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Thomas Holmes Belfield

Birth
Nottingham, Nottingham Unitary Authority, Nottinghamshire, England
Death
5 Jan 1889 (aged 81–82)
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
Plot
54
Memorial ID
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Spouse:
Ann Elisabeth Marshall Belfield (1810-1884)
(sister to Selener Emily Marshall, wife of Thomas' brother)

Married 1829 26 Oct Ann was age: 19 ; Thomas was 22.
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
First Independent Church Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Parents:
Henry Holmes Belfield (1789-1872)
Cynthia Wharton Belfield (1785-1862)

Thomas Belfield's sisters and brothers are:

-- Thomas Belfield (1809-1900) [born England] married Selener Emily Marshall (1808-1875)

-- Cynthia (Synthia) Belfield,(1814 -1876) [born England, died in Keokuk, Iowa] She married James Eaton Johnston(1811-1878) [born in Scotland, died in St. Louis, Missouri].

-- Henry Holmes Belfield (1815-1890) [born England] married Elizabeth Broom (1820-1895)

-- Ann Belfield,(1812 -1904) [born England, died in Bentonsport, Iowa] She married William Appleton(1805-1865) [born in Philadelphia,Pennsylvania, died in Bentonsport, Iowa].

-- Maria Louisa Belfield (1818-1900) married Isaac S Tussey (1814-1876)

-- Mary Virginia Belfield (1824-1910)[born Maryland] married James Farren (1819-1889)[born Philadelphia]

-- Alfred Belfield (1822-1886)[born Maryland] married Maria Johnson (1829-1911)

Henry, Sr., with his sons, Henry, William, and Thomas established H.H. Belfield & Sons, a brass foundry. Initially, their business began making suspenders for stockings and socks. They later began making precision brass valves and related objects. This business was carried on by by Thomas Broom Belfield, Henry H. jr's son, at the same location, 435 North Broad Street, Philadelphia. This firm changed from the partnership between H. H. Belfield Sr. and Sons. Articles of Incorporation were taken out in 1836 by H. H.Belfield, his son Thomas Broom Belfield and other investors and it remained in business until 1949 as H. Belfield & Co. when it was acquired by Honeywell.

Three of Henry Sr.'s sons (Thomas Holmes Belfield (1807- 1889, William Thomas Belfield (1809-1900)and Alfred Belfield (1822-1886)) with William Levy and family, William Appleton (Ann Belfield) and family, and Isaac Tussey (Maria Belfield) and family, moved to Van Buren Co. Iowa, about the year 1846. Henry Holmes Belfield, "Jr" (1815-1890)was the brother that remained in Philadelphia to run the brass foundry. Eventually, Thomas, and William moved to Chicago, Illinois. Alfred and his family moved to Kansas.

Cynthia Wharton (1785-1862), died in Philadelphia, and Henry (1789-1872) was left a widower. At some point after her death, Henry went to visit or to live with his other sons who were in Iowa at the time. He died in Bentonsport, Iowa in 1872, ten years after his wife.

Child:
Emma Ann Belfield (1843-1921), m. Jacob A Kissell (1840-1882)





Spouse:
Ann Elisabeth Marshall Belfield (1810-1884)
(sister to Selener Emily Marshall, wife of Thomas' brother)

Married 1829 26 Oct Ann was age: 19 ; Thomas was 22.
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
First Independent Church Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Parents:
Henry Holmes Belfield (1789-1872)
Cynthia Wharton Belfield (1785-1862)

Thomas Belfield's sisters and brothers are:

-- Thomas Belfield (1809-1900) [born England] married Selener Emily Marshall (1808-1875)

-- Cynthia (Synthia) Belfield,(1814 -1876) [born England, died in Keokuk, Iowa] She married James Eaton Johnston(1811-1878) [born in Scotland, died in St. Louis, Missouri].

-- Henry Holmes Belfield (1815-1890) [born England] married Elizabeth Broom (1820-1895)

-- Ann Belfield,(1812 -1904) [born England, died in Bentonsport, Iowa] She married William Appleton(1805-1865) [born in Philadelphia,Pennsylvania, died in Bentonsport, Iowa].

-- Maria Louisa Belfield (1818-1900) married Isaac S Tussey (1814-1876)

-- Mary Virginia Belfield (1824-1910)[born Maryland] married James Farren (1819-1889)[born Philadelphia]

-- Alfred Belfield (1822-1886)[born Maryland] married Maria Johnson (1829-1911)

Henry, Sr., with his sons, Henry, William, and Thomas established H.H. Belfield & Sons, a brass foundry. Initially, their business began making suspenders for stockings and socks. They later began making precision brass valves and related objects. This business was carried on by by Thomas Broom Belfield, Henry H. jr's son, at the same location, 435 North Broad Street, Philadelphia. This firm changed from the partnership between H. H. Belfield Sr. and Sons. Articles of Incorporation were taken out in 1836 by H. H.Belfield, his son Thomas Broom Belfield and other investors and it remained in business until 1949 as H. Belfield & Co. when it was acquired by Honeywell.

Three of Henry Sr.'s sons (Thomas Holmes Belfield (1807- 1889, William Thomas Belfield (1809-1900)and Alfred Belfield (1822-1886)) with William Levy and family, William Appleton (Ann Belfield) and family, and Isaac Tussey (Maria Belfield) and family, moved to Van Buren Co. Iowa, about the year 1846. Henry Holmes Belfield, "Jr" (1815-1890)was the brother that remained in Philadelphia to run the brass foundry. Eventually, Thomas, and William moved to Chicago, Illinois. Alfred and his family moved to Kansas.

Cynthia Wharton (1785-1862), died in Philadelphia, and Henry (1789-1872) was left a widower. At some point after her death, Henry went to visit or to live with his other sons who were in Iowa at the time. He died in Bentonsport, Iowa in 1872, ten years after his wife.

Child:
Emma Ann Belfield (1843-1921), m. Jacob A Kissell (1840-1882)







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