These were evidently all well-known
Preston families. Concerning the first
two,
I have noted
the following, but have no idea whether they were related to Lydia
Fisher
(see *62), Mary Fisher (see **5), and W. Gornall (see *664):
Fisher
Robert Fisher, d.5 July 1794, son of Mary
Fisher, d. 30 Jan 1804: epitaph on NE
wall of
nave of parish church (Wall's chapel); and a
Fisher family pew (Tulket,
p.58).
Henry Fisher, Bailiff, 1788 (Tulket, p.250)
Henry Fisher, Councillor, 1821 (Tulket,
p.213) (perhaps the same?)
William Fisher, farmer (ploughing match,
1815) (Tulket, p.316)
John & Samuel Fisher, linen drapers,
Market Place, 1822 (Tulket, p.335)
Gornall
Robert Gornall, Bailiff, 1789 (Tulket,
p.250)
Robert Gornall, Councillor, 1821 (Tulket,
p.213) (perhaps the same?)
Robert Gornall, publican, Golden Cross,
Shambles,1821 (Tulket, p.342)
William Gornall, reed maker, St John's
Place, 1821 (Tulket, p.338)
Richard Gornall, Registrar at marriage of
William Toulmin (*66), 1843
Edelston
I know more about the Edelston family, and
in fact have, I think, a complete list
of the descendants
of Peter Edelston (or Eddlestone), b.1809, copies of which I have
distributed
within the family. Here I will just
note the forebears of Mary
Elizabeth
Edelston (see *62B) (largely from TE ob).
Father: Thomas EDELSTON 1830 - 1899
Eldest
son of Peter Edelston (b. 1809 Livesey, nr Blackburn, a noted Chartist) and
Mary
Carter (b.1809 Preesall, N Lancs), b. 17 Mar 1830 in Crown-st Preston.
Became
a teacher at the Saul-st Sunday school, and here met his wife (see below).
Secretary
of the school. After his marriage,
regular attendant at Grimshaw-st
Congregational
Ch.; a few years before death took a bench in the Cannon-st
Congregational
Ch.
In 1844, junior clerk to office of E.R.
& T.Harris, solicitors; articled free;
admitted
solicitor; began own practice in Winckley-st.
In 1883, appointed Official
Receiver
in bankruptcy for Preston, Blackburn, & Burnley; resigned shortly before
his
death.
Elected to Town Council (St Peter's) Sep
1866, re-elected Nov 1868, Nov. 1873;
Alderman
Dec 1873. Mayor 1892-3, during which Harris Free Library was opened, due to
munificence
of Edmund Robert Harris, his old employer.
(Inscription over entrance
records:
Opened 26th October 1893...Thomas Edelston, Mayor").
d. 1.40 pm, 26 Oct 1899 at Penwortham,
after some weeks of illness.
Mother:
Ellen JACKSON 1825 - ?
Daughter
of Henry Jackson of Longton (son of John Jackson of Lower Kirkham) and
Elizabeth
Southworth (believed to be descended from the Southworths of Samlesbury
Hall).
b. 20 Sep 1825 (christened at the ?chapel of Loughton). m. 18 Dec 1858 at
Grimshaw
St Chapel, Preston.
Material deposited by Edelston, Carter,
& Jones at Lancs.RO (DDX/557) includes
"autobiography
of John Jackson of Longton, apprenticeship to woollen draper
1826-28". The dates, and the Edelston association,
suggest this was an elder
brother
of Ellen, b.1809, but I've not examined the material.
Seed
Two Seeds m. into the family of William
Toulmin (*66). HPT found a note in the
writing
of his father John Pomfret Toulmin (*6617) with the following details:
Robert Seed b. 28 Oct 1820, d. 11 Oct 1886
m. Jane ? (b. 30 Dec 1821), 3 Nov
1844, and had issue:
Thomas
b. 21 Sep 1845
Amelia Ann
b. 22 Oct 1847, m. John P Toulmin (*661)
John
b. 14 Aug 1849
Samuel
b. 11 Jun 1851
Richard
b. 4 Mar 1853, m. Ann Toulmin
(*664)
Matilda
b. 9 Mar 1855, m. Richard John
Prichard
William James b. 16 Nov 1856
Robert
b. 21 Mar 1859
The Seeds
originated from Kirkham, Lancs, and were printers. Robert b. 1820 was
Champion
Shot of England, and HPT has a picture of him.
