Died
at about age 20
in Collingwood, Victoria, Australia
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Biography
Thomas's birth was registered in the Jan-Feb-Mar quarter of 1838 in Redruth, Cornwall, England.[1]
Thomas arrived on the ship Nelson on 11 November 1848 in Port Phillip Bay, Australia having departed from Plymouth[2]
Tom was killed by a stranger in a fight in Fitzroy and the perpetrator was acquitted of all charges.[3][4][5]
Thomas was mentioned on a memorial in Melbourne General Cemetery, Carlton North, Melbourne City, Victoria, Australia with a death date of 5 July 1858.[6]
Sources
↑Birth Registration:
"England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915"
Original data: England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England: General Register Office; Volume: 9; Page: 277 Ancestry Sharing Link (free access) Ancestry Record 8912 #26994178 ($, accessed 5 August 2023)
Thomas Henry Paynter birth registered Jan-Feb-Mar 1838 in Redruth, Cornwall, England.
↑Passenger List:
"Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, 1839-1923"
Public Record Office Victoria; North Melbourne, Victoria; Register of Assisted Immigrants from the United Kindom (refer to microform copy, VPRS 3502); Series: VPRS 14 Ancestry Sharing Link (free access) Ancestry Record 1635 #3674088 ($, accessed 5 August 2023)
↑THE FATAL ENCOUNTER AT COLLING WOOD. Ovens and Murray Advertiser (Beechworth, Vic. : 1855 - 1955) 10 July 1858: 3. Web. 5 Aug 2023 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article112896814>.
↑Memorial:
Find a Grave (has image)
Find A Grave: Memorial #191696627 (accessed 5 August 2023)
Memorial page for Thomas Henry Painter (1839-5 Jul 1858), citing Melbourne General Cemetery, Carlton North, Melbourne City, Victoria, Australia (plot: Methodist B Public Grave); Maintained by Val Sullivan (contributor 48262968).
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Thomas Henry by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
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