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Thomas WELDON
Framework knitter of Syston, Leicestershire
Ancestors
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William WELDON
~1572 - ~1647
of Syston, Leicestershire
John WELDON
1609 - 1689
Tailor of Leicester, Leicestershire
 
Marie NORTH
~1576 - ~1647
of Stoughton, Leicester, Leicestershire
William WELDON
bap.1648 - 1708
Tailor of Syston, Leicestershire
 
Elizabeth [WELDON]
~1609 - ~1659
Robert WELDON
bap.1675 - 1740
Tailor of Syston, Leicestershire
 
Elizabeth BEEBY
~1642 - bur.1714
of Hungerton, Leicestershire
Robert WELDON
bap.1713 - bur.1761
of Syston, Leicestershire
 
Edward UGDEN
~1678 - bur.1728
of Barkby, Leicestershire
Anne UGDEN
bap.1684 - bur.1752
of Barkby, Leicestershire
 
Sarah [UGDEN]
~1643 - ~1693
Thomas WELDON
bap.1751 - bur.1807
Framework knitter of Syston, Leicestershire
 
The Reverend Thomas ROYLE
~1689 - 1726
Rector of Seagrave, Curate of Syston of Syston, Leicestershire
Jane ROYLE
bap.1724 - bur.1754
of Syston, Leicestershire
 
John BROWNSWORD
~1654 - 1726
Wheelwright of Beeby, Leicestershire
Elizabeth BROWNSWORD
~1699 - 1760
of Syston, Leicestershire
 
William MUSSEN
~1576 - ~1651
Husbandman of Beeby, Leicestershire
Robert MUSSON
bap.1625 - ~1675
of Beeby, Leicestershire
 
Joan GODDARD
~1581 - bur.1670
of Beeby, Leicestershire
Dorothy MUSSON
~1654 - ~1729
of Beeby, Leicestershire
 
Spouses and Descendants
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Thomas WELDON
bap.1751 - bur.1807
Framework knitter of Syston, Leicestershire
  m. Elizabeth JOYCE (bap.1739 - bur.1823)
 
Robert WELDON
bap.1769 - ~1819
of Syston, Leicestershire
Thomas WELDON
bap.1771 - 1807
Framework knitter of Syston, Leicestershire
  m. Rebecca 'Rachel' HASLEWOOD (bap.1774 - 1837)
 
Ruth WELDON
bap.1811 - ~1853
of Syston, Leicestershire
Elizabeth WELDON
bap.1811 - ~1854
of Syston, Leicestershire
Esther WELDON
bap.1811 - ~1855
of Syston, Leicestershire
Joseph WELDON
bap.1811 - ~1856
of Syston, Leicestershire
John WELDON
bap.1811 - ~1859
of Syston, Leicestershire
Thomas WELDON
bap.1811 - ~1859
of Syston, Leicestershire
Hannah WELDON
1807 - 1883
Seamer of Syston, Leicestershire
  m. John GARNER (1806 - 1865)
 
William GARNER
bap.1827 - 1905
Framework knitter of Burbage, Leicestershire
  m. Ann TURNER (1827 - ~1899)
 
Mary Turner GARNER
bap.1847 - bur.1848
of Burbage, Leicestershire
Mary GARNER
bap.1848 - ~1898
of Burbage, Leicestershire
Emily Adelaide GARNER
bap.1849 - ~1905
of Burbage, Leicestershire
John Turner GARNER
bap.1851 - 1918
Shoe Finisher of Burbage, Leicestershire
  m. Hannah BULL (1862 - ~1931)
 
Hannah GARNER
1888 - ~1944
of Leicester, Leicestershire
Sarah Susanne GARNER
bap.1854 - bur.1860
of Burbage, Leicestershire
Adelina GARNER
bap.1858 - bur.1858
of Burbage, Leicestershire
Ann GARNER
bap.1859 - ~1915
of Burbage, Leicestershire
William GARNER
bap.1861 - ~1931
Shoe finisher of Burbage, Leicestershire
  m. Mary Ann PERKINS (1863 - ~1932)
 
William Perkins GARNER
1882 - ~1960
Invoice clerk of Leicester, Leicestershire
  m. Emma A [GARNER] (1882 - ~1960)
 
Olive M GARNER
1916 - ~1978
Printing bench hand of Leicester, Leicestershire
Grace Anne GARNER
1921 - 1999
Cake shop assistant of Leicester, Leicestershire
  m. William L LINDSAY (~1911 - ?)
 
