Birth: Circa 1823 Heworth, Durham, UK
Father: Unknown
Mother: Unknown
Marriage: January-March 1850 Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, UK
Wife: Ann Bell 1826-1904
Death: July-September 1900 Gateshead, Durham, UK
Elizabeth Thirlaway [Hamilton] 1850-1914
John James Thirlow (Thirlaway) 1853-1935
Priscilla Ann Thirlow (Thirlaway, Thirlway) [Lowery] 1855-1918
Thomas Thirlawell (Thirlaway) 1858-1939
Sarah Thirlow (Thirlway) 1864-1871
William Thirlow (Thirlway) 1870-1871
There may be other unknown children born circa 1860.
I cannot locate an entry for his birth - the spelling of the surname is very inconsistent.
In the 1841 census as Thomas Therlow (sic -in the index, Thirlow on the original) aged 19, born in Durham, a mason and living with Thomas and Ann Therlow (grandparents?), Joseph (brother?), and Ann and Mary (sisters?) in Carr Hill, Heworth, Gateshead, Durham.
Marriage of Thomas Thirlwall and Ann Bell in FreeBMD in January-March 1850 in Newtle Tyne ((25 366) - his wife's entry is in Newcastle T.
His daughter was born in Carr Hill and registered in October-December 1850 in Gateshead.
In the 1851 census as Thomas Thirlwey (sic - in the index, Thirlway on the original) aged 28, born in Heworth, Durham, a mason, and living with his wife (Ann), daughter (Elizth) and three lodgers (James Wishard aged 38, born in N Castle, Northumberland, Mary An Wishard aged 5 and born in N Castle, Northumberland, married, and a glass maker, and Thomas Lutter aged 60, born in Lemsley, Durham, married and a mason) in Carr Hill, Heworth, Durham.
His son was born in Heworth and registered in January-March 1853 in Gateshead.
His daughter was born in Carr Hill and registered in July-September 1855 in Gateshead.
His son was born on 18 September 1858 in Carr Hill, and registered in October-December 1858 in Gateshead.
In the 1861 census as Thomas Thirlway (sic - on the original) aged 38, born in Heworth, Durham, a stone mason and living with his wife (Ann), two sons (John J and Thomas) and two daughters (Elizabeth and Priscilla) in Carr Hill, Heworth, Durham.
His daughter was born in Heworth and registered in April-June 1864 in Gateshead.
His son was born in Heworth and registered in July-September 1870 in Gateshead.
In the 1871 census as Thomas Thirlow (sic - on the original) aged 48, born in Gateshead, Durham, a stone mason, and living with his wife (Ann), three sons (John, Thomas and William), and daughter (Sarah) in Durham Place, Heworth, Durham.
In the 1881 census as Thos Thirlaway aged 58, born in Carrs Hill, Durham, a mason (stone), and living with his wife (Ann) and son (Thos) at 9 Durham Place, Heworth, Durham. His son, daughter-in-law and granddaughter were living at the same address.
In the 1891 census as Thomas Hurlaway (sic - on the original) aged 68, born in Gateshead, Durham, a stone mason, and living with his wife (Ann) in two rooms at Durham Place, Heworth, Durham. Another family lived at the same address.
Death of Thomas Thirlaway in FreeBMD in July-September 1900 aged 77 in Gateshead (10A 476).
There are seven entries in Ancestry Family Trees for Thomas Thirlow with various spellings.
Thomas Thirlaway was the father of John James Thirlow, husband of Alice Johnston, first cousin of Peter Purves, husband of Isabella Richardson Steele, wife of Robert James Gordon, father of Irene Alice Gordon, wife of George William Barton, brother of Dennis Alfred Barton, my brother-in-law.
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