Thomas Cheyney Plowman (1847 - 1907)

Born 3 Apr 1847 in Beaulieu, Hampshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Eliza Margaret Holdsworth — married 17 Jul 1871 in Tower Hamlets, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 17 Feb 1907 at age 59 in Edmonton, London, England

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Biography

Birth and Parentage

Thomas Cheyney Plowman was born in the New Forest, Hampshire, on 3 April 1847, the first and eldest son of Robert Angel Plowman and Emma Cheyney ^[1] He had a younger sister, Caroline Kate, and a younger brother, Frederic Damen Plowman. He was born at a farm called 'Beck' in Beaulieu, Hampshire.)^[2] He was named after his grandfather, Thomas Cheyney who had died less than a year before. ^[3]

His father, Robert Angel Plowman (recorded as a farmer in his son's marriage certificate and the 1861 census for his son Frederic, in which he stated that he farmed 710 acres in Hampshire^[4]) came from Crewkerne in Somerset and was the son of Edward Plowman, a saddler and harness maker. Thomas Cheyney doesn't appear in the 1861 census with his family when he was 14, but in 1871, at 23, he had left home, gone to London to seek his fortune and was boarding (with his 16 year old brother Frederick, whose occupation is given as 'Merchant Seaman') in St Leonard Shoreditch, London, Middlesex, England at the home of a widow, Elizabeth Holdsworth. ^[5]

Household of Elizabeth Holdsworth, resident of St Leonard Shoreditch, London, Middlesex, on Sunday 2nd April, 1871 Census

Marriage and Family

In the summer of 1871, Thomas married his landlady's daughter, Eliza Margaret Holdsworth in Bethnal Green, London. ^[6] Eliza Margaret wasn't at home in April 1871 when the census was taken - she was staying with her younger cousins, the Hodgsons, in Titsey, Surrey. ^[7]

Thomas and Eliza must have met some time before, because on 17 July 1871, they were married by Wesleyan minister George Taylor Morrison,^[8] in the Tower Hamlets Wesleyan Chapel. Eliza's father's profession was recorded in the marriage record as Wine Merchant. ^[9]

Several of the Holdsworth siblings were married in the Church of England, so it is probably that Thomas Cheyney Plowman was already a Methodist. At any rate, he and Eliza were faithful members of their Methodist chapel for all of their lives.

Life and Career

Thomas Cheyney Plowman began as a commercial traveller, selling wine and beer, perhaps following his father-in-law, Carter Holdsworth's example.

Household of Thomas Cheyney Plowman, resident of St Philip Rd, Hackney, London, Middlesex, on Sunday 3rd April, 1881 Census^[10]

Thomas Cheyney Plowman - Residence[11]

He and Eliza and their growing family lived for a time at 14, Park Rd, Dalston, Hackney, London, and then Thomas took out a lease for 21 years at No. 66a Dalston Lane (a messuage and shop). The premises were to be used for 'the business of a dealer in bottled beer, spirits, etc., and if desired, of a grocer and tea dealer.' ^[12]

Premises Intended for Thomas Cheyney Plowman's Brewery[13]

He later enlarged the business, merged 'Thomas Cheyney Plowman' with William Pierson and Barrett's, and became 'Plowman and Barrett's Co. Ltd, ^[14] building a bottling and brewing plant in Vauxhall, SW London. ^[15]

[16]

Plowman & Barratt's Beer and Bottling Plant.[17]

Barrett's Brewing & Bottling Co. Ltd[18]

Household of Thomas Cheyney Slowman, (sic) resident of Carleton Road, Southside, Islington, London, Middlesex, on Sunday 5 April, 1891 Census

That Sunday evening, Thomas' unmarried sister Leonora was visiting their detached house; 96, Carleton Rd, ^[20][21]near Southside, Islington. The house no longer exists; there are modern blocks where it once stood, so it was probably bombed in the Second World War.

