Tom, like both of his brothers was obviously given a little money by his Dad and both had a freehold cottage in Anstey and had the vote there as a consequence.
Lydia came from Cambridgeshire, from Papworth, and was born there in 1684 to Tom and Lydia (nee Barrett). How Lydia met Tom Ginn I have no idea, but shortly after they married they moved to Wimpole in Cambridgeshire, Lydia may have had family connections there.
Tom was a labourer and the couple only had two known children, Tom jnr (1720) and Mary (1715).
Tom snr died at Wimpole in 1746 aged 64, Lydia having died there in 1720, almost certainly in childbirth.
Mary is untraced, but Tom jnr, the subject of this post, went north to his mother's "neck of the woods" and settled in Croxton.
Tom jnr married Elizabeth Mitchell at Croxton in 1746, the year of his father's death. He was also a labourer, settled at Croxton permanently and, his being mentioned in the Overseers Book a couple of times apart, I know absolutely nothing about him.
Tom jnr died in 1779, aged 59. Elizabeth died in 1786 aged 60.
Tom and Elizabeth had a good number of children:
Lydia -
married Abraham Barber at Eltisley in 1772. They had a number of children and moved into Hunts and were at Little Paxton by the 1780s. Lydia seemed to dictate the names of children as many were named after her brothers and sisters. She would appear to have died at Little Paxton in 1803 aged 57.
Alice -
married William Cooper at Little Paxton, Hunts, in 1772. No children known. She likely lived alongside Lydia above who named a daughter after her but I cannot trace them further.
Joseph - see later post
Lucy - married William Smeeton at Gt Staughton, Hunts in 1782. They had a good number of children over a wide area from Keysoe over into Bedfordshire and many of them were not baptised until they were grown up which is helpful. I know that there are descendants through their son John (at Pertenhall) at least. William died at Keysoe in 1809. Lucy died there in 1826 with a quoted age of 80, she was actually 69.
Charlotte - married William Howe of Sawtry at Wyton, Hunts in 1791. Lydia Barber was witness. No children known and I cannot trace them further.
Thomas - is untraced
Robert - one died in infancy, the other is untraced
Benjamin- one died in infancy, the other is untraced
Elizabeth - is also untraced
NB It is notable that the daughters have largely been traced but the fate of most of the sons is unknown. There are many Ginn families in the Croxton area but none link to this family.
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