Michael Clapham

There is another Clapham family in Darwen. I think he is Thomas's older brother but we need Thomas's christening to prove the link : same parents. Two of Thomas's children have names which would suggest possible family link - Joshua and Michael.

1841 census
HO107,503,4,1
Blackburn Darwen 34
Water Street

Michael Claphan 35 Carter
Alice 35
Catherine 15 worker C. factory
Ann 10 worker C. factory
Alice 9
Joshua 7
Betsey 1
Jane 1

From Parish Online Clerk site
christening for Michael

St.James - Darwen Chapel
1 Jan 1807 Michael Clapham son of Joshua Clapham + Alice (abode - Pickop Bank)

marriages at St. Mary Blackburn
12 Dec 1805 Joshua Clapham + Alice Becket
*Alice was a widow

18 Aug 1832 Michael Clapham (weaver) + Alice Bibby

Catherine and Ann probably from before the marriage to Alice. Could they be sisters to Michael? children from previous marriage? Alice Bibby's child?

1851 census
HO107,2261,138,15
Blackburn Darwen 2d

Michael Clapham 35 coal dealer born Yates Bank
Alice 49 born Blackburn
Alice 19 weaver by p? born Blackburn
Betty ? born O. Darwen
Jane 12 born O. Darwen
Mary 8 born O. Darwen
James Bibby father 83 or 85

Birth 1840 Betty Clapham Darwen Blackburn D/3/51
Birth 1840 Jane Clapham Darwen Blackburn D/3/51
It looks like Betty and Jane were twins!
Birth 1842 Mary Clapham Darwen Blackburn D/6/50
Death 1844 Joshua Clapham age 9 Darwen Blackburn D/5/39

1861 census
RG9,3108,24,42
Blackburn Darwen 1
2 Wood St.

Alice Clapham 57 born Chadworth
Betty 21 cotton weaver born O. Darwen
Mary 19 cotton weaver born O. Darwen
Richant (female) 9(m) born O. Darwen
Robert Haslaw boarder 27 cotton weaver born Longworth
Jane 21 cotton weaver born O. Darwen

Death 1860 Michael Clapham age 54 Darwen Blackburn D/19/51
Birth 1860 Rachel Ann Clapham Darwen Blackburn D/32/55
Death 1862 Rachel Ann Clapham age 1 Darwen Blackburn D/21/8
marriage 1860 Jane Clapham + Robert Haslam Darwen St Peter Blackburn CE27/1/322