Thomas f. Henrici Finche et Katherinae 18 Mar 1584
Lancashire: Standish - Parish Register, 1560-1653
The birth of Thomas Finche who was baptised on 18th May 1584 is the first date that we have with any certainty as the son of Henery and Catherine is baptised in Standish.
Thomas is shown here in a speculative picture as a somewhat stern man attempting to look formal in a yeoman position which echoes some of the other Finche’s of the period.
There is little information about Thomas as with many others of the family in the period although we fill the cemetery in Standish as our ancestral burial place.
I would suggest that Thomas the son of Henery and Catherine would be part of a growing number of Finche relatives in Standish as the family grows in numbers and possibly prosperity. The position of the family in relation to the Finche Mills in Standish remain open to conjecture although it seems evident that the family held this resource in the 17th Century with Peeter Finche.
As with other marriages in the family, the marriage of Thomas is not recorded and this is a pity because we loose the link with others and we also loose the contribution of Finche women.
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