Thomas Mallinder 1759-1821
Above is a map of Killamarsh dated 1892-1896. The Upperthorpe location is where Thomas' abode is recorded on his burial entry below. The only source material for births, deaths and marriages at Killamarsh before 1837 is to be found in the Church of England parish records. Thomas and his ancestors lived their day to day lives in a rural farming community but also in a coal mining area. Thomas observed the beginnings of industrialisation, especially the movement of coal along the Chesterfield Canal through Killamarsh. Just to think, he lived through the time of the American War of Independence!
I acknowledge the information kindly provided by Andy Mallinder to me in May 2014 for much of the content on this page. The burial records of Thomas and Ann, along with their marriage record, provided a deeper insight into my paternal line. Andy also stated he had a copy of Thomas' will, the will identified Thomas was a collier and left all his possessions to his wife Ann. There was no mention of any of his children in his will.
In October 2023 I obtained a copy of Thomas Mallinder's will dated October 18th 1821.
Above is a map of Sheffield in 1771, the world that Thomas knew. In the top right hand corner of the map it states, “A Correct Plan of the Town of Sheffield in the county of York 1771”. Killamarsh at this time was a farming community and only later in the 19th century became a mining town. The Chesterfield Canal was built between 1771 and 1777 and Thomas would have been fully aware of this. This canal was the main transport mechanism for moving coal, stone and grain around.
