Thomas Walley (1773 - 1862)

Born 28 Jul 1773 in London, England

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Died 11 Jul 1862 at age 88 in Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales

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Biography

Thomas was born in 1773.

When William was baptised at St Mary's, Chepstow, in 1830, Thomas and Elizabeth were living in Hocker Hill Street. Thomas is described a a merchant's clerk. ^{[1] [2]}

The 1841 Census for England and Wales shows him living with Henry Williams and his family in Pentonville, St Woolos, Newport. His daughters Ann and Ellen are with him. ^[3]

Ten years later, Thomas is living in Christchurch, Newport, and his daughter Ellen is his housekeeper. Thomas is clerk to a timber merchant.^[4]

He passed away on the 11th July 1862 in Hereford Street, Newport. ^[5] His obituary reads: July 11, at Hereford Place, Newport, Monmouthshire, aged 89, Mr Thomas Walley, deeply lamented by his family and friends. He was upwards of 20 years cashier to the firm of Bowsher, Hodges, and Co., merchants, Chepstow, and afterwards 16 years in the firm of Cooke and Nicholas, timber merchants, Newport, Monmouthshire. ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Free Reg, https://www.freereg.org.uk/, Baptismal details for William Walley
2. ↑ Chepstow : St Mary : : "Parish Register" database, FreeREG (https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/5818bf23e93790ec8b16cc6e : viewed 18 Apr 2020) baptism William Walley 27 Sep 1830
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7Q3-4N6 : 5 September 2017, Thomas Walley in household of Henry Williams, St Woollos, Monmouthshire, Wales; 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 and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGT2-VR1 : 20 October 2017, Thomas Walley, Christ Church, Monmouthshire, Wales; citing Christ Church, Monmouthshire, Wales, p. 6, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
5. ↑ General Register Office, England and Wales, https://www.gro.gov.uk, Death registration for Thomas Walley, Newport, Volume 11A, Page 75, September Quarter,
6. ↑ British Library Newspapers, http://find.galegroup.com, The Bristol Mercury", 26 July, 1862.