Thomas Slaughter (1836 - 1905)

Born 1 Mar 1836 in Ashford, Kent, England

Ancestors

Husband of Matilda (Bale) Slaughter — married 6 Apr 1861 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Died 2 Dec 1905 at age 69 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

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Biography

Thomas Slaughter was born in Ashford, Kent, England.

Thomas Slaughter was born on 1 Mar 1836 in Ashford, Kent, England to parents Thomas Slaughter and Mary Tye. He was baptized on 17 Apr 1836 in Ashford, Kent, England.^[1][2]

He emigrated to Australia in 1850 with his father and stepmother and settled in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. They arrived in Moreton Bay, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia on the costal schooner "Mary Stewart" on 29 Feb 1850.^[3]

He married Matilda Bale about 1861 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.^[4]

Children:

1. Edwin George 1862-1904
2. Ernest Ebenezer 1864-1937
3. Thomas Arthur 1867-1943
4. Miriam 1869
5. Dalby Edgar 1871-1951
6. John Albert 1874
7. Ethel 1876-1963
8. Herbert Horace 1879-1938

He died on 2 Dec 1905 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.^[5][6] He was buried in Redland Bay, Queensland, Australia on 4 Dec 1905.^[7][8]

Funeral Notices

"The Friends of Mr John Slaughter, of Sandgate, are respectfully invited to attend the funeral of his deceased brother, Thomas, to move from the Brisbane Hospital this Monday forenoon at 8:20 o'clock for the Melbourne Street Railway Station, leaving at 9:30 for the Redland Bay Cemetery."

"ERNEST, EDGAR, ALBERT, HERBERT, and MISS MARIAN SLAUGHTER are respectfully invited to attend the Funeral of their deceased Father, Thomas Slaughter, to move from the Brisbane Hospital THIS (Monday) FORENOON, at 8.20 o'clock, for the Melbourne-street Railway Station, leaving at 9.30 for the Redland Bay Cemetery."^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ "England, Lincolnshire, Parish Registers, 1538-1990," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL12-G6R2 : 16 March 2018), Thomas Slaughter, 17 Apr 1836; citing Baptism, 17 Apr 1836, Ashford, Kent, England, United Kingdom, Lincolnshire Record Office, Lincoln; FHL microfilm 1,482,375.
2. ↑ "England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F3YN-V4Q : 11 December 2014), Thomas Slaughter, 17 Apr 1836, Baptism; citing p. 18, Ashford, Kent, record group RG4, Public Record Office, London.
3. ↑ See image attached; The Moreton Bay Courier, 1846-1861, 30 Mar 1850, Saturday."Mr and Mrs Slaughter, Master Thomas Slaughter."
4. ↑ Australia Marriage Index, 1788-1950 Matilda Bale and Thomas Slaughter, 6 Apr 1861, Queensland, Australia; database online, Lehi, Utah, Ancestry.com, 2010.
5. ↑ Queensland Death Registration: Thomas Slaughter, 02/12/1905, Death registration; 1905/B/6231 Mother: Tighe; Father/parent: Thomas Slaughter
6. ↑ "Australia Cemetery Inscriptions, 1802-2005," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WT-4S79 : 3 March 2021), Thomas Slaughter, 02 Dec 1905; from "Australia, Cemetery Inscriptions, 1802-2005," database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com : n.d.) citing Death, citing Jim and Alison Rogers : n.d. Various cemeteries, Australia; FHL microfilm .
7. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/137802909/thomas-slaughter: accessed 16 June 2023), memorial page for Thomas Slaughter (1 Mar 1836–2 Dec 1903), Find A Grave: Memorial #137802909; Burial Details Unknown.
8. ↑ Australia Death Index 1787-1985 Thoams Slaughter, death 2 Dec 1905, Queensland, Australia; database online, Lehi, Utah, Ancestry.com, 2010.
9. ↑ Brisbane Courier Queensland, 4 Dec 1905, Mon, Funeral Notices; page 4]