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Thomas Milburn                      1904-1977 Thomas was born 24 May 1904 on Hill Street, Silksworth, the son of Robert Milburn and Elizabeth Davison. After attending the Silksworth Infants School, he was enrolled at Silksworth Council Mixed School on 1 April 1912. He finished school on 24 May 1918, having attained the age of 14. He was a coal miner, served in the Army, and was a well known artist. He married Elizabeth "Bessie" Hedley on 22 September 1928. Tom died 7 August 1977, and was cremated. Services were at St Matthews Church, Silksworth, on 10 August 1977. Elizabeth "Bessie" Hedley    1908-1999 Bessie was born on 19 September 1908, the daughter of William Ernest Hedley and Margaret Watson . She was living with her sister in New Silksworth, Sunderland when she died on 28 December 1999. She was cremated on 6 January 2000. They had one child. Carol Born 25 Dec 1930   Silksworth Married Bill McClurkin

Tom and Bessie, with granddaughter Margaret, 1957.

Birth

Thomas Milburn

b: 24 May 1904   Hill Street, Tunstall, County Durham       1904 2Q Sunderland 10a 820 son of Robert Milburn, and Elizabeth Milburn, formerly Davison

Elizabeth "Bessie" Hedley

b: 19 Sep 1908       Tunstall, Silksworth       1908 4Q Sunderland 10a 791 daughter of William Ernest Hedley and Margaret Watson

School Data

1 Apr 1912

Silksworth Council Mixed School Admission Register Thomas Milburn  b: 24 May 1904    Father: Robert Milburn, 11 Hill St. Left School 24 May 1918, "at age", Previous School Silksworth Infants

Marriage

22 Sep 1928 Thomas Milburn  (24) Elizabeth "Bessie" Hedley  (20)

St Matthews Church, Silksworth       1928 3Q Houghton 10a 1042 son of Robert Milburn and Elizabeth Davison

Children

Carol Milburn

b: 25 Dec 1930  Silksworth, County Durham       1931 1Q Sunderland 10a 1197 daughter of Thomas Milburn and Elizabeth Hedley

1939 Register	Birth Date	September 1939
37 Somerset Street, Sunderland, County Durham
Thomas Milburn (M) Elizabeth Milburn (M) Carol Milburn (s)	24 May 1904 19 Sep 1908 25 Dec 1930	Labourer - Coal Mine Unpaid Domestic Duties

Tom and Bessie, with Carol and family.

Tom with one of his paintings, December 1973.

Death

Thomas Milburn

Died 7 Aug 1977   Age 73       1977 3Q Sunderland 2 1382 Services at St. Matthew's Church, Silksworth, on 10 August 1977

Bessie, May 1993.

Death

Elizabeth "Bessie" (Hedley) Milburn

Died 28 Dec 1999   Age 91       1999 Dec Sunderland A64E 6 Cremated at Sunderland, on 6 January 2000