Thomas Mallinder 17??-18??

Welcome to Killamarsh, the Mallinder ancestoral town since, at least, the early 1600s! 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. 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!

Children

Thomas and Ann had at least three sons.

  1. William Mallinder, C. 8th Dec 1791, IGI Batch 7225812, sheet 96, source call 0822042

  2. Thomas Mallinder, C. 3rd Feb 1799, IGI Batch 7225812, sheet 97, source call 0822042

  3. Martin Mallinder, C. 23rd Jan 1803, IGI Batch 7225812, sheet 97, source call 0822042 Paternal line

Notes

The IGI Batch number was typically assigned to a parish as part of the LDS data extraction process. The implication is that family members are within the same batch number.

There are two IGI records that may be a part of the "Thos and Ann" grouping; one for a female called "An", C. 10th mar 1782, IGI Batch 7225812, sheet 97, source call 0822042; secondly an IGI record for a male called "John", C. 10th feb 1788, IGI Batch 7225812, sheet 98, source call 0822042. These records state the father as Thomas Mallinder only. Perhaps the age span is too wide for them to be part of the "Thos and Ann" family group.

Look at the map of Sheffield in 1771, the world that Thomas knew. You should be able to click on the map to zoom in. 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. Out of Killamarsh came Martin Mallinder, leaving the rural country side for the new high tech developments at nearby Sheffield. This was the time of steel and iron. This map of Killamarsh is dated 1892-1896, Click on it to see more. You can also zoom in on the map. Can we get beyond Thomas using the online IGI?

In search of the Paternal Line

  1. Traditionally, the first born son was named after the father or grandfather.

  2. This could imply that Thomas Mallinder 17??-18?? named his first born son William Mallinder b.1791 after William's grandfather and his second son Thomas Mallinder b. 1799 after himself as father. His third son Martin Mallinder 1803-1847 (Paternal Line) did not inherit the name of the father or the grandfather.

  3. Given the relative certainty that Martin Mallinder 1803-1847 was born at Killamarsh (IGI Batch: 7225812, Sheet:96 source call: 0822042); Martin called his first son Thomas Mallinder 1827-1878 (Paternal Line) after Martin's father, that is, the grandfather of Thomas Mallinder 1827-1878 (Paternal Line).

  4. Martin Mallinder 1803-1847 named his second son Joseph Martin, hence carrying on the "Martin" name.

  5. It is difficult to identify an IGI record for Thomas Mallinder 17??-18?? (Paternal Line).

  6. If we assume that Thomas Mallinder 17??-18?? (Paternal Line) was 25 plus or minus 5 years at marriage. Given that Thomas Mallinder 17??-18?? (Paternal Line) first son William Mallinder was born 1791, this would put Thomas Mallinder 17??-18?? (Paternal Line) birth between 1760 and 1770 with a batch number as 7225812, the source call number is 0822042.