His father Thomas passed away sometime between 1821 and 1826 - when his mother Amey married again. In 1829 he inherited a house, as did his sister Elizabeth, when his grandfather died. [2]
On 1 Feb 1845 he married his first cousin, Mary Ann Morse. Her father Samuel and his mother Amy were siblings. William Kear and Phebe Morse were witnesses. Thomas was a Tailor. [3]
In 1847 baby Amy Gertrude was born and she died aged 8 months and was buried on April 1st 1848. [4][5] Mary Ann died in 1848, aged 22 and was buried 27 days after baby Amy. In the following year Thomas married again, to Lois Brain. [6]
In 1851 [7], 1861 [8] Thomas and Lois were living in Yorkley. No children were living there. Thomas was a Tailor. In 1853 he was appointed one of the executors in the will of Philip Morse although he inherited nothing. [9]
In 1861 they had a son, Thomas, who died at less than a year old. In 1867 they had a daughter, Minnie Ada. [10] In 1871 Thomas, Lois and Minnie were living in Yorkley. Lois is mistranscribed as Louisa[11]
Minnie died aged just 6 and was buried on December 9th 1873 at Yorkley. [12]
Thomas died aged 59 and was buried on 14 September 1880 at Viney Hill. He had been living in Yorkley. [13]
Sources
↑ Name: Thomas Brown. Event Type: Baptism. Baptism Date: 29 Apr 1821. Baptism Place: Bream, Gloucestershire, England. Parish as it Appears: Newland. Father: Thomas Brown. Mother: Amey Brown. Source Citation. Gloucestershire Archives; Gloucester, England; Reference Numbers: P57 IN 1/2. Source Information. Ancestry.com. Gloucestershire, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1913. Ancestry uk Record 5066 #1046789
↑ Name: Thomas Morse. Occupation: Miller. Document Type: Will. Will Date: 11 Jul 1829. Will Number: 173. Place: West Dean. Hamlet: Whitecroft. Court: Consistory Court of Gloucester. Civil Place: Gloucestershire, England. Reference Code: 62443. Source Information. Ancestry.com. Gloucestershire, England, Wills and Inventories, 1541-1858. Ancestry uk Record 4294 #64936
↑ . Name: Thomas Brown. Gender: Male. Marriage Age: 24. Event Type: Marriage. Birth Year: abt 1821. Marriage Date: 1 Feb 1845. Marriage Place: West Dean, St Paul, Gloucestershire, England. Father: Thomas Brown. Spouse: Mary Ann Mosse. Source Citation. Gloucestershire Archives; Gloucester, England; Reference Numbers: GDR/V1/411. . Source Information. Ancestry.com. Gloucestershire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1938.
↑ BROWN, GURTWOOD Mother's Maiden name: MORSE. GRO Reference: 1847 S Quarter in MONMOUTH Volume 26 Page 73
↑ GRO Index: BROWN, AMY GERTRUDE Age: 0. GRO Reference: 1848 M Quarter in MONMOUTH Volume 26 Page 71
↑ Name: Thomas Brown. Gender: Male. Event Type: Marriage. Marriage Date: 16 Sep 1849. Marriage Place: Newland, Gloucestershire, England. Parish as it Appears: Newland. Spouse: Lois Brain. Source Citation. Gloucestershire Archives; Gloucester, England; Reference Numbers: P227 IN 1/19. . Source Information. Ancestry.com. Gloucestershire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1938. Ancestry uk Record 5156 #1815213
↑ Class: HO107; Piece: 2444; Folio: 6; Page: 4; GSU roll: 104181. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1851 England Census. Ancestry uk Record 8860 #16756975
↑ Class: RG 9; Piece: 3981; Folio: 21; Page: 16; GSU roll: 543217. Source Information. Ancestry.com. 1861 England Census Ancestry uk Record 8767 #13380591
↑ Name: Philip Morse. Occupation: Husbandman. Document Type: Will. Will Date: 26 Sep 1854. Will Number: 221. Place: West Dean. Hamlet: Yorkley. Court: Consistory Court of Gloucester. Civil Place: Gloucestershire, England. Reference Code: 69063. Source Information. Ancestry.com. Gloucestershire, England, Wills and Inventories, 1541-1858 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.. Original data: Gloucestershire Probate Records. Diocese of Gloucestershire, Finding Reference GDR, Wills and Inventories. Gloucestershire Archives, Gloucester, UK. Ancestry uk Record 4294 #101387
↑ GRO Index: BROWN, MINNIE ADA Mother's Maiden name: BRAIN . GRO Reference: 1867 S Quarter in MONMOUTH Volume 11A Page 17
↑ The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 5298; Folio: 123; Page: 12; GSU roll: 848430. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1871 England Census . Ancestry uk Record 7619 #26610650
↑ Name: Minnie Ada Brown. Age: 6. Birth Year: abt 1867. Burial Date: 9 Dec 1873. Burial Place: Viney Hill, Gloucestershire, England. Parish as it Appears: All Saints Viney Hill. Source Citation. Gloucestershire Archives; Gloucestershire, England; Reference Number: P348 IN 1/5. . Source Information. Ancestry.com. Gloucestershire, England, Church of England Burials, 1813-1988. Ancestry uk Record 5158 #1194077
↑ Name: Thomas Brown. Age: 59. Birth Year: abt 1821. Burial Date: 14 Sep 1880. Burial Place: Viney Hill, Gloucestershire, England. Parish as it Appears: All Saints Viney Hill. Source Citation. Gloucestershire Archives; Gloucestershire, England; Reference Number: P348 IN 1/5. . Source Information. Ancestry.com. Gloucestershire, England, Church of England Burials, 1813-1988. Ancestry uk Record 5158 #1194660
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