Person Sheet
Birth Memo1900 US Census shows Nov 1821 as birth date. 1871 UK Census shows age of 45 (1826).
Christen30 Jan 1825, Longframlington, Northumberland, England [26] Age: <1
Death MemoHe froze to death in blizzard coming back to the tent he was living in while working in the coal mines.
Burial MemoHis body was not found until June, and was buried on the spot it was found. It was later exhumed in August and buried in Carbonado Cemetery.
Cause of deathFroze To Death.
OccupationCoal Miner [76]
FatherJohn WAKENSHAW (1800-)
MotherIsabella KNOX (~1806-)
Misc. Notes
1. As told to me by Robert Lee “Bob” Wakenshaw in an email: “One strange story about him (Thomas Wakenshaw) was my mother, Mary and her brother, Godfrey and their parents, Frank and Frances Sumicek homesteaded near Bridger, Mt., which is near the area of Boyd and Joliet, Mt. At one time there was a town called Carbonado near Boyd. It was a thriving mining town. It was a vertical shaft mine in the early 1900's. This is where I believe Adam and Mag met, as Mag’s mother had a boarding house in the town, and I think Adam Lee and his father boarded there. The coal gave out and all that is left of the town is a slag pile. My mother remembered as a child they would pass a big rock on their horse drawn wagon on a back road and her dad told her that a man sat down on that rock to rest during a blizzard and froze to death. When my Mother later met Bud she said he told her that man was his grandfather Thomas Wakenshaw. I've searched the Carbon County newspapers as far back as I could and found no mention of Thomas. I assumed he might have been buried in the Carbonado Cemetery. I have been there and it is about 2 acres and has a few marble headstones and a lot of sage brush. I suppose any other markers were made of wood and long gone.”
2. As told to me in an email from Robert Lee “Bob” Wakenshaw after a recent trip to Montana in July of 2001: “...Then on July 20th we drove through Yellowstone Park to get to Red Lodge, MT. the county seat of Carbon County.We started out at their historical society office. The old Carbon County Newspapers are kept there. I had done some searching of their papers before, but not back in 1905. So I started with January 1905. There were several mentions of the rough cold winter and about a 3 foot snowfall in May. But in the weekly issue printed 6-15-05 (Thurs.) was an article with the headline "Corpse Found On The Praire", with the following article: ’On Tuesday of this week the remains of a dead man was found near Sam Glidden Ranch. A man who works for Sam Glidden made the discovery. County Coroner I.A. Underwood was immediately notified, who in the company with deputy sheriff Wm. Gebo, departed for the scene. Arriving on the ground they proceeded to make an investigation as to his identity. He had on a dark coat and vest and stripped pants, a black hat and a good pair of shoes. In his pocket was found a pair of glasses and 75 cents in silver, a watch was also taken from his pocket, which started to run when removed. As near as could be ascertained deceased was a man about 5 feet 6 inches in height and would weigh about 155 pounds, had gray hair and about one month's growth of whiskers which were also gray. From indications as far as could be ascertained he had been dead about 4 months. He was buried where they found him. As there has been no one missing in this community it remains a mystery as to his identity.’
I had always assumed that Thomas Wakenshaw had died in the area near old Carbonado MT. So to determine where the Sam Glidden Ranch was located I went to the Carbon County Court House and they gave me maps showing the location of this ranch in 1905. It turned out to be about 18 miles south of Carbonado. So I had some doubts this was Thomas even though it said he had been dead about four months. On Monday 7/23 I decided to do more searching of the newspapers and we went back to Red Lodge. I was amazed to find in the 8-31-05 paper a small article as follows: ‘The man who was found dead near the Glidden Ranch a few months ago was dug up Sunday by Coroner I.A. Underwood and Adam Wakenshaw, and found to be the father of the latter. Deceased formerly lived at Carbonado, and was in the habit of going about from place to place, and the son thought nothing strange about his disappearance until recently, when he began to investigate, with the result’ It gave me chills when I found this article.”
