Thomas SILLY ^111,3718

   Cause of his death was Drowned at Sea.³⁷²⁰

   Other names for Thomas were Thomas LILLEY ⁵¹²⁷ and Thomas SILLEY.³⁷¹⁹

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Occupation: Master Mariner. ⁸⁶¹

2. Census: Ship Owner, 1841, Dartmouth, Devon, England. ⁹⁰⁰

3. Occupation: Master Mariner, 23 Apr 1844, Dartmouth, Devon, England. ³⁷¹⁵

4. Appointment: Foreign Trade Certificate, 1850, London, Greater London, England. ³⁷²¹

5. Appointment: Masters Service Certificate, 1867, Belfast, Antrim, Ulster, Northern Ireland. ³⁷²¹ Master's Certificate of Service

Thomas married Priscilla SWEETLAND, daughter of William SWEETLAND JP and Priscilla Ann MORRY, on 23 Apr 1844 in St. Clement Townstal, Dartmouth, Devon, England.³⁷¹⁵ (Priscilla SWEETLAND was born on 8 Aug 1818 in Dartmouth, Devon, England ⁸⁶¹, christened on 4 Sep 1818 in Dartmouth, Devon, England,^111,476,609 died on 26 Jan 1847 in Dartmouth, Devon, England ^111,861,3667 and was buried after 26 Jan 1847 in Dartmouth, Devon, England ^111,607.). The cause of her death was Complications associated with childbirth.³⁷²⁰

  Noted events in their marriage were:

1. Alt. Marriage, Between Apr and Jun 1844, St. Saviour's, Dartmouth, Devon, England. ^{952,3715,3721} 040317:

Absence of evidence is generally not recommended to be taken as proof of a hypothesis, but UK church records are so reliable I think we can safely say that the lack of any christening/birth records for children of this couple means that they never had any.

260417:

The marriage was registered at Totnes, where I found it, but Jennie Crisp indicates the actual location of the event was St. Saviour's.

200818:

Actually both of the above are wrong. They did have children and they were married at St. Clement's, not at St. Saviour's

2. Witnesses: Noah Clift, Anne Sweetland, Mary Morey Sweetland, 23 Apr 1844, St. Clement Townstal, Dartmouth, Devon, England. ³⁷¹⁵