Thomas Fletcher Verney (1819 - 1907)

Born 1819 in Wolford, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (King) Verney — married 1845 in St Phillip's Church of England Sydney, NSW Australia

Descendants

Died 1907 at about age 88 in Balmain, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

"PERSONAL." The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) 22 July 1907: <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article14881930>

Captain Thomas F. Verney, a very old identity of the port of Sydney, has just died, in his 88th year, at his residence, Goodsir street, Balmain.
Born in Warwickshire, England, Captain Verney came to New South Wales in 1840 as an apprentice on a merchant vessel, and later on entered the service of the late Mr. Robert Towns, many of whose vessels he commanded in the whaling trade.
He afterwards had charge of South Sea Island traders owned by Captain Charles Smith, and was for 10 years master of vessels in the tea trade.
Captain Verney was a master mariner for 60 years, and he had resided in Balmain for 53 years.
The remains were interred in the Church of England section of the Field of Mars Cemetery on Saturday.

Research

Index to Unassisted Inward Passenger Lists to Victoria 1852-1923: Public Record Office Victoria Australia

VERNEY THOMAS CAPT – SEP 1875 BRUNETTE F 156 1

VERNEY THOMAS CAPT – FEB 1878 BRUNETTE F 168 1

http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/110475890 1907 death of Elizabeth http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/12883938 1845 charge preferred by Captain Charles Smith, of the whaling barque Woodlark, against nine of his seamen...on the informations of Captain Smith, of Thomas Verney, second officer, and John Peters, chief officer, of the barque Woodlark.

Sources

• Christening Fletcher Verney christened 19 September 1819 at Wolford, Warwick, England; (parents) Richard Verney & Susanna; "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JWZW-KXR : 19 September 2020), Fletcher Verney, 1819.
• MarriageNSW BDM Index 62/1845 V184562 30B VERNEY THOMAS married KING ELIZABETH (CA) (CA=Church of England Sydney, St Phillip's)
• Marriage "Australia Marriages, 1810-1980", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTC5-4JW : 28 January 2020), Thomas Verney, 1845.
• DeathNSW BDM Index 7998/1907 VERNEY THOMAS F (parents) RICHARD & SUSANNAH (BALMAIN SOUTH)
• Burial Field of Mars Cemetery Ryde NSW Australia Capt. Thomas Verney - Headstone Inscription