Author Topic: Henry THOMAS - born Newquay 1833  (Read 1798 times)

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Re: Henry THOMAS - born Newquay 1833
« Reply #9 on: Sunday 15 April 18 00:48 BST (UK) »

Your Henry THOMAS is a gardener. What is your source for him being crew on a ship, and leaving a ship in New Zealand.

Can you please name this children.

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Re: Henry THOMAS - born Newquay 1833
« Reply #10 on: Sunday 15 April 18 00:57 BST (UK) »
Henry does not show on the passenger list for the Golconda 1859.  His statement to the inquest in Nelson says he was a crewman

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Re: Henry THOMAS - born Newquay 1833
« Reply #11 on: Sunday 15 April 18 01:00 BST (UK) »
Henry was my g g grandfather - his son was Ernest Wilfred - I have attached his birth certificate

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Re: Henry THOMAS - born Newquay 1833
« Reply #12 on: Sunday 15 April 18 01:26 BST (UK) »

The birth certificate for Ernest Wilfred THOMAS, born 25 Mar 1876, has father Henry THOMAS as informant.

Henry is giving information about himself....born New Quay......

Can you scan the inquest document please and post it here.


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Re: Henry THOMAS - born Newquay 1833
« Reply #13 on: Sunday 15 April 18 01:50 BST (UK) »
Possibly births to your THOMAS family?

BDM NZ births
1864/11012 THOMAS  Elizabeth Ann            parents  Sarah Ann / Henry
1866/16401 THOMAS  Apphia Priscilla          parents  Sarah Ann / Henry 
1868/21425 THOMAS  Charles Henry           parents  Sarah Ann / Henry Charles
1870/23516 THOMAS  Leonard Alfred          parents  Sarah Ann / Henry
1872/24397 THOMAS  Frances Alice            parents   Sarah Ann / Henry
1873/39719 THOMAS  Alice Louisa              parents   Sarah Ann / Henry
1876/2470  THOMAS  Ernest Wilfred            parents   Sarah Ann  / Henry
1878/15048 THOMAS  Frederick Alfred        parents   Sarah Ann / Henry
1880/12987 THOMAS  Arthur Oliver             parents  Sarah Ann / Henry Charles
1883/3239 THOMAS  Beatrice Grace           parents   Sarah Ann / Henry Charles

Sometimes names of children will repeat names of parents brothers and sisters.

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Re: Henry THOMAS - born Newquay 1833
« Reply #14 on: Sunday 15 April 18 02:23 BST (UK) »
sorry, thought I had but document type wrong - here it is

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Re: Henry THOMAS - born Newquay 1833
« Reply #15 on: Sunday 15 April 18 11:20 BST (UK) »
Newquay parish was created in 1882, prior to this Newquay was a hamlet in St. Columb Minor, so the parish records of St. Columb Minor would be where you should look for records of him, although it is possible he was recorded in some neighbouring parish.

If the family were non-conformists, however (Wesleyan or other), it may be more complicated to figure out if/how/where his birth was recorded.

http://www.cornwall-opc-database.org/search-database/baptisms-non-conformist/
While I can't see any direct evidence of your Henry here, a Henry and Mary Thomas had a son Evan John baptised in 1840, and a son Mark baptised in 1842, in the Columb, St. Wesleyan Methodist Circuit (would likely cover Newquay)

According to the GRO index, the mother's maiden name was Bennick or Binnock.

Having trouble finding them on the cenuses. Mark died in Canada, looks like:
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JKW6-6LG
Interestingly, says he was 84 years and 8 months old and had been in Ontario for 80 years - so were the whole family in Canada by 1851?
Also that his parents were from Wales.

Another possible brother, Phillip b. 1834, married in Canada in the 1870s:
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FMN4-SX1
He was born in Devon according to this.

If John here is "Evan John" this might be the family, but no Henry?
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQB3-NXV
On Freecen it appears the older children were born out of county (Devon?) as were the parents
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Re: Henry THOMAS - born Newquay 1833
« Reply #16 on: Sunday 15 April 18 20:45 BST (UK) »
Thank you.  I will follow this up and see what happens