| Born | Thomas JESSEP | 1-Nov-1848 2 |
| Location | Gooderstone, Norfolk, UK | |
| Father | Thomas | |
| Mother | Jane COOPER | |
| Brothers | ||
| Charles | 26-Jan-1838 | |
| James | 23-Mar-1839 | |
| William Thomas | 10-May-1842 | |
| Henry | 21-Jul-1851 | |
| Sisters | ||
| Elizabeth | 10-Mar-1840 | |
| Jane | 04-Apr-1841 | |
| Sarah Ann | 15-Jan-1844 | |
| Lillian Anne | 1846 | |
| Marriage | Louisa DRURY | 10-Apr-1873 4 |
| Location | Sydney NSW | |
| Children | ||
| Thomas William | 1874 | |
| Percy | 1877 | |
| William | 1879 | |
| Arthur | 1882 | |
| Amy Louisa | 11-Mar-1884 | |
| Alice Jane | 1886 | |
| Eva | 1-Jul-1889 | |
| Una Maude | 1891 | |
Career and General working notes 1 3 6 7 8 9
Arrived in Tasmania 29-Sep-1854 aboard the Caroline Middleton captained by William Alcock Worked as a farm hand in an orchard until he left Tasmania for Ballarat to try his hand in the diggings around 1866. After little success he moved onto Sydney 1869 and became a wholesale fruiterer, eventually establishing Thomas Jessep & Sons. Foundation Member and first chairman of the New South Wales Fruit Exchange Co-operative Company. He was the Commissioner of Melbourne Centennial Exhibition in 1888. Joined the Loyal Orange Institution in 1870 and was Grand Secretary of Grand Lodge from 1883 - 1885.
1871 - 1916 Temperance advocate, New South Wales, Australia
1874 - 1916 Methodist lay leader, New South Wales, Australia
1874 - 1916 Produce merchant, New South Wales, Australia
1889 - 1890 Local government councillor, New South Wales, Australia
1892 - 1900 Local government councillor, New South Wales, Australia
1896 - 1907 Member of Lower House, New South Wales, Australia
1896 - 1898 Free trade politician, New South Wales, Australia
1898 - 1907 Liberal/conservative politician, New South Wales, Australia
| Died | Waverley | 7-Nov-1916 5 |
Reference
1 New South Wales Government, " Former Parliament Members,", NSW Government, Parliament of New South Wales ( http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/parlment/members.nsf/0/D0F5173AF8CF9990CA256E3B008339E3: Viewed 26-Jan-2010), Mr Thomas JESSEP (1848 - 1916); citing NSW Government.
2 Mauro, Margaret, Jess'ps in Australia: The order of their comming ( Bathurst, NSW: Integrated Field Services, 1988), p. 34-1.
3 Lyons, Mark, " Australian Dictionary of Biography," Online Edition, Australian National University, Australian Dictionary of Biography ( www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A090481b.htm#http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A090481b.htm#: Viewed 26-Jan-2010), Jessep, Thomas (1848-1916); citing.
4 Registrar General, The Pioneers Series (1788-1888): Marriage, CD-ROM ( Melbourne: Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, 1994), Thomas JESSEP and Louisa DRURY.
5 Registrar General, The Federation Series (1889-1918): Death, CD-ROM ( Melbourne: Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, 1993), Thomas Jessep.
6 Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild, " Ship Caroline Middleton (1854)," Immigrants list as part of the Indenture system, Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild, ISTG Bringing our Ancestors Home ( http://www.immigrantships.net/v2/1800v2/carolinemiddleton18540929.html#crew: Viewed Mar-2010), Caroline Middleton Ship records; citing.
7 " Business Registrations," 2/8536 [Page 400]; NSW Department of Commerce; P. 400, Packet Nummber 12799 ite, [2/8536],; National, Sydney.
8 Editorial," Fruit Trade with Queensland," Report, The Sydney Morning Hearld, 9-Feb-1899, p.9 column 5 bottom of page; Images online Trove Online Newspapers ( http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/14199504: Viewed 3-Jul-2010), Australian News Papers;..
9 1851 UK Norfolk Census, Swaffham, ( Village of Gooderstone); Page 17, Folio:188;, GSU roll: 207486., 207486, HO107, Public Record Office, London.
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