Thamson (Thomas) Norman (1854 - 1953)

Born 10 Feb 1854 in Albany, Western Australia, Australia

Ancestors

Wife of Josiah Norman — married 1878 in Albany, Western Australia, Australia

Descendants

Died 18 Jul 1953 at age 99 in Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia

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Biography

Thamson (Thomas) Norman was born on 10 Feb 1854 in Albany, Western Australia, Australia, daughter of William Charles Thomas (1812 - 1867) and Mary (Woodrow) Thomas (1814 - 1895).

Her siblings were:

1. Betsie Thomas (1833 - )
2. Mary Ann (Thomas) Cooper (1835 - 1901)
3. Louisa (Thomas) Tassell (1836 - ~1918)
4. Elizabeth (Thomas) Palmer (1837 - 1909)
5. Emma (Thomas) Timpson (1839 - 1923)
6. Georgiana Thomas (1843 - 1844)
7. Helen Thomas (1846 - 1850)
8. William Henry Thomas (1848 - 1916)
9. Hannah Amelia (Thomas) Mackie (1850 - 1935)
10. George Thomas (1856 - 1942)

Thamson (~24) married Josiah Norman (~24) (1854 - 1938) in 1878 in Albany. Their children were:

1. May (Norman) Stark (1880 - 1965)
2. Ernest Josiah Norman (1881 - 1946)
3. William James Norman (1883 - )
4. Thomas Westacott Norman (1884 - )
5. Arthur Richard Norman (1886 - 1975)
6. Oscar Keith Norman (1888 - )
7. Elsie Woodrow (Norman) McArthur (1893 - 1980)
8. Freda Thampson Norman (1899 - 1913).

Thamson died on 18 Jul 1953 in Fremantle, Western Australia aged 99.

Thamson Thomas was born on February 10, 1854 in Albany, Western Australia.^[1] Her parents were William Thomas and Mary Woodrow.

She married Josiah Norman in Albany in 1878.^[2]

The death of Mrs. Thamson Norman, a well-known identity of Albany who lived here until November last year, occurred at Fremantle pn July 18. She was in her 100th year. Her husband predeceased her about 15 years ago. Except for failing eyesight Mrs. Norman enjoyed excellent health and possessed all her faculties up to the time of her death. It is believed that she was the oldest West Australian born woman; she was born at Albany on February 10, 1854. Her father came to Albany from Devonshire about 1835 and was engaged as foreman during the construction of St. John's Church and Rectory. Mrs. Norman was the youngest of 12 children. Her sister the late Mrs. F. Cooper of Mount Barker, was the first white woman born at Albany. Mrs. Norman had eight children, 36 grandchildren, 55 great-granchildren and five great-greatgrandchildren.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ "Australia Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTXS-ZRH : 28 January 2020), Thomson Thomas, 1854.
2. ↑ WA Marriage Index 1878/4539
3. ↑ Nonagenarian Passes (1953, July 24). The Albany Advertiser (WA : 1897 - 1954), p. 8. Retrieved December 1, 2022, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article250666417

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 16 April 2021), memorial page for Thamson Thomas Norman (10 Feb 1854–18 Jul 1953), Find a Grave Memorial no. 213673726, citing Karrakatta Cemetery and Crematorium, Karrakatta, Nedlands City, Western Australia, Australia ; Maintained by woowoo (contributor 49949980) .