GENT, Thomas (1693 - 1778) ‹ LBT 20293 ›

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Floruit: 1714–1778

Floruit 1714 (D) — 1778 (D);  Male, married

Life Events

Event	Date	Source
Birth	4 May 1693 - in Ireland	O.D.N.B.
Death	- on 19 May 1778	O.D.N.B.
Burial	May 1778 St.Michael-le-Belfry, York	O.D.N.B.

Family Relationships

LBTNumber	Name	Relationship	Occupation	Comments
5604	GUY, Alice (mar. BOURNE) ( - 1761) ‹ LBT 05604 ›	spouse
34389	GENT, Thomas ‹ LBT 34389 ›	parent
35925	GENT, Charles ‹ LBT 35925 ›	child		Died aged 8 months on 12 Mar 1726, buried in the church of St.Michael-le-Belfry

Livery Companies

Company	Source
Stationers' Company	McKenzie, D.F. (1978), #5433

Occupations (1)

Occupation	Comment
Printer	Apprentice

Was Apprentice to Master(s): (1)

Name	Premium	Paid By	Comments
MIDWINTER, Edward ( - 1735) ‹ LBT 11607 ›	Q	Q

Events (12)

Date	Event type	Description
4 May 1693	Born	'Ireland'
25 Mar 1707	Bound	to Stephen Powell [LBT/], Fishamble Stret, Dublin
9 Aug 1710	Absconded	- to England after cruel treatment and unwanted attentions of his master's maidservant.
2 Oct 1710	Bound	to Edward Midwinter (LBT/11607) as Ghent
20 Apr 1714		Left London for York - to work for John White for a year.
15 May 1715		Left York for Dublin
8 Jul 1715		Left Dublin to return to England - went to York
Oct 1717	City Freedom	Servitude - COL/CHD/FR/02/0358
7 Oct 1717	Freed - Servitude	- by Edward Midwinter (LBT/11607) as Gent
10 Dec 1724	Married	- to Alice Guy (LBT/05604) at York Minster
19 May 1778	Buried	St Michael-le-Belfry, York
19 May 1778	Died

Sources and References

Original Sources	Comments
Stationers' Company - Binding and Freedom Records - McKenzie, D.F. (1978), #5433

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Transcriptions

ODNB - article by H.R. Tedder rev. C.Bernard L. Barr