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Thomas WELLSMORE WILLSMORE (1802 - 1876)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
Mary Ann (WELLSMERE) WELLSMORE (1836 - 1865) Thomas WELLSMORE (1837 - 1908) James WELLSMORE (1838 - 1920)	Thomas WELLSMORE WILLSMORE (1802 - 1876) + Mary BARRET (1810 - )

b. 1802 at Essex, England

m. 1835 Mary BARRET (1810 - ) at Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

d. 1876 at Cooma, New South Wales, Australia aged 74

Near Relatives of Thomas WELLSMORE WILLSMORE (1802 - 1876)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Self	Thomas WELLSMORE WILLSMORE	1802	Essex, England	1876	Cooma, New South Wales, Australia	74
Wife	Mary BARRET	1810	Ireland
Daughter	Mary Ann (WELLSMERE) WELLSMORE	1836	New South Wales, Australia	1865	Cooma, New South Wales, Australia	29
Son	Thomas WELLSMORE	1837	Arable, near Nimitabel, NSW, Australia	1908	Cooma, New South Wales, Australia	71
Son	James WELLSMORE	1838	Queanbeyan, ACT, Australia	1920	Bombala, New South Wales, Australia	82
Son in Law	Thomas FLEMING	1814	St Marylebone, Middlesex, England	1904	Liverpool, NSW, Australia	90
Daughter in Law	Mary RANKIN	1840	Argyllshire, Scotland	1919	Redfern, Sydney, NSW, Australia	79
Daughter in Law	Ellen Sarah WHALEN	1844	New South Wales, Australia	1914	Dalgety, Monaro, New South Wales, Austalia	70
Grandson	Thomas FLEMING	1854	Goulburn, NSW, Australia	1901	Mackay, Queenland, Australia	47

Events in Thomas WELLSMORE WILLSMORE (1802 - 1876)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
1802		Thomas WELLSMORE WILLSMORE was born	Essex, England	Note 1
1822	20	Trial	Essex, England	Note 2
1824	22	Immigration	'Guildford' to NSW	Note 3
1835	33	Married Mary BARRET (aged 25)	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	Note 4	52
1836	34	Birth of daughter Mary Ann (WELLSMERE) WELLSMORE	New South Wales, Australia	Burial info
1837	35	Birth of son Thomas WELLSMORE	Arable, near Nimitabel, NSW, Australia	Coroners report on death
1838	36	Birth of son James WELLSMORE	Queanbeyan, ACT, Australia	Burial info
1845	43	Conditional Pardon
1865	63	Death of daughter Mary Ann (WELLSMERE) WELLSMORE (aged 29)	Cooma, New South Wales, Australia	Note 5	52
1876	74	Thomas WELLSMORE WILLSMORE died	Cooma, New South Wales, Australia	Note 6	60
1876	74	Burial	Christ Church Maneeroo Cemetery, Cooma, NSW	Note 7	90

Note 1: Burial info - London Conditional Pardon - native place - Essex

Note 2: Sentence - life Year of Birth - 1804 Trade/Calling - tanner

Note 3: Convicted for life - groom to H. H. MacArthur, Vineyard cottage in 1828 census

Note 4: Thos Willsmore in the New South Wales, Australia, Registers of Convicts' Applications to Marry, 1826-1851 Name: Thos Willsmore Age: 31 Birth Year: Abt 1804 Spouse: Mary Barrett Request Status: Granted Date of Permission/Refusal: 26 Aug 1835 Thomas Willsmore in the Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950 Name: Thomas Willsmore Marriage Date: 1835 Marriage Place: Sydney, New South Wales Registration Date: 1835 Registration Place: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Spouse: Mary Barrett Volume Number: V

Note 5: Burial info Mary Wellsmore in the Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985 Name: Mary Wellsmore Death Date: 1865 Death Place: Cooma, New South Wales Registration Date: 1865 Registration Place: Cooma, Australia Father: Thomas Mother: Mary Registration Number: 3384

Note 6: Burial info Sydney Morning Herald 12 July 1876 'On the 1st instant the dead body of a man, named Thomas Wellsmore, was found in a gully near Cooma. It appears that he left his home on the 21st June, and was seen near home on that day. Mr H. Dawson, coroner, held an inquest on the remains on Monday last, the verdict of the jury being 'that Thomas Wellsmore came to his death by rupture of the heart; that there was no evidence to show on what day he died. A cheque for £8, and a bank deposit receipt for £ 04, were found on the body'.

Note 7: Thomas Willsmore Birth 8 Aug 1802 London, City of London, Greater London, England Death 5 Jul 1876 (aged 73) Cooma, Snowy Monaro Regional Council, New South Wales, Australia Burial Christ Church Maneroo Cemetery Cooma, Snowy Monaro Regional Council, New South Wales, Australia Burial register states "Found dead about 300 yards from this church"

Source References:

52. Type: Australia Birth Marriage Death Index 1787 - 1985 Record

- Reference = (Marriage)

- Notes: Thomas Willsmore in the Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950 Name: Thomas Willsmore Marriage Date: 1835 Marriage Place: Sydney, New South Wales Registration Date: 1835 Registration Place: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Spouse: Mary Barrett Volume Number: V

60. Type: Newspaper, Title: Trove, http://trove.nla.gov.au

- Reference = (Death)

- Notes: Sydney Morning Herald 12 July 1876 'On the 1st instant the dead body of a man, named Thomas Wellsmore, was found in a gully near Cooma. It appears that he left his home on the 21st June, and was seen near home on that day. Mr H. Dawson, coroner, held an inquest on the remains on Monday last, the verdict of the jury being 'that Thomas Wellsmore came to his death by rupture of the heart; that there was no evidence to show on what day he died. A cheque for £8, and a bank deposit receipt for £ 04, were found on the body'.

90. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Find A Grave, Title: Findagrave.com

- Reference = (Burial)

- Notes: Thomas Willsmore Birth 8 Aug 1802 London, City of London, Greater London, England Death 5 Jul 1876 (aged 73) Cooma, Snowy Monaro Regional Council, New South Wales, Australia Burial Christ Church Maneroo Cemetery Cooma, Snowy Monaro Regional Council, New South Wales, Australia Burial register states "Found dead about 300 yards from this church"

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