Born 5 January 1820 Chideock & died 25 Feb 1917 in Bridport
Married Jane Squire in 1844 who died aged just 23 years in May of 1846, they had one daughter, Matilda; born c1845 in Chideock. Thomas then married Lucretia Hoskins in 1850. In the census of 1851 he was a master blacksmith in Symondsbury. They had 7 sons including my great-grandfather Benjamin & 4 daughters. Thomas was 90 years of age when he died.