Thomas Larkin (1861)

Born 18 Dec 1861 in Sutton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Biography

This profile is part of the St Helens, Lancashire One Place Study.

Thomas Larkin was born on 18 Dec 1861 in Fisher Street, Sutton. He was the son of John Larkin and Margaret Jane (Lee or Leigh) Larkin. He had two older brothers, John and William, and two older sisters, Louisa and Sarah.

His sister Mary Alice was born on 22 Aug 1865.

In the autumn of 1865, diphtheria took the lives of the three girls. Baby Mary Alice died on 21 Oct 1865, almost 2 months old; Louisa died 2 Nov 1865, aged 8; and Sarah died on 13 Nov 1865, just short of her sixth birthday.

Thomas' sister Margaret Jane was born on 29 Jan 1867 in Sutton.

By April 2nd 1871, the family was living at 6 Sutton Oak Cottages, Sutton Road, Sutton. John was employed as a labourer. John junior, now 18, was also a labourer, as was William (17). There were only two other children left alive - Thomas (9) and Margaret (4).

Margaret Jane died on 1st June 1873, of whooping cough and pneumonia, aged 6.

By April 3rd 1881, they were living in Howfield Row Back, Parr. Only Thomas remained with his parents; he and his father were employed as labourers.

Thomas' father died in 1885, aged 60; his death was registered in the first quarter of the year, in Prescot district.

Thomas married Louisa. No marriage record has been found so far.

By April 5th 1891, Thomas and Louisa were living in Kendal Street, Wigan with Thomas' brother William and his family. William was working as a coal miner. His daughter Dora (previously Dorothy), aged fourteen, was working as a tailoress. There were five children too young for work - William (aged 8), Alfred (7), twins Cristina and Abel (5), and Francis (1). Thomas was working as a bricklayer, and Louisa as a cap maker.

Sources

• Birth registration listed on https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp (first quarter 1862, Prescot district, mother Lee)

• "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KD6X-KK6 : 24 April 2019), John Larkin, 1871.

• "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27L-YXYV : 13 December 2017), John Larking, Parr, Lancashire, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 20, Piece/Folio 3738/13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,775,077.

• "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7W7R-PN2 : 10 December 2017), William Larkin, Wigan, Lancashire, England; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Lancashire county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

• Information from a family member