Thornburrow Deal Kent

[stanleysmith]

Hi all
I am new to genealogy and I am trying to trace my grandparents Samuel James Thornburrow born approx 1881 and Ivy Annie Hockley born 22-06-1891 possible in Deal Kent.  I have been told that Ivy Annie's father was a policeman who bought a pub when he left the force.  He also remarried following his wife's death and Ethel and Ivy Annie went into service when Ivy Annie was 11.  Sam was in the Navy and he married Ivy Annie in Deal after WW1.  I cant find any trace in records on line and my source of the information gets a bit muddled.  If anyone is going to Deal I would be really grateful if they could look up the parish records so that I can verify or discount this information.  I am fairly sure that they lived in Deal and near Gillingham (owned a shop ? grocers) at somepoint in their lives.
thanks Dee

[CaroleW]

Hi and welcome to Rootschat

Ivy was b Chelsea and perhaps a little later than June as her birth was registered in the December quarter

Births December qtr 1891   
 
Ivy Annie Hockley Chelsea  1a 376

This could be Samuels birth as it is the only match I can find on freebmd

James Samuel Thornborrow September qtr 1881  Lewisham 
(Greater London/Kent)  Volume: 1d  Page: 1072

[CaroleW]

1901 census for 7 The Retreat Lewisham

Edward J Thornbarrow 66  b Lewisham - bricklayers labourer
Emma  62  b Lewisham
Samuel J  20  b Sydenham Kent seaman Royal Navy
Jane Burnham 41 daughter widow b Lewisham
Samuel W Newnham 19  boarder b Lewisham
RG13 Piece 549 Folio 104 Page 31

[stanleysmith]

thanks for the reply Carole, this confirms my own searches but conflicts with the info from my aunt who is convinced they were born and married in Deal - nice to get confirmation, I am hoping to double check via the Deal Parish records as well.

D

[CaroleW]

Hi

Do you know who Ivy's parents were?  I can't find a match on the 1901.  The only one I can find was only 6 and dad was a postman - not a policeman

[casalguidi]

This is the Royal Navy service record for Samuel James THORNBARROW (sic)
http://www.rootschat.com/links/05ns/

It will cost £3.50 to download online and will give details of his service but probably no further biographical information.

Casalguidi

[CaroleW]

Hi

Auntie is definitely wrong - here's their marriage from freebmd

Marriages June qtr 1919
 
Ivy A Hockley to Samuel J Thornburrow  Lambeth  1d 632

Their first child (a daughter) was born in 1920 in Kent (registration district Medway) but I can't post details in case she is still living

Another daughter was b 1922 Medway and a son in 1923 in Lambeth

[stanleysmith]

Thanks for the Navy information, it is good to have more than one source of information, feel like I am getting somewhere at last.

D

[BettyofKent]

Welcome to RootsChat

This might, just possibly, be a clue to connecting, to Deal, a Hockley who was a policeman.
I'll post it anyway, & let you decide

Thomas Albert HOCKLEY, son of Sgt Hockley, died age 10, & was buried in the Hamilton Rd Cemetary, Deal 19th Feb 1929.
Address: 9 Park Ave.


Betty