Phoebe Thoms1

F, #10377, b. 2 June 1882, d. 1960
FatherWilliam Henry Thoms1 d. 29 Jan 1919
MotherElizabeth Jane Purcell1 b. 8 Oct 1849, d. 9 Aug 1937
Relationship3rd cousin 2 times removed of Keith Graham Bassett
Last Edited17 Aug 2021
Name Variation Lydia May2 
Birth*2 June 1882 Young, NSW, Australia1 
Married Name1898 Comtesse3 
Marriage*1898 Cowra, NSW, Australia;Groom=Jean L Comtesse3 
Married Name1911 Smith4 
Marriage*1911 VIC, Australia;Groom=James Jolly Smith4 
Death of Father29 January 1919 "Cowra Vale", Cowra, NSW, Australia;
Obituary.
THE LATE MR. W. H. THOMS.
The death occurred on Wednesday of a very old resident of Cowra in the person of Mr. William Henry Thoms, who passed away at his residence, "Cowra Vale," at the age of 72 years. The deceased was born in Yorkshire, England, and came to Australia in the early days. He married Miss Elizabeth Jane Purcell, of Castlereagh, Penrith, 50 years ago. He took up his residence here about 30 years ago and leaves a devoted wife and family of four sons and five daughters to mourn their loss. The members of the family are Messrs A. W. Thoms, J. W. Thoms, F. W. Thoms (Nerrandera), O. C. Thoms (North Sydney), Mrs A. M. Drought (Bribaree), Mrs J. J. Smith (Melbourne), Mrs N. Booth, Mrs J. Tindall, Misses Rose and Edith Thoms. The funeral arrangements were in the hands of Messrs J. S. Poignand and Coy. Rev. John Parr officiated at the grave.;Principal=William Henry Thoms5 
Death of Mother9 August 1937 Cowra, NSW, Australia;Principal=Elizabeth Jane Purcell6 
Death*1960 Ascot Vale, VIC, Australia7 

Family 1

Jean L Comtesse

Family 2

James Jolly Smith

Citations

  1. [S1472] NSW Birth Indexes, 29572/1882 Phoebe Thoms.
  2. [S1313] From A Distant Field.
  3. [S1481] NSW Marriage Indexes, 7684/1898 Jean L Comtesse & Lydia M Thoms.
  4. [S1246] VIC Marriage indexes.
  5. [S1565] Trove digitised newspapers, online http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/, The Cowra Free Press, Saturday, February 1, 1919.
  6. [S1473] NSW Death Indexes, 15271/1937 Elizabeth Jane Thoms.
  7. [S1314] VIC Death indexes.