Thomas Chew was the son of Thomas Chew and Elizabeth (Betty) Eccles.

Thomas was born around 1830 in Gisburn, Yorkshire.

He was christened on Sunday 13 June 1830 at Gisburn, Yorkshire.

Thomas married Alice Whitehead in 1854.

He had the following children from his marriage to Alice Whitehead:

- Elizabeth Chew	born in 1855 in Gisburn, Yorkshire.
- Thomas Croasdale Chew	born in 1857 in Gisburn, Yorkshire.
- Arthur Eccles Chew	born on 1 August 1859 in Gisburn, Yorkshire.
- Albert Edward Chew	born in 1862 in Gisburn, Yorkshire.
- Mary Alice Chew	born in 1863 in Gisburn, Yorkshire.
- Emma Chew	born in 1864 in Gisburn, Yorkshire.
- Catherine Chew	born in 1867 in Gisburn, Yorkshire.
- Alfred Chew	born in 1870 in Gisburn, Yorkshire.

The places where he lived have been identified as:

From	To	Place	Source of Information
1841	1881	Gisburn, Yorkshire.	Notes 1, 2, 3 & 4.
1891		Park Terrace, Gisburn, Yorkshire.	Note 5.

Thomas was a Land Agent and Surveyor.

Thomas died when he was 65 years old, on Thursday 31 October 1895 in Gisburn, Yorkshire.  

He was buried on Saturday 2 November 1895 in St Marys Church, Gisburn, Yorkshire.

Notes - Sources of information:

1.	See 1841 Census.
2.	See 1861 Census.
3.	See 1871 Census.
4.	See 1881 Census.
5.	See 1891 Census.
6.	See Parish Registers and IGI.

Parish Registers:
Details.

Census Data:

Year	Address
1841	Gisburne (2), Yorkshire.
1861	Gisburn (4), Yorkshire.
1871	Gisburn (2), Yorkshire.
1881	Gisburn (2), Yorkshire.
1891	Park Terrace, Gisburn, Yorkshire.