Esther (Thomson) Bloomfield (abt. 1834 - 1908)

Born about 1834 in Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ancestors

Wife of Henry Brown — married 1854 in Colony of Victoria

Wife of Robert Bloomfield — married 1860 in Colony of Victoria

Descendants

Died 1908 at about age 74 in Lancefield, Victoria, Australia

Biography

Esther Thomson was the daughter of John Thomson and his wife Grizel Shearer she was born in Lanarkshire about 1834. No baptism record found to date.

Esther migrated to the Colony of Victoria in 1838 on the William Rogers with her parents and siblings. Her mother died during the voyage.

Esther Thomson married Henry Brown in the Colony of Victoria in 1854^[1] They had one son who was born after his father’s death.

Esther Brown married Robert Bloomfield in 1860^[2]

She died in Lancefield in 1908^[3] Her son William Brown was her executor.

Sources

1. ↑ BDMVictoria Marriages 3191/1854
2. ↑ BDM Victoria Marriages 2872/1860
3. ↑ Public Records Victoria : 108/398 Esther Bloomfield: Grant of probate Given name : Esther; Family name : Bloomfield; Residence : Lancefield; Occupation : Widow; Nature of grant : P Select record View records in box VPRS 28/P0000, 108/3981908-10-08 - 1908-10-08

Family history Bounty claim, NSW Australia 1838