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Edith Annie GARNER
1884 - ~1942
of Leicester, Leicestershire
Edwin Turner GARNER
1886 - ~1950
Shoe clicker of Leicester, Leicestershire
  m. Annie B PLUMMER (~1882 - ~1957)
 
Eileen A GARNER
1916 - ~1966
of Leicester R.D., Leicestershire
Norah N GARNER
1921 - ~1971
of Leicester R.D., Leicestershire
Bertram Frederick GARNER
1888 - 1937
of Leicester, Leicestershire
  m. Hannah HARTSHORN (~1882 - ~1957)
 
Sidney Ernest GARNER
1890 - 1928
of Leicester, Leicestershire
  m. Elsie M TIMSON (~1893 - 1937)
 
Evelyn I GARNER
1920 - ~1980
of Leicester R.D., Leicestershire
  m. Frederick C KEELING (~1908 - ~1983)
 
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Nellie GARNER
1893 - ~1947
of Leicester, Leicestershire
Millicent GARNER
1895 - ~1948
of Leicester, Leicestershire
Betsy GARNER
~1863 - ~1917
of Burbage, Leicestershire
Martha GARNER
bap.1829 - ~1879
of Burbage, Leicestershire
Esther Elizabeth GARNER
~1830 - 1893
of Burbage, Leicestershire
Richard GARNER
bap.1835 - 1909
Agricultural labourer of Burbage, Leicestershire
  m. Harriett SMITH (~1844 - ~1918)
 
Arthur GARNER
~1863 - 1938
Licensed Hawker of Burbage, Leicestershire
  m. Hannah WHITMORE (~1860 - ~1935)
 
Walter Henry GARNER
1885 - 1917
Private, 138 Coy, Machine Gun Corps of Burbage, Leicestershire
  m. Elizabeth Priscilla BARRETT (~1882 - ~1957)
 
James Langham GARNER
1887 - 1949
Hosiery Maker of Hinckley R.D., Leicestershire
  m. Amy Marie WALTON (1887 - ~1963)
 
Annie Maria GARNER
1889 - ~1939
of Hinckley R.D., Leicestershire
  m. Unknown RICHARDS (~1889 - ~1939)
 
Arthur GARNER
1891 - 1938
Labourer of Burbage, Leicestershire
Maurice Whitmore GARNER
1895 - 1992
Private - Leicestershire Regiment of Burbage, Leicestershire
  m. Florence 'Florrie' ROBINSON (1898 - 1955)
 
Walter H GARNER
1922 - 1943
Private - The Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey) of Hinckley R.D., Leicestershire
Alice Maud GARNER
1897 - ~1954
Hosiery Hand of Burbage, Leicestershire
John GARNER
1839 - 1901
Builder of Burbage, Leicestershire
  m. Esther BAILEY (1843 - 1882)
  m. Elizabeth PICKERING (~1838 - 1915)
 
Arthur Bailey GARNER
bap.1863 - 1885
of Hinckley, Leicestershire
Thomas GARNER
bap.1864 - 1934
Carpenter of Hinckley, Leicestershire
  m. Barbara GREEN (~1867 - ~1931)
 
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  m. John WAKEHAM (~1891 - ~1941)
 
Thomas George WAKEHAM
~1919 - 1996
of England
 
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  m. Peter ROSS (1951 - 2023)
 
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Captain John Bailey GARNER MC and Bar
1891 - ~1955
Acting Captain - Leicestershire Regiment of Hinckley, Leicestershire
 
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Thomas Clive GARNER
1893 - ~1954
Lieutenant - The Worcestershire Regiment of Hinckley, Leicestershire
Gladys Esther GARNER
1896 - 1978
of Hinckley, Leicestershire
  m. Walter HADDON (~1885 - ~1960)
 
Jeffrey E HADDON
1919 - ~1969
of Hinckley, Leicestershire
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  m. Reginald EATWELL (~1911 - ?)
 