3. Email from Bob Wakenshaw on 30 Jul 2001: “I talked to my sister today, and she had been talking to Peggy (Normile) Bailey who lives in Red Lodge. She was one of Grandma Mags' sister’s children who stayed with her on the ranch for a couple of years while she was in grade school. She is big on genealogy. She said she knew for certain that Thomas Wakenshaw was buried in the Carbonado Cemetery, and there was never a marker.”
4. Email from Bob Wakenshaw on 15 Aug 2001: “...I talked to Peggy Normile who had told my sister that Thomas Wakenshaw was buried in the Carbonado Cemetery, but after I talked to her I'm not convinced that he is in that cemetery. So to me its still an unsolved mystery and I'll keep working on it.”
5. The following information is paraphrased from the ship’s manifest of the S.S. Teutonic that sailed from the ports of Liverpool, England on 30 June 1897, and Queenstown, England on 1 July 1897, and arrived at Ellis Island, N.Y. on 7 July 1897. I downloaded the ship’s manifest from the Ellis Island web site (www.ellisisland.org): Thomas Wakinshaw (spelled with an “i”) is listed as Male; Age 65; Single; Calling or Occupation is listed as none; Nationality is English; Last residence is listed as Murton Colliery; Final Destination in USA is listed as Streator (Illinois); Whether ever in the USA before, and if so , when and where - Yes 1895 Citizen (there are some marks before the word “Citizen” that I cannot read); Whether going to join a relative and where - Son - John Wakinshaw - Streator.
[note]: Thomas’ last residence is listed as Murton Colliery, so I assume he was also employed there as well. Murton Colliery is located in Murton, Durham, England, about 6 miles (10 km) south of Sunderland. The East Pit opened on 19 Feb 1838, the Middle (Polka) Pit opened in 1840, and the West (New) Pit opened on 6 Jul 1840. The owners were the South Hetton Coal Company (until 1947). The colliery was closed 29 Nov 1991.
One other interesting thing is the first use of “i” in the name Wakinshaw. Thomas has it listed with an “i” in the 1897 manifest, and his son is listed also using an “i” to spell his surname. But on John’s manifest from 1913, the name is Wakenshaw with an “e”. I must assume this use of the “i” was a mistake by the person filling out the forms on Ellis Island. Reason I say this is John’s brother, Adam Lee Robert’s birth certificate in 1871 from England lists his name and his parents names as Wakenshaw, with an “e”.
6. In an email from Jeanette WALKINSHAW Brunlees, (Member of Guild of One Name Studies, researching all references world-wide of Walkinshaw, Walkingshaw, Wakenshaw, Walkenshaw, Wicketshaw and all other variant spellings), June 2002, she sends this report:
JOHN1 WAKENSHAW was born c. 1799. He married ISABELLA KNOX 24 January 1824 in Longframlington, Northumberland, England. She was born c. 1799.
More About JOHN WAKENSHAW and ISABELLA KNOX:
Marriage 1: 24 January 1824, Longframlington, Northumberland, England
Marriage 2: Batch Number: M000942
Children of JOHN WAKENSHAW and ISABELLA KNOX are:
2. i. THOMAS2 WAKENSHAW, b. c. 1825, Longframlington, Northumberland, England.
ii. JOHN WAKENSHAW, b. 12 April 1827.
More About JOHN WAKENSHAW:
Bapt/Chrs: 12 August 1827, FHL Number 1068608
Baptism: 12 August 1827, Eglingham, Northumberland, England
THOMAS2 WAKENSHAW (JOHN1) was born c. 1825 in Longframlington, Northumberland, England. He married THOMASINA A.. She was born c. 1829 in Unthank Sq, Northumberland, England.