A picture of Annie Seed
[ie
Amelia Ann] painted by her uncle Thomas Seed is in the Preston Art Gallery.
I note also a Mrs Seed, confectioner,
Fishergate (1821, Tulket), and:
Friends
Register of Burials, Preston (PRO RG6/249)
When
Died Age
Residence Description
When Buried Where Buried
13 of
1st Mo 1831 John Seed 31
Blackburn Shoe Maker 3 of 2 Mo 1831 Blackburn
Later, note John Seed, who established an
Aerated Water manufacture in Kirkham st
W in
1865 and had sons John and William (Sartin, para. and display ad. 5 pages
further
on), and James Seed jr, Tea and Coffee Merchants, Market Place 1871-1882 and
then 65
Fishergate (Sartin).
Pomfret
We know of three connections between Pomfrets
and Toulmins (abbreviated to P and
T
throughout this section):
a. John P was uncle of George T (*62),
b. Nancy P married William T (*66),
c. Sarah T (*612) married a William Jones P.
John P, another cheesemonger (Baines,
Lancs. History etc, 1824); "large-hearted
and
lovable, the healer of almost all disputes in the Methodist connexion, and a
man
of much
influence and worth" (GT ob).
John was uncle to George Toulmin (*62, GT
ob), so
presumably married either Catherine or Sarah Emmett (***52, ***53). There
was
also, in 1822, a W. & J.P, Thread Makers, Lord St, Preston (Tulket, p.343);
by
1841, William
P of Lord St was a "shopkeeper" (Census, see below), and in 1843
Nancy,
daughter of William P of 4 Lord St, "Ragg and Bone Dealer", married
William
Toulmin. Finally a William Jones P had a wife Sarah
T.P residing in Worcester,
Mass in
1887 and concerned with the will of *61 (L.Prob): this was certainly *612,
as
WBT/ob (1909) names "the late Rev. W.J.Pomfret" as a brother-in-law
of *611.
A relationship with the other Pomfrets does
not seem too improbable, on
consideration.
I don't have a date for John's emigration: all I know is he was in
Preston
for the 1841 Census, but I've not found him in 1851. If he actually left in
1850,
Sarah would have been 17, and could well have formed an attachment to, or
already
married, a brother of Nancy (who was only 8 years older than Sarah), or a
son of
John P. Here is a tree on these lines
(the Toulmin and Emmett bits being
firm
but the Pomfret links entirely hypothetical):
James Emmett (1771-?)=Margaret Jones ? Pomfret
_______|_______ _________|________
| |
| |
John
Toulmin=Ann Emmett Miss Emmett=John
Pomfret William Pomfret=Mary ??Jones
(1790-1870) (1792-1866)
(Catherine or Sarah?)
(b.c.1780) | (b.c.1785)
_______|____________________________ ___________|________
| |
| | | |
John
Toulmin George Toulmin William Toulmin = Nancy Pomfret |
Anne Pomfret
(1811-1882) (1813-1888) (1821-1895)
(1825-1896) | (1830-?)
| ??|
Sarah
Toulmin = William Jones Pomfret
(1833-after
1887) (d. before 1909)
We have
a little information about William Pomfret's family from the 1841 Census
(HO107/499/13):
Lord St
Wm. Pomfret 60 Shopkeeper
Mary " 55
Nancy " 15
Anne " 10
All
born in Lancashire. (The ages given
indicate only that William was 60-64 and
Mary
55-59). I have not located John Pomfret
or William Jones Pomfret in this
census.