Thomas Shipp (abt. 1823 - 1896)

Born about 1823 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom [uncertain]

Ancestors

Died 20 Nov 1896 at about age 73 in Keiraville, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Thomas Shipp was born about 1823 in Cambridge, England. He was the son of William Ship and Flower Driver.^[1][2][3]

In the 1841 Census, Thomas (age 18) was in Bottish Lode, Bottisham, Cambridgeshire, England.^[3]

His father was a shepherd.^[2][4]

He was twice married. Both marriages were in Cambridge, England.

1st Marriage

He first married Sophice Cornwall in Cambridge, England. They had four children - two daughters and two sons. The daughters were Susan (born abt 1846) and Eliza (born abt 1847). The two sons from his first marriage predeceased him.

2nd Marriage

He subsequently married Sarah Marshall, also in Cambridge. They had seven children; six were born in the Colony of New South Wales:

• Flower (born abt 1856)
• Hannah (born abt 1858)
• Ephraim (born abt 1858)
• Esther (born abt 1862)
• Annie (born abt 1864)
• Naomi/Maria (born abt 1866)...Naomi on NSW Birth Index/Maria on his death certificate
• a son who predeceased his father...possibly stillborn or born in England or at sea (no birth registration found in NSW)

He emigrated to the Colony of New South Wales about 1855. He was probably the Thomas Ship who arrived on the Morayshire in 1856 with his family.^[5]

He passed away on 20 November 1896 in Keiraville in the Colony of New South Wales and his remains were interred in the Congregational Cemetery in Wollongong.

He was about 41 years in the Colony.

Sources

1. ↑ YOB calculated from age at death (73 years) shown in the civil death records of the Colony of New South Wales (Australia). Parents and place of birth taken from his Death Certificate
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} 1896 Death Certificate: Death Certificate (Certified Copy) for Thomas Shipp. #18820/1896. Certified copy issued 20 March 1991. Copy sighted by 01:23, 23 January 2023 (UTC)
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} 1841 Census: "England and Wales Census, 1841"
   citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
   Thomas Ship (18) in Bottisham in Newmarket registration district in Cambridgeshire, England. Born in Cambridgeshire.
4. ↑ 1861 Census: "England and Wales Census, 1861"
   citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
   FamilySearch Record: M7BF-QSJ (accessed 6 December 2022)
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   William Shipp (66), married, Shepherd, head of household in Bottisham in Newmarket registration district in Cambridgeshire, England. Born in Bottisham, Cambridgeshire.
5. ↑ Migration: New South Wales State Archives. SHIP Thomas. Assisted Immigrants Index 1839-1896. Age: 33 | Ship: Morayshire | Year: 1856 | Copy: Reel 2138, [4/4793]; Reel 2474, [4/4962]