[Olde Crone]

Thomas Holden, son of John Holden and Mary, was baptised 11th August 1776, Lower Chapel Darwen. He "died young" according to Jeremy Hunt, a local genealogist who I have found to be very accurate but not infallible. I have never found this early death recorded.

A contact has Thomas Holden, born about 1775 in his tree, married to Jane Whewell in 1803. He can only find the 1776 baptism and feels strongly that this is "his" Thomas Holden, because it is recorded in the Pole Land census family groups - evidence self reported at the time.

I am uneasy about this because the children of Thomas and Jane have no obvious Holden names for their children, apart from Esther, which was the name of one of Timothy's daughters. I would expect a grandson of Owd Timothy to have at least a Timothy and a Phoebe, lol. Esther is an Entwistle name, Jane Whewell's mother was an Entwistle.

Can anyone see an early death that might be Thomas, son of John and Mary, in the Darwen area? Or indeed, another baptism to account for Thomas Hilden?

Thankyou!

OC