Person:Thomas Worbey (1)

Thomas Worbey was baptised on 20th April 1817 at Great Wymondley in Hertfordshire, son of Charlotte Worbey, formerly Primet, and her husband George Worbey, an agricultural labourer and publican. The family did not live at Great Wymondley, but in the hamlet of Walsworth in the neighbouring parish of Hitchin. Thomas was the fifth of eight sons.

Thomas appears in the 1841 census living with his parents and brothers at Walsworth, when he was working as an agricultural labourer. Later that year he married his cousin, Elizabeth Walby; their fathers were brothers. They appear to have had eleven children together between 1842 and 1863. They generally lived in Hitchin parish, but many of their children were baptised back at neighbouring Great Wymondley. The 1851 census finds them living at The Riddy, a small group of farm worker's cottages in Hitchin parish but close to the border with Great Wymondley. The following year Thomas was in trouble, being fined five shillings for assaulting one of his neighbours at The Riddy. Thomas's father died later in 1852.

By 1861 Thomas and Elizabeth had moved back to Walsworth, where Thomas kept a beer shop, next door to his mother. Thomas's mother died in 1867. Later that year Thomas was described as landlord of the Red Cow beer house, when he was fined £2 and £1 costs for opening for business on a Sunday morning. In 1871 the Thomas and Elizabeth were still at the Red Cow at Walsworth. Elizabeth was working as a plaiter at this time. The census notes that their daughter Eliza (who lived with them) had been a cripple from birth.

Thomas died in 1881, aged 64. Elizabeth survived him by about eleven years.

1. ↑ Baptisms register, in Church of England. Parish Registers of Great Wymondley. (Hertford: Hertfordshire Archives & Local Studies).

   BAPTISMS solemnized in the Parish of Great Wymondley in the County of Hertford in the Year 1817
   No.	When Baptized	Child's Christian Name	Parents' Name		Abode	Quality, Trade, or Profession	By whom the Ceremony was performed
   			Christian	Surname
   36	20th April	Thomas Son of	George & Charlotte	Waby	Walsworth Parish of Hitchin	Lab[oure]r	W. Lax

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 445; Book 4; Folio 9; Page 12, 6 Jun 1841.

   Address: Walsworth, Hitchin, Hertfordshire
   George Worboy, male, 63 [1777/8], Publican, born in county
   Charlotte Worboy, female, 56 [1784/5], born in county
   Thomas Worboy, male, 24 [1816/7], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], born in county
   Joseph Worboy, male, 19 [1821/2], born in county
   William Worboy, male, 15 [1825/6], born in county
   Daniel Faulkner, male, 21 [1819/20], 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 231; Page 4, 30 Mar 1851.

   Address: The Riddy, Hitchin, Hertfordshire
   Thomas Warboys, head, married, male, 35 [1815/6], Agricultural Lab[oure]r, b. Hitchin, Hertfordshire
   Elizabeth Warboys, wife, married, female, 32 [1818/9], b. Great Wymondley, Hertfordshire
   Ann Worboys, daughter, female, 9 [1841/2], Scholar, b. Hitchin, Hertfordshire
   Eliza Worboys, daughter, female, 7 [1843/4], Scholar, b. Hitchin, Hertfordshire
   Fanny Worboys, daughter, female, 5 [1845/6], Scholar, b. Hitchin, Hertfordshire
   Joseph Worboys, son, male, 3 [1847/8], b. Hitchin, Hertfordshire
   Mary Worboys, daughter, female, 1 [1849/50], b. Hitchin, Hertfordshire
   Thomas Worboys, lodger, unmarried, male, 18 [1832/3], Agricultural Lab[oure]r, b. Great Wymondley, Hertfordshire

   Living next door but one to his brother John.

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 819; Folio 103; Page 17, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: Walsworth Hamlet, Hitchin, Hertfordshire
   Thomas Warboys, head, married, male, 44 [1816/7], Beer Shop & Labourer, b. Walsworth, Hertfordshire
   Elizabeth Warboys, wife, married, female, 42 [1818/9], b. Wymondley, Hertfordshire
   Ann Warboys, daughter, unmarried, female, 19 [1841/2], b. Riddy, Hitchin, Hertfordshire
   Eliza Warboys, daughter, unmarried, female, 18 [1842/3], b. Riddy, Hitchin, Hertfordshire
   Fanny Warboys, daughter, female, 15 [1845/6], b. Riddy, Hitchin, Hertfordshire
   Joseph Warboys, son, male, 12 [1848/9], Riddy, Hitchin, Hertfordshire
   Mary Warboys, daughter, female, 11 [1849/50], b. Riddy, Hitchin, Hertfordshire
   Louisa Warboys, daughter, female, 5 [1855/6], b. Walsworth, Hertfordshire
   William Warboys, son, male, 3 [1857/8], b. Walsworth, Hertfordshire

   Living next door to his mother Charlotte.

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 1369; Folio 9; Page 10, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: "Red Cow", Walsworth, Hitchin, Hertfordshire
   Thomas Worbey, head, married, male, 54 [1816/7], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], b. Walsworth, Hertfordshire
   Elizabeth Worbey, wife, married, female, 52 [1818/9], Plaiter, b. Great Wymondley, Hertfordshire
   Eliza Worbey, daughter, unmarried, female, 28 [1842/3], b. Hitchin, Hertfordshire, Cripple from birth
   Joseph Worbey, son, unmarried, male, 23 [1847/8], Painter, b. Hitchin, Hertfordshire
   Louisa Worbey, daughter, unmarried, female, 16 [1854/5], Plaiter, b. Walsworth, Hertfordshire
   William Worbey, son, male, 13 [1857/8], Scholar, b. Walsworth, 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 1419; Folio 109; Page 32, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: Walsworth, Hitchin, Hertfordshire
   Thomas Worboys, head, married, male, 66 [1814/5], Agri[cultural] Lab[ourer], b. Hitchin, Hertfordshire
   Elizabeth Worboys, wife, married, female, 63 [1817/8], b. Wymondley, Hertfordshire
   Eliza Worboys, daughter, unmarried, female, 39 [1841/2], b. Hitchin, Hertfordshire, Cripple from birth
   Mary A. Cannon, granddaughter, female, 14 [1866/7], Attendant domestic, b. Hitchin, Hertfordshire

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

   d. Thomas WORBEY, December Quarter 1881, Hitchin Registration District, Vol. 3a, page 219, aged 65 [1815/6]

8.   Hertford Mercury and Reformer, in United Kingdom. The British Newspaper Archive
   Saturday 31 Jul 1852.

   PETTY SESSIONS, TUESDAY, JULY 27.
   ...Thomas Warboy, of the Riddy, near Hitchin, was fined 5s. including costs, for assaulting John Lunnun, of the same place.

9.   Herts Guardian, Agricultural Journal, and General Advertiser, in United Kingdom. The British Newspaper Archive
   Page 4, 27 Jul 1867.

   HITCHIN
   PETTY SESSIONS, July 23...
   Thomas Worboys, landlord of the Red Cow beer house, Hitchin, charged on the information of P.c. Berry with having his house open for the sale of beer on Sunday morning July 14, was fined £2 and £1 costs: paid.