Year of birth circa 1808 from unconfirmed information (blue hand-written document of unknown source) collected by Brian Oliver of nzolivers.com (b.1950) on his April 2008 visit to Devon.

County of birth of “Devon” from Sarah Ferguson (nee Churton).

Date of baptism, place of baptism, from records online for Arch Deaconry of Totnes. Deanery & Parish of Holsworthy - Baptisms, as alerted by Katia and Tim Oliver In an email dated 4 January 2021. Tim Oliver is a x3 great grandson of James and Ruth Oliver, his grandfather being Ivor James Clark Oliver (1907-1989).
Tim Oliver is a x3 great grandson of James and Ruth Oliver, his grandfather being Ivor James Clark Oliver (1907-1989).
Name: Thomas Oliver
Event Type: Baptism
Event Date: 20 Sep 1808
Event Place: Holsworthy, Devon, England
Event Place (Original): Holsworthy, Devon, England
Sex: Male
Father's Name: James Oliver
Mother's Name: Grace Oliver
From Scans of original parish registers from Cornwall [including Devonshire] containing baptisms from 1538 to 1910 published on FamilySearch:
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG9C-LYGX
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Date and place of Marriage, from Devon Marriages and Banns records received from Katia, wife of Tim Grant Oliver, in the email dated 19 December 2022:
First name(s): Thomas
Last name: Oliver
Marriage year: 1829
Marriage date: 18 May 1829
Spouse's first name(s): Mary
Spouse's last name: Burnard
Witnesses: James Oliver, John Cory
Place: Pyworthy
Parish: Pyworthy
Denomination: Anglican
County: Devon
Country: England

Interesting that one of the witnesses were “James Oliver”. Was this Thomas’ brother James, born 1805, and x2 great grandfather of Brian of nzolivers?

Link to the 1841 England Census for Civil Parish of Pyworthy, Holsworthy, Devon received from Katia, wife of Tim Grant Oliver, in the email dated 19 December 2022:
Thomas Oliver, M, age 30, Black Smith, Born Devon England [circa 1811]
Mary Oliver, F, age 30, Born Devon England [circa 1811]
Thomas Oliver, M, age 10, Born Devon England [circa 1831]
John Oliver, M, age 9, Born Devon England [circa 1832]
Samuel Oliver, M, age 8, Born Devon England [circa 1833]
William Oliver, M, age 7, Born Devon England [circa 1834]
Eliza Oliver, F, age 4, Born Devon England [circa 1837]
Mary Oliver, F, age 2, Born Devon England [circa 1839]
Francis Oliver, M, age 1, Born Devon England [circa 1840]

The 1851 Census for the Parish of Pyworthy, Milton Damerel, Devon, England found in January 2023:
House at "Bounds Cross":
Thomas Oliver, Head, M, age 42, Blacksmith, Born Holsworthy Devon England [circa 1809]
Mary Oliver, Wife, F, age 45, Born Devonport Devon England [circa 1806]
Thomas Oliver, Son, M, age 20, Blacksmith, Born Boyton Cornwall England [circa 1831]
Mary H [?] Oliver, Daughter, F, age 11, Scholar, Born Pyworthy Devon England [circa 1840]
Francis Oliver, Son, M, age 10, Scholar, Born Pyworthy Devon England [circa 1841]
Jane Oliver, Daughter, F, age 7, Scholar, Born Pyworthy Devon England [circa 1844]
Sofia Oliver, Daughter, F, age 5, Scholar, Born Pyworthy Devon England [circa 1846]

Son William is back as an invalid, from 1861 Census for the Parish of Pyworthy, Holsworthy, Devon, England found in January 2023:
House at "Bounds Cross":
Thomas Oliver, Head, M, age 52, Black Smith, Born Holsworthy Devon England [circa 1809]
Mary Oliver, Wife, F, age 55, Born Stoke Damerel Devonport Plymouth Devon England [circa 1806]
William Oliver, Son, M, age 26, invalid [?], Born Pyworthy Devon England [circa 1835]
Francis Oliver, Son, M, age 20, Black Smith, Born Pyworthy Devon England [circa 1841]
Jane Oliver, Daughter, F, age 19, House Assistant, Born Pyworthy Devon England [circa 1842]

Possible Month/year of death from England and Wales Civil Registration Death record found in March 2023:,
Name: Thomas Oliver
Age: 69
Death Registration Place: Holsworthy, Devonshire, United Kingdom
Death Date: Jun 1878
Inferred Death Place: Devonshire, United Kingdom

Date of death of “17 May 1878”, living Strawberry Bank Pyworthy, died of “Discease of Pelvis Certified by J King MRCL[?]” from image of death register record attached to an email dated 8 July 2023 from Katia and Tim Oliver.
Tim Oliver is a x3 great grandson of James and Ruth Oliver, his grandfather being Ivor James Clark Oliver (1907-1989).