Samson Tall (bef. 1791 - 1875)

Born before 6 Mar 1791 in Plympton, Devon, England

Husband of Elizabeth (Colmer) Tall — married 5 Jul 1818 (to 10 Feb 1861) in Stoke-Damerel, Devon, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Ann (Reams) Tall — married 15 May 1862 in McLaren Vale, South Australia, Australia

Descendants

Died 27 May 1875 after age 84 in McLaren Vale, South Australia, Australia

Biography

Birth

Samson Tall was born in Plympton, Devon, England.

Before 6 March 1791

Parents - John Tall and Mary Watts.^[1]

Marriage One

Samson Tall

05 Jul 1818

Stoke-Damerel, Devon, England

Marital Status: Single

Spouse's Name: Elizabeth Colmer

Spouse's Marital Status: Single^[2]

Immigration

The family travelled on the brig Caroline, which left Plymouth on the 17th July 1839. Their arrival at Port Adelaide was 17th December. Samson was a 51-year-old dairyman and farmer, Elizabeth was 49.^[3][4]

^[5]

They appear to have had several children according to published passenger lists

• Mary (22)
• Sarah Ann (19)
• Samson (9)

Elizabeth died on 10 February 1861 at McLaren Vale.

Marriage Two

In 1862, Samson Tall married Ann Pilkington, a widow of Yankalilla. Her father was William Reams. Samson was 71, Ann was 60.^[6]

TALL—PILKINGTON.—On the 15th May, at the Wesleyan Chapel, Bethany, near Willunga, by the Rev. Robert C. Flockart, Mr. Samson Tall, of Maclaren Flat, to Mrs. Pilkington, of Yankalilia.^[7]

Ann died on 8 February 1873 and was buried with Samson's first wife, Elizabeth, in the cemetery behind the Bethany Wesleyan church.

Death

Samson Tall died on 27 May 1875 at McLaren Vale, South Australia.^[8]

TALL.—At Burrington Farm, the residence of his son-in-law, Mr. Fredk. Joseph Giddings, Samson Tall, 87 years of age, an old colonist of 36 years. His end was peace.^[9]

He was buried at the Bethany Wesleyan Cemetery near McLaren Vale with his daughter Mary who had died 8 months earlier.^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth - "England, Devon, Parish Registers, 1538-1912," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KCSK-WJ4 : 4 November 2017), Sampson Tall, 1791, Baptism; from "Church of England parish registers 1538-1911," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Devon, archive reference , images provided by FamilySearch International.
2. ↑ "England, Devon Bishop's Transcripts, 1558-1887," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2M3-M5G5 : 15 March 2018), Samson Tall and Elizabeth Colmer, Stoke-Damerel, Devon, England; citing Marriage, The Devon Record Office, Exeter.
3. ↑ *Immigration - Southern Australian (Adelaide, SA : 1838 - 1844) Thu 19 Dec 1839 Page 3 Adelaide Shipping Report. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/71685697
4. ↑ South Australian passenger lists 1839
5. ↑ Cummings, Diane; Caroline 1839, Bound for South Australia
6. ↑ Marriage Reg Willunga 50/85
7. ↑ Adelaide Observer (SA : 1843 - 1904) Sat 24 May 1862 Page 5 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/158186943
8. ↑ TALL, Samson, South Australian Death registrations index, Willunga 66/380, accessed 19 February 2023 via Genealogy SA
9. ↑ Adelaide Observer (SA : 1843 - 1904) Sat 5 Jun 1875 Page 2 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/159454644
10. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/169152710/samson-tall: accessed 20 February 2023), memorial page for Samson Tall (1788–28 May 1875), Find A Grave: Memorial #169152710, citing Bethany Wesleyan Cemetery, McLaren Vale, Onkaparinga City, South Australia, Australia; Maintained by Lazblom (contributor 48179735).

• Chapter 18 - document of the Tall family - courtesy living descendant
• https://www.genealogysa.org.au/