Thomas MCNAIR

1840 - 1890  (49 years)

• Name	Thomas MCNAIR
  Birth	22 Sep 1840	Leeds, Yorkshire, England   [1, 2, 3]
  	Address: 18 Back Row, Camp Field
  Baptism	2 Nov 1840	Leeds, Yorkshire, England   [4]
  	Address: Camp Field
  	Written and indexed as McNail - possibly due to pronunciation? St Peter's
  Gender	Male
  Census	6 Jun 1841	Leeds, Yorkshire, England   [5]
  	Age: 8m
  	Address: Back Row
  	Living with father
  Census	30 Mar 1851	Leeds, Yorkshire, England   [6]
  	Age: 10y
  	Address: 9 Front Street
  	Relation to Head of House: Son Scholar
  Census	7 Apr 1861	Leeds, Yorkshire, England   [7]
  	Age: 20y
  	Address: 27 Siddal Place, Holbeck
  	Relation to Head of House: Son Named as Thomas McN Wilton. Living with mother, Hannah. Unmarried. Wood Turner
  Occupation	7 Apr 1861	Leeds, Yorkshire, England
  	Wood Turner
  	Age: 20y
  Census	2 Apr 1871	Oldham, Lancashire, England   [8]
  	Age: 30y
  	Address: 65 Radcliffe Street
  	Relation to Head of House: Lodger (Son) Wood Turner Lodger, living with his mother Indexed as Weltin
  Occupation	2 Apr 1871	Oldham, Lancashire, England
  	Wood Turner
  	Age: 30y
  Census	3 Apr 1881	Oldham, Lancashire, England   [9]
  	Age: 40y
  	Address: Tommyfield, Caravan
  	Relation to Head of House: Head Comedian
  Name	Thomas Mackney Wilton
  Name	Thomas McNair Wilton
  Occupation	3 Apr 1881	Oldham, Lancashire, England
  	Comedian
  	Age: 40y
  Reference Number	BR 0050aP
  Death	Between Jan 1890 and Mar 1890	Bury, Lancashire, England   [10, 11]
  	Age: 52y
  	As Thomas Mackney Wilton
  Person ID	I134	Simpson
  Last Modified	21 May 2022

  
  

  Father	James MCNAIR,   b. Abt 1791, Scotland d. 12 May 1860, Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Hannah WILTON,   b. Abt 1813, Melmerby, Yorkshire, England
  Marriage	Aft 1841  [12]
  	Suspect they never actually married.
  Family ID	F81	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret LOMAS,   b. 17 Aug 1846, Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England d. 1 Nov 1901, Auckland, County Durham, England (Age 55 years)
  Marriage	23 Jun 1863	Bradford, West Yorkshire, England   [13, 14]
  	His father: Bricklayer, Her father: Musician
  Notes	The Mackney's had a 'Ghost Pavillion' at one point. it can be seen in one of the photographs. The following is a description: "A ghost show using a magic lantern to project images of ghosts, skeletons, and other macabre beings onto a screen was referred to as a "phantasmagoria" (a collection of ghosts). Loud explosions, thunderclaps and a smokey atomosphere (created with dry ice) added to the special effects. "
  Children	+ 1. Robert MACKNEY,   b. 19 Jan 1864, Leeds, Yorkshire, England d. Between Jul 1945 and Sep 1945, Durham, County Durham, England (Age 81 years) + 2. Hannah Elizabeth MACKNEY,   b. 1 Nov 1865, Bury, Lancashire, England d. Between Oct 1951 and Dec 1951, Middleton, Lancahshire, England (Age 85 years)   3. Arthur MACKNEY,   b. 13 Dec 1867, Radcliffe Bridge, Lancashire, England d. Between Oct 1942 and Dec 1942, Durham, County Durham, England (Age 74 years)   4. Thomas WILTON,   b. Between Jan 1870 and Mar 1870, Holbeck, Leeds, Yorkshire, England d. Between Jan 1873 and Mar 1873, Bury, Lancashire, England (Age 3 years) + 5. Elizabeth (Lizzie) MACKNEY,   b. Between Jan 1872 and Mar 1872, Radcliffe Bridge, Lancashire, England + 6. Clara MACKNEY,   b. 7 May 1873, Oldham, Lancashire, England   7. Sarah Lucy MACKNEY,   b. 19 Jun 1875, Heywood, Lancashire, England d. 18 Sep 1964, Bury, Lancashire, England (Age 89 years)   8. Eliza MACKNEY,   b. Between Apr 1877 and Jun 1877, Todmorden, Lancashire, England d. Between Jul 1881 and Sep 1881, Leigh, Lancashire, England (Age 4 years) + 9. Alice MACKNEY,   b. 1 Dec 1878, Rawtenstall, Lancashire, England d. Between Apr 1940 and Jun 1940, Bury, Lancashire, England (Age 61 years) + 10. Sarah Ann MACKNEY,   b. 8 Feb 1881, Pendleton, Salford, Lancashire, England d. 4 Feb 1947, Manchester, Lancashire, England (Age 65 years) + 11. Agnes MACKNEY,   b. 6 Mar 1883, Ramsbottom, Lancashire, England d. 17 Nov 1966, Belfast, Northern Ireland (Age 83 years) + 12. Susan MACKNEY,   b. 17 Nov 1884, Farnworth, Bolton, Lancashire, England d. Between Oct 1958 and Dec 1958, Durham, County Durham, England (Age 73 years)   13. Thomas MACKNEY,   b. Between Jan 1886 and Mar 1886, Manchester, Lancashire, England d. Between Oct 1892 and Dec 1892, Wigan, Lancashire, England (Age 6 years)   14. William MACKNEY,   b. 21 Mar 1888, Burnley, Lancashire, England d. Between Apr 1888 and Jun 1888, Barton Upon Irwell, Lancashire, England (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F38	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Feb 2021

