• Born: 3 Aug 1861, Frant, Sussex, England
• Christened: 29 Sep 1861, Frant, Sussex, England ¹
• Married: 10 Nov 1885, St. Peter's Church, Southborough, Kent, England ²
• Died: 3 Nov 1946, Pellings Farm, Crowborough, Sussex, England ^{3 4}

  Research Notes:

Thomas son of Mary Ann Weeks of Frant (baptismal record). ¹

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At the time of the 1881 England Census Thos Rummery, age 19, born in Frant Sussex, ag lab, was with his mother and her husband Samuel Rummery in Mayfield Rd., Frant Sussex.

At the time of the 1891 England Census Thomas Weekes, age 29, born in Frant Sussex, butcher, and wife Mildred J, age 29, born in Calmdown [probably Kilndown Sussex], were living at 22 Mount Sion, Tunbridge Kent. With them were children (born in Tunbridge Wells): Thos. J. (5) and Edith (1), and mother-in-law Frances Baker* (65) of Burwash Sussex, widow.

* See notes here.

At the time of the 1901 England Census Thomas Weekes, age 39, born in Frant Sussex, butcher, and wife Mildred, age 39, born in Robertsbridge Sussex, were living at 34 Mt. Sion, Tunbridge Wells Kent. Present were children (born in Tunbridge Wells): Thomas (14), Arthur (4), and Edith (11).

At the time of the 1911 England Census Thomas Weekes, age 48, born in Frant Sussex, farmer, and wife of 24 years Jane, age 48, born in Caln Down Kent (mother of 2* children), were living at 34 Mount Sion, Tunbridge Wells, Kent. With them were children Edie (21), single, and Arthur (14).

* It is curious that Thomas and [Mildred] Jane indicated that they had only two children. The eldest Thomas is not numbered in this Census, and yet he lived until 1944.

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FARMER BEREAVED. — Mr. Thomas Weekes, of Pelling Farm, has been bereaved by the death of his wife, whose remains were interred at the Cemetery on Wednesday.

Sevenoaks Chronicle and Kentish Advertiser, 12 June 1931, p. 19; Kent & Sussex Courier, 12 June 1931, p. 19

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In the 1939 Register Thomas Weekes (b. 3 Aug 1861), widowed, dairy farmer, was living in Pelling Farm, Poundfield, Crowborough, Sussex. At the same address were [son] Arthur Weekes (b. 12 Jun 1896), married, farm manager, [Arthur's wife] Margaret Mary Weekes (b. 4 Sep 1890), unpaid domestic duties, [their son] Theodore Thomas Weekes (b. 1 May 1921), electrician.

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Thomas Weekes died aged 85 years. ³

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Thomas Weekes of Pellings Farm Crowborough Sussex died 3 November 1946. Probate London 11 December to Arthur Weekes, farmer. Effects £1430 16s. 4d. ⁴