Thomas WINDEATT, married 1903 Plymouth

A Thomas WINDEATT married in Plymouth in 1903 giving his age as 39 which would make his birthdate about 1864.

1903 Marriage solemnized at the Register Office in the District of East Stonehouse in the County of Devon

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Date	Name & Surname	Age	Condition	Rank or Profession	Residence at the time of Marriage	Father's Name and Forename	Rank or profession of Father	Witnesses
28/3/1903	Thomas WINDEATT	39	Bachelor	General Labourer	23 Peel Street, East Stonehouse	William WINDEATT (deceased)	General Labourer	Martha ASH Albert BUCKLER
	Priscilla BEST	40	Spinster	-	23 Peel Street, East Stonehouse	William BEST	General Labourer

Only Thomas signed the certificate which was also signed by the Registrar and the Superintendent Registrar.

He may be the Thomas who was living with a widowed father, William,  at18 Poundwell Street in Modbury in 1881:

Surname	First name(s)	Rel	Status	Age	Occupation	Where Born
WINDETT	William	Head	W	55	Ag Lab	Devon - Modbury
WINDETT	Thomas	Son		16	Shoemaker Apprentice	Devon - Modbury

If it is him then he obviously didn't finish his apprenticeship.

In 1891 there is a Thomas WINGETT living in Plymouth, St. Andrew, parish of St. James the less at Buckland Hall, Station Road [RG12/1735, 72,46,237] with the SMITH family.  This could be him although the age is not quite right.

1891

Surname	First name(s)	Rel	Status	Age	Occupation	Where Born
SMITH	John	Head	M	34	Labourer General Employee	Devon, Elburton
SMITH	Mary Ann	Wife	M	33		Devon - Modbury
SMITH	John	Son	S	14		Devon - Modbury
SMITH	Beatruce	Dau	S	13		Devon - Ermington
SMITH	Sidney Y.	Son	S	5		Devon - Stoke
UNDERHILL	Sarah	Visitr	M	27	Tailoress Employee	Devon - Plymouth
WINGETT	Thomas	Lodger	S	24	Labourer Employee	Devon - Modbury
FROST	James	Lodger	S	20	Labourer Employee	Devon - Stonehouse

Mary Ann SMITH also comes from Modbury and could be a sister or other relative.