More About THOMAS WAKENSHAW:
Bapt/Chrs: Batch number: C000942
Baptism: 30 January 1825, Longframlington, Northumberland, England
Census: 1881, Bedlington, Northumberland, England
Occupation: 1881, Coal Miner
More About THOMASINA A.:
Census: 1881, Bedlington, Northumberland, England
Children of THOMAS WAKENSHAW and THOMASINA A. are:
i. JOHN3 WAKENSHAW, b. c. 1862, Earsdon, Northumberland, England.
More About JOHN WAKENSHAW:
Census: 1881, Bedlington, Northumberland, England
Occupation: 1881, Coal Miner
ii. ADAM WAKENSHAW, b. c. 1871, Writing, Durham, England.
More About ADAM WAKENSHAW:
Census: 1881, Bedlington, Northumberland, England
7. From the 1900 US Census, Iowa, Scott, Davenport Township, Davenport City, Ward 6, ED 136, Sheet 4A and 4B, Enumerated 4 June 1900:
Sheet 4A, Lines 48-50:
Robert Gregg; Head; Born June 1848; Age 56; Married 25 years; POB England; Father POB England; Mother POB England; Immigrated 1895; Been in USA 5 years; Naturalized; Occupation - Tailor; Rents Home.
Elizabeth Gregg; Wife; Born Aug 1854; Age 45; Married 25 years; Mother of 3 children, 3 still living; POB England; Father POB England; Mother POB England; Immigrated 1895; Been in USA 5 years.
Robert G. Gregg; Son; Born Apr 1880; Age 20; Single; POB England; Father POB England; Mother POB England; Immigrated 1895; Been in USA 5 years; Naturalized; Occupation - Printer.
Sheet 4B, Lines 51- 54:
Henry Gregg; Son; Born Apr 1884; Age 16; Single; POB England; Father POB England; Mother POB England; Immigrated 1895; Been in USA 5 years; occupation - Printer.
Thomas Wakenshaw; Father-in-law; Born Nov 1821; Age 78; Widower; POB England; Father POB England; Mother POB England; Immigrated 1895; Been in USA 5 years; Naturalized; Occupation - Miner.
Adam Wakenshaw; Borther-in-law; Born Feb 1871; Age 29; Single; POB England; Father POB England; Mother POB England; Immigrated 1895; Been in USA 5 years; Naturalized; Occupation - [hard to read, but looks like] Arthwindow Maker.
Charlie Oswald; Boarder; Born May 1871; Age 29; Single; POB England; Father POB England; Mother POB England; Immigrated 1890; Been in USA 10 years; Naturalized; Occupation - Book Keeper.
8. From a copy of the Carbon County, Montana Coroner’s Register, dated 13 June 1905; sent to me by Bob Wakenshaw who found it in the Red Lodge Museum, May 2004:
Name of Deceased: Unknown man;
Description of locality where body was found: About one mile from Glidden’s ranch, and 150 yards from the road going to Bridger.
Age: unknown; Height: about 5/6; Eyes: too badly decomposed; No hair, gray beard; Kind and color of clothes: Dark coat and vest, striped pants med length.
Disposition of body: “Placed in box and buried where found”. A later note says... “Aug 29 exhumed and taken to Carbon, Carbon County for interment”.
Description of personal effects: “None of any consequence”
Remarks: “From the appearance of the body, he had lain down to sleep and died. His legs were crossed and his hands are on his breast”.
Another note written on this document is dated 29 Aug 1905 “Found to be old man Wakenshaw of Carbon, Montana”.
9. Thomas Wakenshaw found in the 1851 UK Census; Chester le Street District; Family Number: 15197.5; Washington 1851 Census, Oxclose, Oxclose [Durham, England]. Thomas was listed as a Lodger (along with 2 others lodgers) , living with Mary Mason, Head of Household (widow) and her family. Thomas lists his age as 25 and place of birth Longframlington, Northumberland. Occupation - coal miner.
