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As previously posted - Martha's death

9454/1915 HENDERSON MARTHA / THOMAS / RANDWICK

She was interred at Waverley Cemetery. This is not online unfortunately but if you contact the cemetery, it may reveal Thomas' death date, assuming they are interred together.

You may need to order their marriage certificate; or one of their death certs, to find out more. The death certs will state how long they had lived in any state of Australia, which may help identify their arrival.

NB The death notices I posted are for the Thornton children (ie sblings of Martha), not the Henderson children :-)

One of my previous posts with likely birth for Martha in UK:

Births Mar 1843 (>99%)
Thornton Martha Kensington 3 255


IGI has this for her parents:

THOMAS THORNTON Pedigree
Male Family

Marriages:
Spouse: MARIA ANN GREENWAY Family
Marriage: 31 MAR 1835 Saint Paul Covent Garden, Westminster, London, England


Their NSW deaths:

The Sydney Morning Herald, Tuesday 12 November 1872
On the 11th instant, at his residence, John-street, Woollahra, Mr. THOMAS THORNTON, sen., in his 63rd year.

His death was registered in Paddington district, son of Thomas (reg 2338).

The Sydney Morning Herald, Monday 29 May 1893
THORNTON.--Mar 28, at the residence of her daughter Mrs. Perrier, Abbotsford, Parramatta, Maria, widow of the late Thomas Thornton of Woollahra, aged 80 years.

Thanks for all your help. I am still seeking birth details for Thomas Henderson and Martha Thornton and their parents. I am also interested in the arrival in Australia of both parents and Thomas and Martha if they were born overseas.

Any help is appreciated.
Regards David Henderson

Thanks for all your help. I was interested in birth details of Thomas Henderson and Martha Thornton and their parents if this was available , and their arrival in Australia. I was only aware that Robert Greenway Henderson was one of twelve children, so this is very revealing. Your assistance is appreciated.

Regards David Henderson

nudge for David

Deaths of THORNTON chn (siblings of Martha)

SMH, Saturday 27 November 1875
CAMERON-Nov. 12, Sydney, Maria, wife of Mr. James Cameron, aged 39 years.

SMH, Friday 18 April 1879
THORNTON.-April 17, at his residence, 128, Albion-street, Thomas Greenway Thornton, eldest son of the late Thomas Thornton, of Woollahra, aged 41 years.

SMH, Saturday 23 February 1889
THORNTON.-February 18, 1889, Henry Thornton, late contractor of Paddington, second son of the late Thomas Thornton, of Woollahra, aged 49 years 10 months.
[Buried at Waverley Cemetery]

SMH, Monday 2 May 1910
KERR.-April 30, 1910, at Manly, Sarah relict of the late William Kerr, senior, jeweller, George-street, Sydney, aged 65 years.

SMH, Saturday 3 July 1886
THORNTON.—June 25, at Cheapside House, Adelong, John, third son of the late Thomas Thornton, of Woollahra.
[note above family tree site has him as d. 1884 Adelong]

SMH, Tuesday 2 February 1909
PERRIER.-February 1, 1909, at The Terraces, Paddington, Mary Ann, wife of John M. Perrier, of Bullinure, Hurstville.
[Buried at Rookwood]

SMH, Monday 17 April 1911
THORNTON.—April 15, 1911, at his residence, Dalmore, Eaton-street, North Sydney, George Thornton, late principal teacher, Public school, Lambton, aged 60 years.
[buried Gore Hill Cemetery]

SMH, Saturday 11 July 1942
THORNTON - July 10, 1942, at Nepean District Hospital, Hephaibah Thornton, late of Blaxland, aged 86 years.

The marriage notice mentions Surry Hills - there was a James and Mary HENDERSON in Surry Hills in the 1840s. May be his parents??? (assuming he arrived with them as a child from Liverpool)

There was also a John HENDERSON in Surry Hills around this time...and a John with wife Susannah Mary, she died in East Maitland in 1891...may be a connection?

HENDERSON.-Died, at his residence, Hunter street, West Maitland, on April 30th, 1892, John Henderson, aged 77 years.

7885/1892 HENDERSON JOHN / JAMES / ANN / WEST MAITLAND

[his wife was Jean]

Re death: 12401/1897 HENDERSON THOMAS JOHN CATHERINE WEST MAITLAND

This is not Thos' death as he was still alive in Heppy's death notice in 1917.

I wonder if this is the above Thos? (Singleton Argus, 1897)

Typhoid fever is spreading at West Maitland and several cases are under treatment in the hospital. Thomas Henderson, a baker, residing at East Maitland, succumbed to the disease in the hospital after a week's treat ment.

Martha's death most likely:

9454/1915 HENDERSON MARTHA / THOMAS / RANDWICK

She was interred at Waverley Cemetery. This is not online unfortunately.