Thomas was also bottling and brewing in premises in Grove Rd, Holloway. ^[22]

Grove Road, Holloway, N London[23]

Voter Registration 1900[24]

In the 1901 census they were still living in 155 (Rose Mount), Queens Road, ^[25](now called Queen's Drive), on the south side of Finsbury Park, ^[26][27] a 20 minute walk across Finsbury Park to 27, Endymion Road, the family home of William Piercy, who later married Elsie Marion. They also had a newfangled thing called a telephone, and Thomas's name was in the telephone book. ^[28]

Clement Piercy, brother in law of Elsie Marion Plowman, Thomas Cheyney's daughter, remembers the family as

a large family who attended the (Wesleyan) Church. We became very friendly and went about sight seeing together. I visited (their home) in Queens Road and got to know his sisters Elsie and Winnie who both had classes at the Sunday School, there was, I think, an elder sister who married a Mr Stanton and went to live in the Wilds of Canada. I remember Harold telling me that they had to ride on hoarse back about four miles if they wanted the doctor. Mr Plowman senior always wore dark glasses and had one of the long pews (on) the left hand side of the centre of the Church, about half way down. He was a fine, tall man and very active. Mrs Plowman was shorter and smaller in stature but a very cheery soul, full of smiles, who always gave me a welcome. They moved to Muswell Hill, to a house known as 'Craigie Lea', Muswell Avenue, a detached house in a lovely garden. ^[29][30][31] (Now a preparatory school).

Household of Thomas Cheyney Plowman, resident Stoke Newington, London, England, United Kingdom, on Sunday 31 Mar, 1901 Census ^{[32] [33]}

Death

Two more electoral register records exist for him - in 1905 ^[34]and 1906. ^[35]The February electoral registry had just been taken, when he passed away on 17 Feb 1907^[36] in Edmonton, ^[37] and probate took place on 20 March following.

