Thomas Reaks

Market Street, Sandwich
Clarence House, 50 Lower Street
58 Lower Street, Alfred House Academy
Aylesford

Occupation: Schoolmaster

Name Born Baptised Married Died Buried
Thomas Reaks 18 July 1800
Canterbury
7 September 1800
Union Chapel Watling Street
Mary Belsey
3 July 1823
St Peter & St Paul’s Church, Temple Ewell

Born 1796
Temple Ewell
Died 1857
Epsom District

4 July 1889
129 Beach Street
8 July 1889
Hamilton Road Cemetery

The Children of Thomas Reaks & Mary Belsey

Name Born Baptised Married Died Buried
James Edward 14 August 1824 12 September 1824
St. Peter’s, Sandwich
Bathia Kate Kingsmill
21 June 1853
St. Leonard’s
5 May 1889
Pembrook Villas, Burdett Road, Croydon
Sarah Ann 7 July 1826 23 July 1826
St. Peter’s,  Sandwich
1827 1 June 1827
St. Peter’s Sandwich
John 1831
St. George Row, Deal
12 January 1831
St. Leonard’s
1831 23 July 1831
St. George’s
Harriet 1832
St. George Row, Deal
5 September 1832
St. Leonard’s
John Reynold Hammond
29 December 1857
St. Martin’s Epsom
1911
 Unknown daughter 1833
Clarence House

Census

Year Address Name Relationship Occupation
1841 Lower Street Thomas Head Schoolmaster
Mary Wife
Harriet Daughter
Henry Belsey Father in law Independent
George Pockett Pupil
Henry Harris Pupil
William Harvey Pupil
Sampson Harman Pupil
Emma Dunn Servant

Census

Year Address Name Relationship Occupation
1851 58 Lower Street Thomas Head Schoolmaster
Mary Wife
James E Son Schoolmaster Assistant
Harriet Daughter
Charlotte Soames Servant Cook
Sarah Carr Servant House Servant

Boarding Pupils

Nimrod Hathaway Scholar Male 14 1837 Scholar Ash, Kent, England
Robert Golder Scholar Male 14 1837 Scholar Dover, Kent, England
Robert S Pembrook Scholar Male 14 1837 Scholar Deal, Kent, England
Thomas Gambier Scholar Male 13 1838 Scholar Canterbury, Kent, England
Edwin West Scholar Male 13 1838 Scholar Deal, Kent, England
Henry Mason Scholar Male 11 1840 Scholar Not Known
Charles Woolhouse Scholar Male 10 1841 Scholar London, Middlesex, England
James Heade Scholar Male 10 1841 Scholar Rye, Sussex, England
William Beck Scholar Male 9 1842 Scholar Leamington, Warwickshire, England
Henry Vickress Scholar Male 9 1842 Scholar Brompton, Middlesex, England
James Potter Scholar Male 7 1844 Scholar London, Middlesex, England

Census

Year Address Name Relationship Occupation
1861 Aylesford Street, Aylesford John R Hammond Head
Harriet Hammond Wife
Frederick J Hammond Son
Thomas Reaks Father in law Fundholder
Mary A Cunningham Female Servant House Servant

Census

Year Address Name Relationship Occupation
1871 46 Mount Pleasant, Aylesford William Oliver Head Carpenter
Jane Elizabeth Oliver Wife
Mary Ann Oliver Daughter
Thomas Reaks Lodger Cashier at Pottery

Census

Year Address Name Relationship Occupation
1881 Westfield, Addington John R Hammond Head Farmer of 178 acres employing 6 regular men
Harriet Hammond Wife
Frederick J Hammond Son Farmers son
Thomas Reaks Father in law Formerly Schoolmaster
Alice E Wright General Servant

Trade and Street Directory

Directory and Year Trade or Occupation Address
Pigot’s Directory 1824 & 1826 Under Academy Market Street, Sandwich
Post Office Directory 1840 Under Academy Lower Street, Deal
Post Office Directory  1851 Under Boarding School 58 Lower Street, Deal

Poll Books (selected)

Year Profession Qualifying Residence’s
1847 Schoolmaster Deal
1852 Schoolmaster Deal
1854 58 Lower Street