Thomas MELLOR

Abt 1785 - 1855  (~ 70 years)

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• Name	Thomas MELLOR
  Born	Abt 1785 Greetland, Yorkshire, England   [1]
  Christened	13 Feb 1785 Crosland, Honley, Yorkshire, England   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Marriage	19 Aug 1805 Halifax St John the Baptist, Yorkshire, England   [4]
  	Name: Peggy Thornton Event Date: 19 Aug 1805 Event Type: Marriage Parish: Halifax, St John the Baptist Spouse's Name: Thomas Mellor
  Newspaper	Jun 1828 Greetland, Yorkshire, England   [5, 6]  – Court
  	At the Courthouse, at Wakefiled, in and for the West Riding off Yorkshire on the 8th day of Jully 1828 at Ten O'Clock in the Forenoon. Thomas Mellor, formerly of Greetland, near..., and late of Sowerby-Bridge'', near... Hour and Place.
  Photos	Abt 1840 Leeds, Yorkshire, England   [7]
  Occupation	1840 Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
  	Farm Labourer on passenger list.
  Immigration	7 Jul 1840 Port Adelaide, South Australia, Australia   [8]  – "Fairlie"
  	Ship "Fairlie", Date of arrival: 7 Jul 1840, Departure Port: London, Arrival Port: Pt Adelaide,  Passengers 266 Mellor, Delia, aged 20, occupation,milliner, No. 7055 Emb No. 4426 Mellor,Joseph, aged 30 from Brighouse, Occupation Joiner No. 7054 Emb No. 4425 Mellor,Mary, aged 22 from Brighouse, Occupation Straw Platter No. 7056 Emb No. 4427 Mellor,Thomas, aged 49 wife aged 48, Occupation Farm labourer. 7057 Emb No. 4424 Turner, Joshua 28 of Sowerby Bridge (No. 7055 Emb 4463) Turner, Nancy nee Mellor aged  26 Turner, Joshua's daughters aged 4 and 2 Walker Richard 28 (Carpenter) of Salter Hibble, Halifax  (No. 7053 Emb 4469) Walker, Richard's 2 yrold son and 6 month old daughter
  Land	1843 South Australia, Australia   [9]  – Glen Osmond Road to Sturt River
  	South Australia Land Returns for 1843 by Andrew and Sandra Twining Glen Osmond Road to Sturt River Mellor Thomas & Hobson Benjamin, Fixby 52 acres wheat, 31 1/2 acres barley, 9 cattle, 1 horse, 1 pony, 38 pigs.
  Residence	1853 Morphett Street, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
  	Residence listed on wife's death certificate.
  Cemetery	Mar 1855 West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia   [10, 11]
  Buried	Mar 1855 West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
  Died	15 Mar 1855 South Australia, Australia   [12, 13, 14]  – Cause: Apolexy
  Document	10 May 1876  [15]
  	Name,Thomas Mellor Probate Date,10 May 1876 Death Date,15 Mar 1855 Death Place,South Australia, Australia Registry,Principal Registry
  Person ID	I245 Turner
  Last Modified	9 Jan 2015

  
  

  Father	Joseph MELLOR,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F1049 Group Sheet,  Family chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret "Peggy" THORNTON,   b. Abt 1786, Elland, St Mary, Yorkshire, England ,   d. 4 Apr 1853, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia  (Age ~ 67 years)
  Married	19 Aug 1805 Halifax, Yorkshire, England   [12, 16, 17]
  Children	1. Hannah MELLOR,   b. 24 Feb 1807, Yorkshire, England ,   d. 23 Sep 1880, Glanville, South Australia, Australia  (Age 73 years)   2. Joseph MELLOR,   b. 9 Sep 1808, Elland, St Mary, Yorkshire, England ,   d. 28 Dec 1880, Semaphore, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia  (Age 72 years)   3. Elizabeth MELLOR,   b. 7 Jan 1811, Yorkshire, England ,   d. 6 Apr 1894, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia  (Age 83 years)   4. Nancy MELLOR,   b. 23 May 1813, Halifax, Yorkshire, England ,   d. 26 Dec 1894, Tea Tree Gully, South Australia, Australia  (Age 81 years)   5. Harriet MELLOR,   b. Abt 1815,   d. 1889, Halifax, Yorkshire, England  (Age ~ 74 years)   6. Mary MELLOR,   b. Abt 1817, Elland, St Mary, Yorkshire, England ,   d. 23 Jul 1906, Norwood, South Australia, Australia  (Age ~ 89 years)   7. Delia "Lucy" MELLOR,   b. Abt 1820,   d. 9 Mar 1886, Queenstown, South Australia, Australia  (Age ~ 66 years)
  Last Modified	19 Aug 2014
  Family ID	F30 Group Sheet,  Family chart

