Born
about 26 Jan 1838 in
Frampton, Cotterell, Gloucestershire, England [uncertain]
Ancestors
Descendants
Father of
George Moses Thomas ,
Henry Elijah Thomas ,
Alfred Edward Thomas ,
Elizabeth Adelaide Victoria (Thomas) Lewin ,
Arthur Hector Thomas ,
Caroline Jane (Thomas) Allender ,
Sophia Alice (Thomas) Kempton ,
Matilda Catherine (Thomas) Allender ,
Ethel May (Thomas) Lloyd ,
Reuben Herbert Thomas ,
Sarah Beatrice (Thomas) Ellis ,
Umberto Osborne Thomas ,
Robina (Thomas) Burton ,
Veronica Grace (Thomas) Corbett ,
Harold Purnell Thomas ,
Ralph Purnell Thomas ,
Wilmot Keith Thomas ,
Doreen Ilma (Thomas) Scanlan ,
Geoffrey Martin Thomas ,
Roma Muriel (Thomas) Burton ,
Leonard Devereux Thomas and
Jacob Melville Thomas
Died
23 Jul 1923
at about age 85
in
Ararat, Victoria, Australia
Profile last modified 2 Nov 2020
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Biography
George Martin Thomas was born around 1838 in Frampton, Cotterell, Gloucestershire, England, the son of Sarah Thomas and Meshach Thomas .[1] [2] [3]
He was christened on 14 January 1836 in Frampton Cotterell.[1]
He migrated to Australia in 1848.[4]
He married Catherine "Doll" Buckingham in 1866 in Victoria, Australia.[5] Their children were:
Catherine died in 1887.[17]
George remarried, to Sarah Ann Stock in 1892.[4] [18] Their children were:
George died on 23 July 1923 in Ararat, Victoria.[2] [30] He was survived by his second wife and 18 children.[4]
Research notes
Possibly one more child than the 22 listed, the death notice for son Henry Elijah notes that he was "one of a family of 23".[31]
1841 Census: Wick & Abson, Gloucestershire, England [3]
Sources
↑ 1.0 1.1 "England, Bristol Parish Registers, 1538-1900", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XT7J-C93 : 12 December 2014), George Martin Thomas, 1836.
↑ 2.0 2.1 George Martin Thomas' death record at Births, Deaths, Marriages Victoria: Reg. No: 8329; Reg. year: 1923. Retrieved 5 March 2017 by Clare Spring from https://online.justice.vic.gov.au/bdm/indexsearch.doj .
↑ 3.0 3.1 "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7MD-R5K : 13 December 2017), George Thomas in household of Meshack Thomas, Wick & Abson, Gloucestershire, England; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Death of pioneers." 30 July 1923. The Ballarat Star, p. 8. Retrieved 30 May 2017 by Clare Spring from http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/213821750 .
↑ Marriage record at Births, Deaths, Marriages Victoria: Reg. No: 287; Reg. year: 1866. Retrieved 5 March 2017 by Clare Spring from https://online.justice.vic.gov.au/bdm/indexsearch.doj .
↑ George Moses Thomas' birth record at Births, Deaths, Marriages Victoria: Reg. No: 12414; Reg. year: 1866. Retrieved 5 March 2017 by Clare Spring from https://online.justice.vic.gov.au/bdm/indexsearch.doj .
↑ Henry Elijah Thomas' birth record at Births, Deaths, Marriages Victoria: Reg. No: 6690; Reg. year: 1868. Retrieved 5 March 2017 by Clare Spring from https://online.justice.vic.gov.au/bdm/indexsearch.doj .
↑ Alfred Edward Thomas' birth record at Births, Deaths, Marriages Victoria: Reg. No: 20637; Reg. year: 1870. Retrieved 5 March 2017 by Clare Spring from https://online.justice.vic.gov.au/bdm/indexsearch.doj .
↑ Elizabeth Adelaide Victoria Thomas' birth record at Births, Deaths, Marriages Victoria: Reg. No: 20942; Reg. year: 1872. Retrieved 5 March 2017 by Clare Spring from https://online.justice.vic.gov.au/bdm/indexsearch.doj .
↑ Alfred Edward Thomas' birth record at Births, Deaths, Marriages Victoria: Reg. No: 90; Reg. year: 1875. Retrieved 5 March 2017 by Clare Spring from https://online.justice.vic.gov.au/bdm/indexsearch.doj .
↑ Caroline Jane Thomas' birth record at Births, Deaths, Marriages Victoria: Reg. No: 12687; Reg. year: 1877. Retrieved 5 March 2017 by Clare Spring from https://online.justice.vic.gov.au/bdm/indexsearch.doj .
↑ Sophia Alice Thomas' birth record at Births, Deaths, Marriages Victoria: Reg. No: 104; Reg. year: 1879. Retrieved 5 March 2017 by Clare Spring from https://online.justice.vic.gov.au/bdm/indexsearch.doj .
↑ Matilda Catherine Thomas' birth record at Births, Deaths, Marriages Victoria: Reg. No: 6040; Reg. year: 1880. Retrieved 5 March 2017 by Clare Spring from https://online.justice.vic.gov.au/bdm/indexsearch.doj .
↑ Ethel May Thomas' birth record at Births, Deaths, Marriages Victoria: Reg. No: 13319; Reg. year: 1882. Retrieved 5 March 2017 by Clare Spring from https://online.justice.vic.gov.au/bdm/indexsearch.doj .
↑ Reuben Herbert Thomas' birth record at Births, Deaths, Marriages Victoria: Reg. No: 14035; Reg. year: 1884. Retrieved 5 March 2017 by Clare Spring from https://online.justice.vic.gov.au/bdm/indexsearch.doj .
↑ Sarah Beatrice Thomas' birth record at Births, Deaths, Marriages Victoria: Reg. No: 22777; Reg. year: 1885. Retrieved 5 March 2017 by Clare Spring from https://online.justice.vic.gov.au/bdm/indexsearch.doj .
↑ Caroline Thomas' death record at Births, Deaths, Marriages Victoria: Reg. No: 32; Reg. year: 1887. Retrieved 5 March 2017 by Clare Spring from https://online.justice.vic.gov.au/bdm/indexsearch.doj .
↑ Marriage record at Births, Deaths, Marriages Victoria: Reg. No: 11; Reg. year: 1892. Retrieved 30 May 2017 by Clare Spring from https://online.justice.vic.gov.au/bdm/indexsearch.doj .
↑ Umberts Osborne Thomas' birth record at Births, Deaths, Marriages Victoria: Reg. No: 172; Reg. year: 1893. Retrieved 30 May 2017 by Clare Spring from https://online.justice.vic.gov.au/bdm/indexsearch.doj .
↑ Robina Thomas' birth record at Births, Deaths, Marriages Victoria: Reg. No: 25847; Reg. year: 1894. Retrieved 30 May 2017 by Clare Spring from https://online.justice.vic.gov.au/bdm/indexsearch.doj .
↑ Veronica Grace Thomas' birth record at Births, Deaths, Marriages Victoria: Reg. No: 8215; Reg. year: 1896. Retrieved 30 May 2017 by Clare Spring from https://online.justice.vic.gov.au/bdm/indexsearch.doj .
↑ Ralph Purnell Thomas' birth record at Births, Deaths, Marriages Victoria: Reg. No: 7925; Reg. year: 1898. Retrieved 30 May 2017 by Clare Spring from https://online.justice.vic.gov.au/bdm/indexsearch.doj .
↑ Harold Purnell Thomas' birth record at Births, Deaths, Marriages Victoria: Reg. No: 7926; Reg. year: 1898. Retrieved 30 May 2017 by Clare Spring from https://online.justice.vic.gov.au/bdm/indexsearch.doj .
↑ Wm Keith Thomas' birth record at Births, Deaths, Marriages Victoria: Reg. No: 23498; Reg. year: 1900. Retrieved 30 May 2017 by Clare Spring from https://online.justice.vic.gov.au/bdm/indexsearch.doj .
↑ Doreen Ilma Thomas' birth record at Births, Deaths, Marriages Victoria: Reg. No: 15108; Reg. year: 1902. Retrieved 30 May 2017 by Clare Spring from https://online.justice.vic.gov.au/bdm/indexsearch.doj .
↑ Geoffrey Martin Thomas' birth record at Births, Deaths, Marriages Victoria: Reg. No: 14767; Reg. year: 1904. Retrieved 30 May 2017 by Clare Spring from https://online.justice.vic.gov.au/bdm/indexsearch.doj .
↑ Roma Muriel Thomas' birth record at Births, Deaths, Marriages Victoria: Reg. No: 15253; Reg. year: 1906. Retrieved 30 May 2017 by Clare Spring from https://online.justice.vic.gov.au/bdm/indexsearch.doj .
↑ Leonard Devereux Thomas' death record at Births, Deaths, Marriages Victoria: Reg. No: 25227; Reg. year: 1983. Retrieved 30 May 2017 by Clare Spring from https://online.justice.vic.gov.au/bdm/indexsearch.doj .
↑ Jacob Melville Thomas' birth record at Births, Deaths, Marriages Victoria: Reg. No: 25106; Reg. year: 1911. Retrieved 30 May 2017 by Clare Spring from https://online.justice.vic.gov.au/bdm/indexsearch.doj .
↑ Image of gravestone retrieved by Clare Spring on 5 March 2017 from https://billiongraves.com/grave/George-Martin-Thomas/15143544#/ .
↑ "Mr. Henry Elijah Thomas." 20 February 1931. The Corowa Free Press, p. 6. Retrieved 26 May 2017 by Clare Spring from http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/236185928 .
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