Thomas West (1846 - 1893)

Born 28 Jun 1846 in Moreton, Morrell, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Lucy (Coles) Angus — married 10 Jul 1872 in Leamington Priors All Saints,Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 6 Jun 1893 at age 46 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

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Biography

Thomas West was born in Warwick, Warwickshire, England.

Thomas West migrated from England to New Zealand.

Thomas was born in Warwickshire in 1846 to John West and Stevenson-9673. Anne Stevenson. Thomas, son of John West & Ann West, was baptised on 28 June 1846 in Moreton-Morrell, Warwickshire, England.^[1] On 10 July 1872 Thomas West and Mary Coles were married at Leamington Priors, Warwick, England.

England Marriages, 1538–1973

Name: Thomas West

Spouse's Name: Mary Coles

Event Date: 10 Jul 1872

Event Place: Leamington Priors, Warwick, England

Father's Name: John West

Spouse's Father's Name: William Coles

Witness: Sarah West and one other.

Thomas, son of John West, married Mary Coles on 10 July 1872 in All Saints, Leamington, Warwickshire, England.^[2] Thomas was a passenger on the Scimitar 5 March 1874 to Otago, New Zealand^[3]

From 1871 the New Zealand Government began to offer assisted passages to selected migrants and those people nominated by relatives. This was part of Julius Vogel's ambitious scheme to develop New Zealand. The total number of assisted migrants during the decade was over 100,000, which represented over half of the gross migration to New Zealand in those years. 1874 saw over 32,000 assisted migrants and the greatest level of annual net migration ever. ^[4]

Thomas lived at Gummies Bush, Southland. A directory from the early 1900's describes Gummies Bush as being in the Wallace County 25 North West from Invercargill, and 5 miles from Thornbury. A School District (average school attendance 38). ^[5] Thomas West died in New Zealand in 1893 (45Y)^{[6] [7]} Thomas was mentioned on a memorial in Northern Cemetery, Dunedin, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand with a death date of 6 June 1893.^[8]

Research Notes

Thomas was 26 when they emigrated in 1874 which makes him born around 1848 His burial 1893 has his age at 45 which also puts his birth 1848 So we have the small problem of being baptised before he was born.

• Problem: Christening (28 June 1846) Moreton Morrell, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
• Fact? : Residence (10 July 1872) Moreton Morrell, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
• Fact: Immigration (1874) England, United Kingdom
• Fact: Burial (1893) Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
• Fact: Residence, Moreton Morrell, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom 1871 census.

https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~ourstuff/genealogy/Scimitar.htm Appears to have transcription errors for west family.

Census has him in (if it is him) in Morton Morrell when he is 29 - he was 26 on route to NZ.

• 1871 Census: "England and Wales Census, 1871"
  citing The National Archives of the UK
  FamilySearch Record: V5YH-X5M
  FindMyPast Image
  Thomas West (29) son, Agricultural Labourer, in household of Ann West (60) in Moreton Morrell, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom. Born in Moreton Morrell, Warwickshire.

More complications - possibly conflating multiple family’s here.

• Birth Registration: "England & Wales Births 1837-2006"
  Volume: XVI; Page: 395
  FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription
  Thomas West birth registered Jul-Aug-Sep 1844 in Foleshill, mother's maiden name Leeson.

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism: "England, Warwickshire, Parish Registers, 1535-1963"
   citing Digital film/folder number: 004290859_002_M9SQ-WT7; FHL microfilm: 554739; Image number: 67; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: V01417-9
   FamilySearch Record: VHX2-PXM
   FamilySearch Image: S3HT-XXX9-6WH
   Thomas West baptism on 28 Jun 1846, son of John West & Ann West, in Moreton-Morrell, Warwickshire, England.
2. ↑ Marriage: "England, Warwickshire, Parish Registers, 1535-1963"
   citing Digital film/folder number: 004292041; FHL microfilm: 1067480; Image number: 407; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: V00931-9
   FamilySearch Record: XXYP-MLF
   FamilySearch Image: S3HT-DCW7-4PV
   Thomas West marriage to Mary Coles on 10 Jul 1872 in All Saints, Leamington, Warwickshire, England.
3. ↑ Passenger List: "New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Passenger Lists, 1839-1973"
   citing Digital film/folder number: 004411982; Image number: 7
   FamilySearch Record: FSY1-Y62
   FamilySearch Image: S3HT-DR69-LDL
   Emigration Date: 26 Dec 1874; Immigration Date: 5 Mar 1874; Record Nbr: 60; Source Record Nbr: 60; Vis Status: VISIBLE; Immigration Place: Otago, New Zealand; Name: Thomas West; System Of Record: SLS; Nationality: Warwickshire; Occupation: farm laborer.
4. ↑ https://nzhistory.govt.nz/culture/immigration/home-away-from-home/summary
5. ↑ Thomas West and Mary Cole And Their Descendants by DJ Cameron, 1998
6. ↑ Death Registration :"New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1966" citing Death, New Zealand, registration number 1893/964, Archives of New Zealand, Wellington Archives of New Zealand Deaths
   Thomas West death 1893 in New Zealand (45Y)
7. ↑ Burial: "New Zealand, Dunedin Burials"
   MyHeritage Record
   Thomas West burial (died on 6 Jun 1893) in Northern Cemetery, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand. Born in about 1848.
8. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (no image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #126030654
   Memorial page for Thomas West (1848-6 Jun 1893), citing Northern Cemetery, Dunedin, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand.

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 11 March 2022, 15:40), entry for Thomas West (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:GDQ9-7VJ ); contributed by various users.