Thomas Hayward senior
Prospect Row
Occupation: Victualler
Thomas Hayward senior was born in about 1740. Unfortunately, we couldn’t find a definite date or place of birth for him. The first recorded mention that we could find for him was in his marriage to Mary White in Deal in 1761 where the parish register states that they were both ‘of this parish’. We assume that the couple then set up home in Deal. Sadly though Mary died four years later in January in 1765.
Thomas rather quickly remarried just a month later, on 26 February, to Margaret Priest. Margaret must have been a family friend as she was one of the witnesses when Thomas had married Mary. Their marriage license states that Thomas was a ‘victualler’. It is probable that he was ‘victualling’ the navy and or shipping in the Downs.
Marriage allegation dated 23 February 1765
Marriage License of Thomas Hayward and Margaret Priest dated 23 February 1765
Thomas and Margaret went on to have six children and they may havebeen born in a house on Prospect Row. There is as a map, dated 1806, that shows Thomas, at least was living there at that time. The map also shows that his third child and name sake and well known boat-builder Thomas Hawyard jnr, was living almost opposite.
Prospect Row circa 1806
| Name | Born | Baptised | Married | Died | Buried |
| Thomas Hayward sen. | Abt. 1740 | (1) Mary White 26 Dec 1761 St. Leonard’sBorn Abt.1740 Buried 11 January 1765(2) Margaret Priest 26 February 1765 St. Leonard’s Born Abt.1741 |
Abt. 1804 | Unknown |
The Children of Thomas Hayward & Margaret Priest
| Name | Born | Baptised | Married | Died | Buried |
| Richard | 1765 | 5 November 1765 St. Leonard’s |
Mary Carr 15 January 1788 St. Leonard’s |
1837 Eastry Union |
6 October 1837 St. George’s |
| Lancelot | 1767 | 8 February 1767 St. Leonard’s |
Mary Whendell 18 Dec 1793 St. Leonard’s |
1841 | 22 April 1841 |
| Thomas | 1768 | 24 April 1768 St. Leonard’s |
(1)Keziah Gammon 23 Oct. 1794 St. Leonard’s (2)Dorothy Tapley 13 June 1811 St. Leonard’s |
1848 Prospect House |
15 Dec. 1848 St. Leonard’s |
| Robert | 1769 | 26 November 1769 St. Leonard’s | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| John | 1771 | 18 January 1771 St. Leonard’s |
Marian Ann Wilkins 3 February 1801 St. Leonard’s The witnesses to their marriage were *Margaret Hayward, also Henry Wilkins & Ann Underdown who married in 1802 |
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| James | 1771 | 18 January 1771 St. Leonard’s |
Mary Holbrook 24 November 1795 |
1835 Cottage Row |
14 October 1835 St. George’s |
* Who this Margaret is unknown though it could be John’s mother. Ann Wilkins is the daughter of Mitchel & Mary Underdown who lived almost opposite at 206 Lower Street.