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You might want someone to look this up for you also: New York, 1820-1850 Passenger and Immigration Lists Record Immigration Name: Thomas Glasby Birth: year Origin: location Departure: city Arrival: date - New York From ancestry, sorry I dont have access. Suzanne

Could he possibly have gone to sea?

I've just been having another look on the IGI, and there are these two marriages in Rhode Island, USA that look interesting: THOMAS S GLASBY & ANN E PRESTWICK, 06 JUL 1845 Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, Batch No: M500011 THOMAS S GLASBY & OLIVE J CHAFFEE, 06 DEC 1847 Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, Batch No: M500011 It's a bit of a long shot, but what if Thomas ran off to America and remarried? He wouldn't have been the first of my rellies to have done something like that! Just wondered if someone has access to the USA census (1850/60/70), would they be able to look for any Thomas Glasby's born c1796 in England, maybe working in the boot-making business? Richard

1841 for reference Emily Glasby abt 1838 Middlesex, England St Giles in the Fields Middlesex Henry Glasby abt 1831 Middlesex, England St Giles in the Fields Middlesex James Glasby abt 1836 Middlesex, England St Giles in the Fields Middlesex Mary Glasby abt 1801 Middlesex, England St Giles in the Fields Middlesex Sophia Glasby abt 1828 Middlesex, England St Giles in the Fields Middlesex Thos Glasby abt 1796 St Giles in the Fields Middlesex ( a Cordwainer ) George Hayn abt 1801 Middlesex, England St Giles in the Fields Middlesex Clara Haynes abt 1835 Middlesex, England St Giles in the Fields Middlesex Rose Raynes abt 1811 Middlesex, England Like you I cannot find any mention of Thos on census Sue

My ggg-grandfather Thomas Glasby is a bit of a mystery. He just disappears after the 1841 census, leaving his family in London. Can anyone help me track him down?... Thomas was born c1796 (from the 1841 census so could be +/-5 years), probably in Hampshire though I haven't located a baptism for him yet. He married Mary Ann Buss on 17-Jun-1821 at St Mary's, Southampton. Thomas and Mary had 7 children between 1822 and 1839 - the first three born in Southampton, the rest born in St Luke, London. At the time of the 1841 census, the Glasby's were living in Great Queen Street, St Giles (HO107/673/6/14/20). Thomas was a cordwainer. By 1851, Mary Ann and some of the kids are still in Gt Queen Street (HO107/1508/488/13). Mary Ann is head but shown as married, not widowed. In fact, in 1861 she is still there and still shown as married not widowed (RG9/169/156/15). No sign of Thomas anywhere - I've even traced all his kids through the censuses to 1901 but no joy. His daughter Elizabeth Sophia (my gg-grandmother) married in 1854 - have her marriage cert and Thomas is not shown as deceased on this. Nor can I find a death for him on BMD. Mary Ann died 4-Mar-1871 - her death cert states ''wife of...'' not ''widow of...'', again suggesting that Thomas may have still been alive at the time. What happened to him? Did he run off overseas somewhere? end up in jail? die without his family knowing the fact? Any ideas welcome!! Richard

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