Thomas NEWITT, son of Thomas NEWITT and Margaret RUSTON, was born on 26 December 1795 in Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, England, [1] was christened on 30 June 1796 in Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, England, [1] and died on 12 September 1867 in Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom [2][3] at age 71.
Thomas married Mary TOPPER, daughter of William TOPPER and Joannah THOMSON, on 4 November 1818 in Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom. [4]
Mary was born on 14 March 1800 in Earith, Huntingdonshire, England, was christened on 28 March 1802 in Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, and died on 15 December 1892 in Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom at age 92.
They had 11 children: Mary Ann, Elizabeth, Caroline, William George, Margaret, James, Robert, Sarah Jane, Martha, Thomas, and Emma.
Noted events in his life were:
• Residence ~ 6 June 1841 ~ Thomas lived at Slade End, Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, England. [5]
• Residence ~ 30 March 1851 ~ Thomas lived at Slade End, Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, England. [6]
• Residence ~ 23 November 1854 ~ Thomas lived at Slade End, Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, England.
• Occupation ~ 6 June 1841 ~ Thomas worked as an agricultural labourer. [5]
• Occupation ~ 30 March 1851 ~ Thomas worked as a farmer, on 38 acres. [6]
• Occupation ~ September 1867 ~ Thomas was recorded as a retired farmer. [3]
↑ 5.05.11841 England Census (6/6/1841), Ancestry.com Parish of Chatteris - Civil Parish of Chatteris, Cambridgeshire - Reference: HO 107/80/5 Place - Houses: Uninhabited or Building / Inhabited - Names of each Person who abode therein the previous night - Age and Sex: Male/Female - Profession, Trade, Employment or of Independent means - Where Born: Whether Born in same County/Whether Born in Scotland, Ireland, or Foreign Parts
Slade End _/ 1 - Thomas Newitt - 45/M - Ag. Lab. - Y/_
Mary do - 40/F - _ - Y/_
Caroline do - 16/F - _ - Y/_
William do - 14/M - _ - Y/_
Margaret do - 12/F - _ - Y/_
James do - 9/M - _ - Y/_
Robert do - 7/M - _ - Y/_
Sarah do -4/F - _ - Y/_
Martha do - 2/F - _ - Y/_.
↑ 6.06.11851 England Census (30/3/1851), Ancestry.com Parish of Chatteris - County of Cambridgeshire - Reference: H.O. 107/1765 No. of Householders Schedule - Name of Street, Place, or Road, and Name or No. of House - Name and Surname of each Person who abode in the House on the Night of the 30th March, 1851 - Relation to Head of Family - Condition - Age of: Males/Females - Rank, Profession, or Occupation - Where Born - Whether Blind, or Deaf-and-Dumb
88 - Slade End - Thomas Newitt - Head - Mar - 55/M - Farmer of 38 acres - Cambs Chatteris - _
Mary Do - Wife - Mar - 51/F - _ - Hunts Earith - _
James Do - Son - U - 19/M - Agricultural Laborer - Cambs Chatteris - _
"Assisted Immigrants (Board's List) 1855 (Ships) Abdullah - Blenheim" Reel 2468 - Ref 10 NQ929.3944 8 SET State Library of NSW, microfilm James Newitt - 22 - laborer - Chatteris Cambridgeshire - Thomas and Mary - living in Chatteris - CofE - both - good - 5 pounds passage Robert Turner - 44 - excavator - Dorking Norfolk - Thomas and Ann - father dead - Wesleyan - both - good Julia Maria Turner - 38 - Gedney Lincolnshire - William and Elizabeth Archbold - both dead - Wesleyan - both - good Ships Name. "Blackfriar" - Date of Arrival. 10th Mar. 1855 List of Immigrants per ship Blackfriar, as inspected by the Immigration Board, on the 14th day of March 1855 Name - Age - Calling - Native Place and County - Parent's names and if alive their residence - Religious Denomination - Read or Write - Relation in the Colony - State of bodily health, strength, and probable usefulness - Any complaints regarding treatment aboard the ship - Remarks by Immigration Board Turner - Robert - 44 - Excavator - Docking Norfolk - Thomas & Ann both dead - C of E - both - none - good - none - _ " - Maria - 38 - wife of the above - Gedney Lincolnshire - William & Elizabeth Archbold both dead - " - " - " - " - _ " - Mary Ann - 18 - daughter of the above - " - " - " - read a little - " - " - " - _ Turner - Maria - 11 - " - " - " - " - " - " - " - " - _ " - Elizabeth - 9 - " - " - " - " - " - " - " - " - _ Newitt - James - 22 - Laborer - Chatteris Cambridgeshire - Thomas & Mary both living at Chatteris - " - both - " - " - " - _
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