Thomas Fairbrass

• Census: 1841 - High Wood, Chartham, Kent, England

1. FAIRBRASS:Thomas (1779–1857) St Mildred's Canterbury Kent England Thomas FAIRBRASS was born in Dec 1779 in St Mildred's Canterbury Kent England.Kent England:Bridge:Chartham:Chartham Hatch:Kiln:Line:Nicholl He appeared in the census in 1851 at Nicholl,Line,Kiln,Chartham Hatch in Chartham,Bridge,Kent England. Also at this address was Mary Fairbrass aged 66 born 1785 Blean,Kent,England. Thomas was listed as a Agriculture Labour. Simmonds Row Canterbury Kent England He died on 28 Nov 1857 at the age of 77 in Simmonds Row Canterbury Kent England.United Kingdom:England:Kent:Chartham:St Mary Thomas was buried on 2 Dec 1857 at St Mary in Chartham, Kent, England, United Kingdom. In the 1830s the Fairbrass family were living at White Wall Farm in Chatham Kent. During this time the whole family,with the exception of Sarah Ann,applied to emigrate to New Zealand with the New Zealand Company,who were actively seeking people for the colony. Also on this application was Thomas junior's wife Ann[nee Russell] and another child,Elizabeth Mary born c. 1837,who was listed as a child of Thomas and Mary. However,not all of the family did emigrate,and the only ones to go were Thomas junior and his wife Ann,and Thomas's sister Mary. Thomas was listed as an agricultural labourer,and Mary as a seamstress,both 'desirable 'occupations for the new British colony. The little girl also came too,but on the ships records(and from thence onto the IGI records)she was by now listed as the child of Thomas Fairbrass and Ann Russell. In fact Elizabeth Mary was the illegitimate child of Mary-a fact not only supported by family rumour but also the Chart ham Parish records which show that help was given to pay the fares. St Martin's Canterbury Kent England.

Thomas FAIRBRASS and Mary FASSUM were married on 8 Sep 1804 in St Martin's Canterbury Kent England.FASSUM:John (1728–1802) <NO SURNAME>:Sarah ( – ) FASSUM:Mary (1785–1857) Blean Kent England Mary FASSUM, daughter of John FASSUM and Sarah , was born in 1785 in Blean Kent England.United Kingdom:England:Kent:Bridge She died on 6 Dec 1857 at the age of 72 in Bridge, Kent, England, United Kingdom. Thomas FAIRBRASS and Mary FASSUM had the following children: FAIRBRASS:Sarah Ann (1808–1851) i. United Kingdom:England:Kent Sarah Ann FAIRBRASS was born in 1808 in Kent, England, United Kingdom.United Kingdom:England:Kent She died in 1851 at the age of 43 in Kent, England, United Kingdom.

FAIRBRASS:Thomas (1815–1853) 2 ii. Thomas FAIRBRASS, born 1815, Whitehall, Kent, England, United KingdomUnited Kingdom:England:Kent:Whitehall ; married Ann RUSSELL, 26 Apr 1840, Chartham, Kent, England, United KingdomUnited Kingdom:England:Kent:Chartham ; died 16 Mar 1853, Tawa Flat, Porirua, Wellington, New ZealandNew Zealand:Wellington:Porirua:Tawa Flat . FAIRBRASS:Mary (1820–1901) 3 iii. Mary FAIRBRASS, born 25 Apr 1820, Charham Kent EnglandCharham Kent England ; married William REEVE, 22 Jan 1846, St Paul's Cathedral Church Wellington New ZealandSt Paul's Cathedral Church Wellington New Zealand ; died 26 Aug 1901, Wellington Hospital, Newtown, Wellington, New ZealandNew Zealand:Wellington:Newtown:Wellington Hospital .

FAIRBRASS:Henry (1825– ) 4 iv. Henry FAIRBRASS, born 14 May 1825, Chartham, Kent, EnglandEngland:Kent:Chartham ; married Julie Ann GILHAM, 22 Mar 1856, St Nicholas Thanington Kent EnglandSt Nicholas Thanington Kent England