Grace (Robins) Thomas (1806 - 1887)

Born 1806 in Cornwall, England

Ancestors

Wife of John Thomas — married 17 Sep 1829 in Kenwyn, Cornwall, England

Descendants

Died 2 Dec 1887 at about age 81 in Bogong, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

Grace Robins was born (baptised) on 10 Jan 1808 at Gwennap Cornwall^[1]. She was the daughter of Simon/Simeon Robins and Elizabeth (Betsy) Harris (rather than 'Betsey Stevens' as on her Victorian death registration)^[2].

She married John Thomas on 17 Sep 1829 at Kenwyn, Cornwall^[3].

Children baptised to John and Grace Thomas were:

1. 1837 Austell, St. Elizabeth Emily THOMAS John Grace (baptised)
2. 1837 Austell, St. William Robins THOMAS John Grace (baptised)
3. 1837 Austell, St. Caroline Ann THOMAS John Grace (baptised)
4. 1838 Austell, St. Charles John THOMAS John Grace (baptised)
5. 1842 Austell, St. Josiah THOMAS John Grace (no baptism; only on 1851 census)
6. 1844 Austell, St. Simon THOMAS John Grace (no baptism; only on 1851 census)
7. 1847 Austell, St. Paul THOMAS John Grace (no baptism; only on 1851 census)

In the 1851 UK Census, she was the head of the household, living in Holmbush, St Austell, Cornwall. She was aged 47 and born in Kenwyn. Also in the household were Grace and the following children^[4][5]:

38,Holmbush,Grace Thomas,Head,M,,47,,Kenwyn Cornwall,,
,,Elizabeth Thomas,Dau,U,,19,,South America Overseas Brit. Subj,,Described as British Subject
,,William Thomas,Son,,17,,Blacksmith,South America Overseas Brit. Subj,,Described as British Subject
,,Caroline Thomas,Dau,,,14,,South America Overseas Brit. Subj,,Described as British Subject
,,Charles Thomas,Son,,11,,,St. Austell Cornwall,,
,,Josiah Thomas,Son,,9,,,St. Austell Cornwall,,
,,Simon Thomas,Son,,7,,,St. Austell Cornwall,,
,,Paul Thomas,Son,,4,,,St. Austell Cornwall,,

Grace immigrated to Australia with her husband and younger children in 1857 on the "William Jackson" leaving Bristol in March, arriving Melbourne in July 1857. On the passenger list were^[6]:

1. John Thomas, 46, miner
2. Grace Thomas, 45, married
3. Caroline Ann Thomas, 21, spinster
4. Josiah Thomas, 15, miner
5. Simon Thomas, 11, junior?
6. Paul Thomas, 9, junior.

Grace died on 2 Dec 1887 at Yackandandah at the age of 81^[7]. She was a widow at the time she died. Probate was granted on 4 Nov 1907. On her death certificate, her parents were named as Simon Robins and Betsey (Stevens)^[8][9]

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.cornwall-opc-database.org/search-database/more-info/?t=baptisms&id=6152638 Film No 5749284 Day Month 10-Jan Year1808 Parish Circuit Or Chapel Gwennap Forename Grace Surname ROBINS Sex dau Father Forename Simeon Mother Forename Betsy Transcriber Notes Src: Exeter BTs Transcriber Karen Duvall
2. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NFRP-Y7X : 30 December 2014, Grace Robins, 10 Jan 1808); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,595,598.
3. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NF2C-D4F : 10 December 2014), John Thomas and Grace Robins, 17 Sep 1829; citing Kenwyn, Cornwall, England, reference 6, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,595,811.
4. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SG2G-95J : 21 October 2017), Grace Thomas, St Austell, Cornwall, England; citing St Austell, Cornwall, England, p. 9, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
5. ↑ https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~kayhin/genealogy/51907a.html Folio 135 Page 9
6. ↑ https://prov.vic.gov.au/archive/3B05F129-F96C-11E9-AE98-27F6998F8082?image=101
7. ↑ https://my.rio.bdm.vic.gov.au/efamily-history/5e6319b3a2c8b523490fcc8b/results?q=efamily THOMAS Grace Death <mother> Betsey STEVENS <father> Robins Simon Y'DAH <spouse> THOMAS John aged 81 1887 16035/1887
8. ↑ Victorian death index. Reg no. 16035. Reg Year 1887
9. ↑ Public Record Office Victoria; North Melbourne, Victoria; Victorian Wills, Probate and Administration Records 1841-1925; Series: VPRS 7591. Accessed at Ancestry.com. Victoria, Australia, Wills and Probate Records, 1841-2009 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc., 2016.

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