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Address: 18 Back Row, Camp Field - 22 Sep 1840 - Leeds, Yorkshire, England Baptism - Address: Camp Field - 2 Nov 1840 - Leeds, Yorkshire, England Census - Age: 8m,Address: Back Row - 6 Jun 1841 - Leeds, Yorkshire, England Census - Age: 10y,Address: 9 Front Street - 30 Mar 1851 - Leeds, Yorkshire, England Census - Age: 20y,Address: 27 Siddal Place, Holbeck - 7 Apr 1861 - Leeds, Yorkshire, England Occupation - Wood Turner,Age: 20y - 7 Apr 1861 - Leeds, Yorkshire, England Marriage - 23 Jun 1863 - Bradford, West Yorkshire, England Census - Age: 30y,Address: 65 Radcliffe Street - 2 Apr 1871 - Oldham, Lancashire, England Occupation - Wood Turner,Age: 30y - 2 Apr 1871 - Oldham, Lancashire, England Census - Age: 40y,Address: Tommyfield, Caravan - 3 Apr 1881 - Oldham, Lancashire, England Occupation - Comedian,Age: 40y - 3 Apr 1881 - Oldham, Lancashire, England Death - Age: 52y - Between Jan 1890 and Mar 1890 - Bury, Lancashire, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  Photo - Thomas Wilton McNair [BR 062] Photo from Alyson Pickersgill

  
  

