Individual Details

Joseph TOMLINSON

(26 Feb 1815 - 31 Mar 1877)

Events

Birth	26 Feb 1815	Warrington, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Baptism	5 Mar 1815	(sponsors James Rowlinson & Mary Wilcock) - St Alban's, Warrington, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Occupation	1838	tailor
Living	1838	9 Dolman's Lane, Warrington, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Marriage	31 Jan 1838	St Alban's, Warrington, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom - Mary TICKLE
Immigration (fam)	8 Oct 1839	from Liverpool on the "Arkwright" & arrived in Sydney 8 Feb 1840 with 3 children, 2 of whom were her sons by her first husband, John (12) & Peter (10). The 3rd, Richard (an infant), was born the day the ship docked in Sydney - Mary TICKLE
Religion (fam)	5 Feb 1840	Roman Catholic - Mary TICKLE
Education Level	5 Feb 1840	read & write
Occupation	1842	tailor. In the Sands Directories we can see that he operated out of Francis St, Glebe in 1863 & then around 1869 he had a shop at 167 Riley St. And finally his business & home were at 9 Gordon St, Woolloomooloo
News Pub (ind)	12 Dec 1846	in the Sydney Morning Herald Joseph put his name to the movement against transportation as the following add which appeaared in the Sydney Morning Herald attests: "TO THE RIGHT WORSHIPFUL THOMAS BROUGHTON, ESQ., MAYOR OF THE CITY OF SYDNEY. WE, the undersigned Delegates from the various trades appended to our names, most respectfully request that your Worship will call a Public Meeting on the Race Course when it suits your convenience, in order to adopt such measures as the meeting may deem fit ; and prepare Petitions to be presented to our Most Gracious Sovereign the Queen and both Houses of Parliament, against the Revival of Transportation to these Colonies. STEPHEN S. GOOLD, GEORGE ROBERTS, Painters. JAMES WATSON, Engineers. JAMES PHILIPSON, Curriers. WILLIAM SMITH, Bakers. WILLIAM DREMON, GEORGE MILLS, Sawyers. JOSEPH MADDEN, Plasterers. JOSEPH TOMLINSON, WILLIAM MYERS, Tailors. Town Hall, York-street, Sydney, 11th December, 1846. Gentlemen,-In accordance with the above requisitlon, I hereby convene a PUBLIC MEETING, to be held on the Race Course, on TUESDAY, the 22nd instant, at One o'clock in the afternoon. I have the honour to be, Gentlemen, Your most obedient servant, THOMAS BROUGHTON, Mayor
Marriage	1865	following the death of his first wife Mary in 1863 - Sydney, New South Wales, Australian Colonies - Esther GEALE
News Pub (ind)	10 Oct 1870	apparently not all was rosie with Joseph's 2nd marriage to Esther as the following small advertisement which appeared in the Sydney Morning Herald indicates: "NOTICE -I will not be responsible for any debt my Wife, ESTHER TOMLINSON, may contract. JOSEPH TOMLINSON"
Death	31 Mar 1877	of dropsy (probably heart failure) - Gordon Street, Woolloomooloo, New South Wales, Australia
Burial	3 Apr 1877	Catholic Necropolis (M15*1461), Rookwood, New South Wales, Australia
News Pub (ind)	6 Apr 1877	the following death notice appeared in the Sydney Morning Herald: "TOMLINSON - March 31, at his residence, 9, Gordon-street, Woolloomooloo, Mr. Joseph Tomlinson, tailor, late of Warrlngton, Lancashire, of dropsy, aged 63 years"

Families

Spouse	Mary TICKLE (1805 - 1863)
Child	Richard TOMLINSON (1840 - 1840)
Child	Francis Ignatius "Frank" TOMLINSON (1841 - 1897)
Child	Mary Ann TOMLINSON (1843 - 1906)
Child	Agnes Mary TOMLINSON (1847 - 1887)
Child	Winifred TOMLINSON (1850 - 1858)

Spouse

Esther GEALE ( - )

Father	Richard TOMLINSON (1775 - 1843)
Mother	Alice GLOVER (1778 - 1841)
Sibling	William TOMLINSON (1797 - 1803)
Sibling	Mary TOMLINSON (1799 - 1852)
Sibling	John TOMLINSON (1802 - 1839)
Sibling	William TOMLINSON (1803 - 1865)
Sibling	James TOