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Son of Thomas Orris and Susan Fitch
Thomas was born on 14 May 1798 and baptised 13 Sep 1798 (1) in Hundon, Suffolk. He married Hannah Day on 24 Dec 1821 (1) in Hundon.
Hannah Day was baptised on 25 Oct 1801 (1) in Hundon, Suffolk. Her parents are John Day and Elizabeth Clark.
Thomas worked as an agricultural labourer. Initially Thomas and Hannah lived in Hundon where they had 5 children. Between 1851 and 1861 the family moved to Clare, Suffolk where they remained. The census records show Thomas was blind in his old age, but was looked after by his oldest daughter Rebecca who also had a blind daughter.
Rebecca Orris * Baptised 11 May 1823 (1) in Hundon George Orris Baptised 22 Jul 1827 (1) in Hundon Alfred Orris Baptised 5 Jun 1831 (1) in Hundon Daniel Oris Baptised 3 Aug 1834 (1) in Hundon buried 6 Nov 1834 aged 8 months Eliza Orris Born about 1836 in (2) Hundon * has own page
Hannah died in 1879 (3) aged 79, Thomas died in 1884 (4) aged 78
Census details below
1841 Census HO107/1032/15 Thos Orris 40 Ag Lab y Hannah Orris 40 y Rebecca Orris 18 y George Orris 14 y Alfred Orris 10 y Eliza Orris 5 y Address: Mill Lane, Hundon, Suffolk 1851 Census HO107/1787 Thomas Orris Head m 54 Ag Lab Hundon, Suffolk Hannah Orris Wife m 51 Straw Plaiter Hundon, Suffolk Rebecca Orris Dau u 28 Born with only one hand Hundon, Suffolk George Orris Son u 24 Ag Lab Hundon, Suffolk Alfred Orris Son u 20 Ag Lab Hundon, Suffolk Eliza Orris Dau u 15 Straw Plaiter Hundon, Suffolk Mary Ann Orris G/Dau 8mo Hundon, Suffolk Address: Mill Lane, Hundon, Suffolk 1861 Census RG9/1126 Thomas Orris Head m 62 Ag Lab Hundon, Suffolk Hannah Orris Wife m 58 Hundon, Suffolk Rebecca Orris Dau u 38 Hundon, Suffolk Mary Ann Orris G/Dau 10 Ag Lab Hundon, Suffolk Address: Priory Cottage, Clare, Suffolk 1871 Census RG10/1713 Thomas Orris Head m 74 Labourer Hundon, Suffolk Hannah Orris Wife m 72 Hundon, Suffolk Rebecca Orris Dau u 46 Hundon, Suffolk Mary Ann Orris G/Dau u 19 Servant Hundon, Suffolk Address: Stoke Road, Clare, Suffolk 1881 Census RG11/1824 Thos Orris Head m 83 Labourer Hundon, Suffolk - Blind Rebecca Orris Dau u 57 Ag Lab Hundon, Suffolk Mary A Orris G/Dau u 30 Hundon, Suffolk - Blind Address: Nethergate Street, Clare, Suffolk
Sources (1) Transcript of Hundon Parish Records - by Haverhill Family History Group (2) Census (3) GRO Sep 1879 - 4a 255 - Risbridge aged 79 (4) GRO Mar 1884 - 4a 321 - Risbridge aged 78 Page last updated 17 Feb 2008 Contact - Jacky Hockridge - juljacho@aol.com ******************************************************