Brief Life History of Thomas Fox
Thomas Fox Gadsby was born in 1834, in Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom as the son of John Fox Gadsby. He married Annie Wiggin Dolman on 27 December 1858, in Alrewas, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Walsall St Matthew, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom in 1871 and Walsall, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom in 1881. He died in 1886, in Walsall, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 52.
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- F, "England and Wales Census, 1861"
- Thomas Fox Gadsby, "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007"
- Gadsby in entry for Rhoda Ann Eliza Gadsby, "England, Staffordshire, Church Records, 1538-1944"
Spouse and Children
1834–1886 Male
1828–1898 Female
Children (8)
1859–1860 Female
1861– Female
1863– Male
1864– Male
1866–1939 Male
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Parents and Siblings
World Events (4)
1843
Age 9
1854 · The Crimean War
Age 20
1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children
Age 46
Name Meaning
English (Midlands): habitational name from Gaddesby in Leicestershire, recorded in Domesday Book as Gadesbi and so named from the Old Norse personal name Gaddr or from Old Norse gaddr ‘spur (of land)’ + bȳ ‘settlement’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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