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Thomas Bolstridge
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Name Thomas Bolstridge Birth May 1745 Bedworth, Warwickshire, England 
[1] Gender Male Baptism 2 Jun 1745 All Saints, Bedworth, Warwickshire, England Occupation Between 1765 and 1780 Ribbon Weaver Residence Between 1768 and 1770 York Street, Shoreditch, London, England Residence 1771 Cock Lane, Shoreditch, London, England Residence 1772 East Street Ward, Coventry, Warwickshire, England Office 1772 Coventry, Warwickshire, England Freeman of the City of Coventry Residence 1774 Stoke, Coventry, Warwickshire, England Notes - Thomas and his wife Ann had several children, three of whom, William, Thomas and John David, were baptised at St. Leonard's, Shoreditch, in London, in 1768, 1770 and 1771. Why Thomas went to live in London at that time is a matter of speculation but, after a few years, he and his family returned to Coventry and in 1772, the year in which Thomas was admitted as a Freeman of the City, they were living in the East Street Ward of the City. Two years later, in October 1774, at the time of the Poll to elect an MP for Coventry, Thomas was listed as an " Out-Voter " , living at Stoke, near Coventry. Thomas and Ann's daughters, Sarah and Phoebe, were baptised at Stoke in 1774 and 1777. In 1785, Thomas was recorded as Thomas Boulstridge of Stoke, engine weaver and, in 1796, as Thomas Bouldstridge, formerly of Gosford Street and East Street Wards, Coventry, the Bouldstridge spelling being that which members of the family acquired in London. Thomas's brother William was living in New Buildings, Coventry at the time he was admitted as a Freeman of the City and, in 1774, was living in Gosford Street.
The Bolstridges alias Boulstridges of Bedworth (Prof. N.A. Dudley)
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NB ---- I do not question the above information it is well documented at Coventry Archives, however I cannot not see the justification for assuming that this Thomas is the same Thomas, the son of Francis and Eleanor from Bedworth Woodlands as placed by Norman Dudley.
The lack of Bol(d)stridges in the Parish Registers preceding this period has more to do with the state or loss of these registers than their absence. A recent index of the Precept Records records Bo(u)l(d)stridges prior to 1772, I shall check these in due course.
A far more likely candidate is the Thomas Bolstridge who married Hannah King (Arnold) at nearby Astly. This Thomas was wrongly allocated to John and Ann Hewitt by Norman Dudley who had missed the burial of their Thomas.
Another likely Candidate is the Thomas Bolstridge buried at Great Packington in 1781. No age is mentioned but these is a connection to Packington via Francis Bolstridges second wife Mary Daniel.
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Person ID I1422 bolstridge Last Modified 19 Mar 2023
Father Francis Bolstridge, b. Feb 1722, Bedworth, Warwickshire, England d. Oct 1794, Bedworth, Warwickshire, England (Age 72 years) Relationship natural Mother Eleanor UNKNOWN, b. Abt 1723 d. Between 1764 and 1770 (Age 41 years) Relationship natural Marriage Abt 1744 [2] Family ID F2050 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Ann UNKNOWN, b. Abt 1745 Marriage Abt 1767 [2] Children + 1. William Bolstridge, b. 10 Jul 1768, Shoreditch, London, England [natural]+ 2. Thomas Bouldstridge, b. 8 Jan 1770, Shoreditch, London, England d. Jun 1841, Clerkenwell, London, England (Age 71 years) [natural]3. John David Bouldstridge, b. 23 Jun 1771, Shoreditch, London, England d. Oct 1771, Cock Lane, Shoreditch, London, England (Age 0 years) [natural]4. Sarah Boulstridge, b. Jan 1774, Stoke, Coventry, Warwickshire, England [natural]5. Phoebe Bolstridge, b. Feb 1777, Stoke, Coventry, Warwickshire, England [natural]Family ID F2014 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 19 Mar 2023
- Thomas and his wife Ann had several children, three of whom, William, Thomas and John David, were baptised at St. Leonard's, Shoreditch, in London, in 1768, 1770 and 1771. Why Thomas went to live in London at that time is a matter of speculation but, after a few years, he and his family returned to Coventry and in 1772, the year in which Thomas was admitted as a Freeman of the City, they were living in the East Street Ward of the City. Two years later, in October 1774, at the time of the Poll to elect an MP for Coventry, Thomas was listed as an " Out-Voter " , living at Stoke, near Coventry. Thomas and Ann's daughters, Sarah and Phoebe, were baptised at Stoke in 1774 and 1777. In 1785, Thomas was recorded as Thomas Boulstridge of Stoke, engine weaver and, in 1796, as Thomas Bouldstridge, formerly of Gosford Street and East Street Wards, Coventry, the Bouldstridge spelling being that which members of the family acquired in London. Thomas's brother William was living in New Buildings, Coventry at the time he was admitted as a Freeman of the City and, in 1774, was living in Gosford Street.
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Birth - May 1745 - Bedworth, Warwickshire, England 
Baptism - 2 Jun 1745 - All Saints, Bedworth, Warwickshire, England 
Residence - Between 1768 and 1770 - York Street, Shoreditch, London, England 
Child - William Bolstridge - 10 Jul 1768 - Shoreditch, London, England Child - Thomas Bouldstridge - 8 Jan 1770 - Shoreditch, London, England 
Residence - 1771 - Cock Lane, Shoreditch, London, England Child - John David Bouldstridge - 23 Jun 1771 - Shoreditch, London, England 
Residence - 1772 - East Street Ward, Coventry, Warwickshire, England 
Office - Freeman of the City of Coventry - 1772 - Coventry, Warwickshire, England 
Residence - 1774 - Stoke, Coventry, Warwickshire, England Child - Sarah Boulstridge - Jan 1774 - Stoke, Coventry, Warwickshire, England Child - Phoebe Bolstridge - Feb 1777 - Stoke, Coventry, Warwickshire, England = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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