Thomas Henry Tisdell (1849 - 1935)

Born 15 Apr 1849 in Lake Innes, Colony of New South Wales

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Bulmer) Tisdell — married 1870 in Manning River, New South Wales, Australian Colonies

Descendants

Died 27 Jan 1935 at age 85 in Langley Vale, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Thomas Tisdell was born in the Colony of New South Wales (1788-1900)

Thomas was born 1849 to William Tisdell and Catherine Scott. He died in 1935 and is buried in the Coopernook Cemetery, New South Wales.^[1]

MR. THOMAS HENRY TISDELL. Mr. Thomas Henry Tlsdell, a well-known resident of the Coopernook district all his life, died at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. E. R. Evenden, Langley Vale, on Sunday, at the age of 86 years. Death was due to cerebral hemorrhage. Deceased first came to the Lower Manning, Moto Estate, as manager for the late Mr. Henry Flett. He followed dairying pursuits practically all his life. He also worked in a sawmill as sawyer, etc. He saw the building of the old wooden bridge at Coopernook and also the present concrete bridge. He was married at Cundle to Miss Elizabeth Bulmer. His wife predeceased him two and a half years ago. A family of three sons and four daughters survive. The sons are Messrs. William (Sydney), [[Tisdell-37 |George (Coopernook)]] and Thomas Henry Tisdell (Broadwater, Richmond River) ; whilst the daughters are Mesdames E. R. Evenden (Langley Vale), T. Crossingham (Coopernook), W. Foster (Wauchope) and P. G. Warren (Lansdowne). One son, Charles James, was killed in action, and another, Frank, died in infancy. Deceased daughters were Mesdames Elliott (Sydney), Bourke (Coopernook) and McCormick (Sydney). The mortal remains were interred beside those of his late wife at Coopernook on Monday. Rev. B. V. Davis officiated. Mr. W. T. Howard was the undertaker.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 15 July 2019), memorial page for Thomas Henry Tisdell (15 Apr 1849–27 Jan 1935), Find A Grave: Memorial #169257439, citing Coopernook Cemetery, Coopernook, Mid-Coast Council, New South Wales, Australia ; Maintained by Stombell (contributor 48335209)
2. ↑ The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales, Wed 30 Jan 1935. p. 2.

• NSW birth registration #3229/1849 V18493229 34A

See also:

• "The Evenden Journey" by S.E.Jubb

DNA Confirmation

Paternal and maternal relationship is confirmed by a MyHeritageDNA test match between Chris Jones and his 3rd cousin three times removed Betty (Tisdell) Saywell. Their most-recent common ancestors are William Edward Gill (1796-1869), Susanna Elizabeth (Creed) Gill (1801-1887), William Tisdell (1812-1885), and Catherine (Scott) Tisdell (1815-1882). Predicted relationship from MyHeritage: Parent’s 3rd cousin based on sharing 51.6 cM across 4 segments with a 21.8 cM largest segment.

Acknowledgments

Thanks to Laurie Kidd for starting this profile.