Thomas MILSTED^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]}

1808 -

• Name	Thomas MILSTED
  Christened	22 May 1808	Ospringe, Kent, England
  Gender	Male
  Person ID	I2596	Young Kent Ancestors
  Last Modified	19 May 2007

  
  

  Father	John MILSTED,   c. 12 Oct 1777, Ospringe, Kent, England ,   bur. 16 Nov 1848, Ospringe, Kent, England  (Age ~ 71 years)
  Mother	Mary NUTT,   c. 17 May 1778, Faversham, Kent, England ,   bur. 9 May 1819, Faversham, Kent, England  (Age ~ 40 years)
  Married	11 Jun 1798	Faversham, Kent, England
  Family ID	F507	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Ann GREGORY,   c. 21 Mar 1812, Faversham, Kent, England ,   bur. 16 Aug 1863, Faversham, Kent, England  (Age ~ 51 years)
  Married	18 Jun 1831	Preston-Faversham, Kent, England
  Children	1. Mary Ann ^ MILSTED,   c. 30 Sep 1832, Preston-Faversham, Kent, England ,   bur. 31 Oct 1833, Preston-Faversham, Kent, England  (Age ~ 1 years)   2. George MILSTED,   c. 3 Aug 1834, Preston-Faversham, Kent, England ,   bur. 14 Dec 1856, Preston-Faversham, Kent, England  (Age ~ 22 years)   3. Thomas ^ MILSTED,   c. 23 Oct 1836, Preston-Faversham, Kent, England ,   bur. 3 Dec 1837, Preston-Faversham, Kent, England  (Age ~ 1 years)   4. Thomas William MILSTED,   b. 23 Oct 1838, Brent Town, Preston-Faversham, Kent, England ,   d. Post-1881  (Age 42 years)   5. Samuel MILSTED,   b. 1840, Preston-Faversham, Kent, England ,   d. 14 Aug 1884, Essex, England  (Age 44 years)   6. Emma MILSTED,   b. 1842, Preston-Faversham, Kent, England   7. Ann ^ MILSTED,   c. 31 Jul 1844, Preston-Faversham, Kent, England ,   bur. 17 Jun 1846, Preston-Faversham, Kent, England  (Age ~ 1 years)   8. Ellen MILSTED,   b. 23 Sep 1847, Swan Quay, Faversham, Kent, England   9. Frederick John ^ MILSTED,   c. 20 Jun 1849, Preston-Faversham, Kent, England ,   bur. 20 Apr 1856, Preston-Faversham, Kent, England  (Age ~ 6 years)   10. Alice MILSTED,   b. 21 Feb 1851, Preston-Faversham, Kent, England ,   bur. 3 Feb 1880, Preston-Faversham, Kent, England  (Age ~ 28 years)   11. Daniel Walter MILSTED,   c. 1854, Preston-Faversham, Kent, England ,   d. Jun Qtr 1929, Faversham, Kent, England  (Age ~ 75 years)
  Last Modified	20 Mar 2022
  Family ID	F1034	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Sarah,   b. Abt 1813, Faversham, Kent, England
  Married	Post-Aug 1863
  Last Modified	20 Mar 2022
  Family ID	F1090	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Thomas was born and christened at Ospringe during 1808. He married his sister-in-law, Ann Gregory, on June 18, 1831 at Preston and together they produced eleven children: Mary Ann who died shortly after her first birthday; George, a mariner; Thomas, Jr., who eventually worked as a fisherman and beer retailer; Samuel a mariner whose ultimate fate was to drown during a storm at sea; Emma; Ellen; Alice; and Daniel Walter, also who eventually became a mariner. Two other of Thomas and Ann's children died during their infancy: Thomas born during 1836 and Ann born during 1844. Frederick John, who was born during 1849 died two months prior to his 7th birthday. In 1841 Thomas, a shipwright like his father, and family were living with John and Judith Gregory - Ann's parents. By 1851 Thomas and family had moved to Flood Lane and George, at age 16, was already working as a mariner. Thomas was still employed as a shipwright. As of the 1861 census, Thomas and family were living on Tanner Street at a place called "Friendship". He was still working as a shipwright and the family had taken in three boarders all from Westall, Suffolk and all of whom were labourers in the local brickfields. One of the boarders, George Card, was eventually to become Thomas' son-in-law, marying Emma on 31 January 1864. In 1861, however, Emma was working as a general servant. By 1871 Thomas, at age 67, was an unemployed ship builder living on Flood Lane. Ann had died and Thomas had remarried, Sarah, herself a widow. Living with them was Sarah's daughter, Mary A. Wraight, 19, who was working as a general domestic servant and I fear the only source of income for the household. Thomas and his second wife moved to Halling prior to the census of 1881. There, Thomas found employment as a carpenter. Author Richard Hugh Perks states "my first reference is in the 1865 Mercantile Navy List where he [Thomas Milsted] appears as owner of the fishing smack ROYAL GEORGE. This may be the same THOMAS MILSTED who purchased the small fishing bawley NANCY in 1896 (Reference Fa 3/1 Fishing Register)." It is my belief that the Thomas Milsted who owned the Royal George is this particular Thomas and that it was his son, Thomas who purchased the NANCY.

