Thomas BLACKFORD
(Abt 1784-1861)
Rebekah WOODSELL
(1787-1853)
John HICKS
(-)
Barbara
(-)
Robert BLACKFORD
(1805-1881)
Ann HICKS
(1808-1891)
Thomas BLACKFORD
(1838-1908)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Harriett Ann SNASHALL

2. Mary Ann MERCER

Thomas BLACKFORD

  • Born: 1838, Hadlow Down, Sussex, England
  • Christened: 4 Mar 1838, Hadlow Down, Sussex, England 1
  • Married (1): 3 Oct 1863, Burwash, Sussex, England 1
  • Married (2): 1880, Maidstone District, Kent, England 2
  • Died: 21 Sep 1908, General Hospital, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England 3

   Research Notes:

1861 England Census:

Age given: 23 years
Birthplace given: Hadlow Down, Sussex, England
Dwelling Place: Horse & Groom Inn, Hastings St. Mary Magdalen, Sussex
Occupation: Bricklayer's Labourer
Status: unmarried

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1871 England Census:

Age given: 33 years
Birthplace given: Burwash, Sussex, England
Dwelling Place: Valencenes, Burwash, Sussex
Occupation: Ag. Lab.

Present were wife Harriett (25) of Burwash, children (born in Burwash): Harriett A. (6), scholar, Robert (5), niece Esther Snashall (1) of Burwash.

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1881 England Census:

Age given: 43 years
Birthplace given: Burwash, Sussex, England
Dwelling Place: Little Milk? House Toll, Heathfield, Sussex
Occupation: Agricultural Labourer

Present were [2nd] Mary Ann (24) of Marden Kent, children Thomas William (6) of Burwash, Ellen E. (1) of Marden Kent.

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1891 England Census:

Age given: 53 years
Birthplace given: Mayfield, Sussex, England
Dwelling Place: Erels Down, Warbleton, Sussex
Occupation: Farmer

Present were wife Mary A. (33) of Marden, children: Thomas W. (16) of Burwash, Ellen E. (11) of Marden, Herbert (8) and Charles (3), both born in Warbleton

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1901 England Census:

Age given: 62 years
Birthplace given: Hadlow Down, Sussex, England
Dwelling Place: Pugs Hole Farm, Burwash, Sussex
Occupation: Farmer

Present were wife Mary A. (45) of Marden, children: Thomas W. (26) of Burwash, farm hand, Ellen E. (21) of Marden, general domestic servant, Herbert (18), farm hand, Charles S. (13), carter boy, George E. (7) of Burwash, at school, Henry O. (5) of Burwash, at school

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Thomas Blackford of Dunks Farm, Brenchley, Kent, died aged 70 years.

Probate 28 Oct 1908 to Herbert Blackford and Charles Sidney Blackford, farmers.

   Marriage Information:

Thomas married Harriett Ann SNASHALL, daughter of William SNASHALL and Sarah SHORTER, on 3 Oct 1863 in Burwash, Sussex, England 1. (Harriett Ann SNASHALL was born in 1845 in Burwash, Sussex, England, christened on 27 Jul 1845 in Burwash, Sussex, England 4 and died in 1880 in Maidstone District, Kent, England 5.)

   Marriage Notes:

Thomas Blackford, 25, son of Robert Blackford, and Harriott Snashall, 19, daughter of William Snashall.

   Marriage Information:

Thomas also married Mary Ann MERCER in 1880 in Maidstone District, Kent, England 2. (Mary Ann MERCER was born about 1857 in Marden, Kent, England and died in 1903 in Tonbridge District, Kent, England 6.)

Sources


1 England, Sussex, Parish Registers, 1538-1910.

2 England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005, 3rd Quarter, vol. 2a, p. 1030.

3 England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations).

4 (International Genealogical Index (IGI)), Batch # C02510-4.

5 England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007, 1st Quarter, vol. 2a, p. 443.

6 Ibid, 2nd Quarter, vol. 2a, p. 396.


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