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Thomas Marsden

(1904 - 1941)


Father: Thomas Marsden (1880 - 1926)
Mother: Mary Elizabeth Farrar (1883 - ?)

Siblings:

  • Thomas Marsden (self)

Children:


Timeline

Date Event Information Sources
1904-06-16 Birth
  • Place: Burnley
  • lancashirebmd:  T1
  • 1939 register
1911-04-02 Census
  • Abode: 30 Fielden Street, Burnley, Lancashire
  • Age: 6
  • Census record RG14PN24845-RD472-SD2-ED22-SN120:  F1  F2  F3  T2
1927 Marriage
Elsie Meek (1903 - ?)
  • lancashirebmd:  T3
1939-09-29 1939 register
  • Birthdate: 1904-06-16
  • Abode: 36 Laughton Road, Northolt
  • Occupation: Fitter labourer / sheet metal
  • 1939 register RG101-0708d-038-26:  Link  F4  F5  T4
1941-03-14 Death
  • Place: Northolt
  • Age: 36
  • Abode: 36 Laughton Road, Northolt
  • Newspaper report:  F6  F7  F8  T5
    • Edition: Burnley Express and News - March 22, 1941 - page 7
  • Estimated from burial
  • GRO index:  F9  T6
1941-03-19 Burial
  • Place: Grave NE4426, Burnley Cemetery
  • Note: Same grave as his father The abode is more likely to be Laughton Road


Transcripts of sources

Ref. Transcript
T1
Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1904
MARSDEN Thomas   Burnley West   Preston   FARRAR   BUW/21/99
        
T2
1911 census RG14PN24845 RD472 SD2 ED22 SN120

Registration District      472
Registration Sub-District  2
Enumeration District       22

30 Fielden St.

Schedule 120

Thomas Marsden          Head        30    Married 4 1 1    Coal Miner Hewer           Worker   Lancashire Burnley
Mary Elizabeth Marsden  Wife          27  Married 4 1 1 -  Linen Weaver               Worker   Lancashire Burnley
Thomas Marsden          Son         6
Thomas Bates            Foster Son  14                     Coal Drawer (belowground)  Worker  Lancashire Burnley

[The years married/children fields for Thomas are struck out]


Enumerator W.B.    3 Males  1 Females  4 Persons     4 rooms. Signed  Thomas Marsden
                                                                      30 Fielden St.

Transcribed from Census-1911-RG14PN24845-RD472-SD2-ED22-SN120.jpeg by dh

        
T3
MARSDEN  Thomas  BATTY  Elsie  1927  Burnley Register Office or Registrar Attended  Lancashire  Preston  RM/219/180
MARSDEN  Thomas  MEEK   Elsie  1927  Burnley Register Office or Registrar Attended  Lancashire  Preston  RM/219/180
        
T4
1939 Register Piece 0708D Item 038
B.C.B.L.  Ealing M B part of  128.3
Schedule 486  36 Laughton Road

1.   Marsden Thomas  -  M  16 June  04  M  Fitter Labourer/Sheet Metal
2.   Marsden Elsie   -  F  29 Jan   03  M  Wire tester Osram Lamp works   [HARGREAVES]
3.   Marsden Thomas  -  M  11 Dec   27  S  At school
4.   Marsden Alan    [This record is offocially closed]

Transcribed from 1939-Register-TNA-R39-0708d-038.jpg by dh. Alan Marsden's name added from other sources

        
T5
LATE MR. T. MARSDEN
The funeral took place at Burnley
Cemetery on Wednesday, of Mr. Thomas
Marsden (36), who died the previous
Friday at his home in Loughton-road,
Northalt, Middlesex. Mr. Marsden
formerly lived in Accrington-road,
Burnley, and was a fruiterer in Padiham.
A member of Yatefield Working Men's
Club, he left Burnley three years ago.
He leaves a wife and two children.
        
T6
DEATHS REGISTERED IN JANUARY, FEBRUARY ADN MARCH, 1941.
[Page 304]  Marsden  Thomas  36  Brentford  3a 586
        
T7
Burial: 19 Mar 1941 Burnley Cemetery, Burnley, Lancs.
Thomas Marsden -
    Age: 36yrs
    Abode: 36 Langhton Road Northolt
    Grave: NE4426
    Gender: M
    Register: Burials 1940 - 1948, Page 40, Entry 113654
    Source: Original Registers Book 15
        
T8
Grave: NE4426   Burnley Cemetery, Burnley, Lancs.
Interments:
   Name            Age    Abode                      Gender  Source Register  Date buried
1  Thomas Marsden  46yrs  209 Accrington Rd          M       Book 13 #96256   29 Sep 1926
2  Thomas Marsden  36yrs  36 Langhton Road Northolt  M       Book 15 #113654  19 Mar 1941
        


File sources

Ref. Type File name
F1 Notes ThomasMarsden-notes.txt
F2 Image Census-1911-RG14PN24845-RD472-SD2-ED22-SN120.jpeg
F3 Transcript Census-1911-RG14PN24845-RD472-SD2-ED22-SN120.text
F4 Image 1939-Register-TNA-R39-0708d-038.jpg
F5 Transcript R39-0708D-038-486-Marsden.text
F6 Image BurnleyExpress-1941-03-22-p7c5-ThomasMarsden-article.jpg
F7 Image BurnleyExpress-1941-03-22-p7.pdf
F8 Transcript BurnleyExpress-1941-03-22-p7-ThomasMarsden.txt
F9 Image 1941D1-M-0304.jpg


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