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Hi
Would any one have a copy of this directory, and have time to look up a Thomas Cheetham Coal dealer, any info would be helpful as I know not a thing about him only he had a son Thomas in 1910, he was dead when his son married in 1946, young Thomas was living at 12 Cunard rd Litherland. I have sent for young Thomas birth certifficate for mum name. Any infomation would be great.
Kind regards Sue

Hi Sue

There are a couple of Thomas Cheethams living in Birkenhead, but it doesn't say they were Coal Dealers.
There is nothing listed under Coal Dealers or Coal Merchants either.

Not much help, sorry

Cheers
Erika

Hello Sue,

Any infomation would be great.

Bear with me for a moment. Explanation further down....
This is 'young' Thomas' parents and family in 1901:

CHEETHAM, Thomas - Head - Married - 24 - 1877 - Coal Hawker - Haskayn, Lancashire.
CHEETHAM, Jane - Wife - 21 - 1880 - Liverpool.
CHEETHAM, Elizabeth A - Dtr - 2 - 1899 - Bootle.
CHEETHAM, James - Son - 1 - 1900 - Bootle.

RG13 / Piece: 3461 / Folio:16 / Page:24.
Address: 45 Clifford Street, Bootle Cum Linacre, Lancashire.

Haskayne is a small village in Lancashire on the West Lancashire coastal plain. It is to the north of Downholland Cross on the A5147 and the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. The village is in Downholland civil parish, and forms part of the Aughton & Downholland ward. I think it comes under the Ormskirk Registration District.

According to my Scheppes crystal ball (!], a decade later they are at 13 Lily Road, Litherland, and am fairly sure I found several more children:
Jane bn abt 1902; Alice bn abt 1903; Lilian bn abt 1905; Kathleen bn abt 1906; Florence bn abt 1908; Thomasina bn abt 1909; and last but not least young Thomas bn Dec qtr 1910.

Because I can't see him in the Free Index, it is possible that James had died:
Deaths Mar 1907> Cheetham, James - 6 - W. Derby - 8b - 183.

It should be noted that there are 2 Thomas Cheethams with fathers of the same name both born abt 1910. The 1901 TC father is the coalman. This is your man, Births Dec 1910: CHEETHAM, Thomas - W.Derby - 8b - 248.

Marriage Dec 1897: Cheetham, Thomas and Tanner, Jane - W.Derby - 8b - 723.

There could be 3 more children after 1912:
Births Mar 1913: Cheetham, Albert J - Tanner - W. Derby - 8b - 496.
Births Jun 1917: Cheetham, Clifton - Tanner - W. Derby - 8b - 416.
Births Sep 1920: Cheetham, Leonard - Tanner - W. Derby - 8b - 530.

And this could be the father's death. The age is a very close match for the 1901 age/YoB.
Deaths Sep 1934: Cheetham, Thomas - 57 - Liverpool - 8b - 48.

Dickiesam

Well done you seem to have given Sue a lot to work on!

Thomas and Jane married at St Mary's Kirkdale according to www.lancashirebmd.og.uk

Hi all
Thank you so much, Dickiesam what a star you are MaryA is right you have given me a lot to go on, I never expected all this information
Hilary thank you for the information on the marriage.
I really appreciate all your help kind regards Sue

D.S

Schweppes strike again, love it

Tina

Hi all
Just to let you know you were spot on with all the information you gave me, have just recieved young Thomas Cheetham birth certifficate he was born 10 October 1910 at 13 lily road litherland, and his mum was Jane Tanner, and dad was a coal dealer.
Thank you so much again for all your time and help
Kind regards Sue