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Thomas BLETCHER (1840 - 1902)
Sewing Machine Maker
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
Mary Grace BLETCHER (1865 - )
Florence Margaretta BLETCHER (1866 - )
Thomas Wilson BLETCHER (1867 - 1947)
Henry Albert BLETCHER (1870 - )
Richard Frederick BLETCHER (1873 - )
Caroline Louise BLETCHER (1875 - )
Stanley William BLETCHER (1880 - )
Edith Matilda BLETCHER (1882 - )
Ethel Violet BLETCHER (1885 - )
Leonard Horace BLETCHER (1887 - 1942)
Olive May BLETCHER (1889 - )
Victor Revell BLETCHER (1891 - 1969)
Hector Albert Revell BLETCHER (1894 - )
 Thomas BLETCHER (1840 - 1902)

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Annie Wilson KING (1846 - 1877)

Matilda Jane REVELL (1860 - 1949)
 Barnabas BLETCHER (1788 - 1843)











Mary SMITHSON (1798 - 1851)











Thomas BLETCHER
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b. abt 1840 at Ontario, Canada
m. (1) abt 1864 Annie Wilson KING (1846 - 1877) at Canada
m. (2) abt Sep 1882 Matilda Jane REVELL (1860 - 1949) at Lambeth, Surrey, England
d. abt Dec 1902 at London, Middlesex, England aged 62
Near Relatives of Thomas BLETCHER (1840 - 1902)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Father in Law William REVELL abt 1832 Poplar, London, Middlesex, England
Mother in Law Mary Ann (REVELL) abt 1831 Poplar, London, Middlesex, England

Father Barnabas BLETCHER 1788 1843 55
Mother Mary SMITHSON 1798 1851 53

Self Thomas BLETCHER abt 1840 Ontario, Canada abt Dec 1902 London, Middlesex, England 62

Wife Annie Wilson KING abt 1846 Ontario, Canada abt Dec 1877 London, Middlesex, England 31
Wife Matilda Jane REVELL abt 1860 Poplar, London, Middlesex, England Dec 1949 Essex, England 89

Daughter Mary Grace BLETCHER abt Mar 1865 St Pancras, Middlesex, England
Daughter Florence Margaretta BLETCHER abt 1866 St Pancras, Middlesex, England
Son Thomas Wilson BLETCHER abt Dec 1867 St Pancras, Middlesex, England 19 Sep 1947 Islington, London, Middlesex, England 79
Son Henry Albert BLETCHER abt 1870 Tottenham, London, UK
Son Richard Frederick BLETCHER abt Jun 1873 Bow, London, Middlesex, England
Daughter Caroline Louise BLETCHER abt Jun 1875 Bow, London, Middlesex, England
Son Stanley William BLETCHER abt Mar 1880 Bow, London, Middlesex, England
Daughter Edith Matilda BLETCHER abt Dec 1882 Bow, London, Middlesex, England
Daughter Ethel Violet BLETCHER abt Mar 1885 Bow, London, Middlesex, England
Son Leonard Horace BLETCHER abt 1887 Brixton, Surrey, England 1942 Hackney, London, England 55
Daughter Olive May BLETCHER abt 1889 Brixton, Surrey, England
Son Victor Revell BLETCHER abt Dec 1891 Lambeth, Surrey, England 1969 Newtown, New South Wales, Australia 78
Son Hector Albert Revell BLETCHER abt 1894 Brixton, Surrey, England

Daughter in Law Annie Emily GREGORY 1863 1938 75
Son in Law Alfred Charles George DAVIS abt 1870 Bow, London, Middlesex, England
Daughter in Law Myrtle Grant MACKAY 19 Sep 1914 Paddington, New South Wales, Australia 08 Feb 1996 Mona Vale, New South Wales, Australia 81

Granddaughter Annie Florence BLETCHER 1891 1969 78
Granddaughter Jessie Edith BLETCHER 1893
Grandson Alfred Thomas BLETCHER 1906 1908 2
Grandson Alfred Lester DAVIS 1899 Leytonstone, Essex, England
Grandson Charles Colin DAVIS 1908 Leytonstone, Essex, England 1993 85

Brother in Law George REVELL abt 1851 Poplar, London, Middlesex, England
Brother in Law John REVELL abt 1856 Poplar, London, Middlesex, England
Sister in Law Mary Ann REVELL abt 1858 Poplar, London, Middlesex, England
Brother in Law Henry REVELL 1867 Bow, London, Middlesex, England
Events in Thomas BLETCHER (1840 - 1902)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
abt 1840 Thomas BLETCHER was born Ontario, Canada
1843 3 Death of father Barnabas BLETCHER (aged 55)
1851 11 Death of mother Mary SMITHSON (aged 53)
abt 1864 24 Married Annie Wilson KING (aged 18) Canada guess
abt Mar 1865 25 Birth of daughter Mary Grace BLETCHER St Pancras, Middlesex, England Free BMD Mar 1865 1B 65
abt 1866 26 Birth of daughter Florence Margaretta BLETCHER St Pancras, Middlesex, England
19 Sep 1867 27 Patent issued London, Middlesex, England
abt Dec 1867 27 Birth of son Thomas Wilson BLETCHER St Pancras, Middlesex, England
abt 1870 30 Birth of son Henry Albert BLETCHER Tottenham, London, UK
30 Sep 1870 30 Patent becomes void London, Middlesex, England Note 1
01 Oct 1870 30 Convicted London, Middlesex, England Note 2
abt Jun 1873 33 Birth of son Richard Frederick BLETCHER Bow, London, Middlesex, England
abt Jun 1875 35 Birth of daughter Caroline Louise BLETCHER Bow, London, Middlesex, England Note 3
abt Dec 1877 37 Death of wife Annie Wilson KING (aged 31) London, Middlesex, England Note 4
abt Mar 1880 40 Birth of son Stanley William BLETCHER Bow, London, Middlesex, England
1881 41 Census Bow, London, Middlesex, England
abt Sep 1882 42 Married Matilda Jane REVELL (aged 22) Lambeth, Surrey, England Free BMD Sep 1882 1d 764
abt Dec 1882 42 Birth of daughter Edith Matilda BLETCHER Bow, London, Middlesex, England
abt Mar 1885 45 Birth of daughter Ethel Violet BLETCHER Bow, London, Middlesex, England
abt 1887 47 Birth of son Leonard Horace BLETCHER Brixton, Surrey, England
abt 1889 49 Birth of daughter Olive May BLETCHER Brixton, Surrey, England
1891 51 Census Lambeth, Surrey, England
abt Dec 1891 51 Birth of son Victor Revell BLETCHER Lambeth, Surrey, England Free BMD Dec 1891 1d 458
abt 1894 54 Birth of son Hector Albert Revell BLETCHER Brixton, Surrey, England
1901 61 Census Bethnal Green, London, England
abt Dec 1902 62 Thomas BLETCHER died London, Middlesex, England Free BMD Dec 1902 1c 9
Note 1: 2636. Thomas Bletcher of Peterboro, Canada now of No 8 Southhampton Buildings Chancery Lane in the county of Middlesex, Engineer, for an invention of 'improvements in sewing machines' Dated 19 September 1867
Note 2: 'stealing' sewing machines that he had invented
Note 3: Free BMD Jun 1875 Poplar 1c 630
Note 4: FreeBMD Dec 1877 1c 22 Annie aged 31
Personal Notes:
http://www.google.com/patents/US105631
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