Thomas Smith Tregelles (1798 - 1836)

Born 28 Mar 1798 in Falmouth, Cornwall, England

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Stephens) Tregelles — married 10 May 1826 in Bridport, Dorset, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 22 Apr 1836 at age 38 in Truro, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom

Biography

Thomas was a Friend (Quaker)

Thomas was the son of Samuel Tregelles and Rebecca Smith. He was born at Falmouth, Cornwall on 28 March 1798.^[1][2]

By his mid-twenties, Thomas became an ironmonger at Truro, Cornwall.^[3]

On 10 May 1826 Thomas married Mary Stephens at Bridport Quaker Meeting House, Dorset. The Quaker marriage record describes him as an ironmonger of Truro, Cornwall, son of Samuel Tregelles of Falmouth, Cornwall, ropemaker, and his deceased wife Rebecca; and her as daughter of William Stephens of Bridport, draper, and Amy (Amy Metford^[3]).^[4][5] They had the following children:

• Thomas Smith, born at Truro, Cornwall on 20 September 1827^[6][7]
• Mary Elizabeth, born at Truro, Cornwall on 27 October 1829^[8][9]
• Agatha, born at Truro, Cornwall on 2 February 1831^[10][11]
• Rebecca, born at Truro, Cornwall on 8 March 1833,^[12][13] died there on 18 August 1838^[14]
• Margaret, born at Truro, Cornwall on 30 September 1835^[15][16]

Thomas died at Truro, Cornwall on 22 April 1836 and was buried on 28 April at Truro Quaker burial ground.^[17][18][19] His will, dated 5 September 1835, was proved on 14 July 1836. In it he:^[20]

• described himself as an ironmonger of the parish of St Mary, Truro, Cornwall
• left all his estate to his wife Mary for her use and the support of his children
• appointed as executors his brothers-in-law John Pike Stephens and Silvanus Stephens ion Bridport, Dorset and his brothers Nathaniel and Edwin Octavius ion Neath, Glamorgan, Wales, making his executors guardians of his children

Sources

1. ↑ The National Archives, ref. RG6/221, CORNWALL: Monthly Meeting of the West Division: West Division Births, FindMyPast
2. ↑ "England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977", FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F31Y-X46), Samuel Tregelles in entry for Thomas Smith Tregelles, 28 Mar 1798, Birth; citing p. 40, Cornwall, record group RG6, Public Record Office, London
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} 'Edward H Milligan. British Quakers in Commerce and Industry 1775-1920, Sessions Book Trust, 2007, pp. 443-444
4. ↑ The National Archives, ref. RG6/200, DORSET AND HAMPSHIRE: Monthly Meeting of Shaftesbury and Sherborne: Shaftesbury and Sherborne: Marriages, FindMyPast
5. ↑ "England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977," FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F3Y6-K2S), Thomas Smith Tregelles, 10 May 1826, Marriage; citing p. 45, Shaftesbury & Sherborne, Dorset, record group RG6, Public Record Office, London
6. ↑ The National Archives, ref. RG6/1062, CORNWALL: Quarterly Meeting of Cornwall: Births, FindMyPast
7. ↑ "England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FQQN-69K), Thomas Smith Tregelles in entry for Thomas Smith Tregelles, 20 Sep 1827, Birth; citing p. 43, West Cornwall, record group RG6, Public Record Office, London
8. ↑ The National Archives, ref. RG6/1062, CORNWALL: Quarterly Meeting of Cornwall: Births, FindMyPast
9. ↑ "England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VWZ4-PDS), Thomas Smith Tregelles in entry for Mary Elizabeth Tregelles, 27 Oct 1829, Birth; citing p. 129, Cornwall, record group RG6, Public Record Office, London
10. ↑ The National Archives, ref. RG6/221, CORNWALL: Monthly Meeting of the West Division: West Division Births, FindMyPast
11. ↑ "England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7W7-T21), Thomas Smith Tregelles in entry for Agatha Tregelles, 02 Feb 1831, Birth; citing p. 141, Cornwall, record group RG6, Public Record Office, London
12. ↑ The National Archives, ref. RG6/221, CORNWALL: Monthly Meeting of the West Division: West Division Births, FindMyPast
13. ↑ "England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F79C-K5W), Thomas Smith Tregelles in entry for Rebecca Tregelles, 08 Mar 1833, Birth; citing p. 171, Cornwall, record group RG6, Public Record Office, London
14. ↑ Annual Monitor - Deaths, FindMyPast
15. ↑ The National Archives, ref. RG6/221, CORNWALL: Monthly Meeting of the West Division: West Division Births, FindMyPast
16. ↑ "England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977," FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FQTZ-HBS), Margaret Tregelles, 30 Sep 1835, Birth; citing p. 49, West Cornwall, record group RG6, Public Record Office, London
17. ↑ The National Archives, ref. RG6/222, CORNWALL: Monthly Meeting of the West Division: West Division Burials, FindMyPast
18. ↑ "England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWQT-SJZ), Thomas Smith Tregelles, 28 Apr 1836, Burial; citing p. 42, West Cornwall, record group RG6, Public Record Office, London
19. ↑ Annual Monitor - Deaths, FindMyPast
20. ↑ The National Archives, ref. PROB 11/1865/58, Will of Thomas Smith Tregelles, Ironmonger of Saint Mary [in Truro], Cornwall, Discovery Centre catalogue entry