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Arthur Stanley GARNER
~1904 - 1974
of Hinckley, Leicestershire
  m. Dorren Alma Hackett [GARNER] (~1904 - ?)
 
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Robert James GARNER
1906 - 1990
Garment Dry Cleaner (Foreman, Sketchley Dye Works) of Hinckley, Leicestershire
  m. Mona Sophia RALPH (1906 - 1993)
 
Ada GARNER
1867 - 1868
of Hinckley, Leicestershire
Esther Elizabeth 'Lizzie' GARNER
1871 - 1911
Monthly nurse of Hinckley, Leicestershire
  m. William Edward WEAVER (1869 - 1960)
 
William John 'Laddie' WEAVER
1904 - 2000
Building Contractor of Bromsgrove, Worcestershire
  m. Ena Flora EDWARDS (1908 - 1983)
 
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  m. Beryl Stuart FIDLER (1936 - 2007)
 
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Ralph Willoughby WEAVER
1911 - 1987
of Bromsgrove, Worcestershire
  m. Maisie 'Bunty' BAILEY (1910 - 1993)
 
Rev. Michael Howard WEAVER
1939 - 2025
Canon of Arundel, West Sussex
 
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Catherine Elizabeth WEAVER
1951 - 2007
 
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Willoughby 'Wink' GARNER
1873 - ~1956
Shop assistant (silversmith) of Hinckley, Leicestershire
  m. Ada Elizabeth RANSLEY (1874 - ~1957)
 
Margery Elizabeth GARNER
1900 - 1902
of London, Middlesex
John Willoughby 'Jack' GARNER
1901 - 1962
of London, Middlesex
Charles Willoughby GARNER
1902 - 1903
of Brentford R.D., Hounslow, Middlesex
Mildred Ada GARNER
1904 - ~1968
of Brentford, Hounslow, Middlesex
  m. Harold G HANNAFORD (~1899 - ~1974)
 
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  m. Edward 'Teddy' BROWN (~1907 - ?)
 
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Pauline Esther GARNER
1910 - ~1974
of Brentford R.D., Hounslow, Middlesex
  m. Eric M T RIDLEY (~1906 - ~1981)
 
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Arnold Willoughby GARNER
1912 - 1994
Clerk in estate office of Ealing, London, Middlesex
Monica Agnes Henrietta 'Monica' GARNER
1915 - ~1976
of Brentford, Hounslow, Middlesex
  m. Bernard HARRIS (~1903 - ~1978)
 
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Christopher BENTLEY
1963 - 2002
of Belper R.D., Derbyshire
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John Weldon GARNER
bap.1877 - 1886
of Hinckley, Leicestershire
Stephen GARNER
1841 - ~1846
of Burbage, Leicestershire
Ann GARNER
1845 - ~1913
Stocking maker of Burbage, Leicestershire
  m. William BRIGHTMORE (~1846 - ~1895)
 
Ada BRIGHTMORE
~1871 - ~1926
of Leicester, Leicestershire
Charles BRIGHTMORE
~1872 - ~1927
of Leicester, Leicestershire
Ann BRIGHTMORE
~1873 - ~1927
of Burbage, Leicestershire
Emily BRIGHTMORE
~1877 - ~1929
of Leicester, Leicestershire
Willoughby BRIGHTMORE
~1879 - ~1930
of Leicester, Leicestershire
Ellen Esther BRIGHTMORE
1883 - ~1961
of Leicester R.D., Leicestershire
  m. Harry Ernest IRELAND (1886 - ~1962)
 
Ernest T IRELAND
1912 - ~1962
of Hinckley R.D., Leicestershire
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  m. WALKER (~1916 - ?)
 
Nellie IRELAND
1917 - 1987
Flatlock machinist (underwear) of Hinckley, Leicestershire
  m. Charles W PAYNE (~1908 - ~1983)
 
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Sarah WELDON
bap.1773 - ~1823
of Syston, Leicestershire
Hannah WELDON
bap.1773 - bur.1773
of Syston, Leicestershire
Narrative and Notes

Thomas WELDON was christened on 20 Mar 1750/51 in Syston by Robert and Jane WELDON. His mother died in 1754 and his father in 1761.

It is likely that his extended family took him and his brother Robert in, and arranged apprenticeships. Thomas became a framework knitter, and Robert was apprenticed to a baker in Leicester.