10. From the 7 Oct 1904 Davenport, Iowa Tri-City Evening Star, with dateline of St. Paul, Minnesota:
“GOES MANY MILES TO SEE SON - After walking over 500 miles in quest of his son, Thomas Wakenshaw, an octogenian from Princeton, Illinois, appeared at the Minneapolis Poor Department here and asked for transportation to Dietz, Wyoming, where his son is employed in the coal mines. The request was granted. Wakenshaw slept in a corn field last night and was nearly frozen.” [77]
2. As told to me in an email from Robert Lee “Bob” Wakenshaw after a recent trip to Montana in July of 2001: “...Then on July 20th we drove through Yellowstone Park to get to Red Lodge, MT. the county seat of Carbon County.We started out at their historical society office. The old Carbon County Newspapers are kept there. I had done some searching of their papers before, but not back in 1905. So I started with January 1905. There were several mentions of the rough cold winter and about a 3 foot snowfall in May. But in the weekly issue printed 6-15-05 (Thurs.) was an article with the headline "Corpse Found On The Praire", with the following article: ’On Tuesday of this week the remains of a dead man was found near Sam Glidden Ranch. A man who works for Sam Glidden made the discovery. County Coroner I.A. Underwood was immediately notified, who in the company with deputy sheriff Wm. Gebo, departed for the scene. Arriving on the ground they proceeded to make an investigation as to his identity. He had on a dark coat and vest and stripped pants, a black hat and a good pair of shoes. In his pocket was found a pair of glasses and 75 cents in silver, a watch was also taken from his pocket, which started to run when removed. As near as could be ascertained deceased was a man about 5 feet 6 inches in height and would weigh about 155 pounds, had gray hair and about one month's growth of whiskers which were also gray. From indications as far as could be ascertained he had been dead about 4 months. He was buried where they found him. As there has been no one missing in this community it remains a mystery as to his identity.’
I had always assumed that Thomas Wakenshaw had died in the area near old Carbonado MT. So to determine where the Sam Glidden Ranch was located I went to the Carbon County Court House and they gave me maps showing the location of this ranch in 1905. It turned out to be about 18 miles south of Carbonado. So I had some doubts this was Thomas even though it said he had been dead about four months. On Monday 7/23 I decided to do more searching of the newspapers and we went back to Red Lodge. I was amazed to find in the 8-31-05 paper a small article as follows: ‘The man who was found dead near the Glidden Ranch a few months ago was dug up Sunday by Coroner I.A. Underwood and Adam Wakenshaw, and found to be the father of the latter. Deceased formerly lived at Carbonado, and was in the habit of going about from place to place, and the son thought nothing strange about his disappearance until recently, when he began to investigate, with the result’ It gave me chills when I found this article.”
3. Email from Bob Wakenshaw on 30 Jul 2001: “I talked to my sister today, and she had been talking to Peggy (Normile) Bailey who lives in Red Lodge. She was one of Grandma Mags' sister’s children who stayed with her on the ranch for a couple of years while she was in grade school. She is big on genealogy. She said she knew for certain that Thomas Wakenshaw was buried in the Carbonado Cemetery, and there was never a marker.”
4. Email from Bob Wakenshaw on 15 Aug 2001: “...I talked to Peggy Normile who had told my sister that Thomas Wakenshaw was buried in the Carbonado Cemetery, but after I talked to her I'm not convinced that he is in that cemetery. So to me its still an unsolved mystery and I'll keep working on it.”
5. The following information is paraphrased from the ship’s manifest of the S.S. Teutonic that sailed from the ports of Liverpool, England on 30 June 1897, and Queenstown, England on 1 July 1897, and arrived at Ellis Island, N.Y. on 7 July 1897. I downloaded the ship’s manifest from the Ellis Island web site (www.ellisisland.org): Thomas Wakinshaw (spelled with an “i”) is listed as Male; Age 65; Single; Calling or Occupation is listed as none; Nationality is English; Last residence is listed as Murton Colliery; Final Destination in USA is listed as Streator (Illinois); Whether ever in the USA before, and if so , when and where - Yes 1895 Citizen (there are some marks before the word “Citizen” that I cannot read); Whether going to join a relative and where - Son - John Wakinshaw - Streator.
