Family of Richard Tomlinson & Sarah Bradley

Richard and Sarah were married in a religious ceremony on January 28th, 1866 in Bolton by Vicar Henry Powell and witnessed by Holland Bradley & Mary Tomlinson.¹ They had a son named Peter. There are no more children.

Family Notes
- Only one recorded marriage for Richard Tomlinson between 1856 and 1867.
  His first wife was either:
  BRADLEY, Sarah Bolton 8c 266
  SLATER, Alice Bolton 8c 266

Personal Details
- Richard Tomlinson
  
  1838 Richard Tomlinson
  
  Richard was born in January 1838 in Bolton and his christening took place there on March 4th, 1838.²³
  - Birth Notes
    - Aged 3 in 1841 at Shaw Street, Bolton
      
      Born Jan 1841 (or earlier) as 58 when he died.
      
      TOMLINSON, RICHARD        BOLTON
      GRO Reference: 1838 M Quarter in BOLTON UNION
      Volume 21 Page 81
      
      Richard Tomlinson
      Christening: 04 MAR 1838   Bolton Le Moors, Lancashire, England
      Parents:
      Father: Richard Tomlinson
      Mother: Anne Tomlinson
      
      Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1838
      TOMLINSON    Richard    BOLTON    Eastern Bolton    EB/1/396
  He died at the age of 58 on January 22nd, 1896 in Bolton. His burial was on January 25th, 1896 at the Heaton Cemetery.⁴¹
  - Death Notes
    - Only the one match for Bolton from 1888 to 1900, and age matches perfectly.
      
      Name: Richard Tomlinson
      Estimated birth year: abt 1838
      Year of Registration: 1896
      Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar
      Age at Death: 58
      District: Bolton
      County: Greater Manchester, Lancashire
      Volume: 8c
      Page: 288
      
      Heaton Cemetary Burial Register @ 50465
      Richard buried with 5 others.
  Sarah Bradley
  Sarah was born in April 1847.
  - Birth Notes
    - Aged 21 when died
  She died at the age of 21 on April 28th, 1868 in Bolton. Her burial was on April 28th, 1868 at St. Mary (Deane).⁴⁵
  - Death Notes
    - By 1871 he had a son, but wife was no longer with her, so presumed dead between 1866 and 1871.
      
      A search for deaths of Sarah or Alice Tomlinson in Bolton reveals only one possibility (in June 1868):
      
      TOMLINSON, SARAH 21
      GRO Reference: 1868 J Quarter in BOLTON
      Volume 08C Page 217
      
      Richard was also buried the same year, so possibly Sarah died during or after childbirth.

Children
- Peter Bradley Tomlinson
  Peter was born in September 1866 in Bolton and his christening took place on September 23rd, 1866 at St. Mary (Deane).⁶⁷
  - Birth Notes
    
    Born in Great Bolton, Lancashire
    
    Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1866
    TOMLINSON, Peter B    BRADLEY    Western Bolton    WB/50/451
    
    Name:    Peter Bradley Tomlinson
    Baptism Date:    23 Sep 1866
    Parish:    Deane, Lancashire, England
    Father:    Richard Tomlinson
    Mother:    Sarah Tomlinson
    Register Type:    Bishop's Transcripts
    Reference Number:    Drm/2/75
    
    Name: Peter Bradley Tomlinson
    Year of Registration: 1890
    Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun
    District: Bolton
    County: Greater Manchester, Lancashire
    Volume: 8c
    Page: 410
  He died at the age of 50 on April 12th, 1917 in Deane. His burial was on April 16th, 1917 at the Heaton Cemetery.⁸⁸
  - Death Notes
    
    Heaton Cemetary Burial Register @ 130948 - 46337 1909 - 1923 1915 - 1917 144
    
    Probate:
    TOMLINSON Peter Bradley of 25 Beaconsfield St, Bolton Lancashire, Iron Moulder. Died 12 April 1917. Probate Manchester 15 May to Richard Tomlinson mechanical draftsman and Harry Christopher Atkinson Police Sergant. Effects £408 18s
    
    Name:    Bradley Peter Tomlinson
    Register Type:    Burial
    Death Date:    abt 1917
    Burial or Cremation Date:    16 Apr 1917
    Burial or Cremation Place:    Lancashire, England
    URL:    https://www.deceasedonline.com...

Richard Tomlinson & Sarah Bradley

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