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Thomas Anselm RIBCHESTER
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Name Thomas Anselm RIBCHESTER Birth 21 Apr 1843 Preston, Lancashire, England
[1, 2] Address: 214 Brook Street - Can't find a suitable BMD, but there is one for a John Anselm Ribchester in Preston 1843 - no mother's maiden name. It looks as though he was born John Anselm Ribchester.
However in the 1851 census he is Thomas Anselm Ribchester
On the birth certificate the address is 214 Brook St. On his marriage he is at 211 Brook St.
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Gender Male *AKA John Anselm Ribchester Census 30 Mar 1851 Preston, Lancashire, England
[3] Age: 7y Address: 214 Brook Street - Relation to Head of House: Son
As Thomas A
Scholar
Census 7 Apr 1861 Preston, Lancashire, England
[4] Age: 18y Address: 211 Brook Street - Relation to Head of House: Son
Pupil Teacher at School
Ancestor Count 2 Descendant Count 24 Reference Number B 3079b _UID 59DB721A2E424B5C937B90E45A8FD0FB0D94 Person ID I10055 Simpson Last Modified 30 Jan 2026
Father John RIBCHESTER, b. Abt 1794, Chipping, Lancashire, England
d. 21 Nov 1870, Preston, Lancashire, England
(Age 76 years) Mother Alice WINSTANLEY, b. Abt 1798, Preston, Lancashire, England
d. 5 Mar 1875, Preston, Lancashire, England
(Age 77 years) Marriage 2 Feb 1820 [5] Family ID F3260 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Mary DONALDSON, b. 18 Apr 1845, Ulverston, Lancashire, England
d. Abt 1925 (Age 79 years) Marriage 8 Sep 1864 Preston, Lancashire, England
[6] - His address: 211 Brook Street
Her address: 16 Victoria Stree
His occupation: School Master
Her occupation: Servant
Children 1. Margaret RIBCHESTER, b. Abt 1865 d. 10 Nov 1868, Preston, Lancashire, England
(Age 3 years)2. John RIBCHESTER, b. 13 Aug 1866, Ulverston, Lancashire, England
d. Between Oct 1947 and Dec 1947, Farnworth, Bolton, Lancashire, England
(Age 81 years)3. Isabella Annie RIBCHESTER, b. 22 Aug 1868, Mellor, Lancashire, England
d. 11 Feb 1871, Preston, Lancashire, England
(Age 2 years)Family ID F3251 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 30 Jan 2026
- Can't find a suitable BMD, but there is one for a John Anselm Ribchester in Preston 1843 - no mother's maiden name. It looks as though he was born John Anselm Ribchester.
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Sources - [S5913] Birth Cert - Ribchester, John (Thomas) A.
- [S3242] BMD - Birth Index, AMJ 1843 Preston Union 21 623.
GRO Checked - [S5918] 1851 Census HO 107-2266 F322 P04 - Ribchester, John.
- [S5919] 1861 Census RG 9-3133 F62 P10 - Ribchester, John.
- [S6452] Marriage Cert - Ribchester, John - Winstanley, Alice.
- [S5912] Marriage Cert - Ribchester, Thomas A - Donaldson, Mary.
- [S5913] Birth Cert - Ribchester, John (Thomas) A.

