I am fairly new to the forum. I have taken up a search for my gransmother's line. Her father was named Thomas James Toby and born in Devon in 1865. The family lived in and around Exeter. However I can go back one more generation to Thomas Toby born in 1841 and then find little or no references to Toby. Does anyone have a Toby in their lines. Thanks
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Is this the Thomas and Mary E marriage??
Marriages Sep 1863
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Cox Mary Elizabeth Totnes 5b 323
Toby Thomas Totnes 5b 323http://www.flickr.com/photos/50125734@N06/
Joseph Goulson 1701-1780
My sledging hammer lies declined, my bellows too have lost their wind
My fire's extinct, my forge decay'd, and in the dust my vice is laid
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There is a likely candidate for Thomas sr (born about 1840-1 Sidmouth) on the 1861 census with parents William and Hannah. William is a Master Baker. If you get Thomas and Mary Elizabeth's marriage certificate then it will tell you whether those details are right for your Thomas's father (assuming that is the right marriage of course!)
Then in 1851 ancestry has the surname for that family mistranscribed as Soby and there is a stepdaughter ("daughter-in-law") Maria Sansom. William's wife is down as Anna on that one, so probably there will be a marriage between William Toby and Anna or Hannah Sansom. But because Maria is younger than Thomas, this probably means that Anna is Thomas's stepmother. Looking at the 1841 census there is a Thomas age 1 in Exeter with parents William and Jane. William is a "Miller J" i.e. journeyman, which matches his occupation in 1851.
So if this is the correct family, hopefully you can get the birth certificate for Thomas to get Jane's maiden name, then look for William and Jane's marriage. It looks likely that they married before 1837 though, so it wouldn't be a full marriage certificate with fathers' details, but hopefully it will help you to get back further.KiteRunner
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Toby update
Kiterunner
This is terrific. It makes sense. I know that Thomas born in 1841 became a Master Baker. It stands to reason that he learned that from his father. The William you mentioned being a Baker.
It gives me a new set of leads. Thanks a lot
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Hi Renshi
I was stabbing in the dark a bit, not having access to Ancestry at the moment means i couldn't check for them on the census but based on the post KiteRunner made it looks like there are a few things for you to follow up on.http://www.flickr.com/photos/50125734@N06/
Joseph Goulson 1701-1780
My sledging hammer lies declined, my bellows too have lost their wind
My fire's extinct, my forge decay'd, and in the dust my vice is laid
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