Capt. Thomas Crockett

Other Events:

• Residence: 1838, Halifax, Nova Scotia
• Property: abt. 1840, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Notes:

Residence:
Census, Assessment and Poll Tax Records 1767-1838

Census Returns 1838
In this census return, Thomas Crocket (sic), a sailor and property owner, was living alone in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Property:
No exact dates are given for the ownership of these properties but they were likely in the time-frame from about 1840 up until Thomas' death on board the 'Hope' in 1852.

Name: Thomas Crockett
Record Type: Owner
Residence Place: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Occupation: Mariner
Vessel Name: Petrel
Vessel Type: Brigantine
Vessel Registration Number: H851082
Vessel Registration Place: Halifax, Nova Scotia
Year Vessel Constructed: 1839
Crew Number: 1
Shares: 32

Name: Thomas Crockett
Record Type: Owner
Residence Place: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Occupation: Mariner
Vessel Name: Hope
Vessel Type: Schooner
Vessel Registration Number: H852061
Vessel Registration Place: Halifax, Nova Scotia
Year Vessel Constructed: 1818
Crew Number: 1
Shares: 64

Buried:
There is an elaborate monument to Thomas and several other family members in Kirkbean Parish Churchyard, Dumfries and Galloway,Scotland. It is inscribed as follows:

IN
Memory Of
Robert Crockett
Late tennant in Kirkhouse,
who died at Woodside Cottage
1st April 1843, aged 70 years.
Also Helen Kirkpatrick, his Wife
who died there,29th October 1855,
Aged 66 years.
Also Robert their son, Commander
of the ship Menceus of Liverpool
who died on the homeward voyage
from Shanghai 11th Sep. 1850 Aged 32.
Also Thomas their son, Commander
of the ship Hope, of Halifax N.S.
who died in the Gulf of Mexico
20th August 1852, aged 35 years.
Also of four of their Sons
who died in Infancy.

It is not clear if Thomas was buried here, at sea, or in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Died:
Gulf of Mexico on his ship "Hope" of Halifax NS.

Courier (Morning Courier & General Advertiser, Morning Courier) 1844-1878. Notes: Deceased was a native of Dumfrieshire, Scotland. He died on board ship between Tampico and New York, left a wife and 4 children.

Thomas married Eleanor "Ellen" Saunders 3 Jun 1837, Halifax, Nova Scotia. Eleanor (daughter of James Saunders and Joanna "Joan" Evoy) was born abt. 1820, Ferryland, Newfoundland; died abt. 3 Sep 1864, Halifax, Nova Scotia; was buried abt. 5 Sep 1864, Halifax, Nova Scotia. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Birth:
In this marriage record, the groom's parent were identified as Thomas and Eleanor Crockett. It doesn't give Eleanor's maiden name but noted that Thomas Sr. was a seaman. It also noted Thomas Jr. (age 27) was a clerk and that Margaret was 24 years old.

Died:
The information on Thomas' death certificate was given by his daughter, Eleanor Beatrice Crockett. She gave her grandfather's name correctly as Thomas Crockett, born in Scotland. However, she misspoke her grandmother's name as Elena Lawrence, who was born in Halifax. I not sure of the reason for the confusion but Thomas's mother was Eleanor Saunders. However, her father's aunt, Sarah Saunders, was married to Nicholas Lawrence so it appears Eleanor confused her grandmother's surname with that family.

On the death certificate, it states that her father was an accountant so this information agrees with occupation titles (clerk, bookkeeper) recorded in earlier censuses records and other documents.

Thomas married Margaret Jane A. Power 8 Feb 1869, Halifax, Nova Scotia. Margaret was born abt. 1845, Halifax, Nova Scotia; died 5 Mar 1898, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; was buried abt. 7 Mar 1898, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Baptism: 3 Nov 1845, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Notes:

Baptism:
Godparents were Joseph Barron and Mary Cronan.

Other Events:

• Baptism: 13 Jul 1847, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Notes:

Birth:
Family surname spelled with a singe T, i.e. Crocket

Baptism:
The godparents were John Pew (sic)[Pugh] and Johanna Sanders.

Notes:

Birth:
Although it is not shown in the transcribed record, it appears that Thomas' second name began with an A.

Died:
The death certificate for Thomas A. Crockett is full of 'unknowns' entries. No details of Thomas' parents are given and no informant came forward to fill in the blanks. The certificate does have the cause of death information added but it is very hard to read. It appears that maybe a secondary factor in his death was noted as schizophrenia. He was noted as being single, aged 79, so therefore his calculated year of birth was 1871. His residence was another 'unknown', so it is possible that Thomas was a homeless person.

Notes:

Died:
On her death certificate, Eleanor's date of birth was recorded as Feb. 10, 1878. This information was given by her brother, Joseph Francis Crockett who lived in Wallice, Nova Scotia. This information varies from information that Eleanor obtained 30 years earlier, supposedly from her church.

Margaret married Charles G. Whebby 2 Sep 1908, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Charles was born 1884; died Yes, date unknown; was buried Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]