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Thomas Curtis

Male Abt 1739 - 1784  (~ 45 years)


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  • Name Thomas Curtis 
    Relationshipwith Marion Murdoch Johnson
    Gender Male 
    Born Abt 1739 
    Buried Apr 1784  St Mary, Hawkesbury, Gloucestershire, England, Kingdom of Great Britain Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Died 4 Apr 1784  [1] 
    Probate 3 Jun 1784  Bath, Somerset, England, Kingdom of Great Britain Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Last Modified 23 Aug 2020 

    Wife Ann Jobbins
              b. Abt 1738
              d. 5 Jan 1798, Bath, Somerset, England, Kingdom of Great Britain Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 60 years) 
    Married 12 Aug 1760  Wickwar, Gloucestershire, England, Kingdom of Great Britain Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Age at Marriage He was 21, she was 22  
    Children 
     1. Rev. John Adey Curtis
              b. Abt Sep 1761
              d. 23 Jan 1812  (Age ~ 50 years)
    Last Modified 26 Jul 2020 

  • Notes 
    • Early Life
      Thomas Curtis was born c. 17391.

      Death
      Thomas died on Sunday the 4th 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] Check out http://www.adey.org.uk/pafg01.htm

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 12 Aug 1760 - Wickwar, Gloucestershire, England, Kingdom of Great Britain Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - Apr 1784 - St Mary, Hawkesbury, Gloucestershire, England, Kingdom of Great Britain Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsProbate - 3 Jun 1784 - Bath, Somerset, England, Kingdom of Great Britain Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S0046] findagrave, Thomas Curtis; https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/145125206.

    2. [S0143] England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858, Ancestry, (ancestry.co.uk), Thomas Curtis; The National Archives; Kew, England; Prerogative Court of Canterbury and Related Probate Jurisdictions: Will Registers; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 1117, 3 Jun 1784.

    3. [S0179] Gloucestershire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1938, Ancestry, (ancestry.co.uk), Thomas Curtis; Gloucestershire Archives; Gloucester, England; Reference Numbers: P366 IN 1/25, 12 Aug 1760.