Thomas Stainsby was the first child of Thomas Stainsby & Mary Ann born Oct-December 1870 at Bishop Auckland.
In 1871 six month old Thomas was living with his parents & his mother’s children – Mary (8) & John (4) Henderson at Surtees St, Bishop Auckland.
We assume that by 1881 Thomas' father had died although no record of his death has been found. By 1881 Thomas’s mother had remarried John Carter & Thomas was living with them & his brother Stephen & sisters Mary & Annie Stainsby at Lumley St, Middlesbrough. Also there was half-brother John Henderson & half-sister Hannah Carter.
In 1891 Thomas was still living at home with his mother & step-father John, & Thomas was a general labourer. His 2 sisters & brother were also still at home, as was John Henderson. Another 4 Carter children had arrived – Joseph (9), Robert (6), Alice M (5) & Violet (3). They were all living at 22 Albert Mews, Middlesbrough.
Thomas married Sarah Thompson in April-June 1892 at Middlesbrough. Sarah was born Oct-Dec 1877 at Middlesbrough.
In 1901 Thomas (known as Tom) & Sarah were living at 16 Bromwich? St, Middlesbrough & Thomas was a general labourer. They had 4 children – Tom (7), Albert Edward (4), Sarah (2) & Arthur Lawrence (6 months).
The children of Thomas Stainsby & Sarah Thompson were:
sb.6.3.1.1 Tom Stainsby born April-June 1895 at Middlesbrough
sb.6.3.1.2 Albert Edward Stainsby born July-September 1897 at Middlesbrough
sb.6.3.1.3 Sarah Stainsby born Jan-March 1899 at Middlesbrough
sb.6.3.1.4 Arthur Lawrence Stainsby born Oct-December 1900 at Middlesbrough