Thomas WOOLSEY

1782 - 1863  (81 years)

• Name	Thomas WOOLSEY
  Birth	1782	Woolpit, Suffolk   [1]
  Baptism	10 Nov 1782	St. Mary, Woolpit, Suffolk   [1]
  Gender	Male
  1841 Census	Woolpit, Suffolk   [2]
  	At 1841 Census, he is "60", occ "Ag Lab"
  1851 Census	19, Broom Hill, Woolpit, Suffolk   [3]
  	At 1851 Census, he is 70, occ "Tilemaker Journeyman"
  1861 Census	Mill Lane, Woolpit, Suffolk   [4]
  	At 1861 Census, he is 82, Widower, occ "Ag Lab"
  Individual Note	The burial index lists him as 82 when he died  [5]
  Death	1863	Woolpit, Suffolk   [5]
  Burial	9 Mar 1863	St. Mary, Woolpit, Suffolk   [5]
  Person ID	I271	Webb
  Last Modified	18 Jan 2026

  
  

  Family	Jane GREENBERRY,   b. Abt 1778, Woolpit, Suffolk d. Abt 1844, Woolpit, Suffolk (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	26 Apr 1803	Woolpit, Suffolk   [6]
  Notes	According to both IGI and the Suffolk Baptism Index (SBI), Thomas and Jane had other children as follows William (born 28/3/1813 (SBI, IGI has 1815, but seems less likely as does not match other births), bapt 31/5/1815, maybe 17/9/1815 (SBI and IGI), even a suggestion of 28/5/1815 (SBI) Henry (born unknown SBI, 31/5/1815 IGI), bapt 31/5/1815 (IGI and SBI), maybe 17/9/1815 (SBI)? No other children obvious in Suffolk, but there probably were some in indexes not transcribed.
  Children	1. Edward WOOLSEY,   b. 4 May 1817, Little Whelnethan, Suffolk d. 1851, Woolpit, Suffolk (Age 33 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F187	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 Jan 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1782 - Woolpit, Suffolk Baptism - 10 Nov 1782 - St. Mary, Woolpit, Suffolk 1841 Census - At 1841 Census, he is "60", occ "Ag Lab" - - Woolpit, Suffolk 1851 Census - At 1851 Census, he is 70, occ "Tilemaker Journeyman" - - 19, Broom Hill, Woolpit, Suffolk 1861 Census - At 1861 Census, he is 82, Widower, occ "Ag Lab" - - Mill Lane, Woolpit, Suffolk Marriage - 26 Apr 1803 - Woolpit, Suffolk Death - 1863 - Woolpit, Suffolk Burial - 9 Mar 1863 - St. Mary, Woolpit, Suffolk  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Thomas appears to have been born months after his brother Thomas (1780-1782) died. Baptism transcript says that his parents were William and Eunice (Information on the web says nee BRIDGES)

  
  

• Sources

  [S605] Baptism transcript :- Thomas Woolsey (1782). [S475] 1841 Census :- Woolpit, Suffolk. [S474] 1851 Census :- 19, Broom Hill, Woolpit, Suffolk. [S607] 1861 Census :- Mill Lane, Woolpit, Suffolk. [S606] National Burial Index transcription :- Thomas Woolsey (1863). [S1113] Marriage transcript :- Thomas Woolsey - Jane Greenberry (1803).