Hi, I'm trying to find out some info about Thomas and his son Harry. Thomas was a butcher, born in egerton, kent. Harry was born in Sutton Valence kent,his mother was Amelia Ashdown, she died after giving birth to Harry's sister Alice in 1880. I know that Harry and Alice were with their grandparents on the 1891 census, and what happened to Alice, her marriage etc, but I don't know anything else about Harry. A story in the family says that Thomas marries for a second time and then dies and the children are thrown out by their stepmother, this could be why they are with the grandparents, but I can't find a second marriage for him or a death. My dad's cousin says she was told that Thomas married his housekeeper, but I doubt this very much as according to the 1881 census, his housekeeper was his sister Ellen!
Can anyone help with what Harry did next and what exactly happened to Thomas please?
Thank you in advance, Jen.
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Poss Marriage & Death for Thomas
England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index: 1837-1983 about Thomas George Day Name: Thomas George Day Estimated Birth Year: abt 1858 Year of Registration: 1888 Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar Age at Death: 30 District: Hollingbourne County: Kent Volume: 2a Page: 498 (click to see others on This could be his marriage:
Maria Bray 1882 Apr-May-Jun Hollingbourne Kent View Record
* Thomas George Day 1882 Apr-May-Jun Hollingbourne Kent * View Record
Alice Town 1882 Apr-May-Jun Hollingbourne Kent View Record
Alfred George Watkins 1882 Apr-May-Jun Hollingbourne Kent
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I have found this 1891 census I thhink this could be Thomas's Widow in 1891
Name: Maria Day Age: 42 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1849 Gender: Female Where born: Furnnux Pulton, Hertfordshire, England Civil Parish: Sutton Valence Ecclesiastical parish: Sutton Valence County/Island: Kent Country: England Street address:
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Employment status: View Image Registration district: Hollingbourn Sub-registration district: Headcorn ED, institution, or vessel: 1 Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Maria Day 42 *****Widow John Stutchbury 63 *****also a Widow (Head) View Original Record
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Hi Jen
On the 1901 census, a 23 year old Harry Day, born Sutton Valence, is a boarder, with the Nicholls family, at 1 Crescent Cottages, St Mary's Newington in London. His occupation is given as Store Clerk. He is unmarried.........
As for his father Thomas G Day (as given on the 1881 census )
I am sure this is his death registration...
Thomas George Day / age 30 / March qtr 1888 / Hollingbourne / volume 2a page 498
His birth registration
Thomas George Day / December qtr 1858 / Maidstone / volume 2a page 422
Hope this helps a little
Regards
Jean
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1901 census Poss Harry
1901 England Census about Harry Day Name: Harry Day Age: 23 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1878 Relation: Boarder Gender: Male Where born: Sutton Valance Maidstone, Kent, England Civil Parish: Newington Ecclesiastical parish: St Mary County/Island: London Country: England Street address:
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Condition as to marriage:
Education:
Employment status: View Image Registration district: St Saviour Southwark Sub-registration district: St Mary, Newington ED, institution, or vessel: 9 Neighbors: View others on page Household schedule number: 149 Household Members: Name Age Harry Day 23 Albert Nicholls 7 Ellen Nicholls 18 Mary Nicholls 40 William Nicholls 47 William Nicholls 20 George Pearce 33 View Original Record
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many thanks for that, it has given me something to work on. It now seems possible that the family story is true, especially if it turns out that Maria was Thomas's housekeeper before they married. Thank you. jen.
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