His grave stone has the following epitaf:
! Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord. :)
Brian was a farmer.
This family were living in Coxwold at the time of the 1861 Census, though only the 2 youngest children were still with them then.
They also had 2 lodgers living with them, a Francis Taylorson, and his wife Margaret. He was 27 and a gamekeeper born at Lythe, Yorkshire, and she was 24 born at Yearlsey.
!1861 Census, Coxwold:
Salmon, Thomas, Head, Widr, 54, Cooper, Born Coxwold
Salmon, William, son, 16, Gardner's Labourer, Born Coxwold
Salmon, Thomas George, son, 10, Scholar, Born Coxwold
There was no Father's Name given on the marriage certificate for James.
He was a Shipwright, and is the Grand father of Robert Salmon of Catterick.
Could Emily be one of her Grandmother's names??
A possible marriage to Susannah Watson, 9 May 1710 at Howden
Maybe some children born there before moving to Topcliffe.....
John son of John and Susannah Watson, Chr 29 Nov 1713
No, I don't think it is this family....They stayed in Howden, and did not appear to move anywhere.