Thomas Farmer (1835 - 1900)

Born 25 Jul 1835 in Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Ancestors

Husband of Eliza (Hancock) Farmer — married 1863 in Mount Beverley, Western Australia, Australia

Descendants

Died 8 Aug 1900 at age 65 in Western Australia, Australia

Biography

THOMAS FARMER (Farmer-5716)

PARENTS. Charles Farmer & Margaret (Spencer) Farmer

BIRTH. 25 Jul 1835, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

MARRIAGE. 1863, Mount Beverley, Western Australia, Australia

MARRIAGE. 1863, Eliza Hancock, daughter of George Hancock & Sophia (Gregory) Hancock

MARRIAGE. WA BDM Marriage Reg: #1985/1863

Family name Farmer

Given names Thomas

Family name of Spouse Hancock

Given names of Spouse Eliza

Place of marriage Mount Beverley

Children:

(1) Emma Sophia Farmer, b. 28 Sep 1863, d. 8 Apr 1950, m. 1882, George Stanyford Francis Cowcher, son of George Stanyford Cowcher & Eliza (Jackson) Cowcher

(2) Charles Hancock Farmer, b. 21 Apr 1866, d. 8 Sep 1935, m. 1889, Emily Amelia Fleay, daughter of Henry Walter Fleay & Emily (Quartermaine) Fleay

(3) Thomas Deage Farmer, b. 22 Apr 1869, d. 20 Nov 1951, m. 1894, Henrietta Fleay, daughter of Henry Walter Fleay & Emily (Quartermaine) Fleay

(3) Sophia Jane Farmer, b. 26 Apr 1872, d. 26 Oct 1892

(4) Edith Melinda Farmer, b. 1875, d. 6 Apr 1953, m. 1896, John Ernest Robins, son of John Ring & Sarah Robins

(5) Grace Ellen Farmer, b. 1879, d. 5 Apr 1923, m. 1899, George Moore Hymus, son of William Hymus & Lucinda Maud (Moore) Hymus, sep. aft. 1901, de facto rel, abt. 1903, Alfred Mort, son of Samuel William Mort & Ellen (Smith) Mort

(6) Eliza Farmer, b. 1882, d. 11 Sep 1950, m. 1901, Walter William Edward Fleay, son of Henry Walter Fleay & Emily (Quartermaine) Fleay

(7) Margaret Gertrude Emma Jane Farmer, b. 1886, d. 1963, m. Nov 1906, John William Anderson, son of ??, div. 1929

DEATH. 8 Aug 1900, Western Australia, Australia

DEATH. WA BDM Death Reg: #2347/1900

Family name Farmer

Given names Thomas

Age 65

Father Charles

Mother Spencer Margaret

Place of birth Canning

BURIAL. Saint Alban's Cemetery, Marradong, Boddington Shire, Western Australia, Australia

Thomas Farmer

BIRTH 25 Jul 1835, City of Perth, Western Australia, Australia

DEATH 8 Aug 1900 (aged 65), Western Australia, Australia

MEMORIAL ID 173218747

OBITUARY. NARROGIN. An old and highly-respected settler has lately passed over to the great majority, namely, Mr. Thomas Farmer, of Hotham River. Some years ago he was kicked by a horse, and since then he has been a great sufferer. Dr. Roughan, the resident medical officer at the Williams River, attended him most assiduously at the local hospital. The body was conveyed about thirty miles to the Marradong Cemetery, where it was interred in the family vault. Mr. Farmer leaves a widow and a large family of children.
His brother Charles died from lockjaw, caused by a gun accident while out exploring with Robert Austin in the Murchison district. The spot where this accident happened is near Mount Charles and Mount Farmer, in the vicinity of the Day Dawn town site.

Head Stone - photo - via FaG

Death of Spouse: 23 Dec 1924, Williams, Western Australia, Australia

Sources

• Marriage: WA BDM Marriage Reg: #1985/1863

• Death: WA BDM Death Reg: #2347/1900

• Burial: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/173218747/thomas-farmer

• Obituary: The Inquirer and Commercial News (Perth, WA : 1855 - 1901) Fri 24 Aug 1900, Page 16: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/67066414