Thomas (Tom) Noakes

   Cause of his death was Decay of Nature.

   Another name for Thomas was Thomas Noaker.⁶

  Birth Notes:

Correspondence via Sarah Russell from a Sarah Jones (Waghorn) suggest Thomas was born. 1799 in Ruckinge. Also the census from 1851 to 1871 suggest the same. Only the 1881 suggests Throwley, however he was getting on by then!!

  Noted events in his life were:

• Occupation: Labourer, 1825-1835, Ruckinge, Kent, England.

• Census UK: Ag. Lab., aged 40, 1841, Ruckinge, Kent, England. ⁶

• Census UK: Ag. Lab, aged 55, 1851, Ruckinge, Kent, England. ⁷ Claims b. Ruckinge
A William Noakes, Grandson, aged 1, b. Ruckinge is living with them
Also a John Noakes, aged 69, Farm Labourer, b. Ruckinge and
Lydia Noakes, his Wife, aged 66, b. Ruckinge are living in Ruckinge. I suspect he is Thomas's brother or uncle

• Census UK: Ag. Lab., aged 62, 1861, Ruckinge, Kent, England. ⁸ Claims to be b. Ruckinge

• Census UK: Ag. Lab., aged 71, 1871, Parish Property, Ruckinge, Kent, England. ⁹ Claims b. Ruckinge

• Death Informant: Farm Labourer, Present at death of Wife Sarah (83 years old), 17 Apr 1876, Ruckinge, Kent, England. ⁴ He made his mark for his signature

• Census UK: Inmate & widower, aged 80, 1881, East Ashford Union Workhouse, Willesborough, Kent, England. ¹⁰ Claims b. Throwley

Thomas married Sarah Chapman on 26 Feb 1825 in Ruckinge, Kent, England.¹ (Sarah Chapman was born about 1792 in Ruckinge, Kent, England,¹¹ died on 15 Apr 1876 in Ruckinge, Kent, England ^{4 12} and was buried on 20 Apr 1876 in Ruckinge, Kent, England ¹³.) The cause of her death was Marsh Fever.