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Note: According to http://www.census.pro.gov.uk/ 1901 Census Thomaswas a Cloth Master CopAccording to Rootsweb.com RI Historical Cemeteries TrasncriptionProject we have the following info: ECCLESTON THOMAS E1882 - 1962 RD020 and this plot is located WOOD RIVERCEMETERY RICHMOND NOOSENECK HILL ROAD - ROUTE#3 ->25 ft. E of tele. pole # 679.Perhaps he was working for a mining company when he met Mary inRuabon because Ruabon, Wrexham, Wales is a mining town. Ruabonchurch is St. Mary's.According to te 1920 Census, Thomas and Frances owned their homeand lived in Westerly - he was 37 (Frances 32, Thomas Jr 9 andDonald 4 1/2). He came to the US in 1913. The 1930 Census showsthey live in Smithfield and the ages respectively are 48, 44, 19and 14. They own their home worth $20,000 and own a radio set.Ages when Tom and Frances were married were 27 and 23. Hismother was from Wales. He came to the US in 1912 but THomas andFrances arrived in 1913 (Donald was born in RI). His occupationwas Manager in the "Bleachery" industry -hard to read the wordon the census.Tom Eccleston Jr. was the premiere 2001 inductee into the firstBHS Athletic Hall of Fame. A few of his accolades includeinduction into the Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame, BrownUniversity and Providence College Halls of Fame, and the 1990NCAA John "Snooks" Kelley Founders Award. Named after the famedBoston College coach, this award honors those people in thecoaching profession who have contributed to the overall growthand development of the sport of ice hockey in the United States.??? According to the Rhode Island Historic Cemeteries transcriptionProject (rootsweb.com) we have the following info: ECCLESTONTHOMAS H 1842 - 6 JUL 1904 HP022 -this plot is located: FIRST HOPKINTON CEMETERY HOPKINTONOLD CEMETERY RD ->20 ft. N of tele. pole # 919
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