1871 Census. chapel Gate, Sutton St James, Thomas Duckring, servant, unmarried age 17, groom, born Sutton St Edmunds, Lincolnshire.

Nottingham Journal, 5 January 1878. Imprisoning the Wrong Man. On Friday morning, a young man named Thomas Duckering was brought up in custody on remand at the Retford Police court, charged with having stolen £20 the property of his employer, Mr S Riggall, a bootmaker, of Retford. It appeared that the prisoner was only married on Christmas day, was left in the shop at work on the 27th December whilst his master and mistress went out. On their return they found that the house had been robbed, and as the prisoner had locked up and left the key at a neighbour’s house, he was suspectedd, his house was searched, and £19 being found in his box, he was locked up on the charge. One of the witnesses against him was a postman named Wiham Davey, who lodged at the house, and this person deposed that his room had been entered and all the money he had £3, taken from his box, and his watch broken. From something which came to the knowledge of the police, Davey’s room was searched yesterday morning, and £16 10s 0d in gold and £ 1s 9d in silver found in a carpet bag which was hanging behind his bed room door. It was shown that Davey purchased a new watch and chain for £6 7s 6d on the monring after the robbery. Considerable excitement was caused in court when the postman, who was in uniform, had to change places with the man who had been in custody on the charge. Duckering was able to account for the money in his box, but the postman asked no questions and made no defence, he appeared, in fact, to be perfectly dumbfounded, and whilst he was removed in custody, Duckering left the court amidst the hearty congratulations of his relations and friends. The case was adjourned to-day.

The 1911 Census records that Thomas & Margaret had 5 children, 3 living & 2 deceased. I only have records for 4.