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3xGt Grandfather - Help required!!!

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Chris from Kent

Chris from Kent Report 4 Jul 2008 19:58

My Great, Great, Great Grandfather Thomas Spain married Maria Silver on 8 Oct 1829. Thomas was 51 and a widower when they married in a church in Newington-Next-Hythe, Kent and Maria was a spinster aged 33.
They went onto have 5 children from 1830-1841. William, Mary, John, Susannah & Thomas.
Is there anyway I can find who he was married to before.
And if he had a family with his first wife
I would be grateful for any help or pointers
Thanks
Chris

Christina(Lancashire)

Christina(Lancashire) Report 4 Jul 2008 20:03

This is from the IGI...

Thomas Spain Pedigree
Male Family

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Marriages:
Spouse: Elizabeth Maycock
Marriage: 25 NOV 1805 Newington Next Hythe, Kent, England

Chris from Kent

Chris from Kent Report 4 Jul 2008 21:21

Thanks Christina & Cynthia.
I have seen that entry before but I am sure I have seen somewhere that after Elizabeth died Thomas went onto marry her sister and when I checked (at the time) they were still together and having children when my Thomas married Maria.
I am at the moment racking my brains (and googleing like mad) to find where I got that info from.
Thank you both
Chris

Nickydownsouth

Nickydownsouth Report 4 Jul 2008 22:26

Take a look at this site, you may get lucky.

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mrawson/


Nicky

Researching:
Furniss/Furness in Lancashire,Critchett in Devon and London, Keemish/Camish/ Kemish from Hampshire then Cambridge, Copper and Godden in Kent, Spink/Spynk in Norfolk and Cambridge

Chris from Kent

Chris from Kent Report 4 Jul 2008 22:51

Thanks Nicky
What a fascinating site! Having a great time looking through it even if I dont find any of the above
Chris

Nickydownsouth

Nickydownsouth Report 4 Jul 2008 22:59

Glad to pass the tip on Chris....its one I keep bookmarked and go back to quite often.


Happy hunting

Nicky

Researching:
Furniss/Furness in Lancashire,Critchett in Devon and London, Keemish/Camish/ Kemish from Hampshire then Cambridge, Copper and Godden in Kent, Spink/Spynk in Norfolk and Cambridge

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 5 Jul 2008 01:19

The ages here don't match the ones you have.
1841 census
Truxhale?, Newington, Kent
Thomas Spain, 55, ag bailiff
Maria, 45
William, 10
Mary, 8
John, 5
Susannah, 3
Thomas, 3 months
Maria Mumming?, 15, female servant
All born in county.

Actually with the rounding down of ages Thomas could have been 55-59 so born 1782-86, Maria was 45-49 so born 1792-96.

Researching:
Great grandmother Dorothy Bean nee Abbott (1858-1908)

Chris from Kent

Chris from Kent Report 5 Jul 2008 01:39

Hi Margaret
In the 1851 he says he is 69 and Maria is 54, but then he is a Victualler.
John 15, Susannah 12, Thomas 10
As the other ages seem to match with the 1841 I thought it more likely that the 1851 ages were right.
Chris
(If that makes sense)

Peter

Peter Report 8 Sep 2011 10:04

If you are still searching this site is worth a look:

http://www.finnistree.co.uk/fam517.html