Thomas Humphries (abt. 1751 - 1843)

Born about 1751 in England [uncertain]

Husband of Charlotte Badger — married 1811 in Sydney, New South Wales

Died 1843 at about age 92 in Windsor, New South Wales

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Biography

Thomas Humphries came free to the Colony of New South Wales (1788-1900)

Thomas was born about 1751.

Arriving in the Colony of New South Wales on 24 July 1808 on the ship Recovery, Thomas was one of 119 troops sent to augment the New South Wales Corps. ^[1][2]

At the age of 60, he married Charlotte Badger at St Phillip's, Sydney, in 1811. ^[3]

Thomas has served as a Private in the Royal Veteran Company, which was part of the New South Wales Corps. The Company was disbanded in September 1823, and on 3 November 1823, he was given the entitlement to a grant of land and was noted to have a wife and child.^[4]

He died in 1843, aged 92, and was buried as St Matthew's Church, Windsor, New South Wales. ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ 1808 'SYDNEY.', The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser (NSW : 1803 - 1842), 31 July, p. 1. , viewed 03 Oct 2023, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article627555
2. ↑ 1808 'SYDNEY.', The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser (NSW : 1803 - 1842), 31 July, p. 1. , viewed 03 Oct 2023, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article627555
3. ↑ Marriage Index (NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages : accessed 3 Oct 2023), Index entry for THOMAS HUMPHRIES and CHARLOTTE BADGERY; District: CA; Registration Number: 1230/1811
4. ↑ "New South Wales, Australia, Colonial Secretary's Papers, 1788-1856," database with images, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1905 #195761 (accessed 3 October 2023), Name Thomas Humphries, Event Date 3 Nov. 1823, Event Description Certificate of entitlement to land, Comments Former private, Royal Veteran Company; citing Series NRS 898, Reel or Fiche Numbers Reels 6020-6040, 6070, Fiche 3260-3312, Page 38.
5. ↑ Death Index (NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages : accessed 3 Oct 2023), index entry for THOMAS HUMPHRIES; Father's Given Names: AGE 92, Mother's Given Names: ; District: CC; Registration Number: 568/1843