Family history of Thomas Gash

Thomas Gash was the son of David and Elizabeth Gash. His brother, William Gash, was my Great Grandfather.

CERTIFIED COPY of an ENTRY of BIRTH Given at the GENERAL REGISTER OFFICE
Registration District of BOSTON 1838 BIRTH in the Sub-District of Swineshead in the County of Lincoln
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No	When and where born	Name (if any)	Sex	Name and Surname of Father	Name and Maiden Surname of Mother	Rank or Profession of Father	Signature, Description and Residence of Informant	When Registered	Signature of Registrar
164	Ninth of June 1838 at Kirton Fen	Thomas	Boy	David Gash	Elizabeth Gash formerly Graves	Labourer	The mark X of David Gash, Father, Labourer, Kirton Fen	Tenth June 1838	Richard Odlin Milson Registrar

My thanks to Marcus Thornton for supplying a copy of Thomas Gash's birth certificate; Marcus's 2 x Great Grandmother was Elizabeth Smith nee Gash

Thomas was three at the time of the 1841 and 12 in the 1851 Census. He was living in Kirton-in-Holland, Lincolnshire with his parents

I have been unable to locate Thomas so far in the 1861 census - he would have been aged 22.

I found him in the 1871 Census, living in Dalton Street, Darlington - this dwelling included two step-children and five lodgers:

Thomas Gash, Head, Mar, aged 37, an Labourer - Brickyard, born Lincolnshire, Kirton	Elizabeth M.J. Gash, wife, Mar, aged 30, born Durham, Darlington		Charlotte A. Gash, Daur, aged 2 born Durham, Darlington		David W. Gash, son, aged 6m, born Durham, Darlington		Richard Brownless, Step Son, aged 9, Labourer Brickyard, born Durham, Darlington		Elizabeth M.J. , Step Daur, aged 7, Scholar, born Durham, Darlington
James William Lee, Lodger, Mar, age 38, Boiler Maker, born Cheshire, Congleton		Emma Lee, Lodger, Marr, age 36, born Hertfordshire, Albury		Emma Lee, Lodger, age 1, born Middlesex, London		William Morris, Lodger, Unm, age 24, Labourer Ironworks, born Ireland		Patrick O'Malley, Lodger, Unm, age 21, Labourer, Ironworks, born Ireland.

I found a possible marriage for Elizabeth M J Brownless and Thomas Gash registered Darlington in September 1866 vol 10a, page 22; I tried to find Elizabeth's previous marriage and I found that there was an Elizabeth Mary Jane Taylor married Darlington, March quarter of 1861, and a Thomas Brownless married in the same quarter; however their volume numbers were the same 10a but the page number for Thomas was 15 and for Elizabeth page 19. IGI does have this marriage but it is a record submitted after 1991 by a member of the LDS Church. If this is the correct person, Elizabeth's birth was registered in Darlington in March quarter of 1839, vol 24, page 49.

In the 1881 Census, I found that Thomas Gash had moved from County Durham to Manchester and was living at number 63 Ash Street in the New Cross district:

Thomas Gash Head, Mar, aged 46; Labourer for Contractor, born Lincoln, Boston

Jane Gash, wife, Mar, aged 40, born Durham

Richard Gash, Son, Un, aged 18, Labourer for Contractor, born Durham

Charlotte Ann Gash, Daur, age 13, Scholar, born Durham

David Wm. Gash, Son, aged 12, Scholar, born Durham

George Henry Gash, Son, aged 7, Scholar, born Durham

James Edward Gash, Son, aged 2, born Durham

Thomas's wife is shown here as "Jane", choosing to be known as her 3rd christian name (Elizabeth Mary Jane). Richard Gash is her son from a former marriage, shown in 1871 as Richard Brownless. He later reverts back to his former name on leaving home and marrying Margaret Tipper registered in Manchester in March 1890. The couple are shown residing at 6 Mannions Buildings, Manchester in the 1891 Census - his occupation is given as Bricklayers labourer.

By 1891, Thomas Gash had moved again, now at Barnsley, in South Yorkshire - 19 Ct. 9 New Street - they had a Boarder and another family living at the same address:

Thomas Gash Head, Mar, aged 50; Colliery Labourer, born Lincoln, Boston

Elizabeth Gash, wife, Mar, aged 47, born Durham, Darlington

David W. Gash, Son, Single, aged 21, Bell Hanger, born Durham, Darlington

James E. Gash, Son, aged 12, born Lancashire, Manchester

Elizabeth Aspinall*, Boarder, age 1, born Lancashire, Manchester

Thomas and Elizabeth's son George and daughter Charlotte had stayed in Manchester. Charlotte Anne had married James Aspinall, registered in the June quarter of 1886 at Salford; they were living at 1 Cox's Court, Salford and George Gash was in the same household:

Part of the occupations on this page were added in someone else's handwriting - I have added them here in inverted commas.

* Elizabeth Aspinall is recorded twice! boarding with her grandparents and also recorded with her parents in Manchester.

Thomas's wife was shown living at number 41 Thomas Street, Barnsley - now a widow in the 1901 Census -

FreeBMD has a death registered at Barnsley - Thomas Gash, age 59, vol 9c page 102, March quarter of 1899.

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