Loughborough, Thomas Wynn 1a 2a

Birth Name Thomas Wynn Loughborough
Birth Name Thomas Loughborough
Gender male
Age at Death 87 years, 1 month, 1 day

Notes

Note

Hi, Martin,

I came across your tree and info on Thomas Wynn Loughborough, first through Ancestry and then GENEANET. My interest comes from the fact that my father was illegitimate and his father (my grandfather) was cited as 'unknown' on his birth certificate. Now my paternal grandmother was Alice Maud Clare and Alice was 'in service' in the 1911 census to, would you believe, THOMAS Wynn Loughborough. I have recently heard that my grandmother had an illegitimate child from an affair with her employer. This information derived from Florence Amy Clare, who was Alice's youngest sister. The story goes that TWL was not willing to marry Alice but agreed to pay (quite generously) for the upkeep of my father (Walter Albert Clare). Note, he took his mother's surname. The condition was that Alice did not divulge the father.

Thus, I have always known that my surname was Clare by default and often wondered who my grandfather was.

I took a DNA test in the hope it might produce the answer. It has not but fortuitously, I was found to be a match to a Sonia Cresswell, and it was through Sonia I found out the story of Alice's affair. The common ancestors to Sonia and myself are George Clare and Annie (nee Baker) - my great grandparents, her g-g grandparents. They were the parents of both Alice and Florence. The dates fit: my father was born in Feb 1910, so was conceived in May 1909. Now, TWL lost his first wife in 1908, so I believe Alice may have been in the service of TWL at that time as he was an unattached widower. The house TWL lived in was large and TWL worked at Woolwich Arsenal in 1911, some can imagine he may well have needed a housekeeper to keep such a large place clean and provide him with a meal to come home to. TWL was from a wealthy family: his father was a barrister in Kensington/Chelsea. TWL went to Marlborough Public school and to Kings College uni.. He was an officer in the 2nd Boer war, and the youngest officer in the army at that time. For over 40 years from 1913, he was General Secretary of the FIM, the body that controls motorcycle sport. I'm not sure you would want to add illegitimate offspring to your family tree, and I am in a similar position with my tree on Ancestry. I don't THINK there are any progeny, who have had a DNA test. Certainly a match has not screamed out at me.

Anyway, I thought you might be interested in this.

Regards, Barry Clare, from Geneanet, 18th March 2024

 

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 24 Nov 1877 Kensington & Chelsea, Greater London, England   1b 1a 3a
Census 3 Apr 1881 121, Portsdown Road, Paddington, City of Westminster, Greater London, England   4a
  Name: Thomas W Loughborough 4a
  Relation: Son 4a
  Age: 3 4a
  Where Born: Middx, Paddington 4a
Census 5 Apr 1891 33, Maresfield Gardens, Hampstead, Camden, Greater London, England   5a
  Name: Thomas W Loughborough 5a
  Age: 13 5a
  Occupation: Scholar 5a
  Where Born: London, Willesden 5a
  Relation: Son 5a
Census 31 Mar 1901 Gladys House, Osborne Road, Farnborough, Hampshire, England   6a
  Name: Thomas Wynn Loughborough 6a
  Relation: Boarder 6a
  Condition: Married 6a
  Age: 24 6a
  Occupation: Lieutenant & Mechanical Engineer 6a
  Where Born: England, NK 6a
Census 2 Apr 1911 Highcliffe, Shrewsbury Lane, Shooters Hill, Greenwich, Greater London, England   7a
  Name: Thomas Wynn Loughborough 7a
  Relation: Head 7a
  Age: 33 7a
  Condition: Married 7a
  Years Married: 1 7a
  Occupation: Mechanical Engineer, manager in ordnance factory 7a
  Work Type: Worker 7a
  Where Born: London, St Marys Paddington 7a
Death 25 Dec 1964 Fareham, Hampshire, England Burial at Crofton Cemetery, Fareham 3a

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Loughborough, Arthur1843May 1894
Mother Williams, Elizabeth Annie Wynn1850May 1929
         Loughborough, Thomas Wynn 24 Nov 1877 25 Dec 1964
    Sister     Loughborough, Beatrice Helen Aug 1879 Feb 1965
    Brother     Loughborough, Walter Gerald Jun 1881 Jun 1956
    Brother     Loughborough, Arthur Harold OBE 20 Feb 1883 Feb 1968
    Sister     Loughborough, Florence Margaret Robina 1885
    Brother     Loughborough, Geoffrey Trevor May 1889 Apr 1971

Families

Family of Loughborough, Thomas Wynn and Bushe, Ida May

Married Wife Bushe, Ida May ( * 1877 + Feb 1908 )
 
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage about 1900     6
Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Loughborough, Kathleen Wynn Bushe16 Jul 1903

Family of Loughborough, Thomas Wynn and Keightley, Evelyn Alice

Married Wife Keightley, Evelyn Alice ( * 1887 + ... )
 
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage Jun 1910 Woolwich, Greenwich, Greater London, England   2b
Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Loughborough, Harold Wynn9 Jun 1913May 1997
Loughborough, ArthurSep 1917
Loughborough, Mark TDec 1920
Loughborough, Hugh LMar 1923

Attributes

Type Value Notes Sources
Merged Gramps ID I0538
 

Source References

  1. Latter Day Saints: FamilySearch
      • Page: "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2XFH-RSH : 1 October 2014), Thomas Wynn Loughborough, 1878; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Kensington, London, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
      • Page: "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2XYD-L3X : 1 October 2014), Geoffrey Trevor Loughborough, 1889; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Hampstead, London, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
  2. Genealogy: FreeBMD
      • Page: http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=kUd2FpJyxn9j86pGa84Arg&scan=1
      • Page: http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=31qQEjl08BqSGiqlABxL1Q&scan=1
  3. Billion Graves
      • Page: "BillionGraves Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVMB-JZ87 : 24 June 2015), Thomas Wynn Loughborough, died 25 Dec 1964; citing BillionGraves (http://www.billiongraves.com : 2012), Burial at Crofton Cemetery, Fareham, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom.
  4. UK Government: UK Census 1881
      • Date: 3 Apr 1881
      • Page: RG11/8
  5. UK Government: UK Census 1891
      • Date: 5 Apr 1891
      • Page: RG12/108
  6. UK Government: UK Census 1901
      • Date: 31 Mar 1901
      • Page: RG13/1103
  7. UK Government: UK Census 1911
      • Date: 2 Apr 1911