PLOWRIGHT, Thomas b. 1788 Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire d. 10 May 1879 Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire: The EDGOOSE and Related Families of England, Australia, Fiji, Jamaica, and the USA

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Name	PLOWRIGHT, Thomas
Born	1788	Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire
Gender	Male
Baptism	31 Aug 1788	Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire
Died	10 May 1879	Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire
Buried	14 May 1879	Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire
Person ID	I10003	Edgoose
Last Modified	30 Jan 2024

Father	PLOWRIGHT, John (Plurritt), b. 1748, Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire , d. 1789, Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire (Age 41 years)
Mother	BROWN, Hannah, b. 1749, Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire , d. 1821, Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire (Age 72 years)
Married	5 Dec 1770	Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire
Family ID	F1338	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family CARTER, Hannah, b. 1797, Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire , d. 1839, Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire (Age 42 years)

Married 22 Nov 1820 Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire

Children

	1. PLOWRIGHT, John Hurrey, b. 1821, Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire , d. 27 Oct 1886, Spalding, Lincolnshire (Age 65 years)
	2. PLOWRIGHT, Charles, b. 1822, Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire , d. 1841, Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire (Age 19 years)
	3. PLOWRIGHT, Hannah Brown, b. 1824, Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire , d. 1844, Spalding Registration District, Lincolnshire (Age 20 years)
	4. PLOWRIGHT, Eleanor Pike, b. 1826, Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire , d. 1866, Spalding Registration District, Lincolnshire (Age 40 years)
	5. PLOWRIGHT, Mary Anne, b. 1828, Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire , d. 1860, Deeping St. Nicholas, Lincolnshire (Age 32 years)
	6. PLOWRIGHT, Elizabeth, b. 1830, Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire , d. 1847, Northgate, Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire (Age 17 years)
	7. PLOWRIGHT, Thomas, b. 1831, Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire , d. 1905, Spalding Registration District, Lincolnshire (Age 74 years)
	8. PLOWRIGHT, Sarah Anne, b. 1833, Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire , d. 1914, Spalding Registration District, Lincolnshire (Age 81 years)
	9. PLOWRIGHT, Carter, b. 1836, Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire , d. 1838, Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire (Age 2 years)
	10. PLOWRIGHT, George Carter, b. 1838, Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire , d. 1874, Holbeach Registration District, Lincolnshire (Age 36 years)

Last Modified 16 Apr 2024

Family ID F3400 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Notes

THOMAS PLOWRIGHT 1788-1879

Thomas, son of John and Hannah PLOWRIGHT, was baptised at Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire, 31 August 1788.
(FreeReg)

T. PLOWRIGHT and A. KEMP witnessed the marriage between Robert ALLEN of Pinchbeck, bachelor, and Mary CARTER of Pinchbeck, spinster, at Pinchbeck by licence on 20 April 1815.

Thomas PLOWRIGHT of Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire, bachelor, married Hannah CARTER of Pinchbeck, spinster, at Pinchbeck on 22 November 1820 by licence. Witnesses were Robert ALLEN and Hannah KEMP.
NOTE: No trace of the Marriage Bond & Allegation has been found.

From the 1841 census of the East Side of Turnpike, Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire:
*Thomas PLOWRIGHT, farmer, aged 50, born in Lincolnshire;
Charles PLOWRIGHT, aged 15, born in Lincolnshire;
Hannah PLOWRIGHT, aged 15, born in Lincolnshire;
Mary PLOWRIGHT, aged 13, born in Lincolnshire;
Elizabeth PLOWRIGHT, aged 11, born in Lincolnshire;
Thomas PLOWRIGHT, aged 10, born in Lincolnshire;
George PLOWRIGHT, aged 3, born in Lincolnshire.
(HO107/609/9/28/3)

"FIRE AT PINCHBECK: Mr. Thomas PLOWRIGHT returns his grateful Thanks and acknowledgement to his Friends for their Assistance in extinguishing the FIRE on his premises on Sunday lasty occasioned by his Hay Stack overheating: and more particularly, tenders his Thanks to the Labourers for their praiseworthy exertions on the occasion. Pinchbeck. September 21. 1843."
(The Lincoln Mercury, Friday 22nd September 1843)
(LFHS Journal Volume 19 Number 2 Page 91)