Thomas married Elizabeth JOYCE in 1768, and they had four children christened: Robert, perhaps after Thomas' father, Thomas, Sarah and Hannah.

Thomas was buried on 20 Sep 1807 in Syston.

Timeline
Personal Family World
Date
Age*
Event
Place
frm 1750 to 1807
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Residence 
Syston, Leicestershire
20 Mar 1750/51
0
Baptism 
1
Syston, Leicestershire
Occupation: Framework knitter 
 
23 Jun 1754
3
Burial of mother Jane ROYLE 
2
Syston, Leicestershire
19 May 1761
10
Burial of father Robert WELDON 
3
Syston, Leicestershire
25 Dec 1768
17
Marriage to wife Elizabeth JOYCE 
4
Syston, Leicestershire
15 Oct 1769
18
Baptism of son Robert WELDON 
5
Syston, Leicestershire
25 Aug 1771
20
Baptism of son Thomas WELDON 
6
Syston, Leicestershire
10 Jan 1773
21
Baptism of daughter Sarah WELDON 
7
Syston, Leicestershire
10 Jan 1773
21
Baptism of daughter Hannah WELDON 
8
Syston, Leicestershire
17 Jan 1773
21
Burial of daughter Hannah WELDON 
9
Syston, Leicestershire
16 Jun 1794
43
Marriage of son Thomas WELDON and Rebecca 'Rachel' HASLEWOOD 
10
Rotherby, Leicestershire
30 Sep 1807
56
Burial 
11
Syston, Leicestershire
Sep 1807
56
Death of son Thomas WELDON 
12
Syston, Leicestershire
26 Oct 1823
72
Burial of wife Elizabeth JOYCE 
13
Syston, Leicestershire
Documented age, Calculated age, Estimated age
Citations
1 - Syston Parish Records

Christenings 1750

Thos ye Son of Robt and Jane Weldon was Baptized March ye 20th

2 - Syston Parish Records

Burials 1754

Jane the wife of Robt Weldon was Buried June ye 23d

3 - Syston Parish Records

1761

Robert Welden was Buried May the 19th

4 - Syston Parish Records

The Banns of Marriage between Thomas Weldon & Elizabeth Joyce both of Syston were published on ye 27th of Novr ye 4th & 11th of December 1768

The said Thomas Weldon of ye Parish of Syston and Elizabeth Joyce if ye Parish aforesaid Married in this Church by Banns this twenty fifth Day of December in the Year One Thousand seven Hundred & Sixty eight by me John Dudley Curate

This marriage was solemnized between Us

Thomas Weldon

Elizabeth Joyce

In the Presence of

William Joyce

Elizabeth Pollard

5 - Syston Parish Records

Christenings 1769

Robert the Son of Thomas & Eliz. Weldon - Oct'r 15th

6 - Syston Parish Records

Christenings 1771

Thomas the Son of Thomas & Elizabeth Weldon - - Bap'd - Aug'st 25th

7 - Syston Parish Records

Christenings 1773

Hannah & Sarah Daughters of Thomas & Eliz Weldon - Jan'y 10th

8 - Syston Parish Records

Christenings 1773

Hannah & Sarah Daughters of Thomas & Eliz Weldon - Jan'y 10th

9 - Syston Parish Records

1773

Hannah the daughter of Thomas Weldon an Infant - Jan'y 17th

10 - Rotherby Parish Records
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Thomas Weldon of this Parish of Syston and Rebecca Heazelwood of this Parish were Married in this Church by Banns this Sixteenth Day of June in the Year One Thousand seven hundred and Ninety four by me Henry Browne Rector of Hoby

This marriage was solemnized between Us {

Thos Weldon

X The mark of Rebecca Heazelwood

In the Presence of {

John Weldon

Henry Paget

11 - Syston Parish Records

Burials 1807

Thomas Weldon Framework-knitter was Buried - September the 30th

12 - Syston Parish Records
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Burials 1807

Thomas Weldon Framework-knitter was buried - October the 18th

13 - Syston Parish Records

BURIALS in the Parish of Syston in the COunty of Leicester in the Year 1823

Elizabeth Weldon Wid'w - Syston - October 26th - 84 - Rev'nd E Morgan vicar of Syston