Research Notes:

Thomas son of Philip Higham of Loose, laborer, and Mary Ann (baptismal record).

Generally called Thomas Highams; however, in some records he is referred to as Thomas William Highams (noting this was the name of his eldest son). The GROE death index appears to be the only source in which he is called Thomas Philip Highams.

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At the time of the 1891 England Census Thomas Highams, age 33, born in Loose Kent, factory laborer, and wife Alice, age 28, born in Leeds Kent, were living at 11 Dover St., Maidstone Kent. Present were children: Florence (7) of Loose, Thomas (5) of Tovil, Rose (2) of Loose

At the time of the 1901 England Census Thomas Highams, age 45, born in Loose, brewer's drayman, and wife Alice, age 42, born in Leeds, were living at 20-21 Water Lane, Maidstone Kent. Present were children (born in Maidstone): Florence (17), mill hand, paper sorter, Thomas (15), carter, Rose (12), Henry (9), Edith (6), George (2), Richard (6M), lodger Annie Clark (23) of Dartford, mill hand, paper sorter

At the time of the 1911 England Census Thomas Highams, age 54, born in Leeds [sic] and wife of 28 years Alice, age 49, born in Leeds (mother of seven children), were living at 2a Mote Rd., Maidstone Kent. Present were sons George (13) of Farleigh, school, Richard (11) of Maidstone, school.

In 1921 Thomas Highams, aged 64 years 6 months, born in Loose Kent, labourer in paper mill, and wife Alice Highams, aged 60 years, were living at 106 Upper Stone St, Maidstone Kent. With them was daughter [sic] Richard Highams (20y 9m) of Maidstone, single, labourer in paper mill.

In the 1939 Register Thomas Highams (b. 29th Dec 1857), widower, pensioner, was living at 60 Beaumont Road, Maidstone Kent with [his daughter] Rose E. Duke, factory packer, and her sons George W. Duke, light general labourer, and Douglas D Duke, general labourer.

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Thomas Philip Highams died aged 81 years. ³