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relatives of the thomas family

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merrylegs

merrylegs Report 6 Nov 2011 17:13

hi all im looking for any living rellies of the thomas family from birmingham, william and ellen wee my granparents there son william george born 1901 icknield post road birmingham is my dad i know i have cousins that ive nbever met but just dont know where to start thank you all anita xx :-( :-S

Astra

Astra Report 6 Nov 2011 17:40

If you begin with the 1911 and look for your father's brothers and sisters. Then you can trace their marriages and childre etc.


THOMAS, Ellen Head Widow F 46 1865 Pen Cutter Warwickshire Birmingham VIEW
THOMAS, William George Son M 10 1901 School Warwickshire Birmingham VIEW
THOMAS, Ellen Daughter F 8 1903 School Warwickshire Birmingham VIEW
THOMAS, Lilian Edwards Daughter Single F 20 1891 Polisher Warwickshire Birmingham VIEW
HARBOURNE, Jane Boarder Widow F 61 1850 Pen Raiser Warwickshire Birmingham VIEW
BENNETT, Margeret Boarder Single F 17 1894 Press Girl Warwickshire Birmingham VIEW

Address:
Court 52 No 5 Summer Lane Birmingham County:
Warwickshire


Astra

Astra Report 6 Nov 2011 17:46

1901 shows us some more children

THOMAS, William Head Married M 40 1861 Brass Tube Caster
Birmingham
Warwickshire VIEW
THOMAS, Ellen Wife Married F 35 1866 Retired Pen Worker
Birmingham
Warwickshire VIEW
THOMAS, Frederick Son M 12 1889 Scholar
Birmingham
Warwickshire VIEW
THOMAS, Lellie Daughter F 10 1891
Birmingham
Warwickshire VIEW
THOMAS, Clara Ann Daughter F 0 (10 MOS) 1901
Birmingham
Warwickshire VIEW

Address:
259, 1, Back Icknield Port Road, Birmingham County:


merrylegs

merrylegs Report 6 Nov 2011 17:55

thank you astra for that info, but what im really lookin for are living rellies i know i have cousins but i dont have names or ages that makes it very difficult and i dont know were to start xx

patchem

patchem Report 6 Nov 2011 19:36

Have you looked to see if anyone on here has your Thomas's in their trees?
Do you know the names and birth dates of all your aunts and uncles?
Have you looked for any marriages or deaths?
Have you met any of your cousins?

merrylegs

merrylegs Report 7 Nov 2011 17:56

ive had thomas in hot matches but none match, i met two cousins when i was young but because of family rifts we lost touch, just dont know wat else to do i carnt even remember there names xx

Astra

Astra Report 7 Nov 2011 18:34

I have given you the census details showing William with his brothers and sisters. All you now have to do is to track their marriages and their children. Check for deaths as you go along. It's much better if you do it yourself rather than just waiting for matches to come along.

patchem

patchem Report 7 Nov 2011 20:02

Do you have access to ancestry or fmp so that you can access more records than free bmd have?
Are you prepared to buy all the birth certificates of your father's brothers and sisters so that you have accurate birth dates, that can be used to confirm deaths?
Have you got Ellen's maiden name from your Father's birth certificate to confirm the correct births of his siblings?
Have you looked for any marriages or deaths on free bmd?
Do you know if the family stayed in Birmingham, because they are going to be difficult to trace if around the country as Thomas is a very common surname?