From the 1851 census of Bath Row, Pinchbeck. Lincolnshire:
*Thomas PLOWRIGHT, head, widower, aged 61, farmer of 960 acres employing 20 labourers, NB with 21 additional labourers thrashing and winnowing [illegible] with 6 [illegible] weeding on the farm, and might employ many more had I means to pay them, born at Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire;
Mary Ann PLOWRIGHT, daughter, unmarried, aged 23, farmer's daughter, born at Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire;
Thomas PLOWRIGHT, son, unmarried, aged 19, farmer's son, born at Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire;
Sarah Ann PLOWRIGHT, daughter, aged 17, farmer's daughter, born at Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire;
George Carter PLOWRIGHT, son, aged 12, farmer's son, born at Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire;
Elizabeth INGOLDBY, visitor, aged 14, scholar, born at Boston, Lincolnshire;
Mary BOSMILL, servant, unmarried, aged 22, house servant, born at Gosberton, Lincolnshire;
Jane MERREYWEATHERS, servant, unmarried, aged 21, house servant, born at Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire;
Thomas CROSS, servant, unmarried, aged 31, farm labourer, born at Whaplode Drove, Lincolnshire;
Michael SHARMAN, servant, aged 17, farm labourer, born at Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire.
(HO107/2096/8/9)

From the 1861 census of North Gate, Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire:
*Thomas PLOWRIGHT, head, widower, aged 72, farmer of 900 acres employing 14 labourers, born at Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire;
Robert GREEN, servant, unmarried, aged 18, servant, born at Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire;
Sarah Ann BARROW, servant, unmarried, aged 19, housemaid, born at Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire;
Mary BETTS, servant, unmarried, aged 24, cook, born at Boston, Lincolnshire.
(RG9/2320/6/6)

"PLOWRIGHT, Mr. Thomas Sr.
The district National School is now attended by about 100 children, and is about to be considerably enlarged. In 1866-68 a cottage and garden were conveyed to the Vicar and Churchwardens by Mr. T. PLOWRIGHT Senior, for the use of the schoolmaster."
(White's 1872 Directory, Pinchbeck)

From the 1871 census of Spalding Road, Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire:
*Thomas PLOWRIGHT, head, widower, aged 84, retired farmer and landsman, born at Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire;
Betsey PLOWRIGHT, daughter-in-law, married, aged 47, born at Spalding, Lincolnshire;
Sarah Ann PLOWRIGHT, daughter, unmarried, aged 35, born at Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire;
Annie DODSON, housekeeper, unmarried, aged 48, housekeeper, born at Boston, Lincolnshire;
Amelia STUBLEY, servant, unmarried, aged 21, general servant, born at Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire.
(RG10/3318/80/5)

The death of Thomas PLOWRIGHT aged 92 was registered in 1879.
(GRO June Q 1879 Spalding 7a 231)

Thomas PLOWRIGHT of the Village, Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire, was buried at Pinchbeck on 14 May 1879 aged 92.
(FreeReg)

"PLOWRIGHT Thomas. 6 June [1879].
The Will of Thomas PLOWRIGHT late of Pinchbeck in the County of Lincoln Gentleman who died 10 May 1879 at Pinchbeck was proved at the Principal Registry to John Hurrey PLOWRIGHT and Thomas PLOWRIGHT both of Pinchbeck Farmers and Graziers the Sons and David Johnston of Spalding in the said County Gentleman the Executors.
Personal Estate under Â£1,500.
(National Probate Calendar 1879)

"Death of Mr. T. PLOWRIGHT
This week we record the death of Mr. T. Plowright sen. of Pinchbeck at the ripe age of 93. As a thoroughly practical and very successful agriculturalist the deceased was widely and extensively known in this and neighbouring counties. Upon his reretirement from business from business the sale of his farming stock realised nearly Â£10,000, an amount which has never since been reached in this locality. He was a man of great firmness and energy, very fond of his business as a farmer to whicich he paid unremitting attention. He was an excellent master and kind neighbour. His business qualifications and local knowledge eminently fitted him for numerous offices of an honorary character in connection with parochial matters and with thhe important drainage of the district and his advice and opinion was often sought by important public movements. The late Lord Kesteven (who entertained a warm friendship for Mr. PLOWRIGHT) invariably consulted him upon all movements bearing upon drainage or agricultural topics. He was unpretentious in his habits and died at his native village of Pinchbeck on Saturday last much respected by all classes of society."
(Stamford Mercury 16 May 1879)

NOTES & QUERIES:
Thomas and Hannah named their eldest son John Hurrey PLOWRIGHT after Thomas's mother's second husband and their eldest daughter Hannah Brown PLOWRIGHT after Thomas's mother's maiden name. There last child in 1838 was named George Carter PLOWRIGHT.

(revised 25.11.2015)