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Thomas Benjamin Perkins 1836 – 1918 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1836

Birth Location: Dover, Kent, England

Death Date: 2 Apr 1918

Death Location: Dover, Kent, England

Father: William Perkins

Mother: Susanna Gosley

Spouse(s): Emma Harris

Children(s):

Thomas Benjamin Perkins was born in 1836 in Dover, Kent, England, the child of William James Perkins and Susanna Morehouse Gosley. In 1841, Thomas Benjamin Perkins resided in Dover, Kent, England. Thomas Benjamin Perkins married Emma Jane Harris. Thomas Benjamin Perkins passed away in 1918 in Dover, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • Thomas Benjamin Perkins was born in 1836 in Dover, Kent, England, the child of William James Perkins and Susanna Morehouse Gosley.
  • In 1841, Thomas Benjamin Perkins resided in Dover, Kent, England.
  • Thomas Benjamin Perkins married Emma Jane Harris.
  • Thomas Benjamin Perkins passed away in 1918 in Dover, Kent, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Thomas Perkins's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Perkins
1836 – 1918
Birth Place: Dover, Kent, England
Parents
William James Perkins
1798 – 1886
St George in the East, London, England
Susanna (Morehouse) Gosley
1805 – 1859
Dover, Kent, England
Grandparents
William (James) Perkins
1780 – 1843
Westminster, London, England
Mary (Gill) Morehouse
1773 – 1807
Dover, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
William Perkins
1758 – 1817
Sarah
1759 – 1823
James Morehouse
1750 – 1811
Susannah Huggett
1752 – 1796
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Perkins
1725 – 1791
Isabella Fossett
1727 –
William Morehouse
Jane Carey
– 1797
Stephen Huggett
1724 – 1782
Elisabeth Gill
1720 – 1779

Thomas Perkins's Timeline

13 Records

1836
1836
Birth of Thomas Benjamin Perkins in Dover, Kent, England
Dover, Kent, England
1837
12 Feb 1837
Age 1
Thomas Benjamin Perkins was baptized in St. Mary the Virgin, Dover, Kent, England
St. Mary the Virgin, Dover, Kent, England
1841
1841
Age 5
Thomas Benjamin Perkins resided here in Dover, Kent, England
Dover, Kent, England
1851
1851
Age 15
Thomas Benjamin Perkins resided here in 8 St John's Place, Snargate Street, Dover, Kent, England
8 St John's Place, Snargate Street, Dover, Kent, England
1865
Apr 1865
Age 29
Thomas Benjamin Perkins was married in Canterbury, Kent, England
Canterbury, Kent, England
1865
1865
Age 29
Thomas Benjamin Perkins resided here in Limekiln Street, Dover, Kent, England
Limekiln Street, Dover, Kent, England
1871
1871
Age 35
Thomas Benjamin Perkins resided here in 20 Blomfield Road, Mile End Old Town, London, England
20 Blomfield Road, Mile End Old Town, London, England
1881
1881
Age 45
Thomas Benjamin Perkins resided here in 29a Folkstone Rd, Hougham, Kent, England
29a Folkstone Rd, Hougham, Kent, England
1891
1891
Age 55
Thomas Benjamin Perkins resided here in 29A Folkstone Road, Dover, Kent, England
29A Folkstone Road, Dover, Kent, England
1901
1901
Age 65
Thomas Benjamin Perkins resided here in 29A Folkstone Road, Dover, Kent, England
29A Folkstone Road, Dover, Kent, England
1911
1911
Age 75
Thomas Benjamin Perkins resided here in 59 Folkestone Road, Dover, Kent, England
59 Folkestone Road, Dover, Kent, England
1918
2 Apr 1918
Age 82
Death of Thomas Benjamin Perkins in Dover, Kent, England
Dover, Kent, England
1918
9 May 1918
Age 82
Thomas Benjamin Perkins - Probate in London, England
London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1836
    Event Place: Dover, Kent, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Masters and Mates Certificates, 1850-1927
    [2] 1851 England Census
    [3] UK and Ireland, Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Dover Express; Publication Date: 12 Apr 1918; Publication Place: Dover, Kent, England; ,0.46051538,0.6639471,0.59325683&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 12 Feb 1837
    Event Place: St. Mary the Virgin, Dover, Kent, England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Apr 1865
    Event Place: Canterbury, Kent, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Dover, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 494; Book: 2; Civil Parish: St James; County: Kent; Enumeration District: 15; Folio: 48; Page: 15; Line: 18; GSU roll: 306885

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: 8 St John's Place, Snargate Street, Dover, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1865
    Event Place: Limekiln Street, Dover, Kent, England
    Record Source: UK, Poll Books and Electoral Registers, 1538-1893

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: 20 Blomfield Road, Mile End Old Town, London, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 562; Folio: 69; Page: 37; GSU roll: 823315

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: 29a Folkstone Rd, Hougham, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: 29A Folkstone Road, Dover, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 746; Folio: 26; Page: 12; GSU roll: 6095856

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: 29A Folkstone Road, Dover, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 842; Folio: 55; Page: 4

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: 59 Folkestone Road, Dover, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 12 Apr 1918
    Event Place: Dover, Kent, England
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Dover Express - 12 Apr 1918 - Page 4, Obituary for Thomas Benjamin PERKINS 12 Apr 1918

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Apr 1918
    Event Place: Dover, Kent, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995
    [2] UK and Ireland, Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Dover Express; Publication Date: 12 Apr 1918; Publication Place: Dover, Kent, England; ,0.46051538,0.6639471,0.59325683&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 9 May 1918
    Event Place: London, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995

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