Thomas was born in Gilberdyke, Yorkshire, England, and was baptised nearby in Eastrington. He was the son of John and Nancy Wells.[1]
At the time of the 1841 census Thomas worked as a joinery apprentice for Stephen Thompson in Eastrington.[2]
In 1847 he married Sarah Lorriman in Fulford, Yorkshire.[3][4] The couple lived in Hulme, Lancashire, in 1851.[5]
At the time of the 1861 census Sarah lived with her daughter, Isabella, and her father-in-law, John Wells, in Gilberdyke, Yorkshire. Thomas was not at home.[6]
↑ Baptisms in the parish of Eastrington. 4 Apr 1822. Thomas, son of John (labourer) and Nancy Wells of Gilberdyke. Yorkshire Baptisms transcripts. findmypast.co.uk. Accessed 24 May 2021
↑ "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQPT-DTG : 23 May 2019), Thos Wells in household of Stephen Thompson, Eastrington, Yorkshire East Riding, England, United Kingdom; 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.
↑ Fulford. 22 Feb 1847. Thomas Wells (25; bachelor; joiner; of Fulford; father John Wells, farmer) married Sarah Lorriman (22; spinster; of Fulford; father George Lorriman, labourer). Both signed. Witnesses John Hessle Oliver, George Loriman. findmypast.co.uk. Yorkshire Marriages Transcription. Accessed 24 May 2021
↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SG59-TQ2 : 11 September 2019), Thomas Wells, Hulme, Lancashire, England; citing Hulme, Lancashire, England, p. 39, 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.
↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7TQ-234 : 3 March 2021), Sarah Wells in household of John Wells, Gilberdike Mill, Yorkshire East Riding, England, United Kingdom; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
↑ GRO death index. WELLS, THOMAS. 42. GRO Reference: 1864 D Quarter in HOWDEN Volume 09D Page 61. GRO.gov.uk
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