[note]: Thomas’ last residence is listed as Murton Colliery, so I assume he was also employed there as well. Murton Colliery is located in Murton, Durham, England, about 6 miles (10 km) south of Sunderland. The East Pit opened on 19 Feb 1838, the Middle (Polka) Pit opened in 1840, and the West (New) Pit opened on 6 Jul 1840. The owners were the South Hetton Coal Company (until 1947). The colliery was closed 29 Nov 1991.
One other interesting thing is the first use of “i” in the name Wakinshaw. Thomas has it listed with an “i” in the 1897 manifest, and his son is listed also using an “i” to spell his surname. But on John’s manifest from 1913, the name is Wakenshaw with an “e”. I must assume this use of the “i” was a mistake by the person filling out the forms on Ellis Island. Reason I say this is John’s brother, Adam Lee Robert’s birth certificate in 1871 from England lists his name and his parents names as Wakenshaw, with an “e”.
6. In an email from Jeanette WALKINSHAW Brunlees, (Member of Guild of One Name Studies, researching all references world-wide of Walkinshaw, Walkingshaw, Wakenshaw, Walkenshaw, Wicketshaw and all other variant spellings), June 2002, she sends this report:
JOHN1 WAKENSHAW was born c. 1799. He married ISABELLA KNOX 24 January 1824 in Longframlington, Northumberland, England. She was born c. 1799.
More About JOHN WAKENSHAW and ISABELLA KNOX:
Marriage 1: 24 January 1824, Longframlington, Northumberland, England
Marriage 2: Batch Number: M000942
Children of JOHN WAKENSHAW and ISABELLA KNOX are:
2. i. THOMAS2 WAKENSHAW, b. c. 1825, Longframlington, Northumberland, England.
ii. JOHN WAKENSHAW, b. 12 April 1827.
More About JOHN WAKENSHAW:
Bapt/Chrs: 12 August 1827, FHL Number 1068608
Baptism: 12 August 1827, Eglingham, Northumberland, England
THOMAS2 WAKENSHAW (JOHN1) was born c. 1825 in Longframlington, Northumberland, England. He married THOMASINA A.. She was born c. 1829 in Unthank Sq, Northumberland, England.
More About THOMAS WAKENSHAW:
Bapt/Chrs: Batch number: C000942
Baptism: 30 January 1825, Longframlington, Northumberland, England
Census: 1881, Bedlington, Northumberland, England
Occupation: 1881, Coal Miner
More About THOMASINA A.:
Census: 1881, Bedlington, Northumberland, England
Children of THOMAS WAKENSHAW and THOMASINA A. are:
i. JOHN3 WAKENSHAW, b. c. 1862, Earsdon, Northumberland, England.
More About JOHN WAKENSHAW:
Census: 1881, Bedlington, Northumberland, England
Occupation: 1881, Coal Miner
ii. ADAM WAKENSHAW, b. c. 1871, Writing, Durham, England.
More About ADAM WAKENSHAW:
Census: 1881, Bedlington, Northumberland, England
7. From the 1900 US Census, Iowa, Scott, Davenport Township, Davenport City, Ward 6, ED 136, Sheet 4A and 4B, Enumerated 4 June 1900:
Sheet 4A, Lines 48-50:
Robert Gregg; Head; Born June 1848; Age 56; Married 25 years; POB England; Father POB England; Mother POB England; Immigrated 1895; Been in USA 5 years; Naturalized; Occupation - Tailor; Rents Home.
Elizabeth Gregg; Wife; Born Aug 1854; Age 45; Married 25 years; Mother of 3 children, 3 still living; POB England; Father POB England; Mother POB England; Immigrated 1895; Been in USA 5 years.
Robert G. Gregg; Son; Born Apr 1880; Age 20; Single; POB England; Father POB England; Mother POB England; Immigrated 1895; Been in USA 5 years; Naturalized; Occupation - Printer.
