THOMAS

Sources

1 : ; Secondary evidence
Catherines birth year is 1855 so assume marriage before this?

2 : ; Primary evidence
1881 census for Netherfield, Sussex has age as 60 and occupation Housekeeper

3 : ; Primary evidence
Housekeeping for her son in law, William Collins, in the 1881 census for Netherfield, Sussex

4 : ; Primary evidence
Copy of Lanivet marriage register obtained, page 112, entry 223

5 : ; Primary evidence
Age on marriage register is given as 19

5a: ; Primary evidence
Aged 27 at burial in 1881

6 : ; Secondary evidence
William is a widower in 1881 census for Netherfield, youngest child, Gilbert, is 1 month, living with his uncle John. Perhaps Katherine died in childbirth?

6a: "FreeBMD"; Secondary evidence
March Quarter 1881, Battle district, Aged 27, Volume 2b, Page 38

7 : "Netherfield Burials Register"; Primary evidence
#101; Catherine Collins aged 27 Abode Netherfield

8 : ; Primary evidence
No record found of baptism, although he appears as 10 years old on the 1861 Census return, matching his age shown at marriage.

8a: ; Primary evidence
1881 census for Netherfield Village has age as 30 and birth place as Lanivet, Cornwall

9 : ; Primary evidence
Occupation is shown as Gypsum Miner in the 1881 census for Netherfield