Martha's likely birth:

Births Mar 1843 (>99%)
Thornton Martha Kensington 3 255


IGI has this for her parents:

THOMAS THORNTON Pedigree
Male Family

Marriages:
Spouse: MARIA ANN GREENWAY Family
Marriage: 31 MAR 1835 Saint Paul Covent Garden, Westminster, London, England


There is also a submitted file with his NSW death and contact details for someone researching this line in NSW.

He appears on the list of signatories to a petition signed in 1859, "by one hundred and forty-four resident householders and freeholders of the District of Darling Point, Upper Paddington and Watson’s Bay, praying for the erection of their locality into a Municipality". It became known as Woollahra!

Thomas Thornton, John-street, Point Piper

www.woollahra.nsw.gov.au/library/local_history/council_history/petition_to_form_the_municipality


That led me to this family tree page - turns out Maria's maiden name was Greenway!!! :-)

familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/g/o/o/Brett-D-Goodwin/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0506.html

I can't see their arrival to NSW but they were there after 1851 and before 1856 (birth of Hepzebah, Paddington district - d. 1942 as Hephzibah). If you need further evidence there's this death notice for eldest son in 1879:

THORNTON.-April 17, at his residence, 128, Albion-street, Thomas Greenway Thornton, eldest son of the late Thomas Thornton, of Woollahra, aged 41 years.

The Sydney Morning Herald, Tuesday 12 November 1872
On the 11th instant, at his residence, John-street, Woollahra, Mr. THOMAS THORNTON, sen., in his 63rd year.

His death was registered in Paddington district, son of Thomas (reg 2338).

The Sydney Morning Herald, Monday 29 May 1893
THORNTON.--Mar 28, at the residence of her daughter Mrs. Perrier, Abbotsford, Parramatta, Maria, widow of the late Thomas Thornton of Woollahra, aged 80 years.

(1576/1880 PERRIER JOHN M [married] THORNTON MARY A SYDNEY )

Death reg in Paddington, dau of Thos & Martha (reg 11839). Her death certificate may be quite informative (may give birthplace, marriage place and number of years in each state).

Thanks for all your help in this matter. The information opens up my grandfather's family very clearly. It appears that Mary P Henderson born 1882 may be the same person as Myra Pearson Henderson who died on 18/02/1885. I am interested if you agree that this is correct. I am also interested in any suggestions on confirming the birth details of Thomas and Martha and their travel to Australia if they were born in UK.
Again many thanks for your help.
Daavid Henderson

Hunter Valley Genealogy by Patricia May. This site includes cemeteries at: Lake Macquarie (Cooranbong, Martinsville, Morisset, Toronto, Wyee); Maitland (Glebe, Oakhampton); Morpeth, Newcastle (Honeysuckle Point, Stockton); Port Stephens (Birubi Point and Carrington).

http://www.huntervalleygenealogy.com/

LOCAL NEWS.The Maitland Mercury & Hunter River General Advertiser (NSW : 1843 - 1893) Saturday 1 October 1870 p 3 Article... disposed of one case INSULTING LANGUAGE.-At the Fast Maitland police court, on Thursday, Martha Henderson ... bench on Thursday with having assaidted Martha Larkins, at West Maitland, on the 22 n I Sept Mr ... 3707 words

LOCAL NEWS.The Maitland Mercury & Hunter River General Advertiser (NSW : 1843 - 1893) Saturday 21 September 1867 p 4 Article... Martha Henderson deposed that the silk dress was left for the purpose of being dyed in February ... yesterday, Elizabeth Feed oharged Thomas Henderson with detaining a silk dress, ber property. Elizabeth ... and had taken the dress away ; I told Henderson that my sister had not sent any person for the dress ... 4826 words

TROVE....

Hi David,

by some of the marriage notice's Martha had already passed away, if you get their marriage I may have better luck at finding their deaths?

by their marriage notice they were both born in the Uk so you would need to check there for bith/baptism dates....

Helen.

The Maitland Mercury & Hunter River General Advertiser (NSW : 1843 - 1893)
Saturday 8 November 1890, page 1

MARRIAGE.
Clarke-Henderson.-On Wednesday, the 20th October, at St. Mary's Church, Weit Maitland, by the Rev, W. II. H. Tarrington, Frederick Albert, youngest son of the late William Clarke, of Newcastle, to Emma Maria, eldest daughter of Thomas Henderson, of West Maitland

The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954)
Monday 29 October 1917, page 6


HENDERSON.-October 27, 1917, Heppy Thornton, the daughter of Thomas and the late Martha Henderson,of Randwick.

HENDERSON.-October 27, 1917, Heppy Thornton,
dearly loved sister of Mrs. Frank Lloyd and Mrs. G.S. Scott

GIBSON: Esther May
Death notice: 05MAR1969
Death
late of Carlingford and North Ryde
Sydney Morning Herald: 06MAR1969

http://ryersonindex.net

FALKNER: Caroline
Death notice: 23AUG1967
Death: 78
late of Kingsgrove
Sydney Morning Herald: 24AUG1967

http://ryersonindex.net