Thomas
Wasden
Born in Laughton-en-le-Morthen, Yorkshire, England
Ancestors 
Son of William Wasden
and Mary Ann (Penniston) Hempsell
Brother of
Hannah Wasden, John Wasden, Maria Wasden, Sarah (Wasden) Webster, Alice Wasden, Mary Ann (Wasden) Thompson, Elizabeth Wasden, Robert Wasden and William Wasden
Husband of
Mary (Coucom) Wasden
— married
6 Dec 1841 in Rotherham,Yorkshire, England
Descendants 
Father of
Alice Penniston Wasden, John Brooks Wasden, Frederick Wasden, Ellen (Wasden) Christiansen, Orson Wasden, Willard Wasden, Sarah Ann Wasden, Mary (Wasden) Christensen, Mary (Wasden) Christensen, Thomas Nephi Wasden and Eliza Marie (Wasden) Weiser
Died
at age 69
in Gunnison, Sanpete, Utah Territory, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 8 Mar 2011
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Biography
Thomas Wasden migrated from England to United States.
Thomas Wasden was a Latter Day Saint pioneer.
Thomas was born in 1821 in Yorkshire, England. Thomas was baptised on 29 July 1821 in Laughton-en-le-Morthen, York, England. He was the son of William Wasden and Mary Ann Penniston.[1]
In 1841 Thomas was a 20 year old servant living at Aston With Aughton, Yorkshire, England[2]
Thomas married Mary Caucom on December 6, 1841 at Rotherham Minster, Rotherham, Yorkshire, England. [3]
Their children were...
- Alice Penniston Wasden (1842 - 1917)
- John Brooks Wasden (1843 - 1908)
- Frederick Louis Wasden (1846 - 1927)
- Ellen Wasden (1848 - 1920)
- Orson Wasden (1850 - 1933)
- Willard Wasden (1852 - 1855)
- Sarah Ann Wasden (1854 - 1855)
- Mary Wasden (1857 - 1934)
- Thomas Nephi Wasden (1859 - 1860)
- Eliza Marie (Wasden) Weiser (1862 - 1942).
In 1851 they live at Aston cum Aughton. Yorkshire, England They had five children.[4]
In 1855 Mary and Thomas, along with seven of their children sailed from Liverpool, England on the William Stetson bound for the United States. They arrived in New York on 28 May 1855.[5]
The 1860 United States Federal Census finds them living at Fort Ephraim, Sanpete, Utah Territory. Thomas is listed as a farmer and they have seven children. [6]
The family eventually settled at Scipio, Millard, Utah Territory, and they are found there in 1870 and 1880.[7][8]
Thomas was buried on 20 April 1891 in Gunnison Cemetery, Gunnison, Sanpete, Utah.[9][10]
Sources
- ↑ England Births & Baptisms 1538-1975 (www.findmypast.co.uk : accessed 11 March 2021)
- ↑ England and Wales Census 1841 HO107/1330/F? - Aston With Aughton, Yorkshire (https://ukcensusonline.com : accessed 11 March 2021)
- ↑ Yorkshire Marriages. Sheffield Archives & Local Studies, Archive reference PR-87-3-16 Page 14. Marriage of Thomas Wasden & Mary Caucom, 6 December 1841, Rotherham Minster, Yorkshire, England. (www.findmypast.co.uk : accessed 11 March 2021)
- ↑ 1851 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.. Class: HO107; Piece: 2343; Folio: 50; Page: 17; GSU roll: 87601 (Ancestry Record 8860 #14239473 : accessed 11 March 2021) View Image
- ↑ New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Year: 1855; Arrival: New York, New York, USA; Microfilm Serial: M237, 1820-1897; Line: 12; List Number: 397 (Ancestry Record 7488 #1872020 : accessed 11 March 2021) View Image
- ↑ 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Year: 1860; Census Place: Fort Ephraim, Sanpete, Utah Territory; Page: 619; Family History Library Film: 805314 (Ancestry Record 7667 #34780246 : accessed 11 March 2021) View Image
- ↑ 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.. Year: 1870; Census Place: Scipio, Millard, Utah Territory; Roll: M593_1611; Page: 370B; Family History Library Film: 553110 (Ancestry Record 7163 #5396897 : accessed 11 March 2021) View Image
- ↑ The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Scipio, Millard, Utah; Roll: 1336; Page: 475A; Enumeration District: 031 (Ancestry Record 6742 #20227199 : accessed 11 March 2021) View Image
- ↑ "Utah, Veterans with Federal Service Buried in Utah, Territorial to 1966," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLR3-L4W : 6 December 2014), Thomas Wasden, 18 Apr 1891; citing City Cemetery, , military unit Capt Morten Mortensens Co, Ut Terr Mil, Blackhawk War, State Archives, Capitol Building, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 485,497.
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 12 March 2021), memorial page for Thomas Wasden (29 Jun 1821–18 Apr 1891), Find a Grave Memorial no. 40488047, citing Gunnison Cemetery, Gunnison, Sanpete County, Utah, USA ; Maintained by SMSmith (contributor 46491005) . https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40488047/thomas-wasden
See Also:
- FamilySearch ID: KWV9-R3X.
- Ancestral File Number: 1MVK-8Q
Acknowledgements
- WikiTree profile Wasden-35 created through the import of RobbinsFamilyTree2.ged on Aug 14, 2011 by Richard Robbins. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Richard and others.
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