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Thomas Reid

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Thomas Reid was born on 1 Jun 1909 in Aspull (son of John Reed and Ann Abram).

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Boatman


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  John Reed was born on 3 Dec 1878 in Wigan (son of John Reed and Ellen Morris).

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Boatman

    Notes:

    John changed the spelling of his surname after the 1901 census. He was Reed in all records until then but was married, and his children's births were registered, as Reid.

    John married Ann Abram on 20 Jun 1903 in St David, Haigh. Ann (daughter of John Abram and Elizabeth Melling) was born on 9 Nov 1880 in Adlington. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Ann Abram was born on 9 Nov 1880 in Adlington (daughter of John Abram and Elizabeth Melling).

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 19 Nov 1880, All Saints, Wigan

    Children:
    1. Margaret Reid was born in 1906 in Aspull.
    2. 1. Thomas Reid was born on 1 Jun 1909 in Aspull.
    3. Elizabeth Reid was born on 1 Dec 1911 in Aspull.
    4. Frank Reid was born on 31 May 1914 in Aspull.
    5. Mary Ann Reid was born on 20 Dec 1918 in Aspull.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  John Reed was born about 1845 in Liverpool (son of Thomas Reed); died in 1891 in Blackburn.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Boatman

    Notes:

    Reade in 1871 census.
    The family is recorded twice in the 1881 census, on the canal at Bootle cum Lineacre and in Cross street, Wigan. The parents' ages differ - 38 and 29 on the canal but 33 and 32 at home, though the five children's ages are identical. Another difference is that Ellen's birthplace is given as Burscough on the canal and the children's as Aspull or Wigan, whereas at home they are all given as Springs.

    John married Ellen Morris on 12 Apr 1870 in St Thomas, Wigan. Ellen (daughter of John (Ingleby) Morris and Margaret Rothwell) was born on 23 Nov 1850 in Burscough. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Ellen Morris was born on 23 Nov 1850 in Burscough (daughter of John (Ingleby) Morris and Margaret Rothwell).

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 8 Dec 1850, St John the Baptist, Burscough

    Notes:

    Helen on BC. Baptism record names parents as [John Ingleby and Mary] Morris, but BC confirms mother as Margaret.

    Children:
    1. Margaret Reed was born on 30 Jan 1871 in New Springs, Aspull.
    2. Catherine Reed was born on 1 Dec 1871 in Aspull.
    3. Mary Ann Reed was born on 25 Oct 1874 in Aspull.
    4. Elizabeth Reed was born on 25 Jan 1877 in Driving Lane, Wigan.
    5. 2. John Reed was born on 3 Dec 1878 in Wigan.
    6. Ellen Reed was born on 5 Jan 1881 in Cross Street, Wigan; died in 1883 in Hindley.
    7. Thomas Reed was born on 18 Jul 1884 in Ince.
    8. Ellen Reed was born on 30 Sep 1886 in Higher Ince.
    9. James Reed was born in 1891 in Blackburn.

  3. 6.  John Abram was born on 9 Nov 1855 in Ince, Wigan (son of Henry Abram and Ann Hughes).

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Boatman
    • Baptism: 9 Dec 1855, All Saints, Wigan

    John married Elizabeth Melling on 6 Oct 1879 in Christ Church, Adlington. Elizabeth (daughter of Thomas Melling and Jane Leigh) was born on 3 Oct 1860 in Leigh (on canal boat in Bedford Basin). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Elizabeth Melling was born on 3 Oct 1860 in Leigh (on canal boat in Bedford Basin) (daughter of Thomas Melling and Jane Leigh).

    Notes:

    Mellin on BC (information from Stephen Abram, descendant).

    Children:
    1. 3. Ann Abram was born on 9 Nov 1880 in Adlington.
    2. Thomas Abram was born in 1882 in Adlington.
    3. Henry Abram was born on 10 Aug 1884 in Adlington.
    4. John Abram was born on 17 Mar 1887 in Blackburn.
    5. James Abram was born in 1889 in Aspull.
    6. Samuel Abram was born in 1891 in Botany, Chorley; died in 1899 in Aspull; was buried on 25 Oct 1899 in St David, Haigh.
    7. Jane Abram was born on 3 Sep 1893 in Aspull.
    8. Joseph Abram was born in 1899 in Liverpool; died in 1905 in Liverpool Street, Aspull; was buried on 5 Aug 1905 in St David, Haigh.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Thomas Reed

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Carter

    Children:
    1. 4. John Reed was born about 1845 in Liverpool; died in 1891 in Blackburn.

