Lucy Thomas

Lucy Everitt Thomas 

Born: 1 February 1864, Sleaford 

Father: John Thomas (b. 1822)

Mother: Sarah E Thomas (b. 1829)

Brothers: William Francis Thomas (b. 1859), George Edward Thomas (b. 1862)

Sisters: Hannah Maria Thomas (b. 1855), Mary E Thomas (b. 1866), Emily Caroline Thomas (b. 1868) [LDTC 1888]

Marriage:        27 July 1896, Sheffield 

Husband:         John Helliwell 

                        b. 1862 

                        Schoolmaster 

                        He was widowed to Annie Hollinshead [LDTC 1884]

Stepchildren –

#1 Gladys Ida Helliwell (b. 18 March 1894)

In 1871 – 

She is at Hall Yard, Wellingore, Sleaford. Her father is listed as ‘Wheelwright’. Lucy, her mother and siblings (Hannah William, George, Mary and Emily) are unlisted. John Grantham (b. 1844) is an ‘Assistant Blacksmith’. Charles Rogers (b. 1850) is an ‘Assistant Wheelwright’. William Blythe (b. 1853) and George Haywood (b. 1856) are ‘Wheelwright Apprentices’. 

In 1881 –

She is at 5 High Street, Wellingore. Her father is listed as widower and ‘Wheelwright’. Lucy is listed as ‘Pupil Teacher’. Her sisters, Mary and Emily, are unlisted.

In 1891 –

She is at Sedan Street, Sheffield as a boarder. John Henry Paling (b. 1839) is listed as ‘Labourer in Iron Works’. His wife, Mary Paling (b. 1838), and daughter, Emily Paling (b. 1869), are unlisted. His daughter, Ellen Paling (b. 1871), is listed as ‘Silver Burnisher’. Lucy and Mary Healy (b. 1868) are listed as boarders and ‘School Mistress’. 

In 10/00 – 

Address is The Poplars, Handsworth, Sheffield. 

In 1901 – 

She is at Handsworth Main Road, Sheffield. Her husband is listed as ‘Schoolmaster Primary’. Lucy and her stepdaughter, Gladys, are unlisted.

In 1911 – 

She is at 104 Hunter House Road, Sheffield. Her husband is listed as ‘Schoolmaster Primary Head Teacher’. Lucy is listed as ‘Domestic Duties at Home’.

In 1921 – 

She is at 48 Southgrove Road, Sheffield. Her husband is listed as ‘Elementary School Master’. Lucy is unlisted. 

In 1939 – 

She is at 85 Beverley Crescent, Bedford. Lucy is listed as an unlisted widow.

d.         12 June 1942, Bedford 

HELLIWELL, Lucy Everitt of 85 Beverely Crescent, Bedford, widow died 12 June 1942 at 3 Kimbolton Road, Bedford. Probate Llandudno 29 October to Gladys Ida Helliwell, spinster. Effects £3675, 3s, 11d.