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Thomas, Sarah and their children were forced into the workhouse, and indeed two sons, Joseph and William were born there.
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Thomas, Sarah and their children were forced into the workhouse, and indeed two sons, Joseph and William were born there.
It does make you wonder if Herbert ever told stories to his wife Emma that he had been told by his Father and Grandfather of the Thames barges and Smugglers on Faversham Creek, dodging the revenue men.
It is most likely that Thomas used his smithing skills on the railways, given that he lived in between The London Chatham & Dover Railworks, and The London and South Western Railworks, with several rail lines clattering alongside the streets he lived in.