Sheet 4B, Lines 51- 54:
Henry Gregg; Son; Born Apr 1884; Age 16; Single; POB England; Father POB England; Mother POB England; Immigrated 1895; Been in USA 5 years; occupation - Printer.
Thomas Wakenshaw; Father-in-law; Born Nov 1821; Age 78; Widower; POB England; Father POB England; Mother POB England; Immigrated 1895; Been in USA 5 years; Naturalized; Occupation - Miner.
Adam Wakenshaw; Borther-in-law; Born Feb 1871; Age 29; Single; POB England; Father POB England; Mother POB England; Immigrated 1895; Been in USA 5 years; Naturalized; Occupation - [hard to read, but looks like] Arthwindow Maker.
Charlie Oswald; Boarder; Born May 1871; Age 29; Single; POB England; Father POB England; Mother POB England; Immigrated 1890; Been in USA 10 years; Naturalized; Occupation - Book Keeper.
8. From a copy of the Carbon County, Montana Coroner’s Register, dated 13 June 1905; sent to me by Bob Wakenshaw who found it in the Red Lodge Museum, May 2004:
Name of Deceased: Unknown man;
Description of locality where body was found: About one mile from Glidden’s ranch, and 150 yards from the road going to Bridger.
Age: unknown; Height: about 5/6; Eyes: too badly decomposed; No hair, gray beard; Kind and color of clothes: Dark coat and vest, striped pants med length.
Disposition of body: “Placed in box and buried where found”. A later note says... “Aug 29 exhumed and taken to Carbon, Carbon County for interment”.
Description of personal effects: “None of any consequence”
Remarks: “From the appearance of the body, he had lain down to sleep and died. His legs were crossed and his hands are on his breast”.
Another note written on this document is dated 29 Aug 1905 “Found to be old man Wakenshaw of Carbon, Montana”.
9. Thomas Wakenshaw found in the 1851 UK Census; Chester le Street District; Family Number: 15197.5; Washington 1851 Census, Oxclose, Oxclose [Durham, England]. Thomas was listed as a Lodger (along with 2 others lodgers) , living with Mary Mason, Head of Household (widow) and her family. Thomas lists his age as 25 and place of birth Longframlington, Northumberland. Occupation - coal miner.
10. From the 7 Oct 1904 Davenport, Iowa Tri-City Evening Star, with dateline of St. Paul, Minnesota:
“GOES MANY MILES TO SEE SON - After walking over 500 miles in quest of his son, Thomas Wakenshaw, an octogenian from Princeton, Illinois, appeared at the Minneapolis Poor Department here and asked for transportation to Dietz, Wyoming, where his son is employed in the coal mines. The request was granted. Wakenshaw slept in a corn field last night and was nearly frozen.” [77]
Spouses
Birth Memo1871 UK Census hard to read. Looks like “Spittle”; 1861 UK Census shows Berwick
Chr MemoDistrict of Rothbury
Death MemoDied in the home of Mr. John Grace, 304 Bronson St. Streator, Illinois at 8pm
Burial8 Aug 1895, Streator, LaSalle, Illinois [73]
Burial MemoRiverview Cemetery
Cause of deathDied After An Illness That Lasted Several Weeks [74]
Misc. Notes
1. From a certified copy of John Thomas Wakenshaw’s birth certificate, Entry #492 in Register Book of Births for the District of Tynemouth, 1861 birth in the sub-district of Earsdon, in the county of Northumberland, England: Name and surname of Mother is listed as Thomasine Wakenshaw formerly FORSYTH. Residence is listed as Seghill, Northumberland.
2. From a certified copy of Hannah Wakenshaw’s birth certificate, Entry # 363 in Register Book of Births for District of Durham, sub-district of Saint Nicholas, 12 Jun 1868: Name and surname of Mother is listed as Thomasine Wakenshaw formerly FORSYTH. Residence is listed as Low Pittington.