  
  

• Sources

  [S75] Faversham Sailing Vessels, Richard Hugh Perks, A.R.I.C.S., (England, Faversham: Fleur-de-lis Heritage Centre). Author Richard Hugh Perks states "my first reference is in the 1865 Mercantile Navy List where he [Thomas Milsted] appears as owner of the fishing smack ROYAL GEORGE. This may be the same THOMAS MILSTED who purchased the small fishing bawley NANCY in 1896 (Reference Fa 3/1 Fishing Register)." [S74] Proceedings of the Court Baron, (U.S.A., Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah), LDS Film #1850205, Manor of Faversham, 1861. At this Court came Thomas Milsted and claimed to hold of the Lord of this Manor as of the Manor aforeaid [Faversham], by the like services and by the yearly rent of one penny, 3 farthings payable at the feast aforesaid (St. Michael the Archangel), a messuage with appurtenances situate on Tanner Street near Stone Bridge, in Faversham, now in the occupation of the said Thomas Milsted, late the estate of Daniel Southee who aliened the same to B. Filmer who subsequently sold the same to the said Thomas Milsted whereby two reliefs amounting to one penny, 3 farthings became due to the said Lord which the said Thomas Milsted now paid in Court, acknowledged the tenure, did his fealty and was admitted tenant. [S74] Proceedings of the Court Baron, (U.S.A., Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah), LDS Film #1850205, Manor of Faversham, 1864. At this Court came George Ash and claimed to hold of the Lord of this Manor as of the Manor aforeaid [Faversham], by the like services and by the yearly rent of one penny, 3 farthings, a messuage with appurtenances situate on Tanner Street near Stone Bridge, in Faversham, now in the occupation of the said George Ash, late the estate of Thomas Milsted who aliened the same to the said George Ash whereby a relief equal to one-half of the yearly rent became due to the said Lord, which the said George Ash now paid in Court, acknowledged the tenure and was admitted tenant, but being absent his fealty is respited. [S54] 1881 Census, England, Office of National Statistics, General Register Office, Kew, Surrey, England, (U.S.A., Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah), LDS Film #1341209, RG11/0880, folio 103, page 23, Halling, 3 Apr 1881. Near the Church Cottage: Thomas Milstead [sic], head, married, 50, carpenter, born at Ospringe Sarah Milstead, wife, married, 68, born at Faversham [S15] 1851 Census, England, Office of National Statistics, General Register Office, Kew, Surrey, England, (U.S.A., Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah), LDS Film #0193527, Faversham, 30 Mar 1851. 148, Flood Lane, Faversham [six doors down from Archibald Duncan]: Thomas Milsted, head, married, 45, shipwright, born at Faversham Ann, wife, married, 40, born at Faversham George, son, unmarried, 16, mariner, born at Preston Thomas, son, 12, born at Preston Samuel, son, 9, born at Faversham Frederick, son, 1, born at Faversham Emma, daughter, 8, born at Faversham Ellen, daughter, 3, born at Faversham Alice, daughter, 1 month, born at Faversham [S58] 1861 Census, England, Office of National Statistics, General Register Office, Kew, Surrey, England, (U.S.A., Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah), LDS Film #0542655, Faversham, 7 Apr 1861. 119 Tanner Street, "Friendship": Thomas Milsted, head, married, 54, shipwright, born at Ospringe Ann, wife, married, 53, born at Faversham Emma, daughter, unmarried, 19, general servant, born at Faversham Ellen, daughter, unmarried, 15, scholar, born at Faversham Alice, daughter, 9, born at Faversham Daniel, son, 7, born at Faversham George Card, lodger, unmarried, 21, labourer in brickfield, born at Westhall, Suffolk John George, lodger, unmarried, 20, labourer in brickfield, born at Westhall, Suffolk David Parr, lodger, unmarried, 26, labourer in brickfield, born at Westhall, Suffolk [S53] 1871 Census, England and Wales, Office of National Statistics, Register General Office, (U.S.A., Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah), LDS Film #0838717-0838718, Faversham, 2 Apr 1871. 28 Flood Lane, Faversham: Thomas Milsted, head, married, 67, shipbuilder unemployed, born at Faversham Sarah, wife [second wife], married, 56, born at Faversham Mary A. Wraight, lodger [step-daughter], 19, unmarried, general domestic servant, born at Milsted, Kent