Person:Thomas Gorringe (2)

Thomas Gorringe was born before 1 July 1790, when his mother Amy Gorringe (nee Taylor) was buried at East Grinstead, Sussex. She may well have died giving birth to Thomas. Thomas had eight known elder siblings, at least four of whom lived to adulthood. Thomas' father James Gorringe doesn't appear to have remarried after Amy's death.

Thomas was baptised at East Grinstead, Sussex, England, on 29 Apr 1792.

On 28 May 1815 Thomas, aged about 24, married Catherine "Kitty" Creasey, daughter of Walter Creasey and Ann Aldridge, at East Grinstead. The witnesses were Kitty's mother or sister Ann Creasey, William Harman, and Robert Payne.

Thomas and Kitty's first child, George, was baptised at Worth, Sussex, on 13 October 1816. George was followed by seven more children, all baptised in Worth: Harriett in 1819, Thomas in 1821, John in 1823, William in 1826, Elizabeth in 1828, Daniel in 1831, and Henry in 1834. Sadly William died in 1830 at the age of 4 and was buried at Worth. Thomas' father James died in 1823 and was also buried at Worth.

The first of Thomas and Kitty's children to marry was their eldest daughter Harriett, who wed agricultural labourer John Hunt at Worth on 16 April 1838. Eldest son George followed Harriett down the aisle a few months later, wedding Elizabeth Longley, daughter of shoemaker, schoolmaster, and Parish Clerk, Thomas Longley.

By 1841 Thomas and Kitty had moved about 15km away from Worth to Cockshot Mill in Reigate, Surrey (the mill was demolished by 1900), and Thomas was working as a miller. Thomas' sons George, John, and Daniel, all worked as millers in their early careers, and possibly worked with their father. In the 1841 census Thomas and Kitty's sons John, Daniel, and Henry were living with them, along with their grandson William (son of George). George was living with his wife and her parents in Horne. Thomas and Kitty's children Thomas and Elizabeth were not staying with them on the night of the 1841 census and have not yet been identified elsewhere on that census.

Thomas and Kitty's son Thomas married Elizabeth Whitmore, daughter of labourer Joseph Whitmore on 12 April 1845 at St. Mary Magdalene Church in Reigate. He would later become a police constable in London, and died aged just 40 in 1861. In 1846 John Gorringe married Elizabeth's sister Harriet Whitmore, and John died just a year after Thomas, aged just 39.

Thomas and Kitty's daughter Elizabeth married Stephen Williams in 1847 in Southwark, however they haven't been identified after the 1851 census. Also missing after 1851 is Daniel Gorringe, last known to be living in Leigh and working as a miller.

Thomas Gorringe died 31 March 1849 in Leigh, Surrey, at the age of 57. The cause of death isn't recorded ("mortification not certified") but his son Daniel (who was living in Leigh) was present at the death.

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1. ↑ ^1.0 1.1 Church of England. Sussex, England. Parish Registers 1538-1910. (FamilySearch)
   Thomas Gorrenge m. Kitty Creasy, 28 May 1815 at East Grinstead.
2. ↑ ^2.0 2.1 Church of England. Sussex, England. Parish Registers 1538-1910. (FamilySearch)
   Thomas Gorringe, son of James & Amy, bap. 29 Apr 1792 at East Grinstead, Sussex, FHL Film Number: 0919114-115, 0416752.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Church of England. Sussex, England. Parish Registers 1538-1910. (FamilySearch)
   Harriet Goridge, dau. of Thos & Kitty, bap. 11 Apr 1819 at Worth.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} Church of England. Sussex, England. Parish Registers 1538-1910. (FamilySearch)
   George Gorring, son of Thomas & Catherine, bap. 13 Oct 1816 at Worth.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3} Surrey, England. 1841 Census of England
   Reigate, page 3; citing PRO HO 107/1076/8.
6. ↑ Church of England. Sussex, England. Parish Registers 1538-1910. (FamilySearch)
   Thomas Goridge, son of Thomas & Catherine, bap. 8 Jul 1821 at Worth.
7. ↑ ^7.0 7.1 Surrey, England. Church of England Marriages, 1754-1937
   St. Mary Magdalene Church, Reigate, Thomas Gorringe m. Elizabeth Whitmore, 12 Apr 1845, pg 64.
8. ↑ ^8.0 8.1 Surrey, England. Church of England Marriages, 1754-1937
   St. John the Baptist Church, Croydon, John Gorringe m. Harriet Whitmore, 22 Jul 1846, pg 142.
9. ↑ Church of England. Sussex, England. Parish Registers 1538-1910. (FamilySearch)
   Willm Gorridge, son of Thos & Kitty, bap. 12 Feb 1826 at Worth.
10. ↑ Church of England. Sussex, England. Parish Registers 1538-1910. (FamilySearch)
    Eliz. Gorridge, dau. of Thos. & Kitty, bap. 29 Jun 1828 at Worth.
11. ↑ Church of England. Sussex, England. Parish Registers 1538-1910. (FamilySearch)
    Daniel Gorringe, son of Thomas & Kitty, bap. 10 Jul 1831 at Worth.
12. ↑ ^12.0 12.1 London, England. Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1930. (Ancestry.com)
    St. Paul's Church, Bermondsey, Marriages, 1857 pg 54, Henry Gorringe m. Eliza Evans, 19 Jul 1857.
13. ↑ ^13.0 13.1 London, England. Freedom of the City Admission Papers. (Ancestry.com [database on-line])
    Henry Gorringe, labourer, son of Thomas Gorringe, admitted 11 May 1865.
14. ↑ General Register Office. England and Wales. Civil Registration Certificates. (London, United Kingdom: General Register Office)
    death certificate for Thomas Gorringe, died 31 Mar 1849; citing 4/285/70, Apr-Jun quarter 1849, Reigate Union registration district, Horley sub-district.
    Thomas Gorringe death certificate
15. ↑ Church of England. Sussex, England. Parish Registers 1538-1910. (FamilySearch)
    John Goridge, son of Thomas & Kitty, bap. 28 Sep 1823 at Worth.