Thomas was born Abt. 1787 and lived in Cotton near to Whixall, Shropshire - an agricultural area between Wem and Whitchurch. He was baptised in Whixall on 15th Jul 1787.

He moved to Cilowen, near to St Aseph, North Wales sometime before 1811 where he met and married Mary Evans (by licence - granted 31st May 1811) in Rhuddlan Parish Church on 1st Jun 1811.

Thomas was recorded to have been a Farmer and he and Mary worked the farm at Tre Criccin near to Rhuddlan, North Wales for a number of years before moving to Tilstock, Whitchurch sometime between 1815 and 1818. Whether they owned the farm or were merely Tenant Farmers or Farmhands is not known. The first two of their five children were born at Tre Criccin.

Thomas' occupation on moving to Tilstock was that of a Farm Labourer. He was shown in 1841 and again in 1851 to be living at Tilley near Wem, Shropshire with an occupation of Agricultural Labourer.

By 1861 Thomas is shown to be living with his daughter Elizabeth and her husband John Brown in Tilley. Thomas' wife Mary had died by this time and his occupation was now shown to be that of a Widower Labourer at the age of 73 years.

Thomas died in the Wem district during the first quarter 1865.