Thomas Bond (1808 - 1844)

Born 29 Aug 1808 in Stoke Damerel, Devon, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Grace (Hetherington) Bond — married about 29 Jun 1837 in Thornton in Lonsdale, Yorkshire, England

Descendants

Died 1844 at about age 35 in Tortola, British Virgin Islands

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Biography

Thomas was born in 1808. He was the son of Mary Webber and Thomas Bond.

He was Christened on 25 September 1808 at Morrice Street-Wesleyan, Devonport, Devon, England^[1].

He married Grace Hetherington on 29 June 1937 at Thornton in Lonsdale, Yorkshire, England, by Licence, by Thomas Burrow Pooley, Vicar. Thomas was a Coal Merchant of Lancaster. The witnesses were Richard Thornton, John Bond and Jane Brown.

Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser 14 July 1837, Pg 4:

MARRIAGES

On the 29th ult. at Thornton, Mr. Thomas Bond, of Lancaster, to Grace, second daughter of the late William Hetherington, Esq. of Barton-in-Lonsdale, and of Tortola.^[2]

They had at least four children.

In the UK Census of 1841, 30 year old Thomas was living at Hest Bank House, Bolton-Le-Sands, Lancashire, England with his wife Grace, two daughters Grace (aged 2) and Mary (aged 1), along with 10 other individuals, including Richard Thornton, his wife Hannah and their 9 year old daughter Eleanor.

Thomas passed away in 1844 at the age of 36 at Tortola, British Virgin Islands, as did his wife Grace. He was a Planter.

Sources

1. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NPW2-DZZ : 19 March 2020), Thomas Bond, 1808.
2. ↑ Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser 14 July 1837, Pg 4, https://search.findmypast.co.uk/ (requires subscription)

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Census Records

• "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQG6-4LD : 23 May 2019), Thomas Bond, Bolton le Sands, Lancashire, 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.