Thomas Brew, 1860-1935

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Thomas' Birth Certificate

1860 Birth in the Registration District of Lewisham, in the Sub-District of Plumstead and Charlton, in the County of Kent.

17 October 1860, Bloomfield Road, Plumstead, Kent, Thomas, boy, father John Brew, mother Elizabeth Martha Brew, formerly Jakman, occupation of father Blacksmith Royal Arsenal, informant: John Brew, father, Bloomfield Road, Plumstead, registered 22 November 1860.

1881 Census

Visiting sister Ellen at 44 Brompton Road, Portsea, Hampshire, England

Thomas' First Marriage

1892 Marriage in the Parish Church in the Parish of Brighton, in the County of Sussex

20 August 1892 Thomas Brew, aged 35 [he was actually 32], bachelor, occupation [illegible], of Lewisham, Kent, father John Brew, Coal Merchant, married Emily Wright, aged 40, widow, of 34 [illegible] Drive, father John Holton, Gentleman, signed by Thomas and Emily, witnesses W. Robinson, M. Wright and F. E. Wright

Emily's Death

Emily died in Plumstead, Kent, on 31 October 1899; there was no known issue

Thomas' Second Marriage

1900 Marriage in the Parish Church in the Parish of Plumstead, in the County of Kent

20 June 1900, Thomas Brew, aged 40, widower, occupation Publican, of 9 Plum Lane, Plumstead, Kent, father John Brew, Coal Merchant, married Annie James, 28, spinster, of 9 Plum Lane, Plumstead, Kent, father Thomas James, gentleman, signed by Thomas and Annie, witnesses Robert and Elizabeth Jamieson

1901 Census

Thomas Brew [listed as "Brent"], aged 41, born Plumstead, census district London, census parish Greenwich, occupation Licensed Victualler, Annie Brew [listed as "Brent"], aged 29, born Pitsford, Northamptonshire, census district London, parish Greenwich

Facts about Thomas

• 20 June 1900: Occupation according to second marriage certificate is Publican
• 11 June 1903: Appointed executor of his father's will upon his death (14 September 1904)
• 11 June 1903: Licensed Victualler, of the White Hart Pub, 1 London St., Greenwich
• 3 December 1903: Appointed executor of his mother's will upon her death (13 February 1904)
• 1906: London Post Office Directory shows Thomas at the White Hart, 1 London Street
• 29 June 1906: At birth of son, Edward Thomas, named as retired Licensed Victualler, 240 Brockley Road
• 1907: London Post Office Directory shows White Hart now owned by the Long Brothers
• 1907-1909: London Post Office Directory shows Thomas at 240 Brockley Rd., London, SE.
• 1913-1919: London Post Office Directory shows Thomas at 58 Leyland Road, London, SE.

Thomas and Annie's Family

Thomas Brew, born 17 October 1860 in Plumstead, Kent, died 08 January 1935 in Thaxted, Dunmow, Essex, aged 74. He married firstly Emily Wright, born ca. 1852, on 20 August 1892 in Brighton, Sussex. There was no issue and she died 31 October 1899 in Plumstead, Kent, aged ca. 47. Thomas married secondly Annie James, born ca. 1872 in Pitsford, Northamptonshire, on 20 June 1900 in Parish Church, Plumstead, Kent. Their children were:

1. Thomas John Brew, born 16 February 1905 in Greenwich, Kent, died 5 March 1905 in Greenwich, Kent, aged 17 days, cause of death inanition and bronchitis, buried 09 March 1905 in Woolwich Cemetery, Section O, Grave 59

2. Edward Thomas Brew, born 29 June 1906 in Greenwich, Kent, residence at birth 240 Brockley Road, Greenwich, residence at marriage, Woodruff's Farm, Debden Green, Saffron Walden, Essex, occupation at marriage Farmer. He married Kathleen Daisy Clapp, born ca. 1904, on 14 September 1932 in St. John the Baptist Church, Buckhurst Hill, Essex, occupation at marriage Teacher. They had at least one child:

1. Peter Thomas Brew, born 1935 in Dunmow, Essex

3. Marion Edith Annie Brew, born 14 May 1912 in Lewisham, Kent, residence at birth 58 Leyland Road, Lewisham, residence at marriage, 188 Hainault Road, Leytonstone, Essex. She married Herbert Vivian Bradley Morden, born 1901, on 16 April 1932 in St. Catherine's Church, Leyton Parish, Essex, whose residence at marriage was 6 Kings Road, Leytonstone, Essex, and occupation was Master Mariner; witnesses to marriage were Annie Brew and Edith Evelyn Morden, i.e. both mothers. They had at least one child:

1. Eileen F. Morden, born 1937 in Essex

Thomas' Death Certificate

1935 Death in the Registration District of Dunmow, in the Sub-District of Dunmow, in the County of Essex

08 January 1935, Gwelphs Lane, Thaxted, Dunmow, Thomas Brew, aged 79 years, formerly a Licensed Victualler, cause of death Carcinoma (malignant tumour) of liver and rectum, informant Annie Brew, widow of deceased, present at death, Gwelphs Lane, Thaxted, registered 11 January 1935.

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