Thomas Eke was born in East Dereham in 1863 and was the son of John Eke (1820) and Martha Cottrill. In 1871 he was living with his widowed mother in Theatre Street, East Dereham. In 1881 he was living in Theatre Street and working as an ironmonger’s apprentice. By 1891 he was a police constable and living at 147 Bonett Road in Newington. He had married Mary Jane May in 1891. He died in Bromley in 1900, aged 38.

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• 1. 1881 Census. Theatre Street, East Dereham. Thomas Eke. Son. Age 18. Born East Dereham. Ironmongers Apprentice. • 2. Death Registers. Eke, Thomas. Sep. 1900. 2a. 251. Bromley. Age 38. • 3. 1871 Census. Theatre Street, East Dereham. Thomas Eke. Son. Age 8. Scholar. Born East Dereham. • 4. 1891 Census. 147 Bonett Rd, Newington. Thomas Eke. Head. Age 26. Police Constable. Born East Dereham. • 5. Marriage Registers. Eke, Thomas & May, Mary Jane. Mar. 1891. 1a. 822. Westminster.