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Lucy Tupman

Lucy Tupman

Posted: 14 Feb 2006 3:40PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Tupman, Wilkinson
I am looking for any further information on Lucy Tupman born March 1841 in Staffordshire, England. Father John (1807) Mother Sarah (1815).

She seems to have had a son named Samuel Wilkinson (my Great Great Grandfather) in 1866 with a James Wilkinson - not sure whether they married. She then goes on to marry and become Lucy Longdin (Incidently neighbours of hers whilst she lived with James!).

Anyone got any information, it would be appreciated.

John

Re: Lucy Tupman

Posted: 15 Feb 2006 9:54AM GMT
Classification: Query
John,

I've replied to you privately, but I am posting it here on the odd chance that someone else has an interest.

Lucy was the second child of John Tupman and Sarah Brown, born 1st March 1841. John was born in Old Brampton near Chesterfield, but moved to Rotherham somewhere between 1854 and 1858 and two of Lucy's brothers are responsible for the Rotherham branch of the family. The majority of the Oldham branches of the family descend from Lucy's grandfather, Thomas Tupman.

I knew of Lucy's children as they are with her in the 1881 Census when she is living with her parents - she is shown as a widow but I have never found her marriage. In the 1871 census she is also with her parents where she is shown as unmarried, so I have always assumed that the children were illegitimate. It could be that the children were not hers and that she "acquired" them after the father died, with the 1881 Census return being incorrect?

Having read your comments I found her on the 1891 Census in Irlam Street, South Wigston, Leicestershire. I think that the family name is Longdon, not Longdin. What makes this interesting for me is that my maternal grandparents both lived just round the corner in Canal Street in 1901 and my maternal grandfather was in Station Street, South Wigston, in 1891. Small world !

Regards,

Alan

Re: Lucy Tupman

Posted: 6 Jul 2008 4:04PM GMT
Classification: Query
Know it's been along time ago you wrote a message about Lucy Tupman. She married my John Longden, the nephew of a great grandfather. John had been married to a Mrs Ameila Ward who died early. Then he married Lucy and had one more daughter. He had two daughters with Ameila. Before they married he was lodging with Ameila, her husband and their children. So he's bit of a ladys man, the checky thing.
I do know Lucy was a Char Lady living in Rotherham with the Wilkinson children in one of the census, i'm sure she was living with her parents as well at the time.
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