Thomas Tregenna Biddulph was born in 1831 in Bristol, England. He was the second son of Rev. Theophilus Biddulph and Catherine Lindon. He was christened on 13 July 1831 at St James. Bristol[1].
Thomas was educated at Kings School, Sherborne, Dorset (where he was resident, age 10, at the time of the 1841 census[2]) and then University College, Oxford (where he was resident, age 19, at the time of the 1851 census[3]).
Thomas married Bella Mary Badcock on 11 June 1857 at St. James, Taunton, Somerset[4]. Soon after marrying they emigrated to Australia. They travelled on the "Walter Hood" from London and arrived in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia on 12 Dec 1857[5].
Thomas and Bella lived in Shoalhaven, New South Wales. They had 6 children, all born at Shoalhaven: Bella Mary Biddulph (b. 1859), Thomas Treganna Robert Biddulph (b. 1861), Caroline Edith Biddulph (b. 1862), Theophilus Henry Biddulph (b. 1865), Edwin Arthur Biddulph (b. 1867), Reginald L. Biddulph (b. 1868).
Thomas' wife Bella died in 1895. Thomas died in 1901 at Nowra, New South Wales[6] and was buried at Nowra General Cemetery[7].
NSW BDM Records
Name : BIDDULPH THOMAS T
NSW Death Registration Number : 6434/1901
Father's Given Name(s) : THEOPHILUS
Mother's Given Name(s) : CATHERINE
District : NOWRA
Burial
Thomas Tregenna Biddulph
BIRTH : unknown
DEATH : 30 Apr 1901
BURIAL : Nowra General Cemetery, Nowra, Shoalhaven City, New South Wales, Australia
PLOT : Anglican Portion B, Row 04, Plot 35
MEMORIAL ID : 152915710
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/152915710/thomas-tregenna-biddulph
Sources
↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NN3C-PBF : 10 February 2018, Thomas Tregenna Biddulph, ); citing item 1 p 80, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,596,535.
↑ "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQYC-CMX : 13 December 2017), Thomas Biddulph in household of Thomas Hook, Sherborne, Dorset, England; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGXJ-HL9 : 24 October 2017), Thomas Biddulph in household of Edmund Snowden, University College, Oxfordshire, England; citing University College, Oxfordshire, England, p. 69, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DQ8-ZBT : 13 December 2014), Thomas Tregenna Biddulph, 1857; from “England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005,” database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1857, quarter 2, vol. 5C, p. 656, Taunton, Somerset, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
↑ State Records Authority of New South Wales: Shipping Master's Office; Passengers Arriving 1855 - 1922; NRS13278, [X97-98] reel 405. WALTER HOOD FROM THE PORT OF LONDON TO SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALES, 12TH DECEMBER, 1857. Transcribed by Lyn Mulcahy, 2005. Mariners and Ships in Australian Waters. http://marinersandships.com.au/1857/12/018wal.htm
↑ NSW Government. Department of Justice. Family History Search. https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au. BIDDULPH THOMAS T Registration Number: 6434/1901; Father's Given Name(s): THEOPHILUS; Mother's Given Name(s): CATHERINE; District: NOWRA
BIDDULPH. — April 30, 1901, at his residence, Earee, Shoalhaven, Thomas Tregenna, younger son of Rev. Theophilus Biddulph, M. A., of St. James' Church, Bristol, England, aged 69 years.
The Late Mr. T. T. Bidddlph. — Mr. Thomas Tregenna Bidduiph, who.died at his residence. Burrier, on April 30, was a son, three times removed, of Margaret Lygon, of Madresfield Court, heiress presumptive of Baron Beauchamp of Powyke, Margaret Lygon having first married Reginald Pyndar, of Kempley, and afterwards Francis Biddulph, of Ledbury, Lord Beauchamp being descended, from the Pyndar marriage, Mr. T. T. Biddulp'h's older and only brother, Mr. John Lindon Biddulph, C.E. and Crown Lands Commissioner, died at Bombala (Monaro district) in 1867. Mr. T. T. Biddulph, who was an Oxford University man. was educated for the church, but his health failed him for that duty.
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I read your post Aug 2017 about Theophilus and Catherine. Can you elaborate what you mean about they are different ones? Rev Theophilus Biddulph and Catherine Lindon Galston Biddulph are the parents of Thomas Tregenna Biddulph who moved to the Shoalhaven.
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I read your post Aug 2017 about Theophilus and Catherine. Can you elaborate what you mean about they are different ones? Rev Theophilus Biddulph and Catherine Lindon Galston Biddulph are the parents of Thomas Tregenna Biddulph who moved to the Shoalhaven.
Kind Regards Flossie
They had 4 children Isabella Constance, Tregenna Francis, Mary Eileen and Marion Cecelia
edited by Eileen (t) Wilson
I removed Thomas' parents as they both died before he did. The Rev Theo. Biddulph really did die in 1837 so the error didn't lie there.
Thomas' parents are Theophilus and Catherine in the death index, but they must be different ones.
Cheers Mark