Thomas Charles Lenton to Australia

[Nevthedigger]

Looking for a date when Thomas Charles Lenton emigrated to Australia. It was 1893 - 97. He was born in Hackney in 1857 and died in Kalgoorie, Western Australia in 1924. My UK-only Ancestry membership does show he appeared on a passenger list but I can't access it. Many thanks.

[maddys52]

There is a T C LENTON aged 39, a mason on the Orizaba, leaving England on 12 Nov. 1897  intending to go to Albany.

Also a T C LENTON aged 45, a miner, on the Ophir, leaving England on 15 Aug. 1902 intending to go to Fremantle.

[maddys52]

However, you may have seen already - his wife Ellen died in Kalgoorlie and probate was given in June 1897.
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/256763170

So he must have been in WA before June. 

(trove is not supposed to be working today and tomorrow, however seems to be alright at the moment.)

[maddys52]

There is a Thomas C LENTON aged 27, arriving Brisbane on 11 Nov. 1884 from London on the Duke of Argyll. I can only see a transcription, will look for an image of the passenger list.

Modified to add:
though this is probably too early, if you say between 1893 - 1897.

Modified again:
Unfortunately the image does not give occupation (on page 275):
https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/assisted-immigration-1848-to-1912/resource/3e9a7bbb-562a-4799-9863-f5868d64db61/view/f3dd9bb3-fb2c-4562-9cd1-f7fbdc628b0c
(put "lenton" into the search and click on the link under digital image to access the images)

For interest, I notice there are a few COLEs and CREEDs.

[maddys52]

It looks like Ellen (30) and son Thomas (4) arrived 23 Jan. 1887 on the Port Victor in Sydney. 

Thomas Charles LENTON of 135 Cumberland St, Sydney paid the deposit on 20 July 1886 for Ellen Cole LENTON (wife, 30) and Thomas Lenton (child, 5) and Sidney W CREED (nephew, 13) for the Port Victor, leaving 4 Dec 1886.

[maddys52]

For interest, there is an advertisement in 1888 :

"CONFORTABLE LODGINGS for single men. 135 Cumberland-street, city. Large unfurnished Room to Let."
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/28341135  (4th column, middle)

[shume]

Tend to agree with maddys52 posts re passenger lists.

NSW Govt gazette April-June 1888 lists Thomas C Lenton (no further info)
Administration papers for Ellen d 1897 give TC Lenton as a Marble miner.

TC and TS Lenton (son) sailed Nov 1897 Albany to London soon after Ellen's death.
TS Lenton returned to Aus from Antwerp to Fremantle April 1900. He enlisted AIF and died in France 5th Aug 1916.
TC Lenton on Electoral roll 1903 with son and Sarah Lenton(widow) a sister?
TC (labourer) and TS (agent) and his wife Kate Eliza living Kalgoorlie 1910.

shume   australia

[wivenhoe]

"Thomas Charles Lenton emigrated to Australia. It was 1893 - 97"

What do you know about 1893 for this to be a time reference?

What information do you see on his death certificate?

[wivenhoe]

State archives Western Australia       probate.
https://archive.sro.wa.gov.au/index.php/ellen-cole-lenton-1897-067