Thomas Axford (1826-1899)
Born: 24 August 1826, Hobart, Tasmania
Died: 21 September 1899, Adelaide, South Australia
Parents: Thomas Axford and Martha Slade
Spouse: Mary Ann Jane Allwright (1828-1874)
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Thomas Axford (1826-1899)
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Thomas Axford (24 Aug 1826-21 Sep 1899)
+Mary Ann Jane Allwright (8 Mar 1828-3 Oct 1874)
1-Francis Richard Axford (25 Nov 1850-28 Dec 1850)
2-Thomas Axford (29 Jan 1852-?)
3-Walter Richard Axford (4 Aug 1853-?)
4-Francis Thomas Axford (15 May 1855-?)
5-Charles Edward Axford (12 Feb 1857-?)
6-Mary Jane Elizabeth Axford (4 Jan 1859-?)
7-Laura Martha Axford (25 Sep 1860-?)
8-Melvile Leonard Axford (30 Jun 1862-?)
THOMAS AXFORD
24 August 1826: Born in Hobart; son of Thomas Axford and Martha Slade.
18 October 1827: Baptised in Hobart.
8 June 1850: Thomas Axford, a 23-year-old gentleman and farmer, married Mary Ann Jane Allwright, aged 21, at St Augustine's Church, Broadmarsh; witnesses: Richard Allwright, Maria Allwright, Matilda Stanfield, Sarah Allwright Betts and Sophia Allwright.
AXFORD-ALLWRIGHT - On the 8th January, 1850, at St Augustin's Church, Broadmarsh, by the Rev. J. Foster, Mr Thomas Axford, of Thorpe, Bothwell, to Mary Anne Jane, fourth daughter of Richard Allwright, Esq., Broadmarsh. [TROVE]
21 September 1899: Died in Adelaide, South Australia; aged 73.
AXFORD - On September 21, 1899, at Adelaide, South Australia, Thomas Axford, late of "Thorpe," Bothwell, aged 73 years. [TROVE]
Spouse: MARY ANN JANE ALLWRIGHT
8 March 1828: Born in Hobart; daughter of Richard Allwright and Elizabeth Thompson.
13 April 1828: Baptised in Hobart.
8 June 1850: Thomas Axford, a 23-year-old gentleman and farmer, married Mary Ann Jane Allwright, aged 21, at St Augustine's Church, Broadmarsh; witnesses: Richard Allwright, Maria Allwright, Matilda Stanfield, Sarah Allwright Betts and Sophia Allwright.
AXFORD-ALLWRIGHT - On the 8th January, 1850, at St Augustin's Church, Broadmarsh, by the Rev. J. Foster, Mr Thomas Axford, of Thorpe, Bothwell, to Mary Anne Jane, fourth daughter of Richard Allwright, Esq., Broadmarsh. [TROVE]
18 June 1855: Donated £5 to the Patriotic War Fund.
3 October 1874: Died in Ballarat, Victoria; aged 46.
AXFORD - At Ballarat, on 3rd October, 1874, Jane, wife of Thomas Axford, Esq., late of Thorpe, Bothwell. [TROVE]
1-FRANCIS RICHARD AXFORD
25 November 1850: Born in Bothwell; informant: his father, Thomas, a farmer.
18 December 1850: Baptised in Bothwell.
28 December 1850: Died in Bothwell; aged 1; cause: inflammation.
Buried in Bothwell Public Cemetery.
2-THOMAS AXFORD
29 January 1852: Born in Hamilton; informant: his father, Thomas, a father.
No further research carried out at this time.
3-WALTER RICHARD AXFORD
4 August 1853: Born in Bothwell; informant: his father, Thomas, a farmer.
No further research carried out at this time.
4-FRANCIS THOMAS AXFORD
15 May 1855: Born in Bothwell; informant: his father, Thomas, a landholder.
27 May 1855: Baptised in Bothwell.
No further research carried out at this time.
5-CHARLES EDWARD AXFORD
12 February 1857: Born in Bothwell; informant: his father, Thomas, a landholder.
25 February 1857: Baptised in Bothwell.
No further research carried out at this time.
6-MARY JANE ELIZABETH AXFORD
4 January 1859: Born in Bothwell; informant: her father Thomas, a landholder.
28 February 1859: Baptised in Bothwell.
No further research carried out at this time.
7-LAURA MARTHA AXFORD
25 September 1860: Born in Bothwell; informant: her father, Thomas, a landholder.
9 November 1860: Baptised in Bothwell.
No further research carried out at this time.
8-MELVILLE LEONARD AXFORD
30 June 1862: Born in Hobart; informant: his father, Thomas, a farmer of Bothwell.
No further research carried out at this time.
Resources Used:
Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Baptisms (RGD32). Registers of Births (RGD33). Registers of Deaths (RGD35). Registers of Marriages (RGD37).
Tasmania: Bothwell Cemetery Records. Central Highlands Council.
Tasmanian Archives: Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854).
TROVE: Colonial Times (Hobart, TAS : 1828-1857). Launceston Examiner (TAS : 1842-1899). The Courier (Hobart, TAS : 1840-1859). The Tasmanian (Hobart, TAS : 1827-1839).