Brief Life History of Thomas
When Thomas Bladen was born on 9 June 1816, in Madeley, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, William Bladen, was 35 and his mother, Margaret Barker, was 39. He married Mary Cattell on 2 March 1837, in Foleshill, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Tipton, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom in 1861 and New York, United States in 1870. He died on 9 February 1899, in Cedar City, Iron, Utah, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Cedar City, Iron, Utah, United States.
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- Thomas Blanden in entry for Mary A Clews Peck, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
- Thomas Bladen, "United States Census, 1870"
- Thom Bladen in entry for Daniel Kennet Peck and Mary A Clews, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"
Spouse and Children
1816–1899 Male
1814–1897 Female
Children (8)
1838–1838 Male
1839–1928 Female
1841–1851 Female
1844–1908 Female
1847–1931 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1780–1858 Male
1777–1852 Female
Siblings (3)
1815–1861 Male
1816–1899 Male
1818– Male
World Events (8)
1823
Age 7
1827 · Slavery Becomes Illegal in New York State
Age 11
1843
Age 27
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Bladon in Oxfordshire, Bladon in Derbyshire, or Blaydon in Tyne and Wear (formerly in County Durham). The first takes its name from a pre-English name (of uncertain origin and meaning) of the Evenlode river; the second is named with Old English blāw ‘cold’ + Old English dūn ‘hill’; the third is named with Old Norse blár ‘cold’ + Old English dūn ‘hill’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Mary Cattle Bladen by Jane E. Roberts
Mary Cattle was born at Hartshill, Warwickshire, England on August 10, 1814 to William Cattle and Elizabeth Dagley. She was the 2nd of 9 children. In March 1837 at age 22, she married Thomas Bladen. H …
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