Thomas Newman (abt. 1798 - abt. 1863)

Born about 1798 in Littleport, Cambridgeshire, England

Husband of Rebecca (Johnson) Newman — married 16 May 1825 in Eaton Socon, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died about 1863 at about age 65 in Burwell Fen, Cambridgeshire, England

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Biography

Thomas Newman was born in about 1795~1799 in Littleport, Cambridgeshire, England.

Thomas Newman married Rebecca Johnson on 16 May 1825 in Eaton Socon, Bedfordshire.^[1][2]

Thomas and Rebecca had at least nine children:

1. William Newman (1826-)
2. Mary Ann (Newman) Harding (1829-)
3. John Newman (1831-1921)
4. Emma Susan Newman (1835-)
5. Thomas Newman (1836-)
6. Abraham Newman (1839-)
7. Louisa (Newman) Mann (1842-1867)
8. George William Newman (1844-)
9. Elizabeth (Newman) Johnson (1849-)

• The birth registrations of their children (those born after 1837) confirm that Rebecca's maiden name was Johnson.

In 1841 Thomas Newman (age 35-39) lived at Reach Hamlet in Burwell, Cambridgeshire with his wife Rebecca (35-39) and five children: Mary (10), John (8), Emma (5), Thomas (4), and Abraham (1).^[3]

In 1851 Thomas Newman (age 53, Agricultural Labourer) lived in Littleport with his wife Rebecca (51) and five children: Thomas (14, Agricultural Labourer), Abraham (12), Louisa (10), William (7), and Elizabeth (2).^[4]

In 1861 Thomas Newman (age 62) lived in Swaffham Prior, Cambridgeshire with his son-in-law Uriah Harding (33, Agricultural Labourer), daughter Mary A Harding (32), and six Harding grandchildren: Hannah (11), Charlotte (9), Daniel (7), Naomi (5), Alfred (3), and Kizah (0).^[5] Thomas' wife Rebecca (60, Charwoman) lived in Swaffham Prior with four of their children: Abraham (21, Labourer), Louisa (19), William (16, Labourer), and Elizabeth (12, Scholar).^[6]

Thomas Newman passed away in 1863, aged 68 years. His death was registered in Newmarket, Cambridgeshire in the third quarter of the year.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ "England, Bedfordshire Parish Registers, 1538-1983", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPC8-7137 : 11 August 2022), Thomas Newman and Rebecca Johnson, 1825.
2. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N2SG-9ZB : 11 March 2020), Thomas Newman, 1825.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQRX-TFD : 22 May 2019), Thomas Newman in household of Robert Harding, Burwell, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
4. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGCG-YF4 : 8 November 2019), Thomas Newman, Littleport, Cambridgeshire, England; citing Littleport, Cambridgeshire, England, p. 18, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
5. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7B6-53V : 3 March 2021), Thomas Newman in household of Uriah Harding, Swaffham Prior, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
6. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7B6-5WS : 3 March 2021), Rebecca Newman in household of Abraham Newman, Swaffham Prior, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
7. ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2NLH-1NR : 31 December 2014), Thomas Newman, 1863; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Newmarket, Cambridgeshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England. [age at death included on the GRO Index: https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp]