William John Thoms1

M, #10371, b. 20 April 1877, d. 5 November 1955
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 Edited16 Aug 2021
Name Variation John William2 
Birth*20 April 1877 Young, NSW, Australia1 
Marriage*31 May 1904 Sydney, NSW, Australia;Bride=Lucretia Annie Eliza Roberts3 
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 Thoms4 
Death of Mother9 August 1937 Cowra, NSW, Australia;Principal=Elizabeth Jane Purcell5 
Death*5 November 1955 Cowra, NSW, Australia2 

Family

Lucretia Annie Eliza Roberts

Citations

  1. [S1472] NSW Birth Indexes, 23579/1877 William John Thoms.
  2. [S1473] NSW Death Indexes, 32961/1955 John William Thoms.
  3. [S1481] NSW Marriage Indexes, 3081/1904 John W Thoms & Lucretia A E Sandford.
  4. [S1565] Trove digitised newspapers, online http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/, The Cowra Free Press, Saturday, February 1, 1919.
  5. [S1473] NSW Death Indexes, 15271/1937 Elizabeth Jane Thoms.