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Thomas Fuller and Ellen Adams ©

A search of the parish records of St Martin, Dorking¹, Surrey, indicate Thomas Fuller was baptised on the 23^rd January, 1647, and that he was the son of Robert Fuller.

These same church records tell us Thomas married Ellen Adams on the 2^nd May, 1682² in the same Church. 

Dorking is a small town in north-eastern Surrey. It sits between the chalk of the North Downs and the clay of the Weald, in a key position where east-west inland routes intersect with the passage of the river Mole through the chalk hills.  Giving its name to the Mole Valley, in Surrey, the River Mole is one of South East England’s most celebrated and attractive rivers.  From its source on the Surrey-Sussex Border near Horsham, the River Mole meanders its way north-west past Dorking and through a gap in the North Downs, where it cuts a steep-sided valley, known as the Mole Gap, through the chalk, finally flowing into the Thames opposite Hampton Court Palace.  The river is first recorded in the Red Book of Thorney in 983 as Emen and then in the Cartulary of the Abbey of Eynsham 1005 as both Emen and Æmen.  Variations in the name are recorded throughout the Middle Ages and the river appears as Amele in Domesday Book and subsequently as Emele in 12^th and 13^th century Court Rolls.  This name is probably derived from the Old English word æmen meaning misty or causing mists, and the name of the River Ember probably has its origins in this name.  Appearing in the Domesday Book of 1066, Dorking had a population of 56 Households made up of 38 villagers, 14 smallholders and 4 slaves.  The Overlord was Queen Edith and Dorking had an annual value of £18.  Sitting close to the heart of the Mole Valley District, today Dorking is the administrative and service centre of the Mole Valley.

To-date no positive baptism record for Ellen has been located, but it is estimated she was born about 1655, and assumed her birthplace was in or around Dorking.  A reference to a child of a Stephen Adams born July 1656, but not baptised has been located¹ and may possibly refer to Ellen.

The St Martin Parish records suggest that Thomas and Ellen had at least five children: Joseph 1684, he married Margery Bide 1712; Samuel 1686; Helena 1690; Mary 1692; and Jean 1694. 

As the area where Thomas and his family lived is largely a rural area, it is assumed Thomas was an Agricultural Labourer, and also possibly involved in Lime-burning, as were many of his descendants. 

Thomas died in 1721, at the age of 74, and was buried in the Parish Churchyard on the 19^th May³.

Ellen died just 6months later, on the 19^th November, 1721, and was also buried in the Parish Churchyard³.

References:

1. Parish Baptism Record via Ancestry.co.uk https://www.ancestry.co.uk

2. Parish Marriage Record via Ancestry.co.uk https://www.ancestry.co.uk

3. Parish Burial Record via Ancestry.co.uk https://www.ancestry.co.uk

Other Sources:

Exploring Surreys Past  www.exploringsurreyspast.org.uk/themes/places/surrey/mole_valley/dorking/

Open Domesday  http://opendomesday.org/place/TQ1649/dorking/

Public Family Trees via Ancestry.co.uk https://www.ancestry.co.uk

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