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I would like to find out the name of the father for Thomas Hall (b1824)
Trowbridge Wiltshire. I think he should be listed in the 1841 census.
I think his mother was Grace as she is listed in 1861 living with him and his family. A marriage for Grace and Thomas' father would be helpful too
Also know Thomas married Emily ( nee Shell I think).
Any advice where to look to find siblings for Thomas, as I think prior to 1837 records hard to find. I live in NZ so going down to any record office etc impossible.
Many thanks in advance for any help.

Allison :-)

was his mother 80-ish in 1861 ? I could look that up ....

this is the only one I see with those names in 1841


Name: Thomas Hall
Age: 16
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1825
Gender: Male
Where born: Wiltshire, England

Civil parish: Whaddon
Hundred: Melksham
County/Island: Wiltshire
Country: England

Registration district: Melksham
Sub-registration district: Melksham

Lydia Humphrys 55 >> not in same household
Rossa Hall 70 >>> it says 'Roger'
Grace Hall 60
John Hall 22
Thomas Hall 16

where have you looked for a marriage for the parents ?

http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html

all I see there is the baptism Feb 1812 and burial Mar 1812 of a child of the couple , Harriet in Trowbridge .....

Just looking at census info I have

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Registration district: Melksham
Sub-registration district: Trowbridge
ED, institution, or vessel: 1
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 170
Household Members:
Name Age
Thomas Hall 34
Emily Hall 34
John Hall 15
Thomas Hall 12
William Hall 8
Harriet Hall 6
Frederick Hall 3
Grace Hall 78

I think Grace may have been Grangmother to Thomas giving her age.
So then I don't know who his parents were or Grandfather's name

http://history.wiltshire.gov.uk/heritage/

this is the Wiltshire Wills project which could help with something

the Wiltshire and Swindon history centre can be very helpful too , I believe they will do searches for reasonable fees

http://www.wshc.eu/

yes ... if you click on her name ... it says that ...

Name: Grace Hall
Age: 78
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1783
Relation: Grandmother, Grandma (Grandmother)
Gender: Female
Where born: Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England


it is possible he was the child of an unmarried daughter of Grace and Roger ... or of course of a ( married ) son ... who might have been deceased


For Emily's name have you found their marriage at freebmd ?

http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/cgi/search.pl

or got a birth certificate for one of their children ?

I looked here

http://www.freereg.org.uk/cgi/Search.pl

http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html

and this site isn' t working for me tonight, grr, time to go to sleep

http://www.familysearch.org/eng/search/igi/search_igi.asp

but can' t find any records about Roger and Grace except for that one child ....

Thanks for all that.

Roger? Sorry, have missed his connection

Sorry, looking again saw it above in your reply :-)

He's the grandpa :-)

just for info this is his death

Deaths Mar 1844
HALL Roger Melksham 8 308

lucky that with a common surname like Hall he had a more uncommon first name ! but still no other record of them.

... no here is something after all from pilotfamilysearch

Name: Roger Hall
Gender: Male
Burial Date: 18 Jan 1844
Burial Place: Hilperton, Wiltshire, Eng.
Death Date:
Death Place:
Age: 71 <<<
Birth Date: 1773 <<<
Birthplace:
Occupation:
Race:
Marital Status:
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name:
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name:
Mother's Birthplace:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B39706-9
System Origin: England-EASy
Source Film Number: 1279404
Reference Number:
Collection: England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991

Great thanks,

So now we know Grandparents Roger and Grace. Grandkids Thomas and John. Now will have a hunt for record of parents and other siblings.