The Ancestors of Robert Creek
Sixth
Generation 
32. Thomas CREEKE, son of Thomas CREEKE and Ann SMITH, was born in 1778, was christened 8 Sep 1778, died 9 Jan 1807 at age 29, and was buried in Jan 1807 in St Benedicts Church, Cambridge.
Thomas married Mary (Ann) STEVENSON 3 Oct 1800 in Cherry Hinton, Cambridgeshire. Mary was born in 1781 in London and was buried 15 Jul 1857.
Marriage Notes: POOR LAW PAPERS:
Every parish was responsible for looking after its own poor (elderly, infirm,
orphans, sick, etc.). In order to do this a poor rate
was levied on the citizens of the parish. On the whole
they did not object to this as they might end up in receipt of the funds
themselves if they got sick, etc. (This is where the almshouses
fits into the picture, usually rent free properties
for the elderly or long-term sick.) Depending on the size of the parish, one or
more members of the parish were voted into the position of Overseer of the
Poor. His/their responsibilities included ensuring that all the poor rates were
collected. Obiously the good citizens didn't want to have to pay too much money each year and
wanted to ensure that they only looked after their own citizens, not any old
scrounger! So the Overseer was responsible for
ensuring that the money was paid out wisely to their own citizens. On the whole the parish to which you belonged was the one
you were born into or the one to which your father belonged. One way of
changing parishes was to work for 1 year and 1 month in another parish. Most
people were hired at the annual hiring fairs to ensure that they didn't go over the 1 year. If you were a land
owner or wealthy nobody worried about you moving into their parish. One
way of moving to another parish was to get a Settlement Certificate. This was a
sort of insurance policy that your original parish would take you back if you
fell upon hard times. If indeed you then fell upon hard times the Overseer of
the parish in which you were living would get a Removal Order to send you back
to your original parish. To conclude, it was a way for each parish to keep
control of its finances. Sometimes there would be a dispute between parishes as
to which one a person rightfully belonged and it would
be brought before the Quarter Sessions for the court to decide. You then get
Settlement Hearings. These can be very interesting as
they give a lot of detail about a person's life. As a little aside here, if a
stranger died in a parish it was that parish's responsibility to bear the costs
of burial. So it was not uncommon for a body to be
slipped over the border into a neighbouring parish.
The Overseers were also responsible for the orphans/poor children of the
village. They would try to ensure that the cycle didn't
continue by putting the orphans to Apprenticeship so they would be able to earn
good wages during their adult life. Hence, you also get Apprenticeship papers
in the Parish Poor Law documents.
Another document which is very interesting amongst the
Poor Law documents are Bastardy Orders. If an unmarried girl was pregnant
obviously the Overseer was responsible for ensuring that the parish didn't end with the costs of raising the child. The girl
would be pressured into naming the father. The man in question would then be
taken to the Quarter or Petty Sessions to have a Bastardy Order raised. If adjuged to be the "guilty" man, he would then
have to pay a weekly sum of money until the child was 12 or 14 and able to earn
their own living. Sometimes the man would deny the charge and would prepare a
defence, maybe getting other young men to stand up and say that they had been
with the girl as well. Again, these can be interesting documents.
Children from this marriage were:
i. William CREEKE was born about 1802 and died about 1826 aged about 24.
ii. Thomas CREEKE was born 21 Mar 1805 in Cambridge, UK, was christened 3 Aug 1806 in St Benedicts Church, Cambridge, and died 27 Apr 1808 in St Benedicts Church, Cambridge at age 3.
16 iii. James CREEKE (born 11 Jul 1807 in Cambridge - died 12 Aug 1869 in 2 Union Street, Cambridge). James married Amy (Or Emily) HEMMINGS 9 Jan 1831 in St Botolph, Cambridge.155.,156 Marriage status: death. Amy was born about 1808 in Woolwich, died 31 Mar 1881 in Cambridge51 aged about 73, and was buried 6 Apr 1881 in Cambridge, St Edward, King & Martyr.157 The cause of her death was Chronic stomach ulcer of 2 years..51
33. Mary (Ann) STEVENSON was born in 1781 in London and was buried 15 Jul 1857.
Research Notes: In the 1851 census, Mary Fuller was listed as being a resident of the Queens College Almshouse, aged 70. Her daughter Susan was with her.
Mary married Thomas CREEKE 3 Oct 1800 in Cherry Hinton, Cambridgeshire. Thomas was born in 1778, was christened 8 Sep 1778, died 9 Jan 1807 at age 29, and was buried in Jan 1807 in St Benedicts Church, Cambridge.
Mary next married James FULLER 3 Jun 1812 in St Benedicts Church, Cambridge.155 James was born in 1783 and was buried 30 Aug 1833.
Children from this marriage were:
i. John FULLER was born 18 Sep 1812 and was christened 11 Oct 1812 in St Botolph, Cambridge.
ii. Mary FULLER was christened 28 May 1815.
iii. Ann FULLER was christened 29 Jun 1817.
iv. Susan FULLER 179 was christened 2 Jan 1820. Susan married Joseph COE,179 son of Mathew COE 179 and Mary BARRON,179 1 Oct 1848 in Cherry Hinton, Cambridgeshire.179 Joseph was christened 26 Feb 1826 in Cherry Hinton, Cambridgeshire.
v. Emma FULLER was christened 2 Jun 1822.
40. William CLARK .
General Notes: Appears on the marriage certificate of his son Thomas.
William married someone currently unknown.
