Thomas FREEBODY (1813-1884)
| Name: | Thomas FREEBODY |
| Sex: | Male |
| Father: | John FREEBODY (1777-1831) |
| Mother: | Ann BALDING (1783-1813) |
Individual Events and Attributes
| Birth | 1813 | Froxfield Wiltshire |
| Christening | 5 Oct 1813 (age 0) | Froxfield Wiltshire |
| Death | 19 Sep 1884 (age 70-71) | Princetown Lydford Tavistock Devon |
| Occupation | Watch and Clockmaker |
Marriage (1)
| Spouse | Sophia KING (ELLSON) (1800-1841) | |
| Children | Catherine FREEBODY (1833-1844) | |
| Ann FREEBODY (1836- ) | ||
| Thomas King FREEBODY (1838-1897) | ||
| Jane Rebecca FREEBODY (1841-1841) | ||
| Marriage | 19 Jul 1832 (age 18-19) | St Martin in the Fields |
Marriage (2)
| Spouse | Elizabeth BISHOP (BANNISTER) (1805-1885) | |
| Children | Warwick FREEBODY (1844-1902) | |
| Marriage | 16 Apr 1842 (age 28-29) | St Johns, Bethnall Green, Middlesex |
Individual Note
Baptism Details: (see later notes), Marriage Details (see later notes), Death (Register 5b 241).
Thomas Freebody
gender: Male
baptism/christening date: 05 Oct 1813
baptism/christening place: Froxfield, Wiltshire, England
father's name: John Freebody
mother's name: Ann
indexing project (batch) number:C02267-4
system origin:England-EASy
source film number: 1279364
Marriage Details:
groom's name: Thomas Freebody
bride's name: Sophia Ellson
marriage date: 19 Jul 1832
marriage place: Saint Martin In The Fields,Westminster,London,England
indexing project (batch) number: M00145-4
system origin: England-ODM
source film number: 561163, 561164, 561165, 561166, 561167, 561168
(The above information is from the " The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints" family search facility.
1841 Census: At High Street, Heston, Hounslow, Middlesex with his sister Ann Loyd (Lloyd?), Children Ann, Catherine (Katherine?), Thomas, and stepchildren Emma, Harry, and Sophia (surname Elsdon - that should be Elson or Ellson)
1851 Census: At Church Street, Walton On Thames, Chertsey, Surrey with 2nd wife Elizabeth, step-daughter Phoebe, Ann and Thomas children from 1st marriage, and Warwick his son with Elizabeth.
1861 Census:With Elizabeth at Common Side, Walton On Thames, Surrey. The census alao shows Isabell Bower (Granddaughter) with them. The connection to Isabella has not been established.
1871 Census: With Elizabeth and granddaughter Gertrude at Common Side, Walton Upon Thames, Surrey. A birth registration of Gertrude has not yet been found.
1881 Census: Thomas is living in Park Road, Esher, Surrey with Elizabeth. Staying there at the time of the census is granddaughter Phoebe.
He died in Princetown, Devon UK. It is assumed he was with his son Warwick at Princetown, as it is where Dartmoor prison is situated, where Warwick served as a Prison Warder.
Misc
Main Sources of Information: Parish record for Baptism (forwarded by other researchers, Census records, IGI Records,BMD Indexes, Marriage, and Death Certificates.
There is a link on the Family Names List page that shows pictures taken in the 21st Century of the church where Thomas was baptised.
