Thomas John Church

1811 -1891

Taylor at 26, Abbyfield Road, Rotherhithe. Which is now Abbyfield Sheltered Independent Living Scheme for the elderly. I believe Abbyfield is a big group as we also have one in Gravesend.

Birth: 1811 - Bermondsey, Surrey, England Death: June 21 1891 - St Olave, Southwark, London, England Parents: John Church, Sarah Church (born Chawner) Wife: Emma Church (born Hoare) Children: Thomas Albert Church, Emma Church, James King Adolphus Church, Martha Ann Hunt (born Church)

Thomas Church Birth: 1811 - Bermondsey, Surrey, England Death: June 21 1891 - WORKHOUSE - BERMONSEY St Olave, Southwark, London, England Father: John Church Wife: Emma Church (born Hoare) Daughter: Martha Ann Hunt (born Church

Bermondsey, London, England, United Kingdom Thomas Church's Father is noted as John Church. Cant find a birth record but the death record certainly points to 1811.

Residence 1841 Age: 30 St George the Martyr, Southwark, London, England, United Kingdom Thomas Church would be nearly 30 years of age but shown as 25 a taylor living & boarding at Tower Street the home of William Sandy & family a fellow taylor. This road was renamed as Morley Street sometime between 1936 and 1939.

Residence 1851 Age: 40 Bermondsey, London, England, United Kingdom Thomas Church would now be nearly 40, but shown as 38, still an unmarried taylor living and boarding at 12 Alfred Street the home of shoebinder William Boseley and wife Mary.

Marriage to Emma Church (nee Hoare) 1855 8 Apr Age: 44 Bermondsey, London, England, United Kingdom

Thomas Church a tailor listed as of full age (in fact he was 44) marries Emma Hoare again shown of full age, over 18 years his junior at age 25 at St Mary Magdalene. Fathers noted as John Church a "merchant" & James Hoare, a boot maker.

Residence 1861 Age: 50 Bermondsey, London, England, United Kingdom Thomas Church is now nearly 50 (shown as 46) a taylor living at 2 Webb Street, Bermondsey with his wife Emma aged 31 & their children Emma 5, James 3, and Thomas only 3 weeks old.

Residence 1871 Age: 60 Bermondsey, London, England, United Kingdom Thomas Church is now nearly 60 (shown as 58) still a tailor living at 7 Camilla Road, St Mary Magdalen Bermondsey with wife Emma age 42, their children James 13, and Martha aged 2 & sharing the house with the White family.

Residence 1881 Age: 70 Bermondsey, London, England, United Kingdom Thomas Church is nearly 70 but again noted as 68 still a tailor living at 288 Lynton Rd with wife Emma aged 52, and their youngest daughter Annie age 11. I think Annie is Martha Ann?

Residence 1891 5 Apr Age: 80 Bermondsey, London, England, United Kingdom Thomas Church aged nearly 80, shown as 77 appears to be an inmate of the Bermondsey Workhouse from what I can see wife Emma was elsewhere? See www.workhouses.org.uk/Bermondsey/

Death 1891 21 Jun Age: 80 Bermondsey, London, England, United Kingdom Thomas Church, taylor, dies at the age of 80 of "old age",his death was recorded in the Bermondsey Workhouse. Address shown as 26 Abbeyfield Rd. Burial: Brookwood Cemetery in Woking, Surrey.