Plowman and Barratt Crates

Tower Sparkling Ale Beer Label

Sources

1. ↑ Thomas Cheney Plowman in England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008. FamilySearch Online Database. England & Wales Births, 1837-2006. Citing General Register Office, Southport, England. Retrieved from FamilySearch (Here;) Accessed 4 Feb 2021.
2. ↑ Beaulieu History Society Newslatter 2007. Retrieved from webcache (Here;) Accessed 10 Feb 2021.
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images. Memorial page for Thomas Cheyney (unknown–2 Jul 1846), Find a Grave Memorial ID 104426909. All Saints Churchyard, Minstead, New Forest District, Hampshire, England; Maintained by Liz Chater (contributor 46959236). Retrieved from Find A Grave (Here;) Accessed 07 August 2021.
4. ↑ England and Wales Census, 1861. FamilySearch Online Database with images. Retrieved from FamilySearch 1861 England, Scotland and Wales census, citing PRO RG 9. The National Archives, Kew, Surrey. Retrieved from FamilySearch (Here;) Accessed 5 Feb 2021.
5. ↑ Elizh Holdsworth, 1871 in England and Wales Census, 1871 FamilySearch Online Database with images. Retrieved from FamilySearch (Here;) Accessed 1 May 2023.
6. ↑ England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005. FamilySearch Online Database, citing General Register Office, Southport, England. England & Wales Births, 1837-2006. Retrieved from FamilySearch (Here;) Accessed 10 Feb 2021.
7. ↑ Eliza Margaret Holdsworth in England and Wales Census, 1871. FamilySearch Online Database with images, citing PRO RG 10. The National Archives, Kew, Surrey. 1871 England, Scotland and Wales census. Retrieved from FamilySearch (Here;) Accessed 10 Feb 2021.
8. ↑ My Wesleyan Methodists, Retrieved from Here Accessed 22 Mar 2021
9. ↑ London Metropolitan Archives; Clerkenwell, London, England; Reference Code: N/M/023/003; Microfilm Reference: X099/311, Ancestry.com. London, England, Non-conformist Registers, 1694-1931. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Original data: Nonconformist Registers, 1694–1931. London, England: London Metropolitan Archives. Images produced by permission of the City of London Corporation Libraries, Archives and Guildhall Art Gallery Department. Retrieved from Ancestry Sharing (Here;) 22 Mar 2021.
10. ↑ England and Wales Census, 1881. FamilySearch Online Database with images, citing PRO RG 11. The National Archives, Kew, Surrey. 1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census. Retrieved from FamilySearch (Here;) Accessed 13 Feb 2021.
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14. ↑ Bottling: A Quarterly Supplement to the Brewing Trade Review, Issues 159-166 1964, Page 74 NEW BOTTLING LINE HOME PRODUCTION OF BEER England & Wales and N . problem was not to provide ... It was founded by the merging of Thomas Cheyney Plowman and William Pierson and Barrett's Brewery. Plowman had formerly...; Retrieved from hathitrust (Here;) Accessed 14 Feb 2021.
15. ↑ Hughes, David, (2006)., A Bottle of Guinness Please: The Colourful History of Guinness. Pub: Phimboy. Retrieved from Google e-Books (Here;) Accessed 14 Feb 2021.
16. ↑ Pictorial Dark Green Glass Mineral Water Bottle Plowman & Barrett, London. Retrieved from picclick (Here;) Accessed 1 May 2023.
17. ↑ Plowman, Barrett & Co. Ltd. Courtesy of Brewery History. Retrieved from BH (Here;) Accessed 1 May 2023.
18. ↑ Plowman, Barrett & Co. Ltd. With grateful acknowledgement to: Brewery History. Retrieved from BH (Here;) Accessed 1 May 2023.
19. ↑ England and Wales Census, 1891. FamilySearch Database with images, citing PRO RG 11. The National Archives, Kew, Surrey. 1891 England, Scotland and Wales Census. Retrieved from FamilySearch (Here;) Accessed 13 Feb 2021.
20. ↑ Electoral Register, 1890. Retrieved from FamilySearch (Here;) Accessed 14 Feb 2021.
21. ↑ Electoral Register - 1891 - Retrieved from FamilySearch (Here;) Accessed 14 Feb 2021.
22. ↑ Kelly's Post Office London Directory, Kelly's Directories., 1891. Retrieved from Google e-Books (Here;) Accessed 1 May 2023.
23. ↑ Street View Photograph, retrieved and used by permission of Map data ©2020, Google. Retrieved from Google Maps (Here;) Accessed on 14 Feb 2021.
24. ↑ Thomas Cheyney Plowman, Voter Registration, 1901, Borough of Islington, London, England. Retrieved from FamilySearch (Here;) Accessed 1 May 2023.
25. ↑ England, London Electoral Registers, 1847-1913. FamilySearch Online Database with images. London Metropolitan Archives, London. Retrieved from FamilySearch [Here;) Accessed 14 Feb 2021.
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29. ↑ How a countryman came to London from Norfolk and made good! by Clement James Piercy 1882-1973
30. ↑ Electoral Register 1904. Retrieved from (Here;) Accessed 14 Feb 2021.
31. ↑ Google Maps, Craigie Lea, 4, Muswell Avenue, N10 2EE. Retrieved from Google Maps (Here;) Accessed 14 Feb 2021.
32. ↑ England and Wales Census, 1901. FamilySearch Online Database, citing PRO RG 13. The National Archives, Kew, Surrey FamilySearch. 1901 England, Scotland and Wales census. Retrieved from FamilySearch (Here;) Accessed 22 Mar 2021.
33. ↑ Thomas Cheyney Plowman, 1901 in England, London Electoral Registers, 1847-1913. FamilySearch Online Database with images. Retrieved from FamilySearch (Here;) Accessed 1 May 2023.
34. ↑ Thomas Cheyney Plowman, 1905 in England, London Electoral Registers, 1847-1913. Retrieved from FamilySearch (Here;) Accessed 1 May 2023.
35. ↑ Thomas Cheyney Plowman, 1906 in England, London Electoral Registers, 1847-1913. Retrieved from FamilySearch (Here;) Accessed 1 May 2023.
36. ↑ England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1957. FamilySearch Online Database. Her Majesty's Stationery Office, Great Britain. Retrieved from FamilySearch (Here;) Accessed 14 Feb 2021.
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