Thomas Chew was the son of James Chew and Elizabeth Barnfather.

Thomas was born around 1827 in Rochdale, Lancashire.

He was christened on Tuesday 20 November 1827 at Gisburn, Yorkshire.

Thomas married Ann Butterworth in 1850 in the Rochdale Registration District.

The places where he lived have been identified as:

From	To	Place	Source of Information
1826		Rochdale, Lancashire.	Census Data.
1841		Green, Wuerdle and Wardle, Rochdale, Lancashire.	Census Data.
1851		Knotthill Nook, Spotland, Lancashire.	Census Data.
1861		Heybrook Terrace, Smallbridge, Wuerdle and Wardle, Lancashire.	Census Data.
1871		Hamer Terrace, Hamer, Wuerdle and Wardle, Rochdale, Lancashire.	Census Data.
1881		97 Halifax Road, Wuerdle and Wardle, Lancashire.	Census Data.
1891		97 Halifax Road, Hamer, Wuerdle and Wardle, Rochdale, Lancashire.	Census Data.

Thomas was a Calico Weaver.

Thomas died when he was 65 years old, in 1893 in the Rochdale Registration District.  

Notes - Sources of information:

1.	See Parish Registers and IGI.

Parish Registers:
Details.

Census Data:

Year	Address
1841	Green, Wuerdle and Wardle, Rochdale, Lancashire.
1851	Knotthill Nook (1), Spotland, Lancashire.
1861	Heybrook Terrace, Smallbridge, Wuerdle and Wardle, Lancashire.
1871	Hamer Terrace, Hamer, Wuerdle and Wardle, Rochdale, Lancashire.
1881	97 Halifax Road, Wuerdle and Wardle, Lancashire.
1891	97 Halifax Road, Hamer, Wuerdle and Wardle, Rochdale, Lancashire.