Thomas Lomas 1785 - 1856

Name	THOS. LUMMAS
Christening	20 FEB 1785 Little Wenlock, Shropshire, England
Father	WILLIAM LUMMAS
Mother	SARAH
(source: International Genealogical Index )	Batch No: C033311 Dates: 1689 - 1812 Sheet No. 00 Source Call No: 0510666 / PrintOut Call No. 6903361

Due to illiteracy, spellings vary.Thomas Lomas is born 1785, son of William and Sarah, in Little Wenlock, Shropshire.

Thomas Lomas b. 1785 was the grandfather to Reuben Lomas and was a coal miner from Little Wenlock, Shropshire. He married Sarah (surname unknown) sometime before civil records were required (1837)

Marriage of Thomas Lomas

Thomas Lomas married Susanna Jones in 1810.

Event	Name	Spouse	Date	Location	Ref
Marriage	THOMAS LOMAS	SUSANNA JONES	30 SEP 1810	Wrockwardine, Shropshire, England	Batch No.: M006621 Dates: 1591 - 1812 Source Call No.:0908233 Printout Cal No.:6908569	IGI

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1851 census Lawley Bank Wellington				Where born
Thomas Lomas	66	Head	Miner	Shropshire, Little Wenlock
Sarah	56	Wife		Shropshire, Salop
Noah	17	Son	Miner	Shropshire, Wellington Parish
Mary	15	Dau	Pit Girl	Shropshire, Wellington Parish
Reuben	11	Grandson	Pit Boy	Shropshire, Wellington Parish
Henry	9	Grandson		Shropshire, Wellington Parish

Thomas and Sarah seem for the most part to have brought up Reuben and Henry. ( At least since Reuben was aged 11)

Sidelines - Thomas ... another son ?

Also present in Dawley during the 1851 census were Reuben Lomas and family. As it was popular to have children in one's 20's, it seems possible (documentation needed) that Reuben (below) was also a son of Thomas and Sarah Lomas.(unconfirmed)

1851 census Egertons Fold Dawley				Where born
Reuben Lomas	39	Head	Coal Miner	Salop, Wellington
Hannah	35	Wife		Salop, Wellington
Eliza	11	Dau		Salop, Dawley
James	8	Son	Scholar	Salop, Dawley
Emmily	4	Dau	Scholar	Salop, Dawley
Thomas	2	Son		Salop, Dawley

 

Name	REUBEN LUMMAS
Christening	29 AUG 1811 Little Wenlock, Shropshire, England
Father	THOMAS LUMMAS
Mother	SUSANNA
(source: International Genealogical Index )	Batch No: C033311 Dates: 1689 - 1812 Sheet No. 00 Source Call No: 0510666 / PrintOut Call No. 6903361

At this stage it is unclear if Susanna and Sarah are the same individual or if Susanna was a previous marriage.

Several other family trees suffer the same problem between these two names, often seen as "Susanne (Sarah)", providing fuel for the belief that Sarah was a shortened version or 'pet' name for Susanna.

If this is indeed the case then Reuben Lummas b.1811 was the brother of William b.1815.

Discussion is invited on this point here

 

 

Thomas Lomas died in 1856 aged 71 (confirming that he was indeed born 1785)

1861 census Parvis Fold Dawley				Where born
Sarah	59	Widow		Shropshire, Brace Meole
Reuben	21	Grandson	Coal Miner	Shropshire, Wellington
Henry	19	Grandson	Coal Miner	Shropshire, Wellington
Robert Vaughan	21	Boarder	Iron Miner	Staffordshire, Oldbury

In 1861 Reuben 21, a coal miner,and Henry 19, were still living with grandmother Sarah 59, by now, a widow. Robert Vaughan was a boarder

Sarah b. Abt. 1795 was born in Meole Brace, Shropshire. Her surname is unknown. After the death of husband Thomas in 1856 she was with Reuben and Henry living in Dawley. 1861 census

In the 1800s, coal was dug with a pick. Crouching or lying on his side, the collier carefully undercut the seam until a wedge of small powder charge brought the coal crashing down. One usually entered the trade as a boy. Very often a father took his own children, boy or girl as soon as they could open a trap door or push a corve of coal along tracks. In order to survive, a child had to quickly learn how to shore up mine ceilings with timbers and how to recognize the deadly fumes of "black" and "white" damp. Needless to say, mining was one of the most dangerous occupations of this time period.

Sarah b. Abt. 1795 was born in Meole Brace, Shrewsbury. Her surname is unsure. After the death of husband Thomas in 1856, the 1861 census shows her (aged 59) with Reuben and Henry living in Dawley.

The place names Little Wenlock and Lawley Bank still exist today just a few kilometres west of Telford with Wellington to the north west.

William Lummas b. abt 1750

From the Christening record of Thomas, born 1785, his parents are given as William Lummas and Sarah.

William Lummas married Sarah Briscoe in 1775

Event	Name	Spouse	Date	Location	Ref
Marriage	William Lummas	Sarah Briscoe	29 JAN 1775	Little Wenlock, Shropshire, England	Film Number: 456819	IGI

Submitted by:Neils HANSEN
4936 Bella Vista Drive, Longmont, Colorado, 80503, United States of America

Sarah Briscoe

Sarah Briscoe was christened in 1744, daughter of John Briscoe and Mary.

Event	Name	Father	Mother	Date	Location	Ref
Christening	Sarah Briscoe	John Briscoe	Mary	02 FEB 1744	Little Wenlock, Shropshire, England	Film Number: 456819	IGI

 

John Briscoe

There are two recorded marriages for John Briscoe on I.G.I. which may suggest that there was more than one John Briscoe in the district at the time, or that he remarried.

Event	Name	Spouse	Date	Location	Ref
Marriage	John Briscoe	Ann Wellins	20 MAY 1732	Little Wenlock, Shropshire, England	Batch Number: A456819 Source Call No.: 456819	IGI

 

Event	Name	Spouse	Date	Location	Ref
Marriage	John Briscoe	Mary Smith	03 JUN 1734	Little Wenlock, Shropshire, England	Batch Number: A456819 Source Call No.: 456819	IGI

 

 

 

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This Page Last Corrected and Updated 15/09/2009