I did post a thank you to 'cando', 'Noells' and 'Sparrett' (Sue) but where it's gone, is anyone's guess. I will wait a little longer this time, to make sure this one uploads! LOL
I found it interesting, Sue, that your post suggested there had been a split between Thomas and Henrietta, as, between me and my husband, who is a great-grandson of Thomas and Henrietta, with us having only begun this research in recent days, we, too, are both also coming to that conclusion. Especially now we've viewed Thomas's grave in Campbelltown - and find Henrietta is buried in Bothwell. We thought that may have been for practical purposes. However, it appears it was not. Thomas has a lovely headstone - and a surround that's weathering - but his details inscribed on marble are scant, with just his name and his date of death in 1922.
Henrietta, however, is a different story altogether. Much sadder in many, many respects. She's buried in the Bothwell cemetery, in an unmarked grave for which there's no longer a record.
I have been scouring Trove for any mention of Thomas, until his death, but found no death notice. I did, however, last night find the small item in the Zeehan and Dundas Herald, would you believe, of the damages claim he'd made for an ambitious 500 pounds, with his case as the plaintiff being upheld but the damages awarded far from the ambit claim, him gaining a mere 40 pounds, which I guess was no mean amount in the day anyway, I would say...
I've had no further success with him via Trove, so your additional links are very exciting...
I hadn't realised, 'Noells', that there were other references to the Johns listed. I did look prior to posting my initial query, but obviously didn't see the ones that were already there.
With the contention as to who wins the prize in the parents' stakes, I think it would be wisest to go to the BDM's registry and order a copy of Thomas's birth certificate. Hopefully, and I would expect the parents names to be there. I wonder what it will reveal...
And 'cando', the listings of the marriages of the various siblings, is also valuable. Our connection is to Amy May (Ismay) and, although we knew she was married at Oatlands, until your posting we didn't know she was married in St Peters.