1.  Jordan R. Dodd, ed.  1993.  Marriage Index:  AR, CA, IA, LA, MN, MO, OR, TX, 1728-1850.  Liahona Research, Orem, UT (Broderbund CD-227):

Fisher, Thomas

Hanks, Ann

21 Nov 1862

Santa Clara Co.

CA

2.  1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #15 of 21):  Burnett P.O., Burnett Twp., Santa Clara Co., CA, Roll M593_88, p. 37A, PN 15, enumerated 7 Aug 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1870:  for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	10	11	12	13	19
134	114	Fisher Thomas	26	M	W	Farmer	20,000	Mexico		/		/
		______ Anna	23	F	W	Keeping House		California
		______ Isabella	6	F	W			"
		______ William	4	M	W			"
		______ Fanny	3	F	W			"
		______ Thomas	3/12	M	W			"			Mar

Columns 11 and 12 indicate whether parents are foreign born.  It's apparent that Thomas belived his father to have been born in Massachusetts (see 1880), while his brother shows his father foreign born, making these records no help in resolving whether their father was born in England or Boston.  Listed three households from Thomas's brother, William FISHER.  They are the only FISHERs in Burnett Township (i.e., the only ones living on the ranch).

3.  1880 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #5-6 of 17):  Burnett Twp., Santa Clara Co., CA, Roll T9_82, pp. 370A-370B, PN 5-6, SD 1, Ed 256, enumerated 4 Jun 1880, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1880 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1880:  for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

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26

10

10

Fisher Thomas

W

M

37

/

Farmer

Mexico

Mass

Mex

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Fisher Anna

W

F

30

Wife

/

Keeping house

California

Conn

Mex

______ Isabella

W

F

15

Dau

/

At School

/

California

Mex

Cal

______ Fannie

W

F

12

Dau

/

At School

/

California

Mex

Cal

______ Thomas

W

M

10

Son

/

At School

/

California

Mex

Cal

______ Daniel

W

M

8

Son

/

/

California

Mex

Cal

______ Charles

W

M

4

Son

/

California

Mex

Cal

______ Edward

W

M

1

Son

/

California

Mex

Cal

[plus four servants and laborers]

4.  1890 Census:  the 1890 Census Population Schedules were destroyed.

5.  1900 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #37 of 38):  Burnett Twp., Santa Clara Co., CA, Roll T623_110 (Book 2), p. 60A, SN 19, SD 2, ED 47, enumerated 7 Jul 1900, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1900 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1900:  for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

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379

379

Fisher Thomas N

Head

W

M

Oct 1842

57

M

38

Mexico

Mass

Mexico

1846

54

Na

Farmer

6

Y

Y

Y

O

M

F

210

______ Anna

Wife

W

F

Oct 1846

53

M

38

10

7

Calif

Conn

Mexico

Y

Y

Y

______ Charles D

Son

W

M

May 1876

24

S

Calif

Mexico

Calif

Farm laborer

0

Y

Y

Y

______ Lola A

Dau

W

F

Feb 1881

19

S

Calif

Mexico

Calif

Y

Y

Y

______ William J

Son

W

M

Sep 1885

14

S

Calif

Mexico

Calif

At school

9

Y

Y

Y

Dutra John

Servant

W

M

May 1850

50

S

Portugal

Portugal

Portugal

1870

30

Al

farm laborer

0

N

N

Y

Listed next to son, Daniel FISHER (b. Feb 1872, CA).

6.  1910 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #7 of 17):  Burnett Twp., Santa Clara Co., CA, Roll T624_105 (Part 2), p. 42A, SD 5, SN 4A, ED 66, enumerated 21 Apr 1910, official enumeration date 15 Apr 1910 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1910:  for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	12	13	14	15	17	18	23	24	26	28
76	77	Fisher Ana	Head	F	W	66	W	Mexico (Spa)	Mexico (Spa)	Mexico (Spa)	1865	Eng	None	Y	Y	O	H

Can't find our subjects, but who is this?  There is no comparable Ann/Anna FISHER in the 1900 census, except our subject's wife.  Is this just a terribly garbled version of her record?

7.  1920 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com):  not found.

8.  Email from Rondi Frankel (5/09):

…regarding Liberata's twin sons Thomas and Cipriano, Baja California historian Pablo M. (sic) Martinez, who published many family records from Baja sources, states that they both returned to Baja California, Tomás to Santiago and Cipriano to San José del Cabo.

9.  Anon. [Preface signed by J.P. Munro-Fraser].  1881. History of Santa Clara County, California.  Alley, Bowen & Co., San Francisco, CA (online at HeritageQuest at Genealogy.com). On p. 571:

Thomas Fisher.  Born in Mexico October 29, 1842.  His father, William Fisher, a native of Massachusetts, when quite young went to Mexico, and coming to California in 1846 with his family settled in Burnett township, Santa Clara county, in the Spring of that year.  Here the subject of our sketch received his education, and has since resided, owning about seven hundred and eighty acres of land.  Married, November 1861, Anna, daughter of Captain Hanks, a fellow-voyager from Mexico, by whom he has living: Isabel, born February 13, 1864; Fanny, born April 3, 1868; Thomas, born May 4, 1879; Daniel, born February 18, 1872; Charles, born May 29, 1874; Everett, born October 11, 1878.

County marriage records show them married in 1862, unless the transcriber of those records made and error.  The 1880 census shows Charles born in 1876, not 1874.  "Everett" was "Edward" in the 1880 census.

10.  James Miller Guinn.  1904.  History of the State of California and Biographical Record of Coast Counties, California.  Chapman Publ Co., Chicago, IL.  Contains a biographical sketch of Thomas N. FISHER (not seen).