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Thomas KILMINSTER (1814-1869)
married Jane LARGE (1805-1881)

on 24 May 1831 at St Sampson, Cricklade.

Thomas KILMINSTER was baptised 27 March 1814 and died in 1869.
He was the son of William KILMINSTER and Martha HERBERT

Jane LARGE, daughter of Thomas & Mary, baptised 13 Sep 1805 in St Michaels, Stone, Staffs.

When Thomas was 23, he was
"charged on oaths of James Burt JORDAN & others,
with having riotously assembled with divers other persons and destroyed a haymaking machine,
the property of Robert JARDEN.
Also with having broken 3 hay making machines,
the property of William POULTON, at Cricklade St Sampson
warrant dated 29 Nov 1830 from Devizes Old Prison."
SENTENCE:- he confessed and "entered into recognizance for £50"
(from "Wiltshire Machine Breakers" by Jill Chambers.)


Children were all believed to have been born in Cricklade.

Mary Maria       5 May 1833       buried 29 January 1836
Charles         11 Jan 1835       buried 23 February 1835
William         29 Jan 1837       married Harriett GARDINER
Elizabeth Ann   30 Dec 1838       buried 4 June 1839
Sarah Ann       12 Mar 1840       married Charles CUTTS   She died in 1923
Susannah               1843       married William GILES
Daniel                 1845       married Fanny
Mary                   1847       married William STRATFORD 
Edgar                  1851       married Sarah RICHINS on 28 June 1877
George                 1855

            1841 Census HO107/1178/6 Chelworth, Cricklade
            Thomas KILMINSTER      30 Ag Lab
            Jane KILMINSTER        30
            William KILMINSTER      4
            Ann KILMINSTER          1
            Anna LARGE             20

            1851 Census Common Hill, High Street, Cricklade
            Thomas KILMINSTER      42 b Wilts, St Sampson  Farm Labourer
            Jane KILMINSTER        43 b Staffs Dudley
            William KILMINSTER     14 b Wilts St Sampson   Scholar
            Sarah KILMINSTER       11 b Wilts St Sampson   Scholar
            Susannah KILMINSTER     9 b Wilts St Sampson   Scholar   
            Daniel KILMINSTER       6 b Wilts St Sampson   Scholar
            Mary KILMINSTER         4 b Wilts St Sampson   Scholar 
            William ARCHER         25 Lodger               Groom
            Richard LUCAS          30 Visitor              Farm Labourer
            James MASON            77 Lodger

            1861 Census RG9/1274 Common Hill, Cricklade
            Thomas KILMINSTER      52 b Cricklade
            Jane KILMINSTER        53
            Edgar KILMINSTER       10 b Cricklade
            George KILMINSTER       6 b Cricklade

            1871 Census 72 Common Hill, Cricklade 
            Jane KILMINSTER (hd)   64 b Worcs              Nurse
            Mary KILMINSTER dau    29 b Cricklade
            Edgar KILMINSTER       19 b Cricklade          Carpenter
            George KILMINSTER      16 b Cricklade          Cordwainer
            John KILMINSTER g'son  10m

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