| Born | Thomas JESSEP | 21-Jul-1816 1 |
| Location | Cockley Cley, Norfolk, UK | |
| Father | James | |
| Mother | Jane Drew | |
| Brothers | ||
| William | 22-Nov-1808 | |
| John | 12-Nov-1809 | |
| Charles | 04-Oct-1818 | |
| Henry | 1819 | |
| James | 2-Mar-1823 | |
| Robert | 31-Oct-1830 | |
| Sisters | ||
| Maria | 24-Jul-1814 | |
| Mary Ann | 15-Oct-1820 | |
| Elizabeth | 07-Aug-1825 | |
| Harriet | 30-Sep-1827 | |
| Marriage | Jane Cooper | 27-Apr-1837 2 |
| Location | Cockley Cley England | |
| Children | ||
| Charles | 26-Jan-1838 | |
| James | 23-Mar-1839 | |
| Elizabeth | 10-Mar-1840 | |
| Jane | 04-Apr-1841 | |
| William Thomas | 10-May-1842 | |
| Sarah Ann | 15-Jan-1844 | |
| Lillian Anne | 1846 | |
| Thomas | 1-Nov-1848 | |
| Henry | 21-Jul-1851 | |
| Marriage | Elizabeth English | 05-Oct-1853 6 |
| Location | Swaffham, Norfolk England | |
| Children | ||
Career and General working notes 3 4 5 8
Thomas Died at sea on the voyage to Hobart and was buried at sea possibly near the Canary Islands.
This is confirmed by an entry in a Diary by Alexander Spence. Thomas had remarried but no new children. Elizabeth his new wife arrived in Hobart but no trace has been found of her.
The Children of Thomas were left to fend for themselves. The older siblings found work on farms.
| Died | Died on Voyage | 11-Jul-1854 |
| Buried | At Sea near Canary Islands | 11-Jul-1854 |
Reference
1 Mauro, Margaret, Jess'ps in Australia: The order of their comming ( Bathurst, NSW: Integrated Field Services, 1988), p. 34-2.
2 The Church of jesus Christ of Later-day Saints [LDS], "Ancestral File," database, FamilySearch ( http://www.familysearch.org/recordsearch/: Viewed 1-Jun-2010), Thomas Jessep.
3 Spence, Alexander," Alexander Spence Cragie Terrace Dundie," p.7; diary entry, 17-June-1854 - 13-Oct-1854, Dundie; privately held by Passenger on the Voyage, TAS Archives, [ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE], Hobart. Jessep.com holds a Photocopy of the original diary and it is very readable..
4 1851 UK Norfolk Census, Swaffham, ( Village of Gooderstone); Page 17, Folio:188;, GSU roll: 207486., 207486, HO107, Public Record Office, London.
5 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.
6 FreeBMD, " Marriage Index," Index 1853Q4, FreeBMD, Ancestry.com ( http://www.ancestry.com: Viewed Sep-2010), Elizabeth English; citing http://search.ancestry.com/browse/view.aspx?dbid=8913&iid=ONS_M18534AG-0747&pid=9132222&ssrc=&fn=Elizabeth&ln=English&st=g.
7 Marriage Certificate for Thomas Jessep and Elizabeth English, 5-Oct-1853, MXF 346982, General Register Office; GRO, London.
8 1841 UK Census, Suffolk, ( Ingham); Page 4,,,, HO107/1013/15, Public Record Office, London.
9 Norfolk Family History Society, " TRANSCRIPT OF BOUGHTON REGISTER OF MARRIAGES," Church of England Marriages from 1705-1837, Norfolk Family History Society, Norfolk Family History Society ( www.norfolkfhs.org.uk: Viewed 2-Apr-2012), Thomas and Jane Jessep; citing.
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