The Family of Thomas Challis

Thomas(X) married Mary Woolard(X) at Depden 28 June 1840. He was a singleman aged 22, a labourer of Depden and the son of Robert. Mary was a spinster of Depden, aged 20 the daughter of Robert Woolard.

In the 1841 census he (aged 23, a labourer) was living with Mary Ann at The Green, Depden, with George, aged 1.

In the 1851 census of Depden he was with his wife and children, aged 33, an agricultural labourer, born at Ousden but his birth is more likely to have been at Depden as his family moved to Ousden from Depden soon after he was born. Mary Ann was aged 32 and born at Stradishall.

Mary Ann Challis was buried at Depden, 21 November 1874, aged 54.

Thomas Challis was buried at Depden, 1 May 1888, aged 69.

Thomas and Mary Ann's children were:

1. George, born 1840/1 at Depden. He was buried at Depden 27 February 1875, from Ashley, aged 34.
2. Hannah, born about 1843 at Chedburgh. She married James Copping at Depden 6 June 1863.
3. Robert, born about 1844 at Depden.
4. Alfred, born about 1847 at Depden. He married Sarah Ann Paske at Depden 1 September 1879. In the 1881 census of Rookery Farm, Depden, he is living with his wife, Sarah, and children Eliza (born c. 1880, married David Danby, at Depden 20 December 1900), Amelia (born c. 1883, married Joseph Wright, at Depden, 25 January 1902), Thomas (baptised 25 December 1889 at Depden), George William (baptised 16 August 1891, at Depden) and Julia (baptised 6 June 1897 at Depden).
5. Sarah, born about 1858 at Depden.
6. Walter born about 1859 at Depden. He married Mary Anne Pearson at Depden, 6 December 1879. In 1881 he was living at The Green, Depden, with his wife and daughter Lizzie (born about May 1880 at Depden). He also had sons, Walter, (baptised at Depden, 16 August 1891) and Charles (baptised at Depden, 11 December 1897).