Early Life
Thomas Curtis was born c. 1739
1.
Death
Thomas died on Sunday the 4
th of April 1784 aged just 45.
A
memorial in
St Mary's (Hawkesbury) reads:
In a Vault
Near this Monument are deposited
the Mortal Remains of
THOMAS CURTIS Esq
who died at Bath April 4 1784 Aged 45
He was zealous in Christian Faith and Practice
Engaged in no profession
He found employment in doing good
He superintended private and public Charities
And promoted the institution of Societies
For the improvement
of Science, Agriculture and Arts
In private life He was distinguished
By every amiable and domestic Virtue
the Excellence of his Character
Is impressed upon the memory
of his Friends
But this record may kindle emulation
And excite others to Go and do likewise
Also in the same Vault are deposited
the Mortal Remains of his Widow
ANN CURTIS
who died at Bath Jan 5 1798
Aged 60
Innocent in life, Engageing in Manners
Diffident of her abilities
But by her Conduct giving proof
Of Prudence and Sound Judgement
She lived and died affectionately belov'd
By her Family and Friends
And Esteemed by all who knew her.
Footnotes
[1] Ancestry trees have him the son of Thomas Curtis (of the parish of St John the Baptist in Bristol) and Elizabeth Adey (of the parish of Wotton[-under-Edge]), who married at Ozleworth in Gloucestershire in 1724. That would certainly explain the Adey in Thomas' son's name. Some of the same trees have picked Thomas' baptism as the record dated 17 Sep 1738 for a Thos Curtiss baptised in Temple Guiting (near Cheltenham), to a Thos Curtiss and Elizabeth ___. It's very hard to be sure about whether these are the right attributions or not.
[2] But note also that Thomas' Wife Ann Jobbins is also shown in unsourced Ancestry trees as the grand-daughter of Mary Adey and Thomas Jobbins
[3] Check out
http://www.adey.org.uk/pafg01.htm
Abt 1739 - 1784 (~ 45 years)
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