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Joshua Tomlinson

1847 Joshua Tomlinson

This picture was taken on June 13th, 1847 and sourced from Ancestry.co.uk.

Joshua was born in June 1847 in Bolton and his christening took place there on June 13th, 1847.¹²

Birth Notes
- Born: Great Bolton, Lancashire
  
  Name:    Joshua Tomlinson
  Baptism Date:    13 Jun 1847
  Parish:    Bolton-le-Moors, Lancashire, England
  Father:    Richard Tomlinson
  Mother:    Ann Tomlinson
  Register Type:    Bishop's Transcripts
  Reference Number:    Drm/2/29
  
  Richard: a Shop Keeper
  
  Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1847
  TOMLINSON    Joshua    BOLTON    Eastern Bolton    EB/17/113
  
  TOMLINSON, JOSHUA        BOLTON
  GRO Reference: 1847 J Quarter in BOLTON UNION
  Volume 21 Page 114

Joshua's father was Richard Tomlinson and his mother was Ann Bolton. His paternal grandparents were Richard Tomlinson and Alice Allen; his maternal grandparents were Thomas Bolton and Mary Whitaker. He had three brothers and four sisters, named Thomas, Richard, William, Alice, Mary, Polly and Ellen. He was the youngest of the eight children. He died at the age of 64 in June 1911 in Bolton. His burial was on July 3rd, 1911 at Tonge-with-Haulgh Cemetery.³⁴

Death Notes
- Name: Joshua Tomlinson
  Estimated birth year: abt 1847
  Year of Registration: 1911
  Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun
  Age at Death: 64
  District: Bolton
  County: Greater Manchester, Lancashire
  Volume: 8c
  Page: 194
  
  Cant find on 1911 census, so may have died before April
  
  Burial 03/07/1911 at Tonge-with-Haulgh Cemetery may be another as burial very close to death registration.

General Notes
- Born in and living in Great Bolton in 1851 (aged 3).
  
  Living at 19 Shaw Street, Great Bolton, Lancashire in 1861 & 1971.
  
  Moved to Brassey Street, Birkenhead (as a boarder with Turner family) by 1881 and married in Birkenhead in 1882.
  
  Married Sarah Tyack in Liverpool in 1885 and had son John. His new wife Sarah died immediately after (recorded in Birkenhead).
  
  The Joshua Tomlinson who married Georgina Parkhill in Birkenhead in 1882 is another. This family were still married and in Birkenhead in 1901, Joshua from Shropshire and Georgina from Scotland.
  
  By 1891 Joshua, an Iron Moulder, and his son John R (aged 5) were living with sister Mary Hibbert, who was also widowed with her step-children at 5 Junction Road, Bolton, Lancashire.
  
  In 1901, Joshua (aged 44), still an Iron Moulder, living in a lodging house at 22/24/26 Bank Street, Bolton with about 142 other male lodgers.

Occupation Details
- From 1851 Joshua's occupation was Scholar in education.
  - Occupation Notes
    - 1851 census
  From 1861 his occupation was Errand Boy in manufacturing in Bolton.
  - Occupation Notes
    - 1861 census
  From before 1871 to after 1901 his occupation was Iron Moulder in manufacturing in Bolton.
  - Occupation Notes
    - 1871,81,91 and 1901 census, including marriage record of 1885.

Occupancy & Contact Details
- Joshua lived at 8 Shaw Street from 1841.⁵
  - Occupancy/Contact Notes
    - Just recorded as Shaw Street in 1841, but were at no.8 in 1851. Home of Richard and Ann Tomlinson (nee Bolton).
      Also present in Household and Mary Bolton (snr), Son John, and John Allen and 3 others (presumed lodgers)
  He lived at 19 Shaw Street for ten years from 1861 to after 1871.⁶
  - Occupancy/Contact Notes
    - 19 Shaw St, Bolton was the Tomlinson family home form 1860 to after 1871.
      1861: Ann Tomlinson (head) with Alice, Richard, Mary, Ellen, William, Joshua and John Bolton.
      1871: Ann Tomlinson (head) Richard, Mary, Joshua, and Peter B Tomlinson, and John Bolton.
  He lived at 5 Junction Rd from 1891.⁷
  - Occupancy/Contact Notes
    - By 1991 Mary Hibbert (nee Tomlinson), has been widowed, and was now living in 5 Junction Road, Deane, Lancashire with the Hibbert Children and younger brother Joshual and his son John. (Name recorded as Hebbert on Census Index)

Social & Emotional Relationships
- Joshua lived with Mary (Polly) Tomlinson.

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- Tomlinson
  - b.~  1740
  
  Richard Tomlinson
  - b.1768 in Warrington d.Jan 1801 in Warrington
  
  Tomlinson
  - b.~  1740
  
  Richard Tomlinson
  - b.Oct 1798 in Warrington d.22 Dec 1857 at 8 Shaw Street
  
  John Allen
  - b.~  1750 in Warrington
  
  Alice Allen
  - b.1772 in Warrington d.>Apr 1841 in Warrington
  
  Ellen Welsby
  - b.~  1750 in Warrington
  
  Joshua Tomlinson
  - b.Jun 1847 in Bolton d.Jun 1911 in Bolton
  
  Thomas Bolton
  - b.~  1776 in Bolton d.<  1837 in Bolton
  
  Ann Bolton
  - b.1804 in Bolton d.Dec 1889 in Bolton
  
  Mary Whitaker
  - b.1777 in Lancashire d.Dec 1855 in Bolton

Personal Timeline

Click here for details of Joshua's family with Sarah Tyack

¹ 1851 UK Census
² Lancashire CoE Births & Baptisms (1813-1911)
³ Deceased Online
⁴ FreeBMD.org.uk
⁵ 1841 UK Census
⁶ 1861 UK Census
⁷ 1891 UK Census
Sources/Citations 1871 UK Census, FamilySearch.org