Thomas Charles Geer of Plumstead
- Born: 1832, Tenterden, Kent, England
- Christened: 28 Dec 1832, Tenterden, Kent, England 3
- Married (1): 31 May 1857, Lewisham district, London, England 1
- Married (2): 1881, Woolwich, London, England 2
- Died: 30 Jan 1912, Plumstead, Kent, England, England 4
- Buried: 5 Feb 1912, Greenwich, Kent, England 5
 Research Notes:
At the time of the 1851 England Census Thomas C. Geer, aged 18, born in Tenterden, Kent, farm labourer, was living in Crane Lane, Cranbrook, Kent with his widowed mother Ann.
At the time of the 1871 England Census Thomas Charles Gear, aged 38, born in Tenterden, Kent, widower, labourer, was living in Crane Lane, Cranbrook, Kent. Present were children Martha (8) of Woolwich Kent, and born in Plumstead: Herbert W. (6), Annie (4), George J. (2)
At the time of the 1881 England CensusThomas C. Geer, aged 45 [sic], born in Tenterden, Kent, furnace man in iron foundry, and [2nd] wife Sarah A., aged 30, born in Swaffham Norfolk, were living at 81 Ann St., Plumstead, London. Present were children: Anne (14) of Woolwich, George (12) of Woolwich, Emma Buckle (6)* of Swaffham, Golden Buckle (4)*
* children of Sarah from her previous marriage
At the time of the 1891 England Census Thomas C. Geer, aged 58, born in Tenterden Kent, furnace man in arsenal factory, and wife Sarah A., aged 39, born in Swaffham Norfolk, were living at 30 Park St., Plumstead, London. With them were children: Emma B. (16)* of Swaffham, general servant domestic, Galden B. (13)* of Lewisham Kent, scholar, and born in Plumstead Kent: Thomas E. (19)†, scholar, Emily (8), scholar, Henry A. (2). Boarding was widow Mary A. Geer (70) of Plymouth.... widow of Thomas's brother Henry.
* children of Sarah from her previous marriage.
† This is an error, as Thomas Ernest Geer was 19 in 1901 as well (see below).
At the time of the 1901 England Census Thomas Chas Geer, aged 68, born in Tenterden Kent, general labourer, and wife Sarah Ann, aged 48, born in Swaffham, were living at 40 Brewery Rd., Plumstead, London. With them were children (born in Plumstead): Thomas Ernest (19), brass [...] machinist, Emily (18), Henry (12).
At the time of the 1911 England Census Thomas Charles Geer, aged 77, born in Tenterden Kent, old age pensioner, and wife of 30 years Sarah Ann Geer, aged 57, born in Swaffham Norfolk (mother of 7 children 5 deceased), were living at 41 Robert St., Plumstead Kent. With them was son Henry Arthur Geer (22) of Plumstead London, labourer.
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Thomas Charles Geer died aged 76 years. 4
Marriage Information:
Thomas married Maria Ann Monk, daughter of William Monk and Emma Cobb, on 31 May 1857 in Lewisham district, London, England 1. (Maria Ann Monk was born in 1839 in Crayford, Kent, England, christened on 10 Feb 1839 in Crayford, Kent, England and was buried on 7 Nov 1868 in St. Margaret, Plumstead, Greenwich, England.).
Marriage Notes:
Thomas Charles Geer, 25, bachelor, carman, of Plumstead, son of Joseph Geer, [....], and
Maria Ann Monk, 19, spinster, of Plumstead, daughter of Wm. Monk, painter
Witnesses: John Woolley, Eleanor Monk
Marriage Information:
Thomas also married Sarah Ann Buckle, widow of George Buckle, daughter of Matthew Ward and Martha Wing, in 1881 in Woolwich, London, England 2. (Sarah Ann Ward was born on 2 Sep 1851 in Swaffham, Norfolk, England, was christened there 14 May 1854, died on 15 Nov 1933 in Plumstead, Kent, England and was buried 20 Nov 1933 in Greenwich, Kent, England.) |
