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Hi Bill: I am researching the Sharpe family in Waltham. I think I just might be descended from Thomas, born 1793 to Stephen and Elizabeth Sharpe. Our Thomas is a brewer living in Southwark 1841/51 census. !851 census gives his birthplace as Waltham in Essex. But I think this could be a mistake and should have read Kent. His wife, Anne Elizabeth Hughes was born in Bethersden, he was married in Canterbury, his first two sons were born in Ramsgate ( John 1821 and Thomas 1823, my 4x grandfather ), and his second two in Canterbury ( William and George ). His youngest son Daniel was born in Southwark. His son Thomas and his grandson Thomas both also worked as brewers. Could this have been an occupation learnt from the Sharpe family?
I'd be very interested to hear what you think!!
cheers, Jinni Wilson
Hi Jinni
Haven't been on here for ages, so only just spotted this. The Sharp family of Waltham were farmers and, although one of their descendants later went into the pub trade in Dover, I don't know of any connection to brewing.
I don't have any trace of Thomas after his baptism in 1793.
Best wishes
Bill
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