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HARMSTON, Thomas
1815 - 1892 (77 years) Has no ancestors and no descendants in this family tree.
1824 - 1893 (69 years)-
Name HARMSTON, Thomas Birth 1815 Folkingham, Lincolnshire, England 
Gender Male Death 1892 Grantham Registration District, Lincolnshire Person ID I8022 Edgoose Last Modified 31 Jan 2026
Family HORRY, Sarah, b. 1824, Navenby, Lincolnshire, England d. 1893, Grantham Registration District, Lincolnshire (Age 69 years) Marriage 15 Apr 1847 Navenby, Lincolnshire, England Family ID F2891 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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THOMAS HARMSTON 1815-1892
Thomas, son of John HARMSTON wheelwright and his wife Elizabeth from Folkingham, was baptised there on 25 June 1815.
(PR via lincstothepast)
From the 1841 census of Falkingham, Lincolnshire, enumerated on 6 June:
John HARMSTON, aged 70, inn keeper, born in Lincolnshire;
Elizabeth HARMSTON, aged 55, born in Lincolnshire;
*Thomas HARMSTON, aged 25, wheelwright, born in Lincolnshire;
Edward HARMSTON, aged 20, wheelwright, born in Lincolnshire;
Alice HARMSTON, aged 15, born in Lincolnshire;
Thomas BAILY, aged 65, agricultural labourer, born in Lincolnshire;
Mary HARMSTON, aged 4 months, born in Lincolnshire.
(HO107/618/11/14/20)
Sarah, the 23 year old daughter of James HORRY, married Thomas HARMSTON, the 29 year old son of John HARMSTON at Navenby, Lincolnshire, on 15 April 1847.
(FamilySearch)
From the 1851 census of Market Place, Folkingham, Lincolnshire:
John HARMSTON, head, widower, aged 81, publican and wheelwright, born at Marston, Lincolnshire;
*John (sic) HARMSTON, son, aged 34, married, wheelwright, birthplace not stated;
Sarah HARMSTON, son's wife, married, aged 26, wheelwright's wife, Navenby, Lincolnshire;
Mary HARMSTON, granddaughter, aged 10, scholar, born at Billingborough, Lincolnshire;
Richard HARMSTON, visitor, married, aged 76, wheelwright, born at Marston, Lincolnshire.
(HO107/2095/180/14)
The 1861 census of the Red Lion Inn, Folkingham, Lincolnshire:
John HARMSTON, head, married, aged 91, innkeeper, born at Maston, Lincolnshire;
*Thomas HARMSTON, son, married, aged 45, wheelwright. born at Folkingham, Lincolnshire;
Sarah HARMSTON, daughter-in-law, married, aged 36, born at Navenby, Lincolnshire;
Mary Ann HARMSTON, granddaughter, unmarried 20, house servant, born at Billingborough, Lincolnshire;
George HURREY (sic), boarder, unmarried, aged 25, wheelwright, born at Navenby, Lincolnshire;
John Robert HARMSTON, boarder, unmarried, aged 25, wheelwright, born Rippingale, Lincolnshire;
Richard CHARLTON, boarder, married, aged 51, agricultural labourer, born at Folkingham, Norfolk.
(RG9/2316/78/23)
Note the presence of George HURREY (sic).
The 1871 census of 21 Cambridge Street, Spittlegate, Grantham, Lincolnshire:
*Thomas HARMSTON, head, married, aged 55, wheelwright, born at Falkingham, Lincolnshire;
Sarah HARMSTON, wife, married, aged 47, born at Navenby, Lincolnsire;
Elizabeth GILL, boarder, aged 11, scholar, born in Lincoln;
Sarah GILL, boarder, aged 7, scholar, born in Lincoln;
Louisa GILL, boarder, aged 5 scholar, born in Lincoln;
George GILL, boarder, aged 3, born in Lincoln;
Frederick BAKER, lodger, unmarried aged 23, plasterer, born at Derby, Derbyshire;
Frederick RUSSELL, lodger, unmarried, aged 13, painter, born at Kingerley, Nottinghamshire;
Thomas SMITH, lodger, married, aged 34, painter, born at Nottingham, Nottinghamshire.
(RG10/3360/41/29+30)
The 1881 census of 21 Cambridge Street, Spittlegate, Grantham, Lincolnshire;
*Thomas HARMSTON, head, married, aged 65, wheelwright, born at Falkingham, Lincolnshire;
Sarah HARMSTON, wife, married, aged 55, born at Navenby, Lincolnshire;
William ASHER, boarder, unmarried, aged 32, malster, born at Grantham, Lincolnshire;
Catherine HARDY, boarder, unmarried, aged 28, dressmaker, born at Grantham, Lincolnshire;
Ernest HARDY, son, boarder, aged 8 months, born at Grantham, Lincolnshire.
(RG11/3232/101/28)
From the 1891 census of Cambridge Street, Spittlegate, Lincolnshire:
*Thomas HARMSTON, head, married, aged 75, wheelwright, born at Folkingham, Lincolnshire;
Sarah HARMSTON, wife, married, aged 65, born at Navenby, Lincolnshire;
George BLUITT, lodger, single, aged 24, bricklayer's labourer, born at Grantham, Lincolnshire;
Thomas BAYLIES, lodger, married, aged 64, carrier, born in Oxfordshire;
Ellen WILLIAMS, lodger, married, aged 28, born in Norfolk;
Herbert Williams, lodger, aged 6, born in Norfolk.
(RG12/2585/38/5)
The death of Thomas HARMSTON aged 77 was registered in 1893.
(GRO December Q 1892 Grantham 7a 276)
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