Birth

Thomas was born 13th July 1886 at 108 Chippingham Street, Attcliffe, Sheffield, Yorkshire. His father is recorded as Joseph Mallinder and his mother is recorded as Hannah Eliza Mallinder formerly Aiken. His father is recorded as a steel moulder.

Thomas was baptised 25th July 1886 at St. Charles Borromeo, Sheffield, Yorkshire.

Marriage

Thomas was married 1908 11th October at St Wilfrids Catholic Church, Shoreham Street, Sheffield.. Thomas is recorded as 22 years old, a bachelor and occupation as iron moulder; living at 12 Club Garden Road, Sheffield. His father is recorded as Joseph Mallinder who was also an iron moulder. His wife is recorded as Alice Maud Smith age 21 years old and a spinster. Alice was living at 70 Osborne Road in Sheffield; her father is recorded as Charles Henry Smith (deceased) whose occupation was a coal miner. The witness' to the marriage were Dora Smith and William Henry Mallinder.

Children

Thomas had four children:

1. Vincent Eric Mallinder b. Q1 1909 d 3rd Nov 1936. He was known as Eric and my brother recalls that Eric got “lock jaw”. Tetanus affects the muscles in the jaw (hence “lock jaw”) it can cause breathing difficulties, which if not treated can lead to suffocation and death. More than likely, Eric died from Tetanus at the age of 27. My father (Eric's youngest brother) recalled Eric as taking out the horse (called “Bob”) and cart to sell fruit and vegetables in Whittingdon Moor



Derbyshire Times 13 November 1936



Derbyshire Times 20 November 1936

2. Thomas Mallinder b. 1912 d. 1980 m. 1940. Thomas married Muriel Aldred in 1940. They had three children. David was born in 1942, Elaine born 1946 and Gwenyth born 1947.



Derbyshire Times and Chesterfield Herald 19 February 1937

3. Winifred J Mallinder b. 1914 d. 19XX m. 1935. Winifred married Edward Booth in 1935. They had three children. Maureen born 1935 then Patricia was born in 1937 and Josephine was born in 1946.



Derbyshire Times and Chesterfield Herald 08 March 1935

4. Bernard Mallinder b. 1921 d. 1995 m. 1945 Paternal Line

Census 1891

The 1891 census records that Thomas 4 years old was living at 55 Woodhead Road. Today only a small part of the road remains.

Census 1901

The 1901 census records that Thomas was 14 years old, a Moulder’s apprentice and he was living at 12 Club Garden Road in Sheffield with his family; Joseph Mallinder, Head, 47, moulder;Hannah E, wife, 41; Elizabeth, daughter, 19; Joseph, son, 12; Wilfred, son, 3; Louis, son, 1. My father recalled visiting “Uncle Louis”. This is a photo taken in 1910 of Club Garden Road. This is Sheffield in 1890. Today only a small part of Club Garden Road remains

Census 1911

The 1911 census records that Thomas was 24 years old and married to Alice with a son Eric aged 2 years. His occupation is listed as an iron moulder. They were living at 1/47 ct. Pearl Street. In the 1960s most of the area was redeveloped. Today little remains of the 1911 Pearl Street.

Census 1921

The 1921 census records that Thomas was 34 years old and married to Alice with a son Eric aged 12 years, a son Thomas aged 9 and a daughter Winifred aged 7. His occupation is listed as an iron moulder "out of work" but previously working for Messrs Markham & Co Chesterfield Engineers. They were living at Sheffield Rd, Whittington, Moor, Chesterfield. Markham & Company of Chesterfield employed 46 people in 1921.

1939 Register

The 1939 Register provides a snapshot of the civilian population of England and Wales just after the outbreak of the Second World War.

Wife

Alice Maud Smith born 19th October 1887, died 16th February 1947. This is a photo of Alice taken with my father and mother about 1945 to 1946. Her place of birth was Kilnhurst in Yorkshire. At the time of her marriage to Thomas (1908) she was living at 70 Osborne Road, Sheffield. Alice's father was Charles Henry Smith and his occupation was a coal miner. Thomas’ marriage certificate shows that he was 22 years old on the 11th October 1908 when he married Alice Maud Smith who was 21 years. At this time Thomas was an Iron Moulder, having completed his apprenticeship, and was still living at 12 Club Garden Road in Sheffield. His father Joseph is also recorded on the marriage certificate (also an iron moulder) and this verifies that this is the same Thomas as in the 1901 census record. They were married at St Wilfrids Church, Shoreham Street, Sheffield. St. Wilfrids was a mission church founded in 1879 and closed in 1984; inside the Church as Thomas would have seen it on his wedding day. Thomas died on the 7th Feb 1943, aged 56, and is buried at St. John the Evangelist, Littlemoor, Newbold, Derbyshire. He died at 2 St. John’s Road, Newbold Moor, Chesterfield and his occupation at this time was recorded as a fruit and vegetable retailer. His primary cause of death was pneumonia and the secondary cause is listed as myocarditis, an uncommon disorder caused by viral infection. This viral infection can be caused by exposure to certain chemicals or allergic reaction to certain medication. This grave also holds his wife Alice, who died 16 Feb 1947, fours years after Thomas, and Vincent Eric who was Thomas’s first son and died 3rd Nov 1936.

Death

Thomas died 7th February 1943 at 2 St. John's Road, Newbold Moor, Chesterfield, Derbyshire. His occupation at time of death was a fruit and vegetable retailer. The primary cause of death was pneumonia, the secondary cause was myocarditis; an inflammation of the heart muscle caused by an infection. My father Bernard Mallinder registered the death. Thomas was buried at St. John the Evangelist, Littlemoor, Newbold, Derbyshire. In this grave is also buried his wife Alice who died 16 Feb 1947; fours years after Thomas. The grave also holds Vincent Eric who was Thomas’s first son and died 3rd Nov 1936.

Obituary

Obituary - Derbyshire Times and Chesterfield Herald 19 February 1943.

Probate

If you are named in someone's will as an executor, you may have to apply for probate. This is a legal document which gives you the authority to share out the estate of the person who has died according to the instructions in the will. Probate was granted to Alice Mallinder on 10th March 1943 for £451 11s 6d on the death of her husband Thomas.

On the death of Alice Mallinder in 1947, probate was granted to her son Thomas Mallinder on 25th August 1947 for £776 17s 7d. There was a further grant of probate to the Thomas Mallinder 1943 probate. This was granted to Thomas (son of Thomas and Alice) for £7 7s 9d, someting must have been overlooked from the original 1943 probate grant.

1. There is an oral traditon within my family that Thomas got a "maid" ( a house servant) pregnant. He was dismissed from the family for this. The oral tradition places Thomas in a wealthy family compared to the "maid". At the extremity of the story the "maid" is working in Thomas' grand house but this is not the case. The "maid" (Alice Maud Smith) was working close to where Thomas was living! Alice Maud Smith was in service in a house and Thomas got to know her.
2. This account is from oral tradition. Thomas had an industrial accident that would change his working life, from being an iron moulder to establishing his own retail fruit and vegetable business. My brother Bernard recalls that Grandfather Thomas was working in Staffordshire on the border with Wales where an accident of molten steel fell onto Thomas’ back. The retail fruit and vegetable business was established as a desperate attempt (in my brother's words) to make money. Thomas had no previous experience in the fruit and vegetable business; perhaps he called upon William Henry (his uncle) for assistance. Thomas bought a horse (called “Bob”) and a wagon to attach to the horse, he would sell fruit and veg door to door initially.

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