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24 August 2008
Thomas Boddy 1771
Thomas
Body (my 5 x Great Grandfather) was the 3rd of 5 children born to John
Body and Rachel Clapham. Baptised 4th June 1771 at Burneston the son of John Boddy junior, of Leeming Street.
He married Mary
Bradley at St Cuthbert's Church, Darlington on the 21st June 1797. The
Parish registers show "The Banns of marriage between Thomas Body and Mary
Bradley both of this parish were published in this church May 28, June 4th and
11th 1797. The said Thomas Body labourer and Mary Bradley were married in this
church 21st June 1797" Thomas died in 1828. He was buried at St Cuthbert's
Church, Darlington on the 29th of August 1828.
Extract from "Men
that have gone from the households of Darlington" by Henry Spencer,
published 1862 mentions -
" A quiet little man, who was what the Scottish folks call " a lamiter",
was the porter of Mr Clark and his successors: his name was Thomas Boddy:
everybody knew, and everybody liked him. He was a very canny body, kind to young
Darlington, an unpretending, humble, good christian: with a thousand good
qualities, for which we loved him when we were a little child playing in the
garden where now stands Mr Kipling's ware room in Wellington Place, the site of
which was dug and delved by Thomas Boddy, for Mr Dobson, the tenant of the
ground, during many years before George Spencer laid the foundations of such an
adjunct to a furniture manufactory as there was not then, and, indeed, is not
now, in the north of England. Thomas Boddy died in the sixtieth year of his age,
July 1828".
Thomas and Mary had at
least 7 children:-
 | Mary Body - Born on
the 18th of February 1799 and baptised at St Cuthbert's Church, Darlington
on the 1st of March 1799, the daughter of Thomas Body, labourer, native of
Londonderry in the Parish of Burniston, Yks by his wife Mary Bradley native
of Yarm, Yorkshire. Married John Cowgill at St Cuthbert's Church, Darlington
on the 1st of August 1824. Witnesses were Ann Stott and Anthony Blenkinsop. |
| John
Body ( my 4 x Great Grandfather) - Born on March 2nd 1802 and baptised
in St Cuthbert's Church, Darlington on the 11th March 1802, the 1st son of
Thomas Body by his wife Mary Bradley. Click on his name for more info. |
| Ann Boddy - Born on
the 8th of June 1804 and baptised at St Cuthbert's Church, Darlington on the
16th of June 1804, the second daughter of Thomas Body, a labourer, native of
Londonderry in the Parish of Burniston, Yorkshire, by his wife Mary Bradley,
native of Cockfield. Died on the 1st of May 1806.
Buried at St Cuthbert's Church, Darlington on the 3rd of may 1806, aged 1 year, the daughter of Thomas Body, labourer and Mary his wife, late Bradley. |
| William Body -
William Body 2nd son of Thomas Body labourer native of Burliston ?Yks by his
wife Mary Bradley of Cockfield was baptised at St Cuthbert's Church,
Darlington in February 1806.
He was a witness to the marriage of his brother John and Mary Connor in
1823. |
| Thomas
Body - Born 6 January 1808, 3rd son of Thomas Body labourer of Parish of
? Yks by his wife Mary Bradley native of Cockfield and baptised at St
Cuthbert's Church, Darlington on the 15th of January 1808.Click on his name
for details on his descendents. |
| George Boddy - Born
on the 11th June 1810 and baptised at St Cuthbert's Church, Darlington on
the 20th June 1810, the 5th son of Thomas Body, labourer, native of Parish
of Burniston, Yorkshire, by his wife Mary Bradley, native of Cockfield.
Buried at St Cuthbert's Church, Darlington on the 4th of June 1833 aged 23
years. |
| Ann Body - Born 5
February 1812, 4th daughter of Thomas Body labourer of Burniston Yks by his
wife Mary Bradley. Baptised at St Cuthbert's Church, Darlington on the 24th
of February 1812. St Cuthbert's marriage registers show - 9 September 1837
Ann Boddy - spinster-of Post Office Yard- father Thomas, labourer married
John Gent - bachelor-weaver-living Cockerton- father William, weaver.
Witnesses were John Cowgill and Jane Boddy.
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