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Thomas Ebben (1822 - 1878)

Thomas Ebben aka Ebbon
Born in Old Buckenham, Norfolk, Englandmap
Son of [father unknown] and
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married 16 Aug 1855 in Market Harborough, Leicestershire, Englandmap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 56 in Market Harborough, Leicestershire, Englandmap
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Biography

This profile is part of the Ebbans Name Study.

Thomas was born in February 1822 to Mary Ebbon, an unmarried woman. He was publicly baptised on the 16th of June.[1][2]

Thomas seems to have remained in the area since he appears in Old Buckenham at the time of the 1841 census. He appears to be living in the home of William Wingfield at Church Green, and was recorded as an agricultural labourer.[3]

On the 16th of August 1855, Thomas married Sarah Collins at Market Harborough, Leicestershire. The banns had been read on June 17th, 24th and July 1st by William Scarbrough.[4][5][6][7]

The following year, their son William was born (21st of June). Thomas was described on the birth registration as a 'Railway Labourer'.

Sometime between 1856 and 1861, the young family moved to Staffordshire.

At the time of the 1861 census, Thomas, Sarah and William were living in Coseley' on Broad Street. They appeared to share a house on Broad Street with his mother's brother, William Collins, and his family.[8]

1861 Census - Broad Street, Coseley, Staffordshire

NameRelationCond.AgeOccupationWhere Born
William Collins HeadMarr31LabourerLestershire Mar' Harbour
CatherineWife33"
ElizaDaur8"
Mary"5Staffordshire Tipton
Elizabeth"4 mo"
Thomas Ebben HeadMarr37Lab Norfolk [Old] Buckenham
SarahWife33Lestershire Mt Harbour
William Son4"

Their daughter, Mary Elizabeth Ebben was born in late 1863 at Wallbrook, Staffordshire.[9]

By the 1871 census, the family had moved to nearby Brick Kiln Street (no. 2). [10]

1871 Census - 2 Brick Kiln St, Coseley, Staffordshire

NameRelationCond.AgeOccupationWhere Born
Thos EvansHeadMarr52LabourerNorfolk Old B[uck]ingham
Sarah45Leicestershire Mark Harborough
William 15"
Mary E.8Staffs. Sedgly

His son William married Phoebe Mills in Lower Gornal in 1875 and Thomas was recorded as the father "Thomas Ebbon - Labourer"[11]

Sadly, Thomas died only a few years later in 1878 at the age of 58. His death certificate lists his cause of death as "Intestinal obstruction; Retention of Urine; Exhaustion". His occupation was given as 'Railway Labourer'. The informant, 'Ann Rollins', was recorded as his sister but this was actually his wife's sister, Ann (Collins) Rawlins.[12]

Research Notes

Parents

  • father's name given as Thomas Ebben upon marriage but there is no other evidence for this
  • Old Buckenham bastardy papers start 1824
  • mother appears to only receive parish relief to March 1823
  • no payments received by the church (by a father) for Ebben child year preceding and following his birth

Census

  • 1841 census - William Wingfield married Mary Sear in 1833. Both were recorded as single at the time of their marriage so this Mary is not his mother. (Also staying there was a lad of similar age, Jeremiah Sparrow - they were likely boarders unrelated to the family.)
  • 1851 census - not yet found
  • 1861 census - Sarah's brother next door
  • 1871 census - Brick Kiln Street, Coseley no longer exists but was located in the area between Broad Street and Edge Street (based on neighbouring streets - White St and Chapel St- in 1871 census) - view on modern map

Sources

  1. Old Buckenham : All Saints : Register of unspecified type : "Parish Register" database, FreeREG (https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/5818c1cbe93790eca3c60fa0 : viewed 8 Sep 2020) baptism Thomas 16 Jun 1822
  2. "Norfolk Baptisms" FindMyPast Thomas Ebbon, 1822, Old Buckenham (accessed 9 Sep 2020); citing Norfok Record Office, Ref: PD 107/6, 1811-1865, Page 44.
  3. "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M79K-8RW : 25 May 2019), Thomas Ebben in household of William Wingfield, Old Buckenham, Norfolk, 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, Leicestershire Parish Registers, 1533-1991," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP4W-FQKH : 6 June 2018), Thomas Ebben and Sarah Collins, 16 Aug 1855; records extracted by findmypast, images digitized by FamilySearch; citing Marriage, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, page 132, citing the Record Office of Leicestershire, Leicester, and Rutland, Wigston, UK.
  5. "England, Leicestershire Parish Registers, 1533-1991," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP4H-J2Q1 : 6 June 2018), Thomas Ebben and Sarah Collins, 17 Jun 1855; records extracted by findmypast, images digitized by FamilySearch; citing Marriage Banns, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, page 108, citing the Record Office of Leicestershire, Leicester, and Rutland, Wigston, UK.
  6. Marriage of Thomas Ebben & Sarah Collins - Leicestershire Marriages - Findmypast - Archive reference: DE1587/13; Archive: Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester & Rutland
  7. FreeBMD Marriages
  8. "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M76M-DL6 : 7 August 2020), Thomas Ebbon, Sedgley, Staffordshire, 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.
  9. Wallbrook, Staffordshire given as birth place in subsequent censuses throughout Mary Elizabeth's life. The addresses given on the 1861 and 1871 censuses could be considered to be in the Wallbrook area.
  10. "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5T8-478 : 28 September 2019), Thomas Evans, 1871.
  11. Marriage of William Ebbon & Phoebe Mills 1875 -England Marriages 1538-1973 - Findmypast; Batch number: M01471-0; Record set: England Marriages 1538-1973; Subcategory: Parish Marriages
  12. FreeBMD Deaths - certificate held




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