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13 August 2010

 

 

 

 

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8 Thomas SHORT 1691->1722

 


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m Mary ALEXANDER 1714

 

 

 

 

 

THOMAS was baptised in 1691 at Stepney St Dunstan, the son of a weaver in Pettycoat Lane.  He became a weaver like his father and lived in Mile End New Town.

 

He married Mary ALEXANDER at St Dunstan in 1714 aged 23.  Two children, Thomas and Mary were baptised at St Dunstan in 1715 and 1722, but nothing else is known of the lives of Thomas or Mary

 

 

EVENTS

                                                                                                                                            MENT=Mile End new Town

 

           age

   DATE   TS MA

 

                       EVENT

 6Dec1691  

17May1714 23

18Oct1715 24

23Jul1722 31

Thomas christened at St Dunstan; parents Thomas, a weaver of Pettycoat Lane, and Jane

Thomas m Mary ALEXANDER of Bethnal Green at St Dunstan; Thos a weaver of MENT

son Thomas born and christened at St Dunstan 12 days later; Thos a weaver of MENT

dau Mary born and christened at St Dunstan 6 days later; Thos a weaver of MENT

 

 

PRINCIPAL RECORDS

                                                                                                                                            b=born  m=married  d=died

                                                                                                                                            C=Christened       B=Buried

 

BIRTH

 

Thomas-8 m Mary ALEXANDER at St Dunstan in 1714 and christened two children there in 1715 and 1722; there are several

possible baptisms of Thomas SHORT in London IGI:

 

C 26Oct1677 s Thomas & Susan  St Giles Cripplegate         age 37 at m

C 12Jun1681 s Edward & Jane   St Katherine Creechurch          33

C 14Jul1689 s Thomas & Ann    St Botolph Bishopsgate           25

C 22Nov1691 s Richard & Sarah St Mary Whitechapel, Stepney     23

C  6Dec1691 s Thomas & Jane   St Dunstan                       23

C  6Sep1692 s Daniel          St John, Hackney                 22

C 30Nov1697 s Christo & Eliz  St Katherine Creechurch          17

 

the original register entry of two of these have been examined:

 

C 22Nov1691 Thomas s Richard & Sarah SHORT, Towns end at St Mary Whitechapel

C  6Dec1691 Thomas s Thomas SHORT of Pettycoat Lane weaver & Jane uxor - days at St Dunstan

 

Thomas & Jane must be favourite at present; the christening was in same parish church where Thomas jun was married; Thomas sen

was a weaver like Thomas jun and age at m is sensible.  This parentage will be assumed pending further information

 

MARRIAGE

 

Thomas SHORT-7 was baptised in 1715 at St Dunstan son of Thomas (weaver of MENT) and Mary.  This baptism is preceded by the following marriage at St.Dunstan:

 

m 17May1714 Thomas SHORT of Mile End.N.Town, weaver, & Mary ALEXANDER of Bethnal Green, S (=spinster)

 

There is no other suitable m in London IGI and since the groom was a weaver of MENT, at the right time and parish, it seems almost certainly the correct marriage.

 

DESCENDANTS

children of Thomas & Mary C at St Dunstan

 

C 30Oct1715 Thomas s Thomas & Mary SHORT, MENT, weaver, 12 days old

C 29Jul1722 Mary   d Thomas & Mary SHORT, MENT, weaver, 6 days old

 

these children found from IGI search; no other suitable C found in IGI except two possibles at Spitalfields Christchurch – Sarah 1732, Thomas 1733;

no C index to St Dunstan for this period

 

DEATH

No information.  Too many burials at St Dunstan after 1722 to make a search for burial of Thomas or Mary worthwhile; moreover ages at burial not given until 1811; no burial indexes for St D at this period

 

ALEXANDER family

 

from London IGI there are two possible baptisms of Mary ALEXANDER at St Dunstan:

 

C 27May1687 Mary d Peter & Elizabeth ALEXANDER at St Dunstan [Mary aged 27 at m; 35 at C of d Mary]

C 11Nov1684 Mary d Jeremiah & Jane ALEXANDER at St Dunstan   [Mary aged 30 at m; 38 at C of d Mary]

 

there are others at Clerkenwell, Bishopsgate etc, but all are at earlier dates giving even later m ages and ages >40 for baptism of daughter Mary

 

Peter and Elizabeth had at least 6 other children C at St Dunstan

 

C  1Apr1680 Thomas; 3 days old; of St John St, brewer

C 14May1681 Peter;              of Hare St, brewer

C 17Oct1682 Elizabeth; 8 days;  of Brick Lane, weaver

C 19Jul1685 Hannah 3 days;      of Brick Lane, weaver

C 27May1687 Mary 16 days;       of Hare St, brewer

C 10Jun1688 John 21 days;       of Hare St, brewer

C 10Nov1689 Peter, 5 days,      of Hare St, brewer

 

no other children of Jeremiah and Jane were found

 

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