The birth of Thomas Brough has been listed several different ways: 1) Thomas Brough's live LDS Endowment record (recorded by clerk Joseph F. Smith, FHL Special Collections Film # 183405, pages 90-91) took place on 2 February 1867 in the Endowment House in Salt Lake City, Utah, and stated that he was born on 22 October 1833 in Longton, Staffordshire, England, and that he was baptized into the LDS Church on 7 January 1848 as the son of Richard [Brough]and Mary "Hollison"; 2) For decades various family sources have stated that Thomas Brough was born on 22 October 1832 in Lane End, Longton, Staffordshire, England; and 3) Thomas Brough's gravestone in the Porterville Cemetery in Morgan, Utah, has engraved (as of 2005) that he was born on 22 October 1831. At the present time (April 2009), RBFO genealogists, Clayton and John Brough, have accepted the birth date of Thomas Brough as being 22 October 1832, because this date preceeds Thomas's recorded christening date (in the Church of England) of 11 November 1832 at St. John, Lane End, Longton (FHL film # 1471087, p.103), and because Thomas's parents christened their other children within two months of their birth. Unfortunately, a number of Thomas Brough's descendants keep re-doing his LDS Temple work (which as of April 2009 has been done over 140 times) even though Thomas Brough was an LDS Bishop and the IGI contains numerous listings for Thomas's different birth-years (of 1831, 1832 and 1833). Needless to say, descendants of Thomas Brough do not need to spend their time re-doing Thomas Brough's LDS ordinance work based on their findings of his different birth-year listings. If LDS members of the RBFO wish to do LDS ordinance work for their deceased ancestors, they should first check the need and validity of doing so with the RBFO LDS Temple Coordinator-- via email at: officer@broughfamily.org.
The christening for Thomas Brough is listed in the IGI (via the LDS Extraction Program), and the Longton (Lane End) Parish Register (FHL Film # 1471087, p.103) states that Thomas Brough was christened on 11 November 1832 as the son of Richard and Mary Brough of Lane-End, and that Richard Brough was a "Brickmaker".
According to research done in the 1970's by RBFO Genealogists, Thomas Brough was baptized into the LDS Church on 7 January 1848 by Elder Wesley Meigh of the LDS Longton Branch, Staffordshire, England.
In the 1841 Census, (taken on 6 June 1941), Thomas Brough was about 9 years old (born about 1832), born in Staffordshire, and working as a "App. Potter", while residing with his parents, Richard and Mary Brough, at: 28 Sutherland Road, Longton, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire.
In the 1851 Census (taken on 30 March 1851), Thomas Brough was about 18 years old (born about 1833), born in Trentham, Staffordshire, unmarried and working as a "Coal Miner", while residing with his parents, Richard and Mary Brough, at: 109 Stone Road, Blurton, Trentham, Staffordshire.
Immigration Record: Thomas Brough (with a listed age of 22) and his wife, Jane (age 21), and their two children: Jane (age 2) and William George (an Infant), left Liverpool, England, on 25 May 1856 aboard the ship "Horizon" and sailed across the Atlantic Ocean to Massachussettes, arriving in Boston on 30 June 1856. Prior to leaving England, Thomas Brough listed his former British address as: "20 Pitt Street, Burslem, Staffordshire". (See FHL Film # 25691, page 179.)
1860 USA Census (dated 11 July 1860) for Upper Alton, Madison, Illinois, USA (FHL Film 0803208, p.233-236):
Thomas Bouff(?) Brough, 28, Male, Coal Miner, Estate: $50, birthplace: Illinois(?) [should be England]
Jane, 29, Female, birthplace: Illinois(?) [should be Scotland]
Jane, 7, Female, birthplace: Illinois(?) [should be England]
John(?) [should be William], 5, Male, birthplace: Illinois(?) [should be England)
Samuel, 3, Male, birthplace: Illinois
Addie E, 1, Female, birthplace: Illinois
Jean Paterson has been known for many years as "Jane Patterson" to a number of RBFO family members. However, recent research has shown her original name as "Jean Paterson". For example, the Barony Parish Record (in Scotland) and the LDS Church Extraction Program lists her name as "Jean Paterson." Therefore, RBFO Genealogists have now listed her name as "Jean (Jane) Paterson" in RBFO-PAF files.
Research Note: On 2 February 1867, Jane Brough performed her live LDS Endowment (as recorded by clerk Joseph F. Smith, FHL Special Collections Film # 183405, pages 90-91) in the Endowment House in Salt Lake City, Utah, and stated that she was born on 12 April 1831 in Glasgow, Lanarks, Scotland, and was baptized into the LDS Church in 1853 as the daughter of George Paterson and Jane Watson.
Genealogical records on this family were provided by Marie B. Nielson, RBFO Genealogist, 2004.
The "Watson" ancestry and relatives was originally submitted for LDS Temple work by Samuel Richard Brough in 1897-1901. Marie B. Nielson, RBFO Genealogists, has the original LDS temple record books personally kept by Samuel Richard Brough. R. Clayton Brough, RBFO President, has copies of the LDS temple records on the "Watson" ancestry personally kept by Samuel Richard Brough.
This child was probably stillborn.
Genealogical records on this family were provided by R. Clayton Brough, RBFO President, and Mark E. Gardner, Professional Genealogist, in October 2006. Also, additional research on this family was conducted by Price & Associates Genealogical Services (Salt Lake City, Utah) in November 2006.
Notes: William Watson was a "taylor" in Glosgow, 1767-1770, and a "weaver" in 1771.
The christening of Archibald Watson can be found in the Barony, Glasgow, Scotland parish registers 1672-1854 (FHL Film # 1041476).
Genealogical records on this family were provided by Marie B. Nielson, RBFO Genealogist, 2004.
Genealogical records on this family were provided by Marie B. Nielson, RBFO Genealogist, 2004.
Genealogical records on this family were provided by Marie B. Nielson, RBFO Genealogist, 2004.
Genealogical records on this family were provided by R. Clayton Brough, RBFO President, and Mark E. Gardner, Professional Genealogist, in 2006.
Genealogical records on this family were provided by Marie B. Nielson, RBFO Genealogist, 2004.
Genealogical records on this family were provided by Marie B. Nielson, RBFO Genealogist, 2004.
Genealogical records on this family were provided by R. Clayton Brough, RBFO President, and Mark E. Gardner, Professional Genealogist, in October 2006, and by Price & Associates Genealogical Services (Salt Lake City, Utah) in November 2006.
Information on this family can be found in the LDS Scottish Church Records and LDS Ordinance Index (2006).
Research Note: There may be more children--possibly born in the 1770's and yet unidentified--that belong to this family.
Research Needed: Check TIB for possible LDS ordinances.