William Thomas Ricketts (1851 - 1939)

Born 1851 in St George The Martyr, Southwark, Surrey, England

Ancestors

Husband of Margory Marion (Gordon) Ricketts — married 1877 in Victoria, Australia

Descendants

Died 1939 at about age 88 in Cheltenham, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

William Thomas RICKETTS was born in 1851 in St George The Martyr, Southwark, Surrey, England^[1]. He was the son of Wlliam (Jack) RICKETTS and Mary Ann CLINE.

The ship, Emigrant set sail from Plymouth, England on 19 July 1854 with the RICKETTS family among the passengers and arrived in Port Adelaide, Province of South Australia on 24 October 1854^[2][3]. The RICKETTS family from Surrey consisted of parents William (age 24 Carpenter) and Mary Ann (21) and their sons, William (2) and Charles (1).

[[Gordon-10659|Margory Marion GORDON and William Thomas RICKETTS were married in 1877 in Colony of Victoria^[4].

Their children included:

Maude Alice Georgina RICKETTS 1878–1913

Eugenie Ethel May RICKETTS 1880–1950

Marion Wilhemina RICKETTS 1882–1954

Rose RICKETTS 1883-1883

William Thomas RICKETTS 1883–1952

|Edward Ernest RICKETTS 1887–1918

Edith Margaret RICKETTS 1889–1962

Henry Roy RICKETTS 1890–1957

Gordan Arthur RICKETTS 1892–1893

George Stanhope RICKETTS 1893–1973

Gladys Ruby RICKETTS 1895–1895

He passed away in 1939 in Cheltenham, Victoria, Australia^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ RICKETTS, WILLIAM THOMAS CLINE Order GRO Reference: 1851 S Quarter in SAINT GEORGE THE MARTYR SOUTHWARK Volume 04 Page 473. https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp
2. ↑ State Records: Government of South Australia: Attorney-General's Department. Passenger Lists 1845 - 1940. Ship: Emigrant; Departed: Plymouth, England, 19 Jul 1854; Arrived: Port Adelaide, Province of South Australia, 24 Oct 1854. https://www.archives.sa.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/831560/GRG35_48_1_54-24_Emigrant.pdf

   Ricketts, William; Carpenter; Surrey; 24

   Ricketts, Mary Ann; wife; Surrey; 21

   Ricketts, William; Surrey; 2

   Ricketts, Charles; Surrey; 1

3. ↑ Ship Arrival: SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. (1854, October 25). Adelaide Times (SA : 1848 - 1858), p. 2. Retrieved September 2, 2023, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article207018872
4. ↑ Birth, Deaths and Marriages, Victoria Online Registry. Event: marriages; Registration number 764 / 1877; Family name: RICKETTS; Given name(s) William Thomas; Spouse's family name: GORDON; Spouse's given name(s) Margory. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history
5. ↑ Birth, Deaths and Marriages, Victoria Online Registry. Event: deaths; Registration number6579 / 1939; Family name:RICKETTS; Given name(s)William Thomas; Place of event:CHELTENHAM, Australia; Mother's name Mary Ann CLYNE; Father's Name: William Thomas RICKETTS. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history