Thomas Slater
Thomas was born on January 14th, 1837 in
Cliviger & Mereclough and his baptism took place there on March 21st, 1837 conducted by Benjamin Slade.
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Birth Notes
3 in 1841
Name: Thomas Slater
Birth Date: 14 Jan 1837
Gender: Male
Event Type: Baptism
Father: George Slater
Mother: Sarah Whitchead
Baptism Date: 21 Mar 1837
Baptism Place: Merclough, Lancaster, England
Denomination: Wesleyan
Piece Title: Piece 1489: Merclough, Parish of Whalley (Wesleyan), 1823-1837
Thomas the son of George Slater of Hullot Hall in the parish of Whalley in the county of Lancaster, Labourer and of Sarah his wife who was the daughter of William and Nancy Whitehead ...
Today, Scholey Head Lane heads East off Red Lees Road, midway between Mereclough and Cliviger. Hullot Hall was probably at nearby Pickup Bank. The family were still at Southward Bottom (less than a mile SE of Cliviger) in 1841.
Thomas' father was
George Slater and his mother was
Sarah (Sally) Whitehead. His paternal grandparents were
John Slater and
Susan Britcliffe. He had three brothers and three sisters, named
William,
John,
Benjamin,
Jane,
Hannah and
Susannah. He was the third youngest of the seven children.