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	8 Aug 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).