Introduction
When I began to get interested in my family history, I did not have living
parents or grandparents, and no other living relatives except an aging aunt
living in another state and whose address I did not know. I had a sketch of a
family tree with a few names and dates on it. Later I learned that some of the
names and most of the dates on the sketch were wrong. I knew the family
originally came from England, and that piece of information was from an
old letter written in the 1892 to my grandfather after his visit to
England to see some family members. I started my quest to
find my roots in 1985..
I started by looking at the records of the Mormon Church in the IGI or
International Genealogical Index. The IGI shows the records of the
parish church in England from about 1538 to the late 1800's. In 1538 the
King of England proclaimed that from that time forward, all marriages, births
and deaths were to be recorded in each parish. In those days the parish church
was the focal point of the community.
A study of the IGI records indicated that the Makinson family
seems to have originated in the county of Lancashire. In this Shire the
records of the Makinson's appear to be go back farther than in the surrounding
counties and because of this, it was to be the starting point of my search.
After entering about 1100 names and associated data from the Mormon records
into the computer and sorting this data,, it was found that the family name
during the 1500's could be found only in an area around Croston, Chorley, and
Brindle. This is about a five-mile circle.
At the Virginia State Library in Richmond, I found references to Rychard
Makynson and his son Matthew; as members of the guild in Preston in the
year 1415.The father and son were listed as corvisers (shoemakers). The
"y" in the names, later became i's as the language changed. This
is the earliest reference to the family name that I have found
Generation 1-3
THOMAS MAKINSON 5th GREAT GRANDFATHER
The most likely candidate for earliest known Makinson ancestor in my line
is Thomas Makinson married on October 19, 1703 in the Blackburn Lancashire
area to Margaret Tomlinson. They had five children.
Probable Parents Of Thomas Makinson Of Blackburn and
their children.
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Name
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Born/Baptized
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Married
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Comments
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Thomas
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--
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19
Oct 1703
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Possible 5th
great grandfather
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Margaret
Tomlinson
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--
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19
Oct 1703
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Possible
5th great grand mother
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Their
Children
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-- |
-- |
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Ann
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b 1707
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-- |
-- |
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Sarah
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b 1710
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-- |
-- |
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John
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--
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-- |
-- |
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Margaret
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b 1718
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-- |
--
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Thomas
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b 1720
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Married Mary
Thornton 27 May 1758
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Parent of John
Makinson -married. to Betty Marsden, John born 20 August 1758
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Generation 2
THOMAS MAKINSON 4th GREAT GRANDFATHER
John Makinson, our 3rd great grandfather was born in 1758. The
record of his birth is that on the 20th August 1758 a John Makinson was
baptized in Blackburn Parish Church, son of Thomas and Mary Makinson of
Blackburn. Mary was a widow by the name of Mary Thornton and they married on
27th May 1758 several months before the child's birth. Thomas Makinson
was a Weaver by trade. A Thomas Thornton, also a weaver, died in Blackburn and
was buried at St. Mary's cemetery on Sept 23,1757. I assume this man , Thomas
Thornton is Mary's former husband. Thomas Makinson may have been a friend of
his, and "took up" with the widow after Mr. Thornton's death. The
marriage banns were published at the church and the ceremony took place. Note
that he could write, while she could only make her mark.
Marriage of Thomas Makinson and Mary Thornton
I have found no other children of the marriage of Thomas Makinson and
Mary Thornton
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