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HARDY, Thomas

HARDY, Thomas[1]

Male 1840 - 1928  (87 years)

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  • Name HARDY, Thomas  
    Birth 02 Jun 1840  Stinsford, Dorchester, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Christening 5th July 1840  [2
    Gender Male 
    Census 1841  Stinsford, Dorchester, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Age: 1 
    Census 1851  Higher Bockhampton, Dorchester, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1861  Higher Bockhampton, Dorchester, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1861 
    Architects Clerk 
    Residence 1869  3 Wooperton Street, Weymouth, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Whilst working for the architect G.R. Crickmay 
    Census 1871  Stinsford, Dorchester, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1871 
    Architect's Clerk 
    Residence 1876  Riverside Villa, Sturminster Newton, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1881  1 Trinity Road, Wandsworth, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1891  Max Gate House, Dorchester, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1901  Max Gate House, Dorchester, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 02 Apr 1911  Max Gate House, Dorchester, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Burial 1928  Poet's Corner, Westminster Abbey, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • His executors wanted to bury him in Westminster Abbey but his family wanted him buried with Emma at Stinsford so they compromised and his heart is at Stinsford and his ashes in London.
    Death 11 Jan 1928  Dorchester, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Cause: Pleurisy 
    Notes 
    • Author of novels and poetry. Frequently on the subject of the area best known to him of Dorset. Many of his novels included names of local places which had been altered for dramatic effect. e.g. Dorchester was Barchester and Weymouth became Budmouth Regis.
    • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Hardy
    Person ID I2065  Pearce
    Last Modified 12 Oct 2023 

    Father HARDY, Thomas,   b. 1811, Stinsford, Dorchester, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1892 (Age 81 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother HAND, Jemima,   b. 13 Sep 1813, Melbury Osmond, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3rd Apr 1904, Higher Bockhampton, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Family ID F673  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 DUGDALE, Florence Emily,   b. 1877, Enfield, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Oct 1937 (Age 60 years) 
    Marriage 10 Feb 1914  St Andrews, Enfield, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Family ID F674  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 GIFFORD, Emma Lavinia,   b. 1840, Cornwall, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1912 (Age 72 years) 
    Marriage 17 Oct 1874  St. Peters Church, Paddington, London Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F675  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 02 Jun 1840 - Stinsford, Dorchester, Dorset, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Age: 1 - 1841 - Stinsford, Dorchester, Dorset, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1851 - Higher Bockhampton, Dorchester, Dorset, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1861 - Higher Bockhampton, Dorchester, Dorset, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Whilst working for the architect G.R. Crickmay - 1869 - 3 Wooperton Street, Weymouth, Dorset, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1871 - Stinsford, Dorchester, Dorset, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 17 Oct 1874 - St. Peters Church, Paddington, London Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1876 - Riverside Villa, Sturminster Newton, Dorset, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1881 - 1 Trinity Road, Wandsworth, London, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1891 - Max Gate House, Dorchester, Dorset, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1901 - Max Gate House, Dorchester, Dorset, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 02 Apr 1911 - Max Gate House, Dorchester, Dorset, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 10 Feb 1914 - St Andrews, Enfield, Middlesex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 1928 - Poet's Corner, Westminster Abbey, London, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Cause: Pleurisy - 11 Jan 1928 - Dorchester, Dorset, England Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Thomas Hardy
    Thomas Hardy

    Documents
    Thomas Hardy census 1901
    Thomas Hardy census 1901
    Robert Hardy census 1891
    Robert Hardy census 1891
    Thomas Hardy Census 1911
    Thomas Hardy Census 1911
    Thomas Hardy Census 1871
    Thomas Hardy Census 1871
    Thomas Hardy Census 1871
    Thomas Hardy Census 1861
    Thomas Hardy Census 1861
    Thomas Hardy Census 1861
    Thomas Hardy Census 1851
    Thomas Hardy Census 1851
    Thomas Hardy Census 1851
    Thomas Hardy Census 1881
    Thomas Hardy Census 1881
    Thomas Hardy Census 1881
    Thomas Hardy Census 1841
    Thomas Hardy Census 1841
    Thomas Hardy Census 1841 With Mary Hardy aged 65, Thomas Senior and Jemima both aged 25, (All top left)

    Headstones
    Thomas Hardy's Grave (Heart Only)
    Thomas Hardy's Grave (Heart Only)

  • Sources 
    1. [S64147] Georgina Knight, (Ancestry.co.uk).

    2. [S64223] Claire Tomalin, Thomas Hardy, (Penguin Viking), 3 (Reliability: 2).

    3. [S15439] Ancestry.com, 1841 England Census, (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006).

    4. [S64169] 1911 England Census, (The National Archives), RG14PN12381 RG78PN705 RD264 SD1 ED4 SN190 (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S64150] Jenny Edwards, Jenny Edwards, (Ancestry).