Thomas Fussell (1839 - 1922)

Born 1839 in Rode, Somerset, England

Ancestors

Husband of Charlotte (Harris) Fussell — married 28 Apr 1881 in Doyleston, Selwyn, Canterbury, New Zealand

Descendants

Died 9 Nov 1922 at about age 83 in Tai Tapu, Selwyn, Canterbury, New Zealand

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Biography

Thomas, child of James & Ann, was baptised on 30 July 1837 in Road, Somerset, England.^[1]

Thomas and his two brothers migrated to New Zealand on the ship British Empire in 1864. Thomas was hard working and together with his sons farmed a compact block of land on the Leeston/Doyleston road.

Sources

• "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2MG-DTKS : 10 December 2017), Thomas Fussell in household of William Tucker, Battersea, London, Surrey, England; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

Death Registration: 1922/10795 / Fussell, Thomas / Age: 82Y^[2]

"The Wake of the Steadfast" 1981 by Jenni Pashby re. Charlotte Fussell ch. 20, pp140-141, 143.

1. ↑ Baptism: "Somerset, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1914"
   Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Reference Number: D\P\RODE/2/1/9
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 60857 #4983121 (accessed 12 January 2022)
   Thomas Fussell baptism on 30 Jul 1837, child of Fanny & Ann, in Road, Somerset, England.
2. ↑ "Births, Deaths & Marriages Online", [digital index], New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs (http://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz).

Acknowledgements

This profile was supported by Alesha Fussell through the import of Fussell Family Tree(1).ged on Oct 28, 2014.