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John Ambrose Thomas & Elizabeth Roberts

Taken on November 18th, 1882 and sourced from Certificate - Banns / License.

1882 John A Thomas & Elizabeth Roberts Lic

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This picture was taken on November 18th, 1882 and sourced from Certificate - Banns / License.

John and Elizabeth were married in a religious ceremony on December 5th, 1882 at St. Paul's (Tranmere).¹

Marriage/Union Notes
- THOMAS John A ROBERTS Elizabeth Birkenhead, St Paul Wirral BK17/1/182
  Marriages Dec 1882   (>99%)
  ROBERTS Elizabeth     Birkenhead 8a 732
  Thomas John Ambrose     Birkenhead 8a 732

They had a son and a daughter, named Albert and Lillian. There are no more children.

Personal Details
- John Ambrose Thomas
  John was born in March 1861 in Eastham.²
  - Birth Notes
    - 1861: 17 Days
      1871 10
      1881
      1891
      1901: 41
      1911: 50
  He died at the age of 57 on June 11th, 1918 in Birkenhead.¹
  - Death Notes
    - Cheshire Death indexes for the years: 1918
      THOMAS John Ambrose 57 Birkenhead Wirral BIR/156/51
      
      Probate:
      THOMAS John Ambrose of 24 Chruch Street Birkenhead carrier died 11 June 1918. Probate Chester 8 August to Margaret Eleanor Thomas widow. Effects £1772 3s 3d.
  Elizabeth Roberts
  Elizabeth was born in 1860 in Thurstaston.³ She died at the age of 29 in September 1889 in Birkenhead.⁴
  - Death Notes
    - Elizabeth died between 1888 (after Albert ws born) and Jun-1893 (when John remarried). Of the three Birkenhead deaths that match, the second is the most likely.
      
      Deaths Jun 1888   (>99%)
      THOMAS Elizabeth Sarah 27 Birkenhead 8a 315
      (Not nown as Elizabeth Sarah)
      
      Deaths Sep 1889   (>99%)
      Thomas Elizabeth 30 Birkenhead 8a 285
      (most likely match)
      
      Deaths Mar 1893   (>99%)
      Thomas Elizabeth 28 Birkenhead 8a 339
      (Too close to John re-marrying)

Children
- Lillian Alice Thomas
  Lillian was born in 1886 in Birkenhead.²
  - Birth Notes
    
    Births Mar 1886 (>99%)
    THOMAS Lilian Alice Birkenhead 8a 526
  Albert Thomas
  Albert was born in March 1888 in Birkenhead.²
  - Birth Notes
    
    Births Mar 1888   (>99%)
    THOMAS Albert     Birkenhead 8a 454
    THOMAS Albert     Birkenhead 8a 471
  He died at the age of 35 in December 1923 in Birkenhead.⁵
  - Death Notes
    
    Age at death: 35

¹ BMD-Cheshire
² 1901 UK Census
³ Ancestry Family Trees
⁴ FreeBMD.org.uk
⁵ England & Wales BMD Index (1984-Date)