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Facts and Events
Name[1][2][3] |
Thomas Alexander Dunn |
Gender |
Male |
Birth[2] |
31 Jan 1826 |
Wandsworth, Surrey, EnglandClapham, Surrey, England |
Baptism[5][6][21] |
12 Mar 1826 |
Lambeth, Surrey, EnglandHoly Trinity, Clapham. Thomas is listed as the third son. His father John is a plasterer. |
Residence[7] |
1841 |
Wandsworth, Surrey, EnglandBricklayer |
Occupation[8] |
4 May 1841 |
Indentured as an apprentice in Merchant Navy ship Thalia at Liverpool. Query. |
Occupation? |
1851 |
Plasterer |
Residence[9] |
1851 |
Lambeth, Surrey, England |
Marriage |
18 Sep 1851 |
Newington, Surrey, EnglandSt Mary's Church of England. Tomas is a bricklayer. His father John is a plasterer. Emma's father Peter is deceased. Banns Jun 1851. Emma of Park Rd Borough Southwark. Witn: Charlotte Southurst and William Williams. to Emma Charlotte Southurst |
Other[10] |
8 Oct 1854 |
Southampton, Hampshire, EnglandLeft on the "Tudor" with his wife Emma and 2 children - Thomas and Emma. Voyage took 84 days. There were 416 passengers: 102 males, 178 females, 136 children under 14. Deaths included 1 adult female and 4 children. Says he is a bricklayer from Surrey. Departure |
Other[11] |
20 Dec 1854 |
Hobart, Tasmania, Australiato Sydney Departure |
Other[11] |
20 Dec 1854 |
Sydney, New South Wales, AustraliaArrival |
Other? |
30 Dec 1854 |
Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaArrival |
Military? |
1876 |
There was a tragic dispute between his sons over a medal that son Thomas Alexander (1852-1882) was said to have pawned after his father's death. What was the medal and how did he come to be awarded it? |
Occupation? |
1876 |
Bricklayer, Plasterer, Monumental Mason, Scagliolist. |
Death[4][1][2][3] |
14 Nov 1876 |
Richmond, Victoria, Australia# 13027 |
Burial? |
14 Nov 1876 |
Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaThomas buried in Melbourne General Cemetery, Church of England Compartment FF, Grave 106. Odd his father is 'unknown' on death record. John is on his marriage record and would have been known to Emma. |
Probate[12] |
20 Sep 1877 |
Real estate value of 200 pounds, personal property of 10 pounds. |
Probate[3] |
8 May 1879 |
It appears that the Court granted all/some of Thomas' estate to an executor William Henry Thompson even although it is clearly left to Emma and their 8 children! About 10 pages of evidence, incl. Thomas' Will dated 15 Apr 1875. |
DNA? |
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Common DNA Ancestor |
Religion? |
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Church of England |
http://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NLG8-82J
https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history
https://gw.geneanet.org/vincentogrady?n=dunn&oc=2&p=thomas+alexander
_DCAUSE: Cancer
_MTTAG:
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ancestry.com. Victoria, Australia, Death Index, 1836-1988. (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.)
The Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths, and Marriages; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Victoria, Australia, Death Records.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Australia. Death Index, 1787-1985. (Ancestry.com)
Pioneer Index Victoria 1836-1888.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Ancestry.com. Victoria, Australia, Wills and Probate Records, 1841-2009. (Ancestry.com Operations Inc.)
Public Record Office Victoria; North Melbourne, Victoria; Victorian Wills, Probate and Administration Records 1841-1925; Series: VPRS 7591.
- ↑ Australia. Death Index, 1787-1985. (Ancestry.com)
Death Index Victoria 1921-1985.
- ↑ Ancestry.com. London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1920 (1). (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.)
London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; London Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P95/TRI1/094.
- ↑ England. Births and Christenings, 1538-1975. (FamilySearch, Ancestry.com, Findmypast).
- ↑ England. 1841 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom: The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.) Class: HO107; Piece: 1053; Book: 1; Civil Parish: Clapham; County: Surrey; Enumeration District: 3; Folio: 49; Page: 18; Line: 16; GSU roll: 474652.
- ↑ Ancestry.com. UK, Apprentices Indentured in Merchant Navy, 1824-1910. (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.)
The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; Collection: Registry of Shipping and Seamen: Index of Apprentices; Class: BT 150; Piece Number: 19.
- ↑ England. 1851 Census Returns for England and Wales. (
Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom: The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.) Class: HO107; Piece: 1573; Folio: 772; Page: 24; GSU roll: 174808-174809.
- ↑ Ancestry.com. Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, 1839-1923 (1). (Ancestry.com Operations Inc.)
Public Record Office Victoria; North Melbourne, Victoria; Register of Assisted Immigrants from the United Kindom (refer to microform copy, VPRS 3502); Series: VPRS 14.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Ancestry.com. New South Wales, Australia, Unassisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1826-1922. (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).
- ↑ Ancestry.com. Victoria, Australia, Wills and Probate Records, 1841-2009. (Ancestry.com Operations Inc.)
Public Record Office Victoria; North Melbourne, Victoria; Victorian Wills, Probate and Administration Records 1841-1925; Series: VPRS 7591.
- Ancestry.com. Public Member Trees: (Note: not considered a reliable primary source)
Ancestry Family Tree.
- General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration Marriage Index. (London, England: General Register Office, 1837-Present).
- London, England. Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1930. (Ancestry.com)
London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; London Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P92/MRY/091.
- Ancestry.com. Australia, Newspaper Vital Notices, 1831-2001. (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.)
Fairfax Media; Pyrmont, New South Wales, Australia.
_APID: 1,9091::1806539311
- Australia. Birth Index, 1788-1922. (Ancestry.com)
Pioneer Index, Victoria 1836-1888.
- England. Births and Christenings, 1538-1975. (FamilySearch, Ancestry.com, Findmypast).
- Ancestry.com. Victoria, Australia, Birth Index, 1837-1917. (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.)
The Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths, and Marriages; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Victoria, Australia, Birth Records.
- Ancestry.com. Australia, City Directories, 1845-1948. (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).
- ↑ http://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NLXF-HQS
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