Thomas HOLNESS

Bef 1799 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	Thomas HOLNESS
  Birth	Bef 28 Apr 1799	Goodnestone, Kent
  Christening	28 Apr 1799	Goodnestone, Kent   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	9D1E71D12A554BEF924274BE06D09E81B162
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Notes	1851 census (indexed as WATNESS by Ancestry): living in Wingham, Thomas HOLNESS (51, ag lab), Mary HOLNESS (40), David HOLNESS (13), Benjamin HOLNESS (5), Abraham HOLNESS (2) and John MINTER, unmarried brother-in-law (37, born Stelling Kent).
  Person ID	I2952	Ickham, Kent
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2014

  
  

  Father	David HOLNESS,   b. Abt 1776   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Sarah EMPTAGE,   b. Abt 1776   d. Bef 2 Apr 1858 (Age ~ 82 years)
  Marriage	15 Aug 1795	Margate, Kent   [1, 3]
  	David Holness of Chislet and Sarah Emptage of this parish by banns, sign/her mark. Richard Mummery (sign), James Dixon (sign) witnesses (both witnesses appear at other marriage).
  Family ID	F538	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Ann Minter,   b. Bef 23 Oct 1808   d. Bef 13 Nov 1836 (Age ~ 28 years)
  Marriage	6 Jul 1834	St Martin in the Fields, London   [4]
  Family ID	F820	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	11 Aug 2016

  
  

  Family 2	Mary Minter,   b. Bef 10 Mar 1811, Wingham, Kent d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	13 Nov 1836	St Mary Newington, London   [5]
  	Thomas Holness widower of this parish and Mary Minter spinster of this parish, by banns. He signed, she marked. Witnesses Charles Green and Charlotte Larkin. Charlotte and Charles married the same day, and Thomas and Mary witnessed their marriage. June 2014. Thomas was said to have been a widower when he married Mary. It would appear that his first wife was Mary's sister Ann. The St Martin in the Fields marriage register (online at findmypast.co.uk) has the marriage by banns on 6 July 1834 between Thomas Holness and Mary Minter, both of this parish. Thomas signed, Mary marked. The witnesses were George Pond and Mary Anne Pryce(?), who both signed. I've compared Thomas's 1834 and 1836 signatures and although in 1834 he wrote 'T Holness' and in 1836 'Thomas Holness', the shapes of the surnames are very similar. I haven't found Ann's burial.
  Children	1. David HOLNESS,   b. Abt 1837, Dartford, Kent d. Yes, date unknown   2. Daniel HOLNESS,   b. Abt 1842, Wingham, Kent d. Yes, date unknown   3. Benjamin HOLNESS,   b. Abt 1845, Wingham, Kent d. Yes, date unknown   4. Abraham HOLNESS,   b. Abt 1848, Wingham, Kent d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F504	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	11 Aug 2016

  
  

• Sources

  [S47] IGI. [S112] Cliff Minter, from Goodnestone next Wingham PR, March 2010. [S113] Cliff Minter, from St John Thanet PR, March 2010. [S222] St Martin in the Fields marriage register at findmypast.co.uk, June 2014. [S108] London Metropolitan Archive at Ancestry.co.uk, October 2009 and later.