Thomas Shipsides

  Research Notes:

Not clear if surname is Shipside or Shipsides. Isle of Man was mentioned as possible birth place. There are both Shipside and Shipsides seen in the Isle of Man but no sign of marriage of either on FreeBMD (3/18/08).

5/11/14 Marriage was found also found this re Thomas's father:

Fleetwood Arms / Commercial House - 32 N. Quay
Two addresses shown as N Quay 1847, Chapel Row in 1852 and then back to N. Quay (possibly there were two but also possible guide book in error)
1847 - , Mona's Herald 10. 11. 1847
1848 - Cutriss, R.(Quiggin's Guide 1848)
1861 - Quirk, Robert (Leech's Guide 1861)
1863 - Quirk, John (Thwaites Directory 1863)
1878 - White, Joseph (1878 lic court - 1st appearance) - address 35
1881 - McIntyre, Patrick (proprietor) (Brown's directory 1881)
1887 - Shipsides, J.. (Examiner Douglas Directory 1887) a Thomas Shipsides was a photographer 'established 1882' - John Robinson Shipsides was father of Thomas Shipsides, photographer.

Lesley Ann McKay (nee Robinson) and Mary Macdonald said Thomas and his wife returned to IOM and Lesley gave an address of 45 Arbory St., Castletown.

  Noted events in his life were:

• 1901 Census IOM Douglas Shipsides Thomas: Thomas Shipsides son age 9 born Douglas, IOM, Apr 1901, 36 Hort Street, Douglas IOM. Father Thomas age 36 photographer born England., mother Margaret age 38 bor IOM, Siblings Charles 12, Edward 8, Joseph 6, Fred 1, Uncle Charles age 21 b England

• Job 1906: Thomas Shipsdies born 1891 2nd Pantryman, 30 Jun 1906, King Orry.

• job 1912: Thomas Shipsdies born 1891 Steward, 31 Dec 1912, The Ramsey (vessel). There are entries from 1906 to 1912

• Sailed to Canada: Passenger Thomas Shipsides age 32 shop keeper destination Montreal, 7 Sep 1923, 30 Paley Street, Liverpool. The passenger manifest says White Star Dominion Line. Ships name Canada

Thomas married Elizabeth Evelyn Robinson, daughter of William Henry Robinson and Margaret Rigg, about Dec 1916 in West Derby, Lancashire.¹³⁴² (Elizabeth Evelyn Robinson was born on 22 Dec 1891 in Kendal, Westmorland, England and died about Sep 1974 in Liverpool..)