• Notes

  1863 - Wood turner {Marriage Certificate] 1881 - Comedian [1881 Census] 1905 - Actor [Sarah Anne's Birth Certificate] Some confusion over surname (Mackney or Wilton). In 1881census he gave the whole family as Wilton. His middle name was Mackney. He was also married as Wilton. Need to check Bury Times for 1890 Q1 to see if his death is mentioned McNair / Mackney / Wilton ================ In 2019 I had a moment when I questioned the connections and decided to revisit the whole tree to satisfy myself that I hadn't gone wrong:- Proving the Mackney / Mcnair links We start with Sara Ann Mackney because she was known to me. Sarah Ann Mackney Born 1881 as Wilton in Pendleton, Salford Father: Thomas Mackney Wilton (Comedian) Mother: Margaret Wilton nee Lomas She is their 10th child, 4 more to follow When Sarah Ann marries Arthur Henry Braham in 1905 she is Mackney, father is Thomas Mackney. 1881 Census she is 2 months old. With parents and siblings in caravan at Tommyfield. Father listed as Thomas M Wilton, mother Margaret. 1891 Census she is 10 years old, living with mother, Margaret, who is now a widow, and siblings. 1901 Census Never been able to find the family in 1901. So, we have a link to Thomas Mc N Wilton Thomas Mackney Wilton If we start with the 1881 census where we find Sarah Ann and the rest of the family. We know that Thomas is married to Margaret. They are together with Robert Lomas and his wife Elizabeth, who are running a travelling theatre troupe. This gives his surname as Wilton He says that he is 40 and born in Leeds If we look for a marriage for Thomas and Margaret, we find them in 1863 in Bradford. His father is listed as James Wilton (Bricklayer) and hers as Robert Lomas (Musician). This fits as his father (James McNair) was a bricklayer. He gives his name as Thomas Mackney Wilton, aged 25 and a wood turner. Her father is a musician at this point. Note: not done any work on her parents! So how did I go back from here? We need to find him in an earlier census. The closest is 1861, only 2 years 1861 Thomas Mc N Wilton - Wood Turner aged 20 [Occupation matches] He is living with his mother, Hannah Wilton who is unmarried. Also in the house is his brother Elijah. It is Elijah who will provide the common connection backwards owing to his somewhat unusual name. 1851 He is McNair and living with his father, James McNair, mother Hannah Wilton who is not married to James, but is his sister-in-law. Elijah is also there. 1841 He is McNair and living with his father. Mother is there as McNair. Elijah not yet born. 1840 Birth Cert gives father as James McNair, Bricklayer, Hannah McNair ne Wilton Birth Cert, Baptism & 1841 Census all have address as Back Row, Campfield 1851 gives address as Front Street [which is adjacent to Back Row] Date Event Age DOB Place of Birth 1841 Census 8mns = 1840 Yorkshire 1851 Census 10 = 1841 Leeds 1863 Marriage 25 = 1838 Wood Turner - shown to link with census 1871 Census 30 = 1841 Leeds - Wood Turner 1881 Census 40 = 1841 Leeds 1890 GRO Death 52 = 1838

  
  

• Sources

  [S370] Birth Cert - Mackney, Thomas, 1 Jan 1980. Registered as McNair [S3242] BMD - Birth Index, 26 Nov 2016, 1840 JAS Leeds 23 339. GRO Checked [S733] Visit to Leeds Archives 14 July 2009, 15 Jul 2009. Recorded as McNail [S2066] Baptism Cert - McNair, Thomas (1840), 23 Mar 2019. Father's occupation given as Bricklayer Recorded as McNail [S361] 1841 Census - HO 107/1348 B011 F11 P14 - Mackney, Thomas, 1 Jan 1980. [S362] 1851 Census - HO 107/2319 F210 P07 - Mackney, Thomas, 1 Jan 1980. [S363] 1861 Census - RG 9/3362 F144 P30 - Mackney, Thomas, 1 Jan 1980. [S715] 1871 Census - RG 10/4094 F209 P37 - Macnair, Thomas & Margaret, 1 Jan 1980. [S37] 1881 Census - RG 11/4068 F108 P41 - Lomas, Robert, 1 Jan 1980. [S3241] BMD - Death Index, 1 Jan 1980, JFM 1890 Bury 8C 406. [S64] 1891 Census - RG 12/3177 F070 P37 - Lomas, Margaret, 1 Jan 1980. Wife shown as widow and has 4 year old child [S370] Birth Cert - Mackney, Thomas, 18 Oct 2014. Hannah is listed as McNair on Thomas' birth cert [S5] Marriage Cert - Mackney Wilton, Thomas - BR 106, 18 Oct 2014, Yes 1863 AMJ BRADFORD YKS 9b 160. [S3260] Marriage Cert - Mackney Wilton, Thomas - Lomas, Margaret - PR Copy, 27 Nov 2019.