I have looked through some notes I made about Thomas which I was going to look into when I came back to him (that is the trouble with geneology, not enough time, so much to research).

I think Thomas may be connected to the HALE family of the Forest of Dean because their name cropps up on various records, witnesses at marriages etc. I have found that sometimes researching off shoots of the family sometimes gives clues.

Also I thought that Berthia/Bethia Death Certificate (if registered) my hold some clues. I don't know what information they held for this period but it may give the name of the person who registered the death or who was present at the time of death.