  
  

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  Born - Abt 1785 - Greetland, Yorkshire, England Christened - 13 Feb 1785 - Crosland, Honley, Yorkshire, England Marriage - 19 Aug 1805 - Halifax St John the Baptist, Yorkshire, England Married - 19 Aug 1805 - Halifax, Yorkshire, England Newspaper - Court - Jun 1828 - Greetland, Yorkshire, England Photos - Abt 1840 - Leeds, Yorkshire, England Occupation - 1840 - Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Immigration - "Fairlie" - 7 Jul 1840 - Port Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Land - Glen Osmond Road to Sturt River - 1843 - South Australia, Australia Residence - 1853 - Morphett Street, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Cemetery - Mar 1855 - West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Buried - Mar 1855 - West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Died - Cause: Apolexy - 15 Mar 1855 - South Australia, Australia  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  Mellor English: habitational name from places in Lancashire, West Yorkshire, and Derbyshire, earlier recorded as Melver, and named from ancient British words that are ancestors of Welsh moel 'bare' + bre 'hill'. Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4

  
  

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  [S37] Turner, Violet E. "Our Family", Turner, Violet E., (March 1967), p. 1 (Reliability: 3), 7 Feb 2003. [S218] Lambert, Jonathan Paul, (http://community.ancestry.com.au/profile.aspx?mba=01775f4e-0001-0000-0000-000000000000), http://trees.ancestry.com.au/tree/13185089/person/-111313079?stid=8358189&spid=-961701114&pg=32787&pgPL=pid (Reliability: 3). [S49] International Genealogical Index, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (http://www.familysearch.org/eng/search/igi/search_igi.asp), Source Information:  Film Number: 457832 (Reliability: 3). Possible birth: Thomas MELLOR Sex:  M   Event(s):  Christening:  13 Feb 1785    Crosland, Honley, Yorkshire, England   Parents:  Father:  Thomas MELLOR    Mother:  Nancy NEWTON   Source Information:  Film Number: 457832 [S374] West Yorkshire, England, Marriages and Banns, 1813-1935. [S177] London Gazette, (http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/), http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/18479/pages/1187 (Reliability: 3). [S166] Turner, Jenny (Sax). [S214] Jackson, Heather Bruce. [S139] State Library of South Australia, (http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/site/page.cfm State Library of South Australia : South Australiana database), http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/fh/passengerlists/1840Fairlie.htm (Reliability: 3). [S166] Turner, Jenny (Sax), email 31 Dec 2006 (Reliability: 3). [S174] Adelaide Cemeteries, (http://www.aca.sa.gov.au/RecordsSearch.aspx). [S193] Turner, Kevin Robert. [S166] Turner, Jenny (Sax), email 23 May (Reliability: 3). [S109] South Australian Deaths Index 1842 - 1915, Book: 3 Page: 122 (Reliability: 3), 29 Jun 2002. Surname: MELLOR Given Names: Thomas Date: 1855-03-15 Sex: M Age: 73y Status: N Relative: Joseph MELLOR (PR) Relative 2: Residence: Adelaide Death Place: (not recorded) District Code: Ade Symbol: F Book: 3 Page: 122 [S192] Mellor, Thomas 1855 Death Certificate SA. [S297] England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966. [S49] International Genealogical Index, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (http://www.familysearch.org/eng/search/igi/search_igi.asp), M007494 (Reliability: 3), 24 May 2002. Thomas MELLOR Sex M Marriage(s): Spouse:  Peggy THORNTON Marriage:  19 Aug 1805 Halifax, Yorkshire, England Source Information: Batch number: Dates Source Call No. Type M007494  1800-1812  0990598   Film  6909609 [S429] England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973, Name: Peggy Thornton Gender: Female Marriage Date: 19 Aug 1805 Marriage Place: Halifax,York,England Spouse: Thomas Mellor FHL Film Number: 990598 (Reliability: 3).