Thomas Hawley (1835 - 1917)

Born 1835 in Horsley Woodhouse, Derbyshire, England

Ancestors

Died 1917 at about age 82 in Belper District, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Birth

Thomas Hawley was born in 1835 in Horsley Woodhouse, Derbyshire and christened, aged 2 years, in Horsley Parish, Derbyshire on 30 June 1839, the son of Samuel Hawley and Elizabeth (Millington) Hawley. ^[1][2]

Marriage

Thomas Hawley married Mary Barlow (b.1839/40, Ironville, Derbyshire) on 19 December 1864 in Ironville, Derbyshire^[3][4]

Residences

• Thomas Hawley was born into the family home in Horsley Woodhouse, Derbyshire
• By the time of the 1861 Census Thomas, together with his mother Elizabeth and siblings Millicent and Samuel are residing in Thorn Tree Lane, Ironville, Alfreton, Derbyshire.
• At the time Thomas was married in Ironville Parish in 1864 he was living in Fletcher’s Row, Ironville where he remained through the 1871-1911 Census records and probably until his death in 1917

Death

Thomas Hawley passed away in 1917 in Belper District (probably Alfreton, Derbyshire) aged 81 years (dob=1836)^[5]

Research Notes

On the 1871 Census Thomas records a daughter, Hannah Hawley, aged 11 (b.1860), living with him and his wife Mary in Alfreton, Derbyshire. Hannah is born some 4 years before Thomas and Mary were married, thus it remains to be seen who exactly might be her parents. Unhelpfully (or not) GRO Birth Registers provide the most likely candidate ie. born around 1860 in Belper District without a Mother’s Maiden Name^[6].

Interestingly at the time of the previous Census in 1861, Hannah Hawley, aged 1 year old, born in Horsley Woodhouse, is residing in the household of Sarah Brentnall, aged 65 years and also from Horsley Woodhouse. Hannah is recorded as a Grandchild. Also at the residence is Naomi Hawley, aged 23 years (b.1838) also of Horsley Woodhouse.

A christening of Hannah Hawley took place in Horsley, Derbyshire on 11 October 1859; the child’s Mother was recorded as Naomi Hawley.

A Naomi Hawley is christened in Horsley, Derbyshire on 30 June 1837, the daughter of Henry and Hannah Hawley.

Although no connection can be found, as yet, between Thomas and the Brentnall/Hawley families - in the 1851 Census Sarah Brentnall, now the widow of John Brentnall, records at her residence, a Millicent Hawley, aged 13 years, born 1838, Horsley Woodhouse who may be Thomas’ sister Millicent Hawley

Sources

1. ↑ England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N18M-2QK : 9 March 2018, Tho'S Hawley, ); citing item 6 p 160, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,752,152
2. ↑ England, Derbyshire, Church of England Parish Registers, 1537-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPZT-DWXV : 2 November 2018), Thos Hawley, 30 Jun 1837; citing 30 Jun 1837; citing Baptism, Horsley, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, Derbyshire Record Office, England
3. ↑ England, Derbyshire, Church of England Parish Registers, 1537-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGK8-5FH4 : 11 March 2018), Thomas Hawley and Mary Barlow, 19 Dec 1864; citing 19 Dec 1864; citing Marriage, Ironville, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, Derbyshire Record Office, England
4. ↑ GRO Reference: 1864, D Quarter, Belper, 7B/791
5. ↑ GRO Reference: 1917, S Quarter, Belper, 7B/546; 81 years
6. ↑ GRO Reference: 1859, J Quarter, Belper, 7B/431; Mother’s Maiden Name: Not Available