3. From a certified copy of Adam Lee Robert Wakenshaw’s birth certificate, Entry #484 in the 1871 Register Book of Births #13 for the sub-district of Whickham, District of Gateshead, County Durham, England: Name and surname of Mother is listed as Thomasine Wakenshaw formerly LEE. Residence is listed as Swalwell Whickham, England.
note: I find it strange that Mrs. Thomasine Wakenshaw had two different maiden names in the above certificates. FORSYTH is my grandfather’s middle name. The surname LEE does not mean anything to me yet. Although it is said that Thomasine’s son, John preferred to be called by his “whole” name of John Thomas Lee Knox Wakenshaw. The surname KNOX was his grandmother’s maiden name (Isabella KNOX Wakenshaw). The LEE surname is still a mystery.
4. In an email from Jeanette WALKINSHAW Brunlees, (Member of Guild of One Name Studies, researching all references world-wide of Walkinshaw, Walkingshaw, Wakenshaw, Walkenshaw, Wicketshaw and all other variant spellings), June 2002, she sends this report:
THOMAS2 WAKENSHAW (JOHN1) was born c. 1825 in Longframlington, Northumberland, England. He married THOMASINA A.. She was born c. 1829 in Unthank Sq, Northumberland, England.
More About THOMAS WAKENSHAW:
Bapt/Chrs: Batch number: C000942
Baptism: 30 January 1825, Longframlington, Northumberland, England
Census: 1881, Bedlington, Northumberland, England
Occupation: 1881, Coal Miner
More About THOMASINA A.:
Census: 1881, Bedlington, Northumberland, England
Children of THOMAS WAKENSHAW and THOMASINA A. are:
i. JOHN3 WAKENSHAW, b. c. 1862, Earsdon, Northumberland, England.
More About JOHN WAKENSHAW:
Census: 1881, Bedlington, Northumberland, England
Occupation: 1881, Coal Miner
ii. ADAM WAKENSHAW, b. c. 1871, Writing, Durham, England.
More About ADAM WAKENSHAW:
Census: 1881, Bedlington, Northumberland, England
5. From the Christ Episcopal Church funeral records: Thomson Ann Wakenshaw, Age 69 years, born in England, buried August 8, 1895 in Riverside Cemetery in Streator, Illinois. The obituary date is August 7, 1895, Streator Daily Free Press. There is a Thompson A. Wakenshaw listed in the Riverview Cemetery book. She does not have a tombstone or marker on her grave. Location of the grave: Block 22 N, Row 8, Grave 22. [73]
(note): I visited this cemetery in March 2005, and have confirmed that there is no marker at this location. I also wrote the Riverview Cemetery Association, and found that the empty grave (#23) next to Thomasine’s was never purchased by anyone. It was still vacant as of 21 June 2005.
2. From a certified copy of Hannah Wakenshaw’s birth certificate, Entry # 363 in Register Book of Births for District of Durham, sub-district of Saint Nicholas, 12 Jun 1868: Name and surname of Mother is listed as Thomasine Wakenshaw formerly FORSYTH. Residence is listed as Low Pittington.
3. From a certified copy of Adam Lee Robert Wakenshaw’s birth certificate, Entry #484 in the 1871 Register Book of Births #13 for the sub-district of Whickham, District of Gateshead, County Durham, England: Name and surname of Mother is listed as Thomasine Wakenshaw formerly LEE. Residence is listed as Swalwell Whickham, England.
note: I find it strange that Mrs. Thomasine Wakenshaw had two different maiden names in the above certificates. FORSYTH is my grandfather’s middle name. The surname LEE does not mean anything to me yet. Although it is said that Thomasine’s son, John preferred to be called by his “whole” name of John Thomas Lee Knox Wakenshaw. The surname KNOX was his grandmother’s maiden name (Isabella KNOX Wakenshaw). The LEE surname is still a mystery.
