Thomas Darby1
#11863, (27 June 1779-May 1852)
| Father | Thomas Darby1 (1757-7 Mar 1833) |
| Mother | Elizabeth Perry (c 1755-20 Apr 1835) |
| Charts | Darby Family - descendants Descendents of Richard Darby |
| Last Edited | 19 Dec 2021 |
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Thomas Darby was baptised at St. Peter's on Sunday, 27 June 1779 at Roydon, Essex. His cousin George was the previous person baptised in the church.2,3 The church has walls of flint and rubble, and probably dates back to at least 1260. Historically, Roydon was a parish of scattered farms and cottages, with open fields and common meadows. There were 105 ratepayers named in 1734, and the population was 667 in 1801. On the north and west, rivers form the parish and county boundaries.4
He was the son of Thomas Darby and Elizabeth Perry.1
He married Sarah Perry, daughter of George Perry and Sarah Jackson, in a Church of England ceremony at St. Mary the Virgin on Monday, 10 January 1820 at Manuden, Essex. It is likely that the witness Sarah Perry was her sister, and the witness William Darby was his brother..5
In Thomas Darby's will Thomas Darby and William Darby were named joint executors by Thomas to handle his estate on 9 July 1830. The will specified that all of his posessions were to go to his wife, and then after her death it was to all be sold and divided amongst his children equally..6
In Thomas Darby's will Thomas Darby and William Darby were named joint executors by Thomas to handle the codicil to his will on 5 August 1830. The codicil added that after the will was executed his children were to each generally pay 20 pounds each back to his executors, who would then divide the amount into three and give the resulting amount "for the use of my children which are these three William Darby, Elizabeth Brown and Susannah Bush for their own use and benefit in addition to their shares as before mentioned they not having had so much assistance from me". It is suspected that Thomas did not actually have a daughter Susannah, but referred to another close member of his family. He also bequeathed 40 pounds to the maintenance of Elizabeth, the daughter of his late son Benjamin..6
Thomas Darby's will was probated on 9 August 1833. Thomas' wife Elizabeth died less than three years later, and his property was sold (and presumably the proceeds divided up as he specified) in accordance with his will and codicil..7
At age 68 he made a will on 23 September 1847. Thomas Brown (an unknown value.)8
He was recorded as head of household in the 1851 census with Sarah Perry as his spouse at Matching Tye, Essex. He was 71 years old.9
Thomas died in May 1852 at age 72. He was buried on 7 May 1852 at St. Mary the Virgin, Little Hallingbury, Essex.3
Thomas's will was probated on 21 January 1853.8
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Thomas Darby was baptised at St. Peter's on Sunday, 27 June 1779 at Roydon, Essex. His cousin George was the previous person baptised in the church.2,3 The church has walls of flint and rubble, and probably dates back to at least 1260. Historically, Roydon was a parish of scattered farms and cottages, with open fields and common meadows. There were 105 ratepayers named in 1734, and the population was 667 in 1801. On the north and west, rivers form the parish and county boundaries.4
He was the son of Thomas Darby and Elizabeth Perry.1
He married Sarah Perry, daughter of George Perry and Sarah Jackson, in a Church of England ceremony at St. Mary the Virgin on Monday, 10 January 1820 at Manuden, Essex. It is likely that the witness Sarah Perry was her sister, and the witness William Darby was his brother..5
In Thomas Darby's will Thomas Darby and William Darby were named joint executors by Thomas to handle his estate on 9 July 1830. The will specified that all of his posessions were to go to his wife, and then after her death it was to all be sold and divided amongst his children equally..6
In Thomas Darby's will Thomas Darby and William Darby were named joint executors by Thomas to handle the codicil to his will on 5 August 1830. The codicil added that after the will was executed his children were to each generally pay 20 pounds each back to his executors, who would then divide the amount into three and give the resulting amount "for the use of my children which are these three William Darby, Elizabeth Brown and Susannah Bush for their own use and benefit in addition to their shares as before mentioned they not having had so much assistance from me". It is suspected that Thomas did not actually have a daughter Susannah, but referred to another close member of his family. He also bequeathed 40 pounds to the maintenance of Elizabeth, the daughter of his late son Benjamin..6
Thomas Darby's will was probated on 9 August 1833. Thomas' wife Elizabeth died less than three years later, and his property was sold (and presumably the proceeds divided up as he specified) in accordance with his will and codicil..7
At age 68 he made a will on 23 September 1847. Thomas Brown (an unknown value.)8
He was recorded as head of household in the 1851 census with Sarah Perry as his spouse at Matching Tye, Essex. He was 71 years old.9
Thomas died in May 1852 at age 72. He was buried on 7 May 1852 at St. Mary the Virgin, Little Hallingbury, Essex.3
Thomas's will was probated on 21 January 1853.8
Family | Sarah Perry (c 1793-23 Apr 1868) |
Citations
- [S468] The National Archives, England (http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk) Probate 11/1820 Will of Thomas Darby, Farmer of Hunsdon Lodge , Hertfordshire.
- [S1162] Essex, England, Church of England Parish Registers, 1538-1812 Ancestry.com, (www.ancestry.com) Name: Thomas Darby; Gender: Male; Baptism Date: 27th June 1779; Baptism Place: Roydon, St Peter, Essex, England; Father: Thos Darby; Mother: Eliz Darby; Phillimore Ecclesiastical Parish Map: ; View this parish; Source Description: Register of Baptisms and Burials; Service of Church: Registers of Baptisms, Marriages and Burials; Incumbent; Roydon, St Peter; Parish Records;1775-1812.
- [S549] E-mails from Eve Mintern to Tim Hill, 2012- 15th Oct 2012.
- [S582] W. R.(editor) Powell A History of the County of Essex: Volume 4 http://www.british-history.ac.uk/source.aspx?pubid=534
- [S549] E-mails from Eve Mintern to Tim Hill, 2012- (no subject) 31 Jan 2013.
- [S468] The National Archives, England (http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk) Will of Thomas Darby, Farmer of Hunsdon Lodge , Hertfordshire, 09 August 1833, Reference: PROB 11/1820/9 (http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/Details).
- [S468] The National Archives, England (http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk) Will of Thomas Darby, Farmer of Hunsdon Lodge , Hertfordshire, 09 August 1833, Reference: PROB 11/1820/9 (http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/Details).
- [S468] The National Archives, England (http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk) Will of Thomas Darby, Farmer of Matching , Essex 21 January 1853 Reference: PROB 11/2165/167 (http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/Details).
- [S392] National Census for England, 1851 (online image) Class: HO107; Piece: 1770; Folio: 556; Page: 3; GSU roll: 207416. (http://search.ancestry.com.au/Browse/View.aspx).