Birth 1832 🏛️ Great Reform Act | Finghall, Leyburn, North Yorkshire 📍 ⓘBaptism Records |
Baptism 01/12/1832 | St Andrew Parish Church, Finghall, North Yorkshire 📍 ⓘBaptism Records 📎 Baptism |
Lived (9) 1841 | Finghall, Leyburn, North Yorkshire 📍 ⓘ1841 Census 📎 Census |
Lived (19) 1851 🏛️ Irish Potato Famine | Londonderry, Nr. Bedale, North Yorkshire 📍 ⓘ1851 Census 📎 Census In 1851 he was a servant aged 18 for John Plews, farmer of 84 acres |
Marriage (23) 22/12/1855 🏛️ Crimean War | Ann CAYGILL Bedale Parish Church, Bedale, North Yorkshire 📍 ⓘMarriage Certificate 📎 Marriage |
Lived (29) 1861 🏛️ Death of Prince Albert | Finghall, Leyburn, North Yorkshire 📍 with Ann CAYGILL ⓘ1861 Census 📎 Census In 1861 William B Thackway Blacksmith aged 25 born Leyburn was a lodger |
Occupation (29) 1861 | Agricultural Labourer ⓘ1861 Census |
Lived (39) 1871 🏛️ Bank Holidays introduced | Finghall, Leyburn, North Yorkshire 📍 with Ann CAYGILL ⓘ1871 Census 📎 Census |
Occupation (39) 1871 | Agricultural Labourer ⓘ1871 Census |
Lived (49) 1881 | Finghall Post Office/Newton Cottage, West Moor Lane, Finghall, Leyburn, North Yorkshire 📍 ⓘ1881 Census 📎 Census |
Occupation (49) 1881 | Post Messenger ⓘ1881 Census |
Lived (59) 1891 🏛️ Free elementary education | Finghall Post Office/Newton Cottage, West Moor Lane, Finghall, Leyburn, North Yorkshire 📍 ⓘ1891 Census 📎 Census |
Occupation (59) 1891 | Postman ⓘ1891 Census |
Lived (69) 1901 🏛️ Second Boer War | Finghall Post Office/Newton Cottage, West Moor Lane, Finghall, Leyburn, North Yorkshire 📍 ⓘ1901 Census 📎 Census |
Occupation (69) 1901 🏛️ Death of Queen Victoria | Sub Postmaster Finghall Post Office/Newton Cottage, West Moor Lane, Finghall, Leyburn, North Yorkshire 📍 ⓘ1901 Census |
Will (78) 04/07/1910 🏛️ George V accedes to the throne | ⓘWill 📎 Will |
Lived (79) 1911 🏛️ National Insurance Act | Finghall Post Office/Newton Cottage, West Moor Lane, Finghall, Leyburn, North Yorkshire 📍 ⓘ1911 Census 📎 Census |
Death (80) 29/05/1912 🏛️ Sinking of RMS Titanic | Finghall, Leyburn, North Yorkshire 📍 (1) Cancer of Rectum 18 months (2) Cancer of Liver 4 months ⓘGrave Headstone Death Certificate 📎 Death Cert |
Burial 31/05/1912 | St Andrew Parish Church, Finghall, North Yorkshire 📍 ⓘGrave Headstone 📎 Grave 📎 Grave 📎 Burial The headstone is towards the back of the church on the right side near the boundary wall and reads: In Loving Memory of Also of |
Probate 10/07/1912 | York, North Yorkshire 📍 Effects £303 12s 3d ⓘProbate Index 📎 Probate Grant 📎 Probate |