4. In an email from Jeanette WALKINSHAW Brunlees, (Member of Guild of One Name Studies, researching all references world-wide of Walkinshaw, Walkingshaw, Wakenshaw, Walkenshaw, Wicketshaw and all other variant spellings), June 2002, she sends this report:
THOMAS2 WAKENSHAW (JOHN1) was born c. 1825 in Longframlington, Northumberland, England. He married THOMASINA A.. She was born c. 1829 in Unthank Sq, Northumberland, England.
More About THOMAS WAKENSHAW:
Bapt/Chrs: Batch number: C000942
Baptism: 30 January 1825, Longframlington, Northumberland, England
Census: 1881, Bedlington, Northumberland, England
Occupation: 1881, Coal Miner
More About THOMASINA A.:
Census: 1881, Bedlington, Northumberland, England
Children of THOMAS WAKENSHAW and THOMASINA A. are:
i. JOHN3 WAKENSHAW, b. c. 1862, Earsdon, Northumberland, England.
More About JOHN WAKENSHAW:
Census: 1881, Bedlington, Northumberland, England
Occupation: 1881, Coal Miner
ii. ADAM WAKENSHAW, b. c. 1871, Writing, Durham, England.
More About ADAM WAKENSHAW:
Census: 1881, Bedlington, Northumberland, England
5. From the Christ Episcopal Church funeral records: Thomson Ann Wakenshaw, Age 69 years, born in England, buried August 8, 1895 in Riverside Cemetery in Streator, Illinois. The obituary date is August 7, 1895, Streator Daily Free Press. There is a Thompson A. Wakenshaw listed in the Riverview Cemetery book. She does not have a tombstone or marker on her grave. Location of the grave: Block 22 N, Row 8, Grave 22. [73]
(note): I visited this cemetery in March 2005, and have confirmed that there is no marker at this location. I also wrote the Riverview Cemetery Association, and found that the empty grave (#23) next to Thomasine’s was never purchased by anyone. It was still vacant as of 21 June 2005.
Marriageabt 1858, , Northumberland, England [78]
Misc. Notes
1. From the 1881 British Census, Family History Resourse File on CD ROM, Disk 4: Northern Boarders and Miscellany Region, Census Place: Bedlington, Northumberland, England; FHL Film 1342236; PRO Ref RG11; Piece 5117; Folio 9; Page 11:
Thomas Wakenshaw; Head; Married; Age 56; Born 1825; POB Longframlington, Northumberland, England
Thomasina A. Wakenshaw; Wife; Age 52; Born 1829; POB Unthank Sq, Northumberland, England
John Wakenshaw; Son; Unmarried; Age 19; Born 1862 ; POB Earsdon, Northumberland, England
Adam Wakenshaw; Son; Umarried; Age 10; Born 1871; POB Writing, Durham, England
Thomas Foster; Lodger; Umarried; Age 18; Born 1863; POB Bedlington, Northumberland, England.
2. Ship’s manifest of the Lord Gough arriving at the Port of Philadelphia, show Thomas & Thomasine Wakenshaw and son, Adam, arriving in this country for the first time on 12 July 1885. [79]
Thomas Wakenshaw; Head; Married; Age 56; Born 1825; POB Longframlington, Northumberland, England
Thomasina A. Wakenshaw; Wife; Age 52; Born 1829; POB Unthank Sq, Northumberland, England
John Wakenshaw; Son; Unmarried; Age 19; Born 1862 ; POB Earsdon, Northumberland, England
Adam Wakenshaw; Son; Umarried; Age 10; Born 1871; POB Writing, Durham, England
Thomas Foster; Lodger; Umarried; Age 18; Born 1863; POB Bedlington, Northumberland, England.
2. Ship’s manifest of the Lord Gough arriving at the Port of Philadelphia, show Thomas & Thomasine Wakenshaw and son, Adam, arriving in this country for the first time on 12 July 1885. [79]
ChildrenElizabeth (~1853-)
John Thomas “Jack” (1861-1940)
Isabella (~1864-)
Hannah (1868-)
Adam Lee Robert (1871-1943)