His child was:
20 i. Thomas CLARK (born about 1815 in Grantchester, Cambridgeshire - died 8 Jan 1867 in 38 Market Place, Cambridge, UK). Thomas married Ann LING 8 Apr 1840 in Parish Church, Haslingfield, Cambridge.165 Ann was born about 1823 in Haslingfield, Cambridgeshire and died 1896 ? aged about 73.
44. Robert SIMPSON .
Robert married Hannah.
The child from this marriage was:
22 i. Robert Samuel SIMPSON (born about Jun 1819 in Thanet, St. Peter - died 12 Apr 1863 in Merchants Yard, Broadstairs, St Peters, Kent). Robert married Elizabeth PAIN, daughter of James PAIN, 6 Jul 1851 in Broadstairs Parish Church. Elizabeth was born about 1832 in St Peters, Kent and died about 1906 aged about 74.
45. Hannah .
Hannah married Robert SIMPSON.
46. James PAIN .
James married someone currently unknown.
His child was:
23 i. Elizabeth PAIN (born about 1832 in St Peters, Kent - died about 1906). Elizabeth married Robert Samuel SIMPSON, son of Robert SIMPSON and Hannah, 6 Jul 1851 in Broadstairs Parish Church. Robert was born about Jun 1819 in Thanet, St. Peter and died 12 Apr 1863 in Merchants Yard, Broadstairs, St Peters, Kent aged about 43. The cause of his death was Tuberculosis. Elizabeth next married Charles SMITH 1 Oct 1866 in St Mary the Virgin Church, Ashford. Charles was born about 1832 in Middlesex, London and died before 1891.
48. Henry CALLER .
Henry married someone currently unknown.
His child was:
24 i. Henry CALLER (CARLOW) 141,142 (born about 1815 in Wrotham, Kent - died 4 Aug 1895 in Wrotham, Kent). Henry married Elizabeth (Esther) (Betsy) TERRY, daughter of Jeremiah TERRY, 25 Dec 1837 in Wrotham Parish Church. Elizabeth was born about 1822 and died 18 Jan 1847 in Wrotham, Kent167 aged about 25. The cause of her death was "Consumption". Henry next married Sarah THURLEY, daughter of Richard THURLEY, 25 Jul 1851 in Wrotham Parish Church 52.,170.,171.,172 Sarah was born about 1832 and died 25 Jul 1901 in Wrotham, Kent173 aged about 69. The cause of her death was Bronchitis.
50. Richard THURLEY .
Richard married someone currently unknown.
His child was:
25 i. Sarah THURLEY (born about 1832 - died 25 Jul 1901 in Wrotham, Kent). Sarah married Henry CALLER (CARLOW),141,142 son of Henry CALLER, 25 Jul 1851 in Wrotham Parish Church 52.,170.,171.,172 Henry was born about 1815 in Wrotham, Kent and died 4 Aug 1895 in Wrotham, Kent166 aged about 80. The cause of his death was "Senile Decay". Another name for Henry was CARLOW.
52. James DEANE was born about 1779 and died about 1841 aged about 62.
James married Mercy. Mercy was born about 1783 and died about 1842 aged about 59.
Children from this marriage were:
i. Richard DEANE was born about 1812 and died about 1880 aged about 68.
ii. Hester Ann DEANE was born about 1814 and died about 1900 aged about 86.
iii. Henry William DEANE was born about 1816 and died about 1816.
iv. Davies James DEANE died about 1830.
26 v. James DEANE (born about 1817 in Plaxtol, Kent - died about 1879). James married Sarah ISTED, daughter of William ISTED and Sarah PORTER, 27 Dec 1843 in Plaxtol Church, Wrotham, Kent. Sarah was born about 1820 in Shipbourne, Kent and died 15 Mar 1883 in Wrotham, Kent aged about 63. The cause of her death was Tuberculosis.
vi. Frances DEANE was born about 1823.
vii. William DEANE was born about 1824 and died about 1889 aged about 65.
viii. Thomas DEANE was born about 1826 and died about 1826.
53. Mercy was born about 1783 and died about 1842 aged about 59.
Mercy married James DEANE. James was born about 1779 and died about 1841 aged about 62.
54. William ISTED was born about 1796 in Surrey and died about 1872 aged about 76.
William married Sarah PORTER. Sarah was born about 1796 in Shoreham, Kent and died about 1871 aged about 75.
Children from this marriage were:
27 i. Sarah ISTED (born about 1820 in Shipbourne, Kent - died 15 Mar 1883 in Wrotham, Kent). Sarah married James DEANE, son of James DEANE and Mercy, 27 Dec 1843 in Plaxtol Church, Wrotham, Kent. James was born about 1817 in Plaxtol, Kent and died about 1879 aged about 62.
ii. Eliza ISTED was born about 1836 in Wrotham, Kent.
iii. Ruth ISTED was born about 1840 in Wrotham, Kent.
55. Sarah PORTER was born about 1796 in Shoreham, Kent and died about 1871 aged about 75.
Sarah married William ISTED. William was born about 1796 in Surrey and died about 1872 aged about 76.
56. James TOUGH .
James married someone currently unknown.
His child was:
28 i. John TOUGH (born about 1820 in Portobello, Scotland - died 1 Jun 1888 in Anglesea Road, Orpington). John married Agnes PLANK 11 Aug 1846 in St. Margaret Parish Church, Middlesex, London. Agnes was born about 1825 in Surrey, England and died 31 Mar 1864 in Bromley, Kent174 aged about 39. The cause of her death was Biliary Calculi (Gall Stones)?. John next married Mary Ann SMITH, daughter of William Thomas SMITH, 4 Jul 1865 in St Mary Magdalene, Bermondsey, London. Mary was born about 1826.
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