Thomas Hearn (1851 - 1929)

Born Jul 1851 in Northam, Devon, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Ann (Heard) Hearn — married 5 Jul 1874 in Barnstaple, Devon, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Hannah (Shortman) Hearn — married Oct 1895 in Pontypool, Monmouthshire, Wales

Descendants

Died 20 Feb 1929 at age 77 in Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Thomas Hearn, 1851-1929

Son of John Hearn (1819-1880) & Elizabeth Evans (1822-1860)

Birth: July 1851, Northam, Devon, England. Birth registered 3Q 1851, Bideford, Devon.^[1]

[A Thomas Hearn was 6 years old in the 1851 Census, Barnstaple, Devon; res. Quay.^[2]

1861 Census, Northam, Devon: John Hearn (41), Head, Shemaker, born Northam, Devon Elizabeth Hearn (30), wife, born Yarnscombe, Devon John Hearn (19), son, Shipwright, born Northam, Devon William Hearn (18), son, Blacksmith, born Northam Elizabeth Hearn (14), dau, Scholar, b Northam Henry Hearn (11), son, Scholar, b Northam Thomas Hearn (9), son, Scholar, born Northam, Devon"" Mary Ann Heard (7), dau, Scholar, b Northam Eliza Hearn (5), dau, Scholar b Northam Richard Hearn (3), son, b Northam Louisa Hearn (1), dau, b Northam

1871 Census, Northam, Devon; 103 Cross Street: John Hearn (52), Head, Cordwainer, born Northam Elizabeth Hearn (32), wife, born Yarnscombe Thomas Hearn (22), son, Mason, born Northam Richard Hearn (14), son, Mason's lab, b Northam Louisa Hearn (11), dau, Scholar, b Northam Philip Hearn (10), son, Scholar, b Northam Jane Hearn (6), dau, Scholar, b Northam Emily Hearn (3), dau,b Northam Edward Hearn (11 mo), son, b Northam

Marriage, 5 July 1874, Barnstaple, Devon, to Ann Heard (1850-1894)

Registered, 3Q, 1874, Barnstaple: Ann Heard, Thomas Hearn, Henry William Paltridge, Maria Elizabeth Ware.^[3]

1. Mary Ellen H Hearn (1873-1947), m Thomas Paddon
2. Henry Bruce Hearn (1880-1885), m Elizabeth V Bradford
3. Beatrice Hearn (1880-1885)
4. Bertram Alfred Hearn (1881-1881)
5. Emily Hearn (1883- )
6. Montague Hearn (1887- ), m Maud A Barnett
7. Eveline Hearn (1890- 1968)

1881 Census, Pilton, Devon: Lady Well: Thomas Hearn (29), Head, born Northam, Devon; Mason Ann Hearn (30), wife, born Barnstaple Mary Ellan H Hearn (8), dau, born Barnstaple, Scholar Beatrice Hearn (5), dau, b Barnstaple Bertrude Hearn (1), dau, b Barnstaple

1891 Census, Northam, Bidford, Devon: Thomas Hearn (39), Head, born Northam, Mason Annie Hearn (37), wife, born Barnstaple Henry Bruce Hearn (15), son, b Barntstaple, Mason Emily Hearn (8), dau, born Farrington, Devon, Scholar Montague Hearn (4), son, b Northam, Devon, Scholar Eveline Hearn (1), dau, b Northam, Devon

[Nearby were other the households of Frederick and Charles Hearn.]

His wife, Ann Heard, died, age 39, abt July 1894, Pontypridd, Glamorganshire.^[4]

Marriage 2), 3Q 1895, Pontypool, Glamorganshire, Wales, to Hannah Shortman (1862-1917).^[5]

Hannah Shortman. Daughter of Joseph Shortman (1837- ) & Ann (Hannah) Garland (1836- )). born 2 Feb 1862, Bream, Gloucester; died 11 Nov 1917, Pontpridd, Glamorgan. Residence 1871 Bream; 1881 Monmoutshire, Wales.^[6]

1901 Census, Abertillery, Monmouthshire, Wales: Thomas Hearn (49), Head, Plasterer Surface, born Northam, Devon Hannah Hearn (38), wife, born Bream, Gloucestershire Montague Hearn (14), son, born Northam Eveline Hearn (11), daughter, born Northam Florence A Hearn (9), dau, b Northam Alfred B Chambers (29), Boarder, Minister [?] b USA Fs John D Hughes (26), Boarder, b USA Fs,

Handwritting difficult to interpret; F.S sort of looks like a 7 with a line through it, or a sloppy "3".

1911 Census, Elgwysilan, Wales; 38 Rhos Crescent Bedwas Road, Caerphilly: Thomas Hearne (60), Head, married 16 yrs, 2 of 2 live births still living, Plasterer (worker), born Northam Hannah Hearne (49), wife, born Bream Montague Hearne (25), son, Plasterer (worker), b Northam Evelyn Hearne (22), daughter,, at home, b Northam

[In 1915 his son Montague named him as NOK (father) in his service record.]

His second wife, Hannah, died 11 Nov 1917, Pontpridd, Glamorgan, Wales.

Death registered 1Q 1929, Pontypridd, Glamorganshire, Wales.^[7]

Died, 20 Oct 1929, Pontypridd, Glamorganshire, Wales.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ FreeBMD. England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.
2. ↑ Taylor, Ron, comp.. 1851 United Kingdom Census Sample [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
3. ↑ FreeBMD. England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.
4. ↑ Ancestry.com. UK, City and County Directories, 1766 - 1946 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
5. ↑ FreeBMD. England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.
6. ↑ https://www.ancestry.ca/family-tree/person/tree/101813055/person/312281138285/facts
7. ↑ Ancestry.com. England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc., 2007.
8. ↑ Ancestry tree, unsourced

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