  2. 10.  John (Ingleby) Morris was born in 1831 in Burscough (son of James Morris and Ellen Lawson); died on 9 Jun 1896 in Cemetery Road, Adlington; was buried on 12 Jun 1896 in St David, Haigh.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Boatman
    • Baptism: 27 Mar 1831, St Mary the Virgin, Rufford

    Notes:

    Baptised and married as John Morris but named as John Ingleby Morris in baptism records of his children Ellen and James.

    John married Margaret Rothwell on 20 Feb 1850 in All Saints, Wigan. Margaret (daughter of Peter Rothwell and Ellen Rimmer) was born in 1831 in Burscough; died on 26 Aug 1877 in New Springs, Aspull; was buried on 29 Aug 1877 in St David, Haigh. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 11.  Margaret Rothwell was born in 1831 in Burscough (daughter of Peter Rothwell and Ellen Rimmer); died on 26 Aug 1877 in New Springs, Aspull; was buried on 29 Aug 1877 in St David, Haigh.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 18 Sep 1831, St Mary the Virgin, Rufford

    Children:
    1. 5. Ellen Morris was born on 23 Nov 1850 in Burscough.
    2. James Morris was born on 26 Sep 1852 in Moss Nook, Burscough; died on 9 May 1884 in Bickershaw, Abram; was buried on 13 May 1884 in St David, Haigh.
    3. Thomas Morris was born in 1854 in Burscough.
    4. Elizabeth Morris was born in 1857 in Burscough; died before 1901.
    5. John Morris was born on 24 Aug 1860 in Aspull; died in 1861 in Aspull.
    6. John Morris was born on 20 Feb 1862 in New Springs, Aspull; died on 18 Feb 1909 in Whittle-le-Woods.
    7. Mary Alice Morris was born on 28 May 1864 in Millgate, Wigan; died before 1911.

  4. 12.  Henry Abram was born in 1825 in Rufford (son of Henry Abram and Ann Ashcroft); died in 1899 in Blackburn.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Boatman
    • Baptism: 24 Feb 1825, Rufford

    Henry married Ann Hughes on 21 Sep 1845 in St John the Divine, Pemberton. Ann (daughter of Joseph Hughes and Ann) was born in 1825 in Wigan; died in 1895 in Blackburn. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 13.  Ann Hughes was born in 1825 in Wigan (daughter of Joseph Hughes and Ann); died in 1895 in Blackburn.

    Notes:

    Hughs in marriage record

    Children:
    1. Joseph Abram was born on 7 Feb 1846 in Weind, Wigan.
    2. John Abram was born on 15 Dec 1847 in Weind, Wigan; died in 1848 in Wigan.
    3. Mary Ann Abram was born about Feb 1850 in Ince, Wigan; died before 1876.
    4. 6. John Abram was born on 9 Nov 1855 in Ince, Wigan.
    5. James Abram was born in 1858 in Ince, Wigan.
    6. Jane Abram was born on 5 Feb 1861 in Ormandy's Houses, Ince, Wigan.
    7. Alice Abram was born on 7 Apr 1865 in Chapel Lane, Wigan.
    8. Margaret Abram was born in 1868 in Wigan.
    9. Henry Abram was born in 1873 in Wigan.

  6. 14.  Thomas Melling was born in 1837 in Lathom (son of Thomas Melling and Hannah Rothwell).

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Boatman, ironworker, canal bank horseman
    • Baptism: 7 Jan 1838, Lathom Chapel

    Thomas married Jane Leigh on 12 Dec 1859 in St Nicholas, Liverpool. Jane (daughter of William Leigh and Margery Ashcroft) was born in 1839 in Upholland; died in 1894 in Aspull. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  7. 15.  Jane Leigh was born in 1839 in Upholland (daughter of William Leigh and Margery Ashcroft); died in 1894 in Aspull.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 15 Sep 1839, St Thomas the Martyr, Upholland

    Notes:

    Lea in marriage record

    Children:
    1. 7. Elizabeth Melling was born on 3 Oct 1860 in Leigh (on canal boat in Bedford Basin).
    2. Margery Melling was born in 1862 in Liverpool.
    3. Thomas Melling was born in 1864 in Liverpool.
    4. Hannah Melling was born in 1866 in Liverpool.
    5. William Melling was born in 1870 in Liverpool.
    6. James Melling was born on 1 Dec 1872 in Wigan.
    7. Samuel Melling was born in 1875 in Whittle le Woods.
    8. Jane Melling was born in 1877 in Adlington.
    9. Ellen Melling was born in 1880 in Adlington.
    10. Margaret Melling was born on 9 Feb 1883 in Blacking Mill Lane, Adlington.



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