Mary Ellen THOMAS

1845 -

• Name	Mary Ellen THOMAS
  Birth	1845
  Gender	Female
  1851 Census	Bridge Lanes, Heptonstall, Yorkshire   [1]
  	At 1851 Census, she is 6, occ "Scholar"
  1861 Census	Hebden Bridge Lane, Heptonstall, Yorkshire   [2]
  	At 1861 Census, she is 16, occ "Power Weaver (bottom)"
  Reference Number	V369
  Person ID	I369	VaughanDavies
  Last Modified	11 Sep 2026

  
  

  Father	Richard THOMAS,   b. 30 Sep 1816, Lee, Heptonstall, Yorkshire
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Amelia HORSFALL,   b. 1811
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	2 Dec 1839	St. Thomas, Heptonstall, Yorkshire   [3]
  Notes	The last Bann was published 1/12/1839. IGI have a transcript of the marriage at 2/12, ie the following day. Given that Sarah was born in Feb the following year, I imagine that the marriage followed as quickly as possible, so the following day seems entirely reasonable.
  Family ID	F216	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  1851 Census - At 1851 Census, she is 6, occ "Scholar" - - Bridge Lanes, Heptonstall, Yorkshire 1861 Census - At 1861 Census, she is 16, occ "Power Weaver (bottom)" - - Hebden Bridge Lane, Heptonstall, Yorkshire  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S505] 1851 Census :- Bridge Lanes, Heptonstall, Yorkshire. [S506] 1861 Census :- Hebden Bridge Lane, Heptonstall, Yorkshire. [S521] Marriage Banns register :- St Thomas, Heptonstall (1839).