Birth: 28 January 1879 Fittleworth, Sussex, UK
Father: Charles Madgwick 1831-1910
Mother: Emmeline Steer 1849-1921
Christening: Unknown
Marriage: October-December 1901 Brighton, East Sussex, UK
Wife: Edith Osborn [Caplin] 1869-1948
Marriage: October-December 1948 Midhurst, West Sussex, UK
Wife: Sarah Ann Ford b1933-a1954
Death: 23 December 1954 The Cottage Hospital, Petworth, West Sussex, UK
By Edith
Ada Emmeline (Emmilene) Madgwick (Madgewick) [Colbourne] 1902-1987
Frederick Arthur Madgwick 1905-1980
Violet Hilda Madgwick [Woolford] 1906-2005
Percy Thomas Charles Madgwick 1909-1994
Winifred Beatrice Madgwick [Troup] 1911-1970
Birth of Abram Thomas Madgwick in FreeBMD in January-March 1879 in Petworth (2B 348).
In the 1881 census as Abram Thomas Madgwick aged 2, born in Fittleworth, Sussex, and living with his parents (Charles and Emmeline), brother (Frederick Arthur), two half-brothers (John and Michael), and three daughters of his father's first wife (Eliza, Emmeline and Harriett Ada Steer) at Targrove?, Fittleworth, Sussex.
In the 1891 census as Abraham Madnick (sic - in the index, original illegible ) aged 12, born in Fittleworth, Sussex, and living with his parents (Charles and Emmaline), two brothers (Frederick and Percy), and sister (Alice) at Targrove Cottage, Fittleworth, Sussex.
In the 1901 census as Thomas Madgwick aged 22, born in Churchwood Fittleworth, Sussex, single, a member of the crew (leading seaman) of HMS Edinburgh (tender to HMS Wildfire) a Battleship Second class at At No 21 Buoy Sheerness Harbour, Kent.
Marriage of Thomas Abraham Madgwick and Edith Caplin in FreeBMD in October-December 1901 in Brighton ( 2b 569).
Entry in Ancestry All UK, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960 results for Abram Madgwick aged 26 and a labourer on Etruria departing Liverpool on 20 February 1904 for New York
In the 1911 census as Thomas A Madgwick aged 32, born in Fittleworth, Sussex, a stone quarryman working for the County Council, and living with his wife Edith, two sons (Frederick A and Percy T), three daughters (Ada E, Violet H and Winifred B) and a stepddaughter (Alice B Caplin) in four rooms at Churchwood, Fittleworth, Sussex.
Entry in Ancestry UK, Royal Navy Registers of Seamen's Services, 1848-1939 for Thomas Abraham Madgwick born 28 January 1879 in Fittleworth, Sussex, a labourer, engaged 28 January 1897 for 12 Years aged 18, 5ft .05in changing to 5 ft 6in, hair brown channging to dark brown, eyes blue changing to dark blue, fair changing to fresh complexion, a sailor on left arm, served on St Vincent from 15 February 1894 to 31 October 1895, Daphne from 1 November 1895 to 15 April 1896, Pembroke I from 16 April 1896 to 7 June 1897, Victorious 5 from 8 June 1897 to 15 May 1900, Revenge 5 from 16 May 1900 to 22 June 1900, Pembroke 15 from 23 June 1900 to 4 September 1904, Wildwife 15 from 23 January 1901 to 4 September 1901, Pembroke 15 from 5 September 1901 to 8 September 1901, Sans Peril 5 from 9 September 1901 to 14 February 1902, Pembroke I 15 from 15 February 1902 to 1 April 1902, Cormorant 13 from 2 April 1902 to 30 June 1902, Orion from 1 July 1902, Leander from 26 February to 15 May, Pembroke from 16 May 1904 to 4 October 1904, Wildfire from 5 October 1904 to 19 December 1904, Pembroke from 20 December 1904 to 13 February 1905, Vindictive from 1 March 1905 to 3 April 1905, and Pembroke from 4 April 1905 to 14 April 1905, an ordinary seaman from 28 January 1897, leading seaman from 23 July 1900, able seaman from 30 January 1902, leading seaman from 10 August 1904, joined Chatham 15 April 1905, discharged 20 August 1907 transfered to Portsmouth, reenrolled for five years on 15 April 1910 but did not serve until 2 August 1914 on ? ? Castle to 30 August 1915, Victory 1 from 31 August 1915 to 16 December 1916, and Stephen Furness from 17 December 1915 to 8 March 1916. Parts are illegible.
In the 1921 census as Thomas Abraham Madgwick botn in Fittleworth, Sussex in 1879 and living with Edith Madgwick (wife?), Frederick Arthur and Percy Charles Madgwick (sons?) and Violet Hilda Madgwick and Winford Beatrice Madgwick (daughters?) in Petworth, Sussex.
In the 1939 England and Wales Register as Marias (sic - in the index, Thomas on the original) A Madgwick born 28 January 1879, married, a builders labourer, and living with Edith (wife?) at Bys Clule, East Street, Petworth, Sussex.
His wife died in Midhurst in April-June 1948.
Marriage of Thomas A Madgwick and Sarah A Ford in FreeBMD in October-December 1948 in Midhurst (5h 1017).
Death of Thomas A Madgwick in FreeBMD in October-December 1954 aged 75 in Midhurst (5h 579).
Entry in Ancestry England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966 for Thomas Abraham Madgwick died on 23 December 1954 in Sussex, probate 8 January 1955 in London. "Madgwick Thomas Abraham of Coombes Cottage The Fleet Fittleworth Sussex died 23 December 1954 at The Cottage Hospital Petworth Sussex Probate London 8 January to Sarah Ann Madgwick widow. Effects £348 0s 1d."
There are fifty six entries in Ancestry Family Trees for Abram Thomas Madgwick.
Abram Thomas Madgwick was the first cousin twice removed of David Madgwick, husband of Catherine Young, grandaunt of Ellen Young, wife of Thomas Paine, my eighth cousin three times removed. His wife Edith was the sister of the husband of his sister Alice who had married in August 1901.
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