William Henry Thoms1

M, #10252, d. 29 January 1919
Last Edited17 Aug 2021
Marriage*6 November 1867 Bathurst, NSW, Australia;Bride=Elizabeth Jane Purcell1 
Death*29 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.2 

Family

Elizabeth Jane Purcell b. 8 Oct 1849, d. 9 Aug 1937
Children

Citations

  1. [S1481] NSW Marriage Indexes, 1575/1867 William Henry Thoms & Elizabeth Purcell.
  2. [S1565] Trove digitised newspapers, online http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/, The Cowra Free Press, Saturday, February 1, 1919.
  3. [S1472] NSW Birth Indexes, 7218/1874 Albert William Thoms.
  4. [S1472] NSW Birth Indexes, 7565/1875 Ada Thoms.
  5. [S1472] NSW Birth Indexes, 23579/1877 William John Thoms.
  6. [S1472] NSW Birth Indexes, 26616/1879 Ethel May Thoms.
  7. [S1472] NSW Birth Indexes, 28104/1880 Fredick Thoms.
  8. [S1472] NSW Birth Indexes, 29572/1882 Phoebe Thoms.
  9. [S1472] NSW Birth Indexes, 33674/1884 Eliza Thom.
  10. [S1472] NSW Birth Indexes, 35876/1886 Grace Thoms.
  11. [S1472] NSW Birth Indexes, 38128/1888 Elizabeth Thoms.
  12. [S1472] NSW Birth Indexes, 17549/1889 Oscar Thoms.
  13. [S1472] NSW Birth Indexes, 11904/1892 Rosy Thomas.