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George Martin Thomas (abt. 1838 - 1923)

George Martin Thomas
Born about in Frampton, Cotterell, Gloucestershire, Englandmap [uncertain]
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married 1866 (to 1887) in Victoria, Australiamap
Husband of — married 1892 in Victoria, Australiamap
Descendants descendants
Died at about age 85 in Ararat, Victoria, Australiamap
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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]

NameGenAgeBirthplaceBirth (est.)
Meshack ThomasM30-34Gloucestershire1807-1811
Sarah ThomasF30-34Gloucestershire1807-1811
Sarah ThomasF7Gloucestershire1834
George ThomasM4Gloucestershire1837
Hannah ThomasF2Gloucestershire1839
Daniel ThomasM0Gloucestershire1841
Charles PackerM17-21Gloucestershire1820-1824
Sarah CroomF14Gloucestershire1827

Sources

  1. 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. 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. 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. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. 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.
  14. 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.
  15. 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.
  16. 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.
  17. 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.
  18. 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.
  19. 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.
  20. 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.
  21. 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.
  22. 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.
  23. 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.
  24. 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.
  25. 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.
  26. 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.
  27. 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.
  28. 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.
  29. 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.
  30. Image of gravestone retrieved by Clare Spring on 5 March 2017 from https://billiongraves.com/grave/George-Martin-Thomas/15143544#/.
  31. "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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Thomas-28300 and Thomas-24474 appear to represent the same person because: Same parents, spouses and children as well as date of death

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