Thomas Mead (abt. 1827)

Born about 1827 in Marsworth, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Thomas' Birth

Although the relation of an individual to the head of a family was not recorded on the 1841 Census of England, the fact that Thomas MEAD was living in the household of George MEAD strongly suggests that Thomas was George's son, and therefore also of Kitty ABRAHAM^[1]. The 1851 Census of England confirms that Thomas was the son of George by positively identifying Thomas as the brother of Joseph MEAD, who is known to have been a son of George^[2]. Additionally, this census also shows that Thomas had a daughter named Kitty, who was presumably named after his mother. Further, the census shows that Thomas was the neighbour of both his sister Mary MEAD and brother-in-law William CLARK, and an ABRAHAM family likely connected to his mother, lending support to the conclusion that Thomas was the son of George and Kitty. Thomas' year of birth was roughly calculated from the ages shown for him on the 1841^[3], 1851^[4], 1861^[5], 1871^[6], 1881^[7] and 1891^[8] census returns of England, all of which suggest a birth year for Thomas ranging somewhere between 1826 to 1828. Thomas' specific place of birth was recorded on all of the noted census returns excepting the 1841, which simply noted whether or not an individual was born in the county they were residing in at the time of the census. Unfortunately, a baptism for Thomas does not appear in the available Bishop's Transcripts for the parish registers for Marsworth^[9].

Thomas’ Marriage

The given name of Thomas’ wife is known from the 1851 through 1891 census returns of England. The England & Wales Civil Registration Indexes show the entry for Thomas' marriage in 1846 to 'Ann LAMBERT'^[10]. While the index entry gives his wife's surname as LAMBOURN, the 1851 Census of England shows 'Sarah', the daughter of 'Thomas and Ann', visiting her grandparents who are recorded with the surname 'LAMBERT'^[11].

Thomas’ Death

Considering that Thomas last appears in census returns in 1891^[12], he is presumed to have passed away after that year. His death was not researched.

Notes

1. ↑ Source: #FORONE
2. ↑ Source: #FIFONE
3. ↑ Source: #FORONE
4. ↑ Source: #FIFONE
5. ↑ Source: #SIXONE
6. ↑ Source: #SEVONE
7. ↑ Source: #8ONE
8. ↑ Source: #9ONE
9. ↑ Source: #BTM
10. ↑ England & Wales Civil Registration Indexes, Registration district of Berkhamstead, Counties of Hertfordshire & Buckinghamshire, 1st Quarter ending March 1846, Volume 6, page 567, FreeBMD.
11. ↑ At this time, the citation has been misplaced, The entry was viewed by the author in 2013.
12. ↑ Source: #9ONE

Sources

• Source: [BTM] Bishop’s Transcripts for Marsworth, 1575 — 1842, Church of England, Parish Church of Marsworth, Buckinghamshire, Family History Library Film 1999446, microfilm of the original register, transcribed by the author.

• Source: [FORONE] 1841 Census of England & Wales, County of Buckinghamshire, Registration District of Berkhampstead, Hundred of Cottesloe, Parish of Marsworth, HO107, piece 50, book 12, folio 7, page 10, ...'George MEAD, 50, Labourer, yes/Thomas MEAD, 15, Labourer, yes/James MAUL, 30, Shoemaker, yes/Mary ABRAHAM, 40, yes'… All reported 'yes', indicating they had been born in the county of Buckinghamshire.

• Source: [FIFONE] 1851 Census of England & Wales, County of Buckinghamshire, Registration District of Berkhampstead, Parish of Marsworth, HO107, piece 1716, folio 254, page 14, ...'Thomas MEAD, head, married, 23 , Ag Lab, Bucks, Marsworth/Ann MEAD, wife, married, 23, Straw Plaiter, Herts, Long Marston/George MEAD, son, 4, Herts, Long Marston/Jane MEAD, daur, 7 mos, Bucks, Marsworth/Joseph MEAD, brother, widower, 30, Ag Lab, Bucks, Marsworth/Mary Ann ABRAHAM, lodger, unmarried, 50, Pauper, Bucks, Marsworth'...

• Source: [SIXONE] 1861 Census of England & Wales, County of Buckinghamshire, Registration District of Berkhampstead, Sub-District of Tring, Private House in the Parish of Marsworth, RG9, piece 842, folio 63, page 11, ...'Thomas MEAD, head, married, 34, Ag Lab, Bucks, Marsworth/Ann MEAD, wife, married, 34, Straw Plaiter, Herts, Marston/George MEAD, son, 15, Ag Lab, Herts, Marston/Sarah MEAD, daur, 13, Straw Plaiter, Bucks, Marsworth/Jane MEAD, daur, 11, Straw Plaiter, Bucks, Marsworth/Mary Ann MEAD, daur, 8, Straw Plaiter, Bucks, Marsworth/Emma MEAD, daur, 6, Scholar, Bucks, Marsworth/Kitty MEAD, daur, 4, Scholar, Bucks, Marsworth/Thomas MEAD, son, 2, Bucks, Marsworth'...

• Source: [SEVONE] 1871 Census of England & Wales, County of Buckinghamshire, Registration District of Berkhampstead, Sub-District of Tring, Loner End in the parish of Marsworth, RG10, piece 1390, folio 23, page 11, ...‘Thomas MEAD, head, married, 44, Farm Labourer, Bucks, Marsworth/Ann MEAD wife, married, 44, Straw Plaiter, Herts, Long Marston/George MEAD, son, 25, Navigator, Herts, Long Marston/Jane MEAD, daur, 20, Straw Plaiter, Bucks, Marsworth/Emma MEAD, daur, 17, Straw Plaiter, Bucks, Marsworth/Kate MEAD, daur, 13, Straw Plaiter, Bucks, Marsworth/Thomas MEAD, son, 11, Ploughboy, Bucks, Marsworth/Frederick MEAD, son, 9, Scholar, Bucks, Marsworth/Elizabeth MEAD, daur, 6, Scholar, Bucks, Marsworth/Ellen MEAD, daur, 5, Scholar, Bucks, Marsworth/Charles MEAD, son, 3, Bucks, Marsworth'...

• Source: [8ONE] 1881 Census of England & Wales, County of Buckinghamshire, Registration District of Berkhampstead, Sub-District of Tring, Startop’s End in the parish of Marsworth, RG11, piece 1447, folio 68, page 16, ...‘Thomas MEAD, head, married, 52, Ag Labourer, Bucks, Marsworth’/Ann MEAD, wife, married, 52, Labourer’s Wife, Herts, Tring/Thomas MEAD, son, 22, Ag Labourer, Bucks, Marsworth/Elizabeth MEAD, daur, 17, Straw Plaiter, Bucks, Marsworth/Fred SEABROOK, s-in-law, married, 29, Ag Labourer, Herts, Tring/Emma SEABROOK, daur, married, 25, Straw Plaiter, Bucks, Marsworth/Frank SEABROOK, grandson, 5, Scholar, Herts, Tring/Charles SEABROOK, grandson, 3, Scholar, Bucks, Marsworth/Jane SEABROOK, grandaur, 1, Bucks, Marsworth'...

• Source: [9ONE] 1891 Census of England & Wales, County of Buckinghamshire, Registration District of Berkhampstead, Sub-District of Tring, 5 Startop’s End in the parish of Marsworth, RG12, piece 1127, folio 19, page 10, ...‘Thomas MEAD, head, married, 62, Farm Labourer, Employed, Bucks, Marsworth/Ann MEAD, wife, married, 62, Herts, Long Marston/Thomas MEAD, son, single, 31, Farm Labourer, employed, Bucks, Marsworth'...