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Facts and Events
| Name |
John Thomas |
| Gender |
Male |
| Birth? |
Abt 1808 |
Tavistock, Cornwall, England, UK |
| Marriage |
1 May 1830 |
St. Austell, Cornwall, England, UKto Margaret Smith |
| Other[5][9] |
Apr 1861 |
Red Jacket Immigrated |
| Other[6] |
12 Nov 1868 |
at his daughter Maraget's wedding Wittness |
| Death[1] |
21 May 1879 |
California Gully, Eaglehawk, , Victoria, Australia |
| Burial[1][2][3][7] |
22 May 1879 |
Eaglehawk Cemetery, Eaglehawk, , Victoria, AustraliaE-Mail: [email protected] URL: http://www.bencemtrust.com.au/Eaglehawk_Cemetery.htm Eaglehawk Cemetery 5 Victoria Street, 5 Victoria Street, Eaglehawk,, Victoria 3556 Australia (Grenfell Street, Reserve and Victoria Streets, adjacent to Neangar Memorial Park, Eaglehawk) The Government gazette dated 9th December 1863 stated "A site for a cemetery at Eaglehawk has been reserved by Order of the Government on 28th September 1863". The area reserved was 5 acres fronting Reserve Street. The Eaglehawk Old Monumental Section is laid out in orderly rectangular plats. It has all denominations and a Paupers section. There are many magnificent trees lining the roadways such as Bunya Pines, Morton Bay Figs, Oak, Hoop Pine, Canary Island Pine and Silky Oak. The first recorded burial at the Eaglehawk Cemetery is that of 21 year old John Edmond McDonough. He was interred in Grave 1 Section C on 6th July 1864. Today there is still a monument standing that was erected in his memory. There have been 6 Sextons live in the Sextons Residence formerly located near the front gates of the old monumental section. The cottage was built in the 1870's and was demolished in the 1970's. |
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Eaglehawk Cemetery, Eaglehawk, , Victoria, AustraliaSection K Grave Number 307 Gravesite |
Died at the age of 69 which was stated on his death certificate, & 70 on the cemetery record, Mining Manager, Informant Michael Thomas; buried Eaglehawk Cemetry , Wesleyan Minister, grave 307/K, old section.* At the time of his death John had been in Victoria 16 years, estimated time of a rrival in Australia 1866. * information provided by K. Murley, 25 Mungala Crescent, Blairgowrie, Vicotria 3942
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Death Certificate John Thomas. (Year 1879 #4501).
- ↑ Compiled by the Bendigo Group of the G.S.V. Eaglehawk Cemetry Register, 1864-1969. (Photocopy (Typescript)198-?]).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Bendigo Cemeteries Trust Website. (http://www.bencemtrust.com.au)
THOMAS, JOHN Interment Number: 002226 Cemetery: EAGLEHAWK.
THOMAS, JOHN
Date of Death: not available
Date of Burial: 22/05/1879
Interment Number: 002226
Cemetery: EAGLEHAWK
Section: not available
Grave Number: 307
- ↑ Bendigo Cemeteries Trust Website. (http://www.bencemtrust.com.au)
THOMAS, MARGARET Interment Number: 005311 Cemetery: EAGLEHA WK.
THOMAS, MARGARET
Date of Death: not available
Date of Burial: 6/10/1897
Interment Number: 005311
Cemetery: EAGLEHAWK
Section: not available
Grave Number: 307
- ↑ Index to Unassisted Inward Passenger Lists to Victoria 1852-1923
APR 1861 RED JACKET B 189 003.
- ↑ Registry of Birth, Death and Marriages, Victoria, Australia. Marriage Certificate John Ebbott Margaret Thomas. (Reference Details Year 1868, #3927, Original a certified copy. Photocopy in possession of Sandra Williamson).
- ↑ Grave 307/K Old Section
- ↑ The headstone has three sections
The tile section reads
In / loving memory / of / John Thomas / aged 70 years, / born in Devonshire, / Died at Sandhurst / May 22nd 1879 / The faith the conquers all, / And doth the mountains move, / And saves who'er on Jesus call, / And perfects them in love.
The section carved into the granite below the tiled section
Also / Maragaret Thomas / unable to read next four lines that are engraved into the granite under the tiled decorative section of the headstone
Bottom section an atached cement plaque
Greatly beloved / by their children
Interred at this site
John Thomas
Margaret Thomas
- ↑ Traveling with his son James Thomas.
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