Person:Thomas Cain (10)

Thomas Cain was baptised on 23rd April 1815 at St Paul's Walden in Hertfordshire. He was the son of Mary Cain formerly Parsons and her husband Henry Cain, a tanner. The family lived in Whitwell, the main village in the parish of St Paul's Walden.Thomas appears to have been one of seven children, although at least one of those died as a baby. Thomas's mother Mary died in 1827, when he was only 12 years old.

At the age of 22, Thomas married his first cousin, Sarah Parsons, whose mother, Elizabeth Parsons, had been Thomas's mother's sister. They married at Knebworth, a couple of miles east of both Kimpton and St Paul's Walden, but bordering both parishes. After their marriage they returned to Whitwell. In Whitwell they lived with Thomas's father Henry, and Thomas worked as a tanner, like his father. Sarah worked as a plaiter.

Thomas and Sarah appear to have had five children together between 1839 and 1854, all born in the parish of St Paul's Walden. Sarah died in 1880, aged 63. After her death, Thomas lived with his eldest daughter Emma, who appears not to have married. Thomas outlived Sarah by eleven years and died in 1891, aged 75, being buried at St Paul's Walden on 19th January 1891.

1. ↑ Baptisms register, in Church of England. St Paul's Walden Parish Registers. (Hertford: Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies).

   BAPTISMS solemnized in the Parish of St Pauls Walden in the County of Hertford in the Year 1815
   No. 57
   When Baptized: 1815 April 23rd
   Child's Christian Name: Thomas son of
   Parents Name - Christian: Henry & Mary
   Parents Name - Surname: Cain
   Abode: Whitewell
   Quality, Trade, or Profession: Tanner
   By whom the Ceremony was performed: Char[le]s Chauncy, Vicar

2. ↑ England. 1841 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class HO107; Piece 438; Book 15; Folio 4; Page 5, 6 Jun 1841.

   Address: Village of Whitwell, St Paul's Walden, Hertfordshire
   Henry Cain, male, 55 [1781-6], Tanner, born in county
   Mary Cain, female, 14 [1826/7], born in county
   ~
   Thomas Cain, male, 25 [1811-16], Ag Lab, born in county
   Sarah Cain, female, 25 [1811-16], born in county
   Emma Cain, female, 1 [1839/40], born in county

3. ↑ England. 1851 Census Returns for England and Wales. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class HO107; Piece 1710; Folio 459; Page 1, 30 Mar 1851.

   Address: Whitewell, Paulswalden, Hertfordshire
   Thomas Cain, head, married, male, 32 [1818/9], Agricultural Labourer, b. Paulswalden, Hertfordshire
   Sarah Cain, wife, married, female, 31 [1819/20], b. Kimpton, Hertfordshire
   Emma Cain, daughter, female, 11 [1839/40], Scholar, b. Paulswalden, Hertfordshire
   Rhoda Cain, daughter, female, 9 [1841/2], Scholar, b. Paulswalden, Hertfordshire
   William Cain, son, male, 5 [1845/6], Scholar, b. Paulswalden, Hertfordshire
   Mary Cain, daughter, female, 2 [1848/9], b. Paulswalden, Hertfordshire
   Henry Cain, father, male, 73 [1777/8], Tanners Labourer, b. Paulswalden, Hertfordshire

4. ↑ England. 1861 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG9; Piece 821; Folio 60; Page 15, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: Whitwell, Paulswalden, Hertfordshire
   Thomas Cain, head, married, male, 46 [1814/5], Tanners Lab, b. Paulswalden, Hertfordshire
   Sarah Cain, wife, married, female, 45 [1815/6], Platter, b. Paulswalden, Hertfordshire
   Emma Cain, daughter, unmarried, female, 21 [1839/40], Platter, b. Paulswalden, Hertfordshire
   Mary Cain, daughter, female, 11 [1849/50], Scholar, b. Paulswalden, Hertfordshire
   Nathan Cain, son, male, 6 [1854/5], b. Paulswalden, Hertfordshire
   Henry Cain, father, widower, male, 80 [1780/1], b. Paulswalden, Hertfordshire

5. ↑ England. England and Wales. 1871 Census Schedules. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG10; Piece 1370; Folio 59; Page 4, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: Whitewell Village, Paulswalden, Hertfordshire
   Thomas Cain, head, married, male, 55 [1815/6], Tanners Labourer, b. Paulswalden, Hertfordshire
   Sarah Cain, wife, married, female, 53 [1817/8], b. Kimpton, Hertfordshire
   Mary Cain, daughter, unmarried, female, 22 [1848/9], Plaiter, b. Paulswalden, Hertfordshire

6. ↑ England. 1881 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands: . (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG11; Piece 1421; Folio 55; Page 2, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: Whitwell, Paulswalden, Hertfordshire
   Thomas Cain, head, married, male, 66 [1814/5], Tanner, b. Whitwell, Hertfordshire
   Emma Cain, daughter, female, 41 [1839/40], Plaiter, b. Whitwell, Hertfordshire

7.   Deaths index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

   d. Thomas CAIN, March Quarter 1891, Hitchin Registration District, Volume 3a, page 325, aged 75 [1815/6]

8. ↑ Burials register, in Church of England. St Paul's Walden Parish Registers. (Hertford: Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies).

   BURIALS in the Parish of St. Pauls Walden in the County of Hertford in the Year 1891
   No. 609
   Name: Thomas Cain
   Abode: Whitwell
   When buried: 19 Jan:
   Age: 75
   By whom the Ceremony was performed: N. Tristram Valentine, Vicar.