Thomas is just Thomas on his birth registration but is sometimes Thomas Bland in censuses. He was born at 34 Bridge Lane, Lancaster. His father’s occupation was butcher.

Several of Thomas’s children’s births were registered as Warbutton, others as Warburton. Of their 12 children, eleven are found in censuses. The 12th is presumed to be Thomas Bland Warburton, who died aged 2 in 1887, on the basis of his name and his registration district on LancashireBMD. In total four had died by the 1911 census. In addition to Thomas Bland, these are assumed to include eldest sons George and Thomas, as both names were reused. George only appears in the 1871 census and there is a death registration with the correct age and place. Similarly Thomas only appears in the 1881 census and there is a probable death registration, although the age is given as 12 when it should be 11. The fourth death is assumed to be Mary Ann as she is only found in the 1891 census and there is a death registration that fits. Of the other eight, six have been found in the 1911 census, but Elizabeth and George have yet to be identified.

Lucy’s death is probably that registered as Lucy Warbutton in 1q 1917 Rochdale 8e 5, aged 69 .