Birth: 1825 Frensham, Surrey, UK
Father: James West c1788-1869
Mother: Lydia Lee 1791-1877
Christening: 12 June 1825 St Mary the Virgin, Frensham, Surrey, UK
Marriage: 11 December 1853 St Mary the Virgin, Frensham, Surrey, UK
Wife: Frances King 1818-1894
Death: February 1888 Batts Corner, Frensham, Surrey, UK
Burial:7 February 1888 St Mary the Virgin, Frensham, Surrey, UK
John West 1856-1859
Henry James West 1857-1858
Frances King West [Larby (Larbey)] 1862-1882
Adopted:
Ernest Shrubb 1882-1954
Christening of Thomas West in the IGI on 12 June 1825 in Frensham, Surrey, parents James and Lydia West.
Entry in FreeReg for the baptism of Thomas West on 2 (sic) June 1825 at St Mary the Virgin, Frensham, Surrey, parents James, a labourer and Lydia West.
Entry in Ancestry Surrey, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1921 for the baptism of Thomas West on 12 June 1825 at St Mary, Frensham, parents James and Lydia West. "Page 56 Baptisms in the Parifh of [blank] in the County of [blank] in the year 18[blank] 1825 [...] June 12th No. 444 Thomas Son of James [a] Labourer & Lydia West [of] Frensham". The blanks were last completed on page 49 with "Frensham" and "Surrey".
His sister was baptised on 19 November 1826, brother on 11 January 1829, and brother on 3 February 1833 all at St Mary the Virgin, Frensham.
In the 1841 census as Thomas West aged 15, born in Surrey, an agricultural labourer and living with James and Lydia (parents?), Henry, James and John (brothers?), Sarah and Eliza (sisters?) at Summer Hill, Frensham, Surrey.
In the 1851 census as Thomas West aged 25, born in Frensham, Surrey, single, an agricultural labourer and living with his parents (James and Lydia), and two brothers (Henry and John) in Frensham, Surrey.
Marriage of Thomas West and Frances King in FreeBMD in October-December 1853 in Farnham (2A 91).
Marriage of Thomas West and Frances King in a submitted entry in the IGI on 11 December 1853 in Frensham, Surrey.
Entry in Ancestry Surrey, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1937 for the marriage of Thomas West aged 28, father James West, and Frances King on 11 December 1853 at St Mary, Surrey. "Page 103 1853. Marriage solemnized at Frensham in the Parish of Frensham in the County of Surrey [No.] 205 Dec 11th Thomas West [aged] 28 [a] Bachelor [and] Labourer [of] Frensham[father] James West [a] Labourer, [and] Frances King [aged] 30 [a] Spinster [and] Servant [of] do [Frensham] [father] Henry King [a] Bricklayer. [both made their marks]".
His son was registered in April-June 1856 in Farnham,and baptised on 8 June 1856 at St Mary the Virgin, Frensham, when he was a labourer living in Frensham.
His son was registered in July-September 1857 in Farnham, and baptised on 13 September 1857 at St Mary the Virgin, Frensham, when he was a labourer living in Churt.
The two sons died in 1858 and 1859.
In the 1861 census as Thomas West aged 36, born in Frensham, Surrey, an agricultural labourer and living with his wife (Frances), his married neice (Ann Bradley (maiden name Gregory or Grigry) aged 22 and born in Frensham) and her daughter (Elizabeth A aged 6 months) at Bats Corner, Frensham.
His daughter was baptised on 30 March 1862 at St Mary the Virgin, Frensham, when he was a labourer living in Rowlidge (sic).
In the 1871 census as Thomas West aged 46, born in Frensham, Surrey, an agricultural labourer and living with his wife (Frances), daughter (Frances) and a boarder (Abraham Shrubb) at Bats Corner, Rowledge, Frensham.
In the 1881 census as Thomas West aged 56, born in Frensham, Surrey, an agricultural labourer and living with his wife (Frances) and a lodger (James Hale aged 50, born in Dockenfield, Hampshire, single, and an agricultural labourer) at Batts Corner, Frensham, Surrey.
He adopted Ernest Shrubb, son of Abraham, soon after his birth in 1882, his mother dying soon after the birth.
Death of Thomas West in FreeBMD in January-March 1888 aged 62 in Farnham (2A 89).
Entry in Ancestry Surrey, England, Church of England Burials, 1813-1997 for Thomas West on 7 February 1888 at St Mary, Frensham. "Page 37 Burials in the Parish of Frensham in the County of Surrey in the year One thousand eight hundred and eighty eight Thomas West No.289 [of] Batt's Corner [on] Feb. 7th. [aged] 62".
There are forty eight entries Ancestry Family Trees Trees for Thomas West.
Entry in Geneanet Community Trees Index for Thomas West.
Thomas West was father of Frances King West, first wife of Thomas Larby, grandfather of Cyril T Larby, my second cousin once removed, and also the adopted father of Ernest Shrubb, my second cousin twice removed.
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