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Thomas Melrose

Born 27 Oct 1835 in Dublin, Ireland

Ancestors

Brother of George Melrose, Mary (Melrose) Duckworth, Josiah Melrose, Sophia (Melrose) Jones, John Adam Melrose, Anna Maria (Melrose) McBean [half], James Stuart Melrose [half], Ellen (Melrose) Murdoch [half], Harriet Catherine (Melrose) Sage [half] and Margaret Elizabeth (Melrose) Douglass [half]

Husband of Mary Jane (Walklate) Pomfret — married 28 May 1858 (to 6 Jun 1869) in Manchester, Lancashire, England

Descendants

Father of Mary Jane Melrose, George Melrose, Thomas Melrose and Mary Ann Melrose

Died 6 Jun 1869 at age 33 in Hulme, Lancashire, England

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Biography

Thomas Melrose was born^[1] 27 October 1835 and baptised 15 November 1835 in Dublin, Ire to Thomas and Mary Melrose, his father Thomas was a Private in the Royal Engineers.

Thomas appears in the 1851 England census^[2] with his mother and siblings at : 3 Court, 8 Lupton's Buildings, Springfield Lane, Salford, Lancashire

Mary Ann Melrose	Head	Widow	40	Householder	Drumkeerin, Ireland
Mary Melrose	daur	U	17	Cotton Weaver	Castleknock, Ireland
Thomas Melrose	son	U	16	Blue Cotton Dyer	Castleknock, Ireland
Sophia Melrose	daur	U	7	Scholar	Castleknock, Ireland
John Melrose	son	U	5	Scholar	Castleknock, Ireland

He married^[3] Mary Jane Walklate 28 May 1858 at the Cathedral, Manchester, Lanc.

In the 1861 England Census^[4] he was residing at 5 Cyrus St, Manchester.

Name	Relation	Status	Age	Occ	Birthplace
Thomas Melrose	Head	Mar	25	Mechanic	Ireland
Jane Melrose	Wife	Mar	26	Household duties	Manchester, Lanc
Jane Walkette	daur	Un	2 (or 3)	-	Droylsden, Lanc
Charlotte Melrose	Mother	Widow	52	-	Liverpool, Lanc
Mary Walklette	Relative	Mar	27	-	London, Middlesex
Robert J Walklete	Son	Un	2	-	Liverpool, Lanc

Note that Thomas' mother is listed as Charlotte above, DNA has now proven this line and his parents are confirmed with not a Charlotte in sight (8 Aug 2015).

Thomas Melrose, mechanic, aged 32 died^[5] 6 June 1869 of heart disease, probably at his residence 18 Sutherland St, Hulme, Manchester and was buried on the 9th.

Sources

↑ GRO Regimental Birth Indexes 1761-1924; Ref: 658/132, Birth Certificate No 2098 of 1835 Royal Engineers for Thomas Melrose
↑ Ancestry.com, 1851 England Census. Source Citation: Class: HO107; Piece: 2223. residence date: 1851 residence place: Salford, Lancashire, England
↑ England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014
↑ 1861 England Census; Class: RG 9; Piece: 2936; Folio: 65; Page: 17; GSU roll: 543052
↑ Manchester, England, Deaths and Burials, 1813-1985; p.224

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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Thomas by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Thomas:

~6.25% Tim Carter : 23andMe, GEDmatch M470150 [compare] + Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch M470150 [compare], FTDNA kit #B7627
~6.25% Tom Melrose : 23andMe, GEDmatch M494159 [compare]
~6.25% Martin Holden : 23andMe + AncestryDNA
~3.12% ~12.50% Peggy (Cummins) Lucas : 23andMe, GEDmatch M224633 [compare], yourDNAportal PEG22da9c77
~3.12% Margaret (Melrose) Simpson : AncestryDNA, Ancestry member wullie50
~1.56% ~12.50% Anonymous (L) Melrose : 23andMe, GEDmatch M842747 [compare] + AncestryDNA, GEDmatch M842747 [compare], Ancestry member DiedreMelrose + Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch M170504 [compare], FTDNA kit #B22528
~1.56% ~6.25% Rhonda Lucas : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch XH188368C1 [compare], yourDNAportal RHO05794cf8, Ancestry member dixieau + Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch XH188368C1 [compare], yourDNAportal RHO469315bf + MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch CN6803259 [compare] + Living DNA, GEDmatch XH188368C1 [compare], yourDNAportal RHO469315bf
~1.56% ~12.50% Rick (Cummins) Lucas : AncestryDNA, yourDNAportal RIC4d5a083a, Ancestry member Lucas_Rick + Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T680941 [compare], FTDNA kit #536378 + Living DNA, GEDmatch BB3836228 [compare], yourDNAportal RIC4d5a083a
~1.56% ~12.50% Anonymous Liddle : Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch Z605992 [compare], FTDNA kit #501894
~0.78% ~3.12% G Craft : Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch Z425359 [compare], yourDNAportal GEO9ffac32a, FTDNA kit #537985
~0.78% ~6.25% B (Friend) Lucas : Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch Z056296 [compare], yourDNAportal BNM0255c5b6, FTDNA kit #537987

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Rhonda Lucas

Melrose-421 and Melrose-12 appear to represent the same person because: Family knowledge and research knows Melrose-421 and Melrose-12 to be the same person (Lucas-407)

posted Jul 19, 2022 by Rhonda Lucas

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Thomas Melrose (1835 - 1869)

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