(26) Thomas Trainer (my 4th great-grandfather) was born about 1826 in Lancashire, England and died in Fall River, Massachusetts in 1879. He was 53 years old. His surname was also often spelled as Traynor. His father’s name was John, but nothing else is known of his early life.
(27) Mary Ann Igo (my 4th great-grandmother) was born about 1827 in Ireland and in April of 1906 in Cheshire, England. Her father’s name was Daniel, but nothing else is known of her early life.
On 5 Sep 1843, Thomas Trainer and Mary Ann Igo married in Manchester, Lancashire, England. Thomas was around 17 and Mary was around 16.
In 1851, they were living in Manchester with their 7 month old daughter, (13) Mary (my 3rd great-grandmother). Thomas was a card grinder at a cotton mill. Carding is a process that disentangles, cleans, and intermixes fibers to produce continuous web for further processing.
In the 1861 English Census, the family was still living in Lancashire and Thomas was still a carder at the cotton mill.
On 7 Nov 1868, their daughter, Mary, married Martin Loughlin, my 3rd great-grandfather.
By 1870, Thomas Trainer was in Providence, Rhode Island working in a Thread Mill. Thomas is also listed in the 1871 Providence City Directory as a Card Stripper.
In the 1871 English census, four of their children Ann (18), Eliza (12), Thomas (10), and Maria (7) are living together in Ramsbottom, Lancashire, England. All, except Maria, work in a cotton mill. These same 4 children arrive in Boston, Massachusetts on 7 Feb 1873.
In the 1875 Rhode Island census, Thomas and Maria, along with 5 of their children (Ann, Ellen, Elizabeth, Thomas, and Maria) are living in Pawtucket, Providence, Rhode Island.
In 1879, Thomas Trainer dies in Fall River, Massachusetts.
On 29 Dec 1880, Thomas and Ann’s daughter, Ellen, marries John Hughes and dies of consumption on 2 Dec 1881.
In 1899, their son Thomas marries Winifred Burk. Thomas Trainer and Ann Igo are listed as his parents.
By 1901, Ann Igo had travelled back to Manchester, England, where she died in June of 1906.
Thomas Trainer and Ann (Igo) Trainer:
- John m. Bridget
- Mary m. Martin Loughlin
- Ann m. Sykes
- Ellen m. John Hughes
- Elizabeth
- Thomas m. Winifred Burk
- Maria
- Sarah Jane m. James Devaney, m. James Neafsey, m. John Walsh
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