Thomas Divett (1704 - 1744)

Born 25 Apr 1704 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Husband of Sarah Barber — married 13 Feb 1728 in Quaker Meeting House, Peel, Westminster, London

Died 28 Sep 1744 at age 40 in St Sepulchre Newgate, Middlesex, England

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Thomas Divett was born in Middlesex, England.

Biography

Thomas was born on 25 April 1704 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England. He was the son of Thomas Divett, a leather seller, and his wife Sarah, nee Cooper.

Like his father, Thomas became a leather seller. He married Sarah Barber on 13 February 1728 at the Quaker Meeting House in Peel Court, Westminster.

The number of children Thomas and Sarah had is not known. However, they had a son named Thomas born on 14 November 1732 and a daughter called Sarah born on 9 December 1738 in the ancient Parish of St Sepulchre. The southern part lies within the old Roman wall and hence was within the City of London whereas the northern part lies beyond the wall. It included the neighbourhoods of Smithfield, Farringdon and Clerkenwell, suggesting the family continued to live in the area where Thomas was born.

Thomas died aged 40 of dropsy (fluid retention) on 28 Sep 1744 and was buried two days later in the Quaker burial ground at Bunhill Fields. His widow Sarah lived for another nineteen years.

Sources

• Birth: "England & Wales, Quaker Birth, Marriage, and Death Registers, 1578-1837"
  The National Archives; Kew, England; General Register Office: Society of Friends' Registers, Notes and Certificates of Births, Marriages and Burials; Class: RG 6; Piece: 1106
  Ancestry Sharing Link Ancestry uk Record 7097 #268058 (accessed 17 July 2022)
  Name: Thomas Divett; Event Type: Birth; Birth Date: 25 Apr 1704; Birth Place: Clerkenwell, England; Gender: Male; Father: Thomas Divett; Mother: Sarah Divett; Meeting: Monthly Meeting of Peel's Court, John Street, Westminster; Piece Description: Piece 1106: Monthly Meeting of Peel's Court, John Street, Westminster: Births (1644-1775).

• "England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:2:MN66-QWV : 11 December 2014), Entry for Thomas Divett, 25 Apr 1704, Birth; citing p. 464, Middlesex & Surrey, record group RG6, Public Record Office, London.

• "England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:2:MND1-XHV : 11 December 2014), Entry for Thomas Divett, 25 Apr 1704, Birth; citing p. 89, Peel, Middlesex, record group RG6, Public Record Office, London.

• Marriage: "England & Wales, Quaker Birth, Marriage, and Death Registers, 1578-1837"
  The National Archives; Kew, England; General Register Office: Society of Friends' Registers, Notes and Certificates of Births, Marriages and Burials; Class: RG 6; Piece: 495
  Ancestry Sharing Link Ancestry uk Record 7097 #243960 (accessed 17 July 2022)
  Thomas Divett marriage to Sarah Barber on 13 Feb 1728 in Peel, London, England.

• "England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:2:MN6H-Q92 : 11 December 2014), Entry for Thomas Divett, 28 Sep 1744, Death; citing p. 368, Peel, Middlesex, record group RG6, Public Record Office, London.

• "England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:2:MN6C-DLW : 11 December 2014), Entry for Thomas Divett, 30 Sep 1744, Burial; citing p. 596, London & Middlesex, record group RG6, Public Record Office, London.