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20 August 2006

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Dr G.M.W.Mann.      Baytrees

Burnhams Rd,    Lt.Bookham

Surrey, U.K.           KT23 3AU

geoff.mann@btinternet.com

 

 

 

 

 

7 Thomas SHORT 1715->1760

 

 

m Ann CHRISTIAN 1737

 

 

 

 

 

 

THOMAS was born in October 1715, the son of a weaver living in Mile End New Town.  He became a weaver like his father and married Ann CHRISTIAN at St Benet Pauls Wharf in London City in 1737 when he was 22.

 

Nine children were born between 1737 and 1760   All except the first were baptised either at Stepney St Dunstan or at St Matthew Bethnal Green after it opened in 1746.  Thomas remained a weaver throughout this period.

 

Nothing is known of Thomas or Ann after this time, though it is possible that Thomas remarried Sarah HARVEY in 1777 aged 62.

 

 

 

EVENTS

 

           age

   DATE   TS AC

 

                       EVENT

18Oct1715  

30Oct1715  

19Sep1737 22 ??

c    1738 23

29Jan1739 24

 2Nov1743 28

24Apr1747 32

 4Nov1748 33

 4Mar1749 35

 3Apr1752 37

 7Jun1755 40

 6Mar1758 43

 7Jul1760 45

19Oct1777 62

Thomas born

Thos christened at St Dunstan; parents Thomas, weaver of Mile End New Town, and Mary

Thos and Ann CHRISTIAN both of St Dunstan married at St Benet Pauls Wharf

son Thomas born? baptism not found

dau Ann born; baptised at St Dunstan 2 days later; Thos a weaver of Mile End New Town (MENT)

dau Ann born; baptised at St Dunstan 18 days later; Thos a weaver of Bethnal Green

dau Mary born; baptised at St Matthew 9 days later

dau Rebeccah born; baptised at St Matthew 16 days later; Thos a weaver

son George Christian born; bap. at St Matthew 14 days later; Thos a weaver

son Francis born; bap. at St Dunstan 15 days later; Thos a weaver of MENT

son Francis born; bap. at St Dunstan 7 days later; Thos a weaver of MENT

son William born; bap. at St Matthew 17 days later; Thos a weaver

son James born; bap at St Matthew 25 days later; Thos a weaver

Thos married Sarah HARVEY?

 

 

 

PRINCIPAL RECORDS

                                                                                                                                            b=born  m=married  d=died

                                                                                                                                            C=Christened       B=Buried

 

 

BIRTH

 

Thomas SHORT m Ann Christian in 1737 and fathered children up to 1760, so probably born around 1710-1720.  Possible Thomas SHORT christenings found in London IGI and checked against original registers are:

St Sepulchre:

C 20Jan1716 Thomas s Thomas & Ann SHORT; Old Bailey B 15Jan1716

C 25Feb1721 Thomas s Thomas & Ann SHORT; Chick Lane B  4Feb1721

 

assuming the first Thomas died, the second Thomas would have been only 16 at time of m to Ann CHRISTIAN

 

St Dunstan:

C 30Oct1715 Thomas s Thomas & Mary SHORT Mile End New Town; weaver; 12 days

 

This Thomas would have been 22 at m to Ann CHRISTIAN; this is a reasonable m age, and the right parish, and both Thomas senior

and Thomas junior were weavers of MENT, this must be the most likely christening

 

St Botolph Aldersgate:

C 15Feb1701 Thomas s Thomas & Elizabeth SHORT; barbican at ye G--; --tt- [hatter?]

 

This Thomas would have been 36 at m to Ann

 

Failing new evidence, the parents of Thomas are assumed to be Thomas and Mary of Mile End New Town

 

MARRIAGE

 

The baptismal record of Francis-6 at St Dunstan, names his parents as Thomas, a weaver of MENT, and Anne.  There is only one suitable m in the IGI, and although this was at St Benets Pauls Wharf, both bride and groom were of St Dunstan:

 

m 19Sep1737 Thomas SHORT bch of St Dunstan Stepney & Ann CHRISTIAN spr of same parish at St Benet Pauls Wharf

 

Three years before the baptism of Francis, Thomas and Ann baptised a son named George Christian; using Ann's surname provides good evidence that this is the right marriage

 

DESCENDANTS

 

b c1738  Thomas  see note below

children of Thomas & Ann SHORT baptised at Stepney St Dunstan [D] or Bethnal Green St Matthew [M]

 

C 31Jan1739 [D] Ann d Thomas SHORT, MENtown, weaver, and Ann; 2 days

C 20Nov1743 [D] Ann d Thomas SHORT, Bethnal Green, weaver, and Ann; 18 days

C  3May1747 [M] Mary d Thos SHORT and Ann; 9 days

C 20Nov1748 [M] Rebecah d Thomas SHORT, weaver, and Anne; 16 days

C 18Mar1749 [M] George Xtian s Thomas SHORT, weaver, and Anne; 14 days

C 18Apr1752 [D] Francis s Thomas SHORT, MENTown, weaver, and Anne; 15 days

C 14Jun1755 [D] Francis s Thomas SHORT, MENT, weaver, and Anne; 7 days

C 23Mar1758 [M] William s Thomas SHORT, weaver, and Ann; 17 days

C  1Aug1760 [M] James s Thomas SHORT, weaver and Anne; 25 days

 

Interesting that they married outside their parish church.  St Matthew opened in 1746 which explains the change of church between Ann and Mary; it is disconcerting that both Francis's were christened back at St Dunstan, but failing other evidence it is assumed they are the same Thomas and Anne.  Burials of first Ann and first Francis not found in burial register of St Dunstan, though difficult to scan.

 

Thomas SHORT who m Susanna LESERF in 1762 is probably another son of Thomas SHORT & Ann CHRISTIAN since Thomas & Susanna also had a son named George Christian.  This Thomas was buried in 1814 age 78, giving a birth year of 1736.  Maybe an illegitimate son of Ann, but no Thomas CHRISTIAN found in London IGI, so probably born after the marriage c1738

 

m 3Sep1762 Thomas X SHORT bch otp & Susanna X LESERF spr otp at St Botolph Bishopsgate by banns 4,11,18Jul1762

           witness: John LESERF, Francis HOPKINS

 

C 3Mar1766 George Christian s Thomas & Susanna SHORT, Newin Yard, at Shoreditch St Leonards; b 29Jan1766

 

other children in IGI: Mary 1762(StM), Thomas 1764(StL), Ann 1769(StL), Sarah 1780(StM)

 

B 19Jun1814 Thomas SHORT, Nichol St, age 78 [B 1736]; at St Matthew BG

B 30Apr1815 Susanna SHORT, Nicol St, age 77 [B 1738]; at St Matthew BG

 

DEATH

 

the absence of ages from the St Matthew burial registers before 1813 makes a search for the b of Thomas or Anne both difficult and almost pointless

 

it is possible that Thomas remarried:

 

m 19Oct1777 Thomas SHORT wdr otp & Sarah X HARVEY spr otp; wit: Francis BARTON, William SHORT at St George East after banns

 

[witness William could be Thomas' son aged 19]

 

 

CHRISTIAN family

 

from London IGI:

 

C  5Dec1712 Hannah d Peter & Jane CHRISTIAN at St Dunstan

C 10May1709 Mary   d Peter & Jane CHRISTIAN at St Dunstan

 

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