Thomas Dutton (bef. 1820 - 1887)

Born before 6 Jan 1820 in Ightham, Kent, England

Ancestors

Husband of Frances (Moore) Dutton — married 7 Feb 1847 in Plaxtol, Kent, England

Descendants

Died 3 Jan 1887 after age 66 in Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

The following extract is taken from 'Corop News^[1]

DUTTON FAMILY HISTORY
The Life and Times of the Dutton family in Corop West
Tom and Margaret Dutton live in Corop West. Tom’s ancestors were one of the first settlers in the area. In 1849 Tom’s great, great, grand-father, Thomas Dutton sailed from England to Australia aboard the ship Nelson with his wife, Francis, and their first child. They disembarked in Melbourne. Thomas and his family took up land in Glenroy where Francis (Fanny) and the children resided while Thomas was ‘teaming’ on the roads. In 1880 they purchased and moved to a property near Wangaratta. Thomas Dutton died in 1887, leaving his wife and sons to carry on the farm. Fanny Dutton died in 1913 having lived to the ripe old age of ninety years.
James Dutton was a fitter and turner by trade. He learnt his trade at Yarraville, Victoria. He travelled around quite a lot in the north east of Victoria looking for suitable land on which to settle. He and his older brother, Thomas, were travelling by road to Nathalia at the time the Kelly bushrangers were captured at Glenrowan. Their horses went lame and this delay held them up for half a day. Had this not happened they would have been in the Glenrowan Hotel the night of the siege and the Kelly’s were captured. James Dutton (Tom’s great grand-father) finally selected his land in Corop West on the 11 July 1871, putting a deposit of eighteen pounds on his selection of 320 acres. He was one of the first settlers in the Corop area in the 1870s and most of their children were born here. James‘s brother, Thomas Henry had also selected land adjacent to this. It was not until 1875 that he and his family permanently resided there. At this time the original house consisted of one room that was nine feet by eighteen feet made out of sapling and bark. By 1878 he had cleared and felled 60 acres on which he grew wheat, had erected fences and constructed a dam. The house was now a two-room weatherboard 24 feet by 12 feet with a log and paling kitchen and store 20 feet by 13 feet. A shed and stable were also constructed. In total James paid 320 pounds for his land by the time he made his last payment in 1884.
James Dutton also went mining in Western Australia, leaving his family to live in Moonee Ponds during his absence. While on the gold fields in the west he invented the dry blower, a machine for separating the gold from the dry sand. They had to use this method because there was no water on the gold fields; it was desert country. Drinking water was carried to the miners on the gold fields by Afghan camel teams and was used for drinking only. When the easy gold had been won, a lot of the miners left the diggings, leaving about a dozen miners behind. The Afghans told the remaining few that they would not be bringing any more water because it would not pay for them to carry water for such a small number of men. But what the miners did not know was that the Afghan was a man of his word and when he made a statement he did not go back on it. This mistake nearly cost the miners their lives. They stayed on until they only had a gallon of water left. They left the gold fields with one gallon of water between twelve men to travel over a long stretch of arid country. James Dutton being a strong-willed man, was nominated by his eleven mates to carry and ration out the water. They were attacked by the blacks - they were also suffering from thirst. Fortunately, among the tribe was one who they had given food and tobacco. They got him to understand and explain to the others that the small amount of water that they were carrying would be of no use to them. The party returned to civilization, badly shaken but without loss of life.

Birth

Thomas Dutton was baptised on 6 Jan 1828, the son of Thomas Dutton and Mary Wilks, in Ightham, Mailing, Kent, England.^[2]

Marriage

Thomas married Fanny Moore in the Jan-Feb-Mar quarter of 1847 in the Malling district of England.^[3]

Children

Thomas and Fanny had eight children:

1. Elizabeth Dutton, born in 1848 in Mailing, England^[4]
2. Thomas Henry Dutton, born 18 Jul 1850 in Broadmeadows, Colony of Victoria;^[5]
3. James Dutton, born 1853 in Broadmeadows, Colony of Victoria;^[6]
4. Edward Dutton, born 1855 in Broadmeadows, Colony of Victoria;^[7]
5. Mary Ann Dutton, born 1858 in Glenroy, Colony of Victoria;^{[8][9][10][11]}
6. Harriet Dutton, born 1860 in Wangaratta, Colony of Victoria;^[12]
7. Arthur Albert Dutton, born 1863 in Broadmeadows, Colony of Victoria;^[13] and
8. Fanny Emily Dutton, born 1866 in Broadmeadows, Colony of Victoria.^[14]

Migration

Thomas and Fanny migrated from England to the Colony of Victoria (now State of Victoria, Australia) in 1849 on the ship Nelson, which arrived in Port Phillip Bay, Colony of Victoria on 8 Aug 1849 from Gravesend and Plymouth.^{[15] [16] [17]}
Traveling together from Plymouth on the Nelson were:

1. Thomas Dutton, labourer aged 29, from Medway Kent, England
2. Fanny Dutton, cow keeper aged 25, from Medway Kent, England
3. Elizabeth Dutton, daughter aged 1, from Medway Kent, England
4. Thos' sister Mary Ann and her husband Thomas Vaughan and their two daughters, Harriett aged sevenand Thirza aged four. They eventually settled on land at 'Marked Tree' (Corop West), selected by James and Thos Henry Dutton for them, adjoining their properties, with James eventually purchasing their properties.

Children

Thoomas and Elizabeth had seven children:

1. Ernest Lawson Young, born 15 July 1871 in Broadmeadows, Colony of Victoria;^[18]
2. Herbert Arthur Young, born 15 Jul 1873 in Campbelfield, Colony of Victoria;^[19]
3. Elizabeth Archer Young, born 29 Jun 1876 in Essendon, Colony of Victoria;^[20]
4. Fanny Margaret Young, born 1878 in Essendon, Colony of Victoria;^[21]
5. Ada Blanche Young, born 15 Apr 1880 in Essendon, Colony of Victoria;^[22]
6. Annie Olive Young, born 1 Apr 1882 in Essendon, Colony of Victoria; ^[23]and
7. William Harold Young, born 15 Apr 1884 in Essendon, Colony of Victoria.^[24]

Residence

1871: Broadmeadows, Colony of Victoria^[18]
1873: Campbelfield, Colony of Victoria^[19]
1876 - 1878: Essendon, Colony of Victoria^[20]
1877 - 1884: Glenroy, Colony of Victoria^[24]
1887: Residence: Wangaratta, Colony of Victoria^[25] 1890: Greenvale, Colony of Victoria.^[26]

Death

Thomas Dutton died 3 Jan 1887 '...at his late residence, Pelican Lagoon, Wangaratta'^[25][27]
He was interred at Milawa Cemetery, Colony of Victoria^{[28][29] [30]}

Research notes

There are two records for the birth of son James Dutton, one to Fanny Moore (registration number 107/1853) and the other (registration number 18170/1853) to Fanny 'Unknown'. They clearly refer to the same person.

Sources

1. ↑ The call of the Brolga 'Extract from Dutton Family History by T.L. Dutton 1975', Issue 13, December 2004
2. ↑ "Kent, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1538-1914"
   Kent Archives Office; Maidstone, Kent, England; England, Kent, Parish Registers, 1538-1911
   Ancestry Record 61746 #229315 (accessed 4 November 2021)
   Thomas Dutton baptism on 6 Jan 1820, son of Thomas and Mary, in Ightham, Kent, England.
3. ↑
   FreeBMD Entry Information "England & Wales Marriage Index" (accessed 11 Nov 2021)
   Dutton, Thomas.
   GRO Reference: 1847 Jan-Feb-Mar in Malling Volume V Page 359.
4. ↑ " GRO Online Indexes - Birth England & Wales General Register Office"
   (accessed 11 Nov 2021)
   Dutton, Elizabeth (Mother's maiden name: Moore).
   GRO Reference: 1848 Jan-Feb-Mar in Malling Volume 05 Page 387.
5. ↑ Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages online index record of the birth of Thomas Henry Dutton in 1850; place of birth: Broadmeadows; father: Dutton; mother: Elizabeth [unknown]; registration number 20147/1950; accessed 23 Nov 2023
6. ↑ Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages online index record of the birth of James Dutton in 1853 in Boradmeadows; father: Thomas Dutton; mother: Fanny [unknown]; registration number 18170/1853; accessed 23 Nov 2023
7. ↑ Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages online index record of the birth of Edward Dutton in 1854; place of birth: Bmeadows; father: Thomas Dutton; mother: Fanny Moore; registration number 5729/1854; accessed 23 Nov 2023
8. ↑ Mollie Croll: personal oral communication
9. ↑ Barbara Beale: personal oral communication
10. ↑ Family Search: Notice of birth
11. ↑ Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages online index: record of the birth of Mary Ann Dutton to Thomas Dutton and Fanny Moore in Glenroy in 1858; reference number 6207/1858; accessed 20 Sep 2022
12. ↑ National Library iof Australia - Trove The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957) 10 Oct 1928 p1: Death of brother Arthur Albert Dutton; accessed 4 Dec 2023
13. ↑ Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages online index record of the birth of Arthur Albert Dutton in 1863 to Thomas Dutton and Fanny Moore in Broa; reference number 912/1863; accessed 4 Dec 2023
14. ↑ Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages online index record of the birth of Fanny Emilly Dutton in 1866 to Thomas Dutton and Fanny Moore in B'meadows; reference number 19907/1866; accessed 4 Dec 2023
15. ↑ "Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, 1839-1923"
    Public Record Office Victoria; North Melbourne, Victoria; Register of Assisted Immigrants from the United Kingdom (refer to microform copy, VPRS 3502); Series: VPRS 14
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1635 #3689479 (accessed 11 Nov 2021)
    Name: Thomas Dutton; Nationality: English; Arrival Age: 29; Birth Date: abt 1820; Departure Place: Plymouth; Arrival Date: 8 Aug 1849; Arrival Place: Port Phillip Bay, Australia; Ship: Nelson.
16. ↑ NSW State Archives & Records [NSWSA], Assisted Immigrants (digital) Shipping Lists 1828-1896; NRS5316, Persons on bounty ships (Agent’s Immigrant Lists). Agent’s Immigrant Lists Ship for the ship “Nelson” arrived Port Phillip 17 November 1849 [(NRS5316/4_4817/Nelson_17 Nov 1849/)] Thomas Dutton and family page 22 [image 3 of 10] & page 26 [image 7 of 10] Assisted Immigrants (digital) Shipping Lists 1828-1896 : accessed 5 September 2022)
17. ↑ The call of the Brolga 'Extract from Dutton Family History by T.L. Dutton 1975', Issue 13, December 2004
18. ↑ ^{18.0 18.1} Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages online index: record of the birth of Ernest Lawson Young in 1871 in Broa; father: Thomas Young; mother: Elizabeth Dutton; registration number 14422/1871; accessed 14 Mar 2024
19. ↑ ^{19.0 19.1} Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages online index: record of the birth of Herbert Arthur Younfg in 1873 in Cfield; father: Thomas La Young; mother: Elizabeth Dutton; registration number 7959/1873; accessed 14 Mar 2024
20. ↑ ^{20.0 20.1} Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages online index: record of the birth of Elizabeth Archer Young in 1876 in Esse; father: Thomas Young; mother: Dutton; registration number 16108/1876; accessed 14 Mar 2024
21. ↑ Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages online index: record of the birth of Fanny Margaret Young in 1878 in Bayn; father: Thomas Henry L Young ; mother: Elizabeth Dutton; registration number 15829/1878; accessed 14 Mar 2024
22. ↑ Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages online index: record of the birth of Ada Blanche Young in 1880 in Essendon; father: Thomas Hy Lawson Young; mother: Elizabeth Dutton; registration number 8641/1880; accessed 14 Mar 2024
23. ↑ Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages online index: record of the birth of Annie Olive Young in 1882 in Esse; father: Thomas H Lawson Young; mother: Elizabeth Dutton; registration number 9151/1882; accessed 14 Mar 2024
24. ↑ ^{24.0 24.1} Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages online index: record of the birth of William Harold Young in 1884 in Esse; father: Thomas Henry L Young; mother: Elizabeth Dutton; registration number 9151/1884; accessed 14 Mar 2024
25. ↑ ^{25.0 25.1} National Library of Australia - Trove The Leader, (Melbourne, Vic. : 1862 - 1918, 1935) 8 Jan 1887: Notice of death; accessed 23 Nov 2023
26. ↑ Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages online index: record of the death of Elizabeth Young in 1890 at the age of 42 in Greenvale; father: Thomas Dutton; mother: Fanny Moore; registration number 2289/1890; accessed 14 Mar 2024
27. ↑ National L:ibrary of Australia - Trove The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), 4 Jan 1887: Notice of death; acessed 23 Nov 2023
28. ↑ Miliwa Cemetery records
29. ↑ Billion Graves: Gravestone inscription, Milawa Cemetery, Milawa, Victoria, Australia
30. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
    Find A Grave: Memorial #161619022 (accessed 5 September 2022)
    Memorial page for Thomas Dutton (1819-3 Jan 1887), citing Milawa Cemetery, Milawa, Wangaratta Rural City, Victoria, Australia (plot: C of E); Maintained by R and J (contributor 48362636).

Additional sources

• Barbara Beale: Personal oral communication to Neil Croll
• The Argus, 26 Jul 1878: Birth of daughter
• The Age, 26 Jul 1878: Death of wife Sarah
• The Argus, 26 Jul 1878: Death of wife Sarah
• The Age, 5 Jan 1883: Marriage of third daughter Harriet
• The Age, 13 Jul 1887: Notice of marriage of son Thomas Henry
• Illustrated Australian News: Notice of birth of son
• The Argus, 8 Sep 1913: Death of wife Frances
• The Australasian, 13 Sep 1913: Death of wife Frances
• Early Victorian Pioneers
• Family Search: Death and probate records