Thomas did not marry but I have not found a death record for him yet.  Nor have I been able to trace him further than the 1861 Census.

Thomas Litchfield Death?  I found two death records for a Thomas Litchfield.  One was for a death in 1883.  This one is probably incorrect since his death age was given as 79 but really he would have been about 57.  The second record gives his death in June 1864 in Belper.[6]  This one could be correct.  I found him listed on the 1861 census.  I need to do more research with the census to see if I can find him after this date and request this death record to see if any additional information will help identify if this is the correct date.  Another thing to consider is in the “Godfrey Litchfield” history from Glenda Wright the notes under Thomas state “Was Thomas living in his Uncle James’ lands at Chevinside near Belper when James died in 1873?”[7]  This notation should be followed up as well.  Perhaps there is a will from his uncle James that will shed some light on the subject.

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[1] Church of England, Chapelry of Belper (Derbyshire), Bishops Transcripts for Belper, Baptism Register for 1826, FHL British microfilm 497383 Doc# Thomas 3

[2] 1841 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2010. Original data: Census Returns of England and Wales, 1841. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1841. Class: HO107; Piece: 180; Book: 13; Civil Parish: Duffield; County: Derbyshire; Enumeration District: 15; Folio: 31; Page: 18; Line: 25; GSU roll: 241287. Doc # Thomas 8

[3] 1851 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1851. Class: HO107; Piece: 2145; Civil Parish: Heage; County: Derbyshire; Enumeration District: 1c; Folio: 61; Page: 10; GSU roll: 87776-87777.  Doc # Thomas 9

[4] 1861 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Original data: Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1861. Class: RG 9; Piece: 2513; Folio: 47; Page: 3; GSU roll: 542982. Doc # Thomas 10

[5] Computer printout of Alfreton, Derbyshire, England, extracted from microfilm copies of parish registers and bishops transcripts for Alfreton, Marriages 1813-1894, (2 fiches), FHL Fiche 6900044

[6] Thomas Litchfield death Index 1864, England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes, London, England: General Register Office, England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index: 1837-1937, Vol. 7b, page 284, www.FreeBMD.org.uk, Doc # Thomas 6

[7] Descendants of Godfrey Litchfield from Glenda Wright, glendaw@telusplanet.net  Doc# Thomas 7