Thompson Foulds of Bingley who died February 24th 1856 Aged 55 years Also of Elizabeth Widow of the above Thomas Foulds who died July 4th 1857 aged 56 Years.
Becca and Thompson were married in a religious ceremony on June 1st, 1824 in Birstall.2 They had a son and two daughters, named Jack, Mary and Martha.
Mary was born on November 17th, 1823 in Bingley and her baptism took place there on December 26th, 1824.32
Birth Notes
name: Mary Anne Foulds gender: Female baptism/christening date: 26 Dec 1824 baptism/christening place: BINGLEY,YORK father's name: Thompson Foulds mother's name: Rebecca indexing project (batch) number: C00737-2 system origin: England-ODM source film number: 0919130, 0919131
Rebecca must be an error. Thompson married Elizabeth Glover in 1820, and he was a minor then, so could not have been married earlier. Perhaps it was an extra-marrital affair. There are no marriages for Thompson Folds and Rebeccas that fit.
Ann on the 1841 census, but Mary Ann is the correct name. She was witness at Johns marriage. Also, records her father as Thompson on her marriage.
Death Notes
Assumed died or married by 1851 and missing from census, but may have married.
John, known as Jack, was born in October 1826 in Bingley and his baptism took place on October 11th, 1826 in Bradford.45
Birth Notes
John was a minor (<21) when he married Martha on 26 Aug 1844
b 1827 on 1841 census (Age 14) b 1828 on 1851 census in Tong (so may be wrong) b 1827 on 1871 census in Bingley, Carrier
There was another John Foulds born in Keighley, living with Israel and Mary in 1841.
Name John Fowles Gender Male Baptism Date 11 Oct 1826 Baptism Place Bradford,York,England Father Thompson Fowles Mother Rebecca FHL Film Number 0990537-0990539 11 Oct: John son of Thompson and Rebecca "Fowles" Abode Tong (when baptised)
or Name: John Foulds Record Type: Baptism Birth Date: 24 Sep 1826 Baptism Date: 26 Aug 1827 Baptism Place: Bingley, All Saints, Yorkshire, England Father: Thomas Foulds Mother: Elizabeth Foulds Abode: Bingley. Joiner & Cabinet Maker
He died before 1887.
Death Notes
Died after 1871
John was recorded as a Housekeeper, Deceased in 1887 for Israel's marriage to Hannah.
No matching GRO records for KEIGHLEY or BRADFORD. Possibly died at Keithley in 1880 (age 48) or Halifax or Manchester
FOULDS, JOHN 48 GRO Reference: 1880 M Quarter in KEIGHLEY Volume 09A Page 127
FOULDS, JOHN 61 GRO Reference: 1885 D Quarter in HALIFAX Volume 09A Page 325
Most likely born in Bingley, as older and younger siblings were born there.
Aged 12 in 1841
Possible match: Name Martha Fowlds Gender Female Christening Date 23 Dec 1827 Christening Place Bierley, Yorkshire, England Father's Name Thomas Fowlds Mother's Name Rebecca
She died at the age of 22 in September 1850 in Keighley.6
Death Notes
No death records in Keighley for Martha between 1841 and 1851, so must have married.
Name: Martha Rebecca Foulds Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1850 Registration district: Bradford Inferred County: Yorkshire West Riding Volume: 23 Page: 159
Possibly died as (only half sure): OVEREND Martha Keighley 23 252