Thomas
Young
Killen
Born in County Antrim, Ireland
Ancestors 
Son of Edward Killen
and Isabella (Wilson) Killen
Brother of
William Wilson Killen, Jane (Killen) Ekin [half], Edward Killen, Isabella (Killen) Dunlop and Ellen Hannah (Killen) Todd
Husband of
Jane (Humphries) Killen
— married
1899 in Waverly, Colony of New South Wales
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 52
in Petersham, New South Wales, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 27 Jun 2017
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Thomas Killen was born in Ireland.
Biography
The Killen family emigrated from Ireland to Australia, arriving at Melbourne, Victoria on board the steamship Zealandia on 4 February 1876. [1]
Thomas Young Killen married Jane Humphires in 1899 in New South Wales, Australia. [2]
Children [3]
- Humphrey George Killen (1902–1992)
- Lilian Ethel J. (Lily) Killen (1908–1982)
Thomas passed away in 1921, aged 52. He was a grazier. [4] [5]
He was buried at the Rookwood Cemetery, Section 2C, Row 14 in Presbyterian section. [6]
Probated granted on 2 March 1923. [7]
Sources
- ↑ Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic. 1869 - 1954), Sat 5 Feb 1876, p5. ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMSHIP ZEALANDIA.
- ↑ N.S.W. MARRIAGES - 9162/1899 - KILLEN THOMAS Y. and HUMPHRIES JANE marriage registered at WAVERLEY
- ↑ Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922
- ↑ N.S.W. DEATHS - 16991/1921 - KILLEN THOMAS Y. Father : EDWARD & Mother : ISABELLA death registered at PETERSHAM
- ↑ Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985
- ↑ Sydney, Australia, Cemetery Headstone Transcriptions, 1837-2003
- ↑ Victoria, Australia, Wills and Probate Records, 1841-2009
- Ancestry Family Trees
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Thomas by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Thomas:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Thomas by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Thomas:
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~12.50%
~25.00%
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~1.56%
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