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![Thomas WHITEHEAD, [Parents?]](img/male.jpg)
Thomas WHITEHEAD, [Parents?]
Abt 1705 - 1766 (~ 61 years)
Has 2 ancestors and 1534 descendants in this family tree.
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Name Thomas WHITEHEAD Suffix [ONS gp] [Parents?] Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born Abt 1705 - I have no firm evidence either that this Thomas was the son of Thomas, baptized in Chelsfield in 1705, or of the Thomas and Elizabeth who appear in Knockholt by about 1711.
Even if Thomas was the one baptised in Chelsfield in 1705, as no mother is named in the baptism register it is not certain who his mother was. If his father did move to Knockholt he could have been widowed and remarried.
From the PR entries there is no evidence of any Whiteheads in Knockholt for the best part of a century until Thomas and Elizabeth had children baptised there from 1711/12, and about the same time William and Mary appear, their first child being baptised in the parish a few months earlier in 1711.
It seems likely William and Thomas were related, and that the appearance of two Whitehead families in the parish at the same time was not co-incidence.
Given the absence of Whiteheads in the Parish prior to this date it seems probable that this Thomas was the descendant of one of the couples. It is possible that William and Mary had had children before settling in the parish, and if so they could have included a Thomas.
Baptised 11 Nov 1705 St. Martin of Tour’s Church, Chelsfield, Kent, England 
- Thomas ** could well be ** the Thomas baptised in Chelsfield in 1705
Transcribed data shows him as the son of Thomas
Gender Male Residence 1729 Knockholt, Kent, England - At the time of his marriage
Occupation 1729 Husbandman - At the time of his marriage
Died Apr 1766 - After 1762 as his wife described as 'wife of Thomas' rather than widow when she was buried, by far the most likely seems the Thomas buried in Knockholt in 1766.
Buried 13 Apr 1766 St. Katherine’s Church, Knockholt, Kent, England - From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 23 Nov 2022)
"Tho Whitead Aprel: the 13 Aff"
Siblings2 brothers and 2 sisters Patriarch & Matriarch 
Thomas WHITEHEAD, b. Est 1677, d. Aug 1732 (Age ~ 55 years) (Father)
Elizabeth, b. Est 1672, d. Sep 1771 (Age ~ 99 years) (Mother)Person ID I34840 All | Teresa's direct ancestors Last Modified 9 Nov 2024
Father Thomas WHITEHEAD, b. Est 1677, d. Aug 1732 (Age ~ 55 years) Mother Elizabeth, b. Est 1672, d. Sep 1771 (Age ~ 99 years) Married Est 1704 - Based on the earliest known baptism of a child likely to be the offspring of this couple.
Family ID F3081 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family Mary BARTON, b. Est 1706, d. May 1762 (Age ~ 56 years) Married 27 Dec 1729 Fleet, London, England - From register
"27 Thomas Whited of Nockholt in Kent Husb.
Mary Barton of Chelsfield B:Sp Gay" - under heading 'December 1729'
'B:Sp' clearly stands for 'Bachelor:Spinster'; I think it says 'B:', but written over something else. probably W. It is just possible it's a W ontop of B.
Children10 children Last Modified 9 Nov 2024 Family ID F3019 Family Group Page | Family Chart
- I have no firm evidence either that this Thomas was the son of Thomas, baptized in Chelsfield in 1705, or of the Thomas and Elizabeth who appear in Knockholt by about 1711.