Thomas Blackburn Surgeon (1784 - 1855)

Born 3 Nov 1784 in Tockholes, Lancashire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Ann (Mercer) Blackburn — married 13 Jan 1808 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Catherine Pennington — married about 1847 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 28 Nov 1855 at age 71 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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Biography

Thomas was born to Rev. Noah and Martha Blackburn in Tockholes, Lancashire, England in 1784. ^[1]

Thomas, child of Noah Blackburn and Martha Blackburn, was baptised on 25 Nov 1784 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England.^{[2] [3]}

Around 1804 he was apprenticed in Liverpool to surgeon John McCulloch, who was a friend of his father Noah. After further training in Edinburgh and London he returned to Liverpool in June 1807 and commenced surgical work there and did so for a further 48 years.

In 1808 he married Ann Mercer in Holy Trinity Church, Liverpool. Witnesses were his brother George Blackburn and John McCulloch.

Thomas and Ann had 7-9 children, including Martha, Jonathon Mercer, John, Ann, Samuel, Thomas and Britain.

In 1835 he was living in Camden St, Islington, Liverpool, close to the Royal Liverpool Hospital where it is likely that he worked.

Tragedy struck in 1840: 'John age 26 and Britain Blackburn (age 20) sons of Thos and Ann Blackburn of Liverpool, lost at sea on their return from Brazil. They sailed from Rio de Janiero for Newport 9 February 1840 and were never heard of more'

In the 1841 census Tho (age 55) was was listed as a surgeon living in Camden St, Liverpool, Lancashire, England.^[4]

In July 1841 his wife Ann Mercer died.

In 1842 he is listed as owning 20 shares in the Leeds General Cemetery (also known as Woodhouse Cemetery).

In 1847 Thomas and his two sons (Thomas and Samuel), who were both brokers, lived at 6 Camden St Liverpool. Each owned one third shares in houses at 5 Charing Cross St and 5 Holborn St in Leeds.

Also in 1847, he married a younger widow Catherine Mellor (nee Pennington) (who had 6 children) and together they had a son Robert, born in 1848.

In the 1851 census Thomas (age 66) was was listed as a surgeon living in 20 Everton Terrace, Liverpool, Lancashire, England along with his second wife Catherine and their children. ^[5]

Thomas died age 71 on 28 November 1855 in Liverpool and was buried at the Everton Necropolis after a service held in the Prebyterian Chapel, Islington, since the Necropolis Chapel would not accommodate the large number of people attending.

The purpose of life fulfilled : a funeral discourse, occasioned by the death of Thomas Blackburn, Esq., surgeon, delivered at Crescent Chapel, Everton, on Lord's Day morning, Dec. 9, 1855. Author: John Kelly, Minister of Crescent Chapel Liverpool. Publisher: London : John Snow ; Liverpool : Adam Reid, 1855.

Research Notes

Could this newspaper article (dated 4th September 1841) be about this Thomas Blackburn? It's too early to be his grandson Thomas Blackburn.

Sources

1. ↑ Date, birthplace and parents name specified from (a secondary source) Christian Monitor 1856 Vol XIII page 113
2. ↑ Baptism: "England & Wales, Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial Registers, 1567-1936"
   The National Archives (United Kingdom); Kew, Surrey, England; General Register Office: Registers of Births, Marriages and Deaths surrendered to the Non-parochial Registers Commissions of 1837 and 1857; Class Number: RG 4;; Class Number: Rg 4; Piece Number: 1018
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry au Record 2972 #1046919 (accessed 12 January 2024)
   Thomas Blackburn baptism on 25 Nov 1784, child of Noah Blackburn & Martha Blackburn, in Blackburn, Lancashire, England.
3. ↑ "England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
   Original data: England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013; FHL Film Number: 0560875 (RG4 1018)
   Ancestry au Record 9841 #42289839 (accessed 12 January 2024)
   Thomas Blackburn baptism on 25 Nov 1784, son of Noah Blackburn & Martha, in Chapel Street Independent, Blackburn, Lancashire, England.
4. ↑ 1841 Census: "1841 England Census"
   Class: HO107; Piece: 558; Book: 6; Civil Parish: Liverpool; County: Lancashire; Enumeration District: 8; Folio: 40; Page: 24; Line: 4; GSU roll: 306940
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry au Record 8978 #5799528 (accessed 12 January 2024)
   Tho Blackburn (55) in Liverpool registration district in Lancashire, England. Born in Lancashire, England.
5. ↑ 1851 Census: "1851 England Census"
   Class: HO107; Piece: 2190; Folio: 76; Page: 6; GSU roll: 87197; ED, institution, or vessel: 1p; Household schedule number: 15
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry au Record 8860 #13005432 (accessed 12 January 2024)
   Thomas Blackburne (66) head of household in Everton in West Derby registration district in Lancashire, England. Born in Blackburn, Lancashire, England.

• Ancestry.com "England & Wales, Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial Registers, 1567-1936"
• Christian Monitor 1856 Vol XIII page 113
• 1841 Enland Census entry for Thomas Blackburn
• 1851 Enland Census entry for Thomas Blackburne
• Ancestry.com "England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
• A funeral discourse, occasioned by the death of Thomas Blackburn, Esq., surgeon, delivered at Crescent Chapel, Everton, on Lord's Day morning, Dec. 9, 1855. Author: John Kelly, Minister of Crescent Chapel Liverpool. Publisher: London : John Snow ; Liverpool : Adam Reid, 1855.