William Henry Thurston (abt. 1814 - bef. 1871)

Born about 23 Mar 1814 in Ashmansworth, Hampshire, England

Descendants

Died before 1871 before about age 56 in Yankalilla, South Australia, Australia

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Biography

• Born in 1814 to Charles Thurston, wheelwright, and Mary or Maria.
• Circa 1837 married Caroline Alder in Ashmansworth, Hampshire, England.
  • Lorraine H has visited the church where he married Caroline Alder in Hampshire to verify the marriage record and it is in Ashmansworth.
• Three children from 1837 to 1841:
  • 1. Sophia (b. circa 1837)
  • 2. Thomas (b. circa 1839)
  • 3. Charles (b. circa 1841)
• In 1841, per the England census, he was living on Ashmansworth Street, Ashmansworth with his wife, first three children as named above, and a girl aged 13 named Elizabeth Willis.^[1]
• Four more children from 1843 to 1850:
  • 4. Caroline (b. circa 1843)
  • 5. William (b. circa 1845)
  • 6. Sarah (b. circa 1847)
  • 7. Henry (b. circa 1850)
• Migrated (aged 36) from Hampshire to South Australia aboard the 'Lysander in 1850, arriving in Adelaide on 23 September 1850.^[2][3]
  • Occupation listed as carpenter in ship's log.^[2]
  • See Charles Thurston biography for more regarding migration.
• Two more children from 1851 to 1855 for a total of nine:
  • 8. Louisa (b. 1851, Bowden SA)^[4]
  • 9. Albert Edwin (b. 1855, Bowden SA)^[5]

Sources

1. The Ships List: www.theshipslist.com
2. South Australia Births, Deaths and Marriages Registry

Footnotes

1. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M79W-K6P : 13 December 2017), William Thurstan, Ashmansworth, Hampshire, 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.

   Name: William Thurstan

   Event Type: Census

   Event Date: 1841

   Event Place: Ashmansworth, Hampshire, England

   Residence Note: Ashmansworth Street

   Gender: Male

   Age: 25-29

   Age: 25

   Birth Year (Estimated): 1812-1816

   Birthplace: Hampshire

   Registration District: Kingsclere

   Parish: Ashmansworth

   County: Hampshire

   Page Number: 8

   Registration Number: HO107

   Piece/Folio: 391/7

   Affiliate Record Type: Household

   Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

   William Thurstan Male 25-29 Hampshire

   Caroline Thurstan Female 25-29

   Sophia Thurstan Female 4 Hampshire

   Thomas Thurstan Male 2 Hampshire

   Charles Thurstan Male 0 Hampshire

   Elizabeth Willis Female 13 Hampshire

2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} The Ships List: Passenger List - Lysander, London & Plymouth to Adelaide, 1850.
3. ↑ SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. (24 September 1850). South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839 - 1900), page 2. Retrieved 1 May 2017. Quote:

   [...] Charles Thurston and wife, William Thurston wife and seven children [...]

4. ↑ SA BDM Births registration # 3/314
5. ↑ SA BDM Births registration # 5/224

• Marriage: "Hampshire Marriages"
  FindMyPast Transcription (requires subscription, accessed 16 July 2022)
  William Thurston marriage to Caroline Alder on 5 Oct 1835 in Crux Easton, Hampshire, England.