Person:Thomas Hewett (23)

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Thomas Hewett
m. 27 Apr 1825
m. 17 Jul 1851
Facts and Events
Name Thomas Hewett
Gender Male
Christening[1] 8 Apr 1794 Nutfield, Surrey, England
Marriage 27 Apr 1825 Burstow, Surrey, Englandto Elizabeth Jordan
Census[2] 6 Jun 1841 Reigate, Surrey, EnglandLesbourne Lane
Census[3] 30 Mar 1851 Reigate, Surrey, England
Marriage 17 Jul 1851 Reigate, Surrey, Englandto Mary Ann Finch
Census[4] 7 Apr 1861 Reigate, Surrey, EnglandUnion Workhouse
Census[5] 2 Apr 1871 Reigate, Surrey, EnglandUnion Workhouse
Burial[7] 7 Jul 1877 Reigate, Surrey, England
References
  1. Nutfield, Surrey: Parish Registers (Surrey History Centre, Woking).

    Christenings 1794 / April 8 Thomas Son of James & Mary Hewett

  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 1076; Book 7; Folio 5, 6 Jun 1841.

    Address: Lesbourne Lane, Reigate, Surrey
    Tho[ma]s Hewett, male, 40 [1796-1801], Labourer, born in county
    Eliz[abe]th Hewett, female, 35 [1801-6], born in county
    Thomas Hewett, male, 14 [1826/7], Grocer's App[rentice], born in county
    Mary Ann Hewett, female, 11 [1829/30], born in county
    Edward Hewett, male, 8 [1832/3], 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 1599; Folio 194; Page 12, 30 Mar 1851.

    Address: Reigate, Surrey (Parish described as "part of the Foreign of Reigate in the Parish of Reigate")
    Thomas Hewett, head, widower, male, 55 [1795/6], Gardener, b. Nutfield, Surrey
    Mary Ann Hewett, daughter, unmarried, female, 21 [1829/30], Dressmaker, b. Reigate, Surrey
    Edward Hewett, son, unmarried, male, 19 [1831/2], Grocer, b. Reigate, Surrey

  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 442; Folio 102; Page 2, 7 Apr 1861.

    Address: Union Workhouse, Reigate Foreign, Surrey
    [Many inmates, including:]
    T. Hewitt, pauper, widower, male, 68 [1792/3], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], b. Nutfield, Surrey
    M. Hewitt, pauper, unmarried, female, 31 [1829/30], Charwoman, b. Reigate, Surrey
    G. Hewitt, pauper, male, 10 [1850/1], Scholar, b. Reigate, Surrey
    W. Hewitt, pauper, male, 9 [1851/2], Scholar, b. Reigate, Surrey
    M. Hewitt, pauper, female, 3 [1857/8], Scholar, b. Reigate, Surrey

    The other Hewitts listed alongside Thomas would appear to be his daughter Mary Ann, his son William from his second marriage, and Mary Ann's children George and Mary Ann. Thomas's granddaughter Mary Ann died just a few weeks after this census, being buried on 29th April 1861 at Redhill, whilst Thomas's son William died a few weeks after that, being buried on 8th June 1861 at Redhill. Both the children's burial records give their last abode as the Union Workhouse.

  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 833; Folio 135; Page 2, 2 Apr 1871.

    Address: Union Workhouse, Reigate, Surrey
    [many inmates, including:]
    Thomas Hewitt, pauper, widower, male, 77 [1793/4], Agricultural Lab[oure]r, b. Nutfield, Surrey

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

    d. George HEWETT, September Quarter 1877, Reigate Registration District, Volume 2a, page 80, aged 86 [1790/1]

  7. Burials register, in Reigate, Surrey: Parish Registers (Surrey History Centre, Woking).
    BURIALS in the Parish of Reigate in the County of Surrey in the year One thousand eight hundred and Seventy Seven
    NoNameAbodeWhen buriedAgeBy whom the Ceremony was performed
    1063George HewettReigate Union HouseJuly 7th86 Y[ea]rs [1790/1]John N. Harrison, Vicar

    Although the name given on the death and burial record is George, this is considered to be an error. No later sightings of Thomas have been found after the 1871 census, when he was in the Union Workhouse at Reigate. Both his surviving children, Edward and Mary Ann, stayed in the Reigate area, making it unlikely he would have moved to another part of the country. Conversely, no earlier sightings in the censuses of a George Hewett of this age in the Reigate area have been found. Therefore we conclude that this similarly aged George Hewett whose last abode was the Union Workhouse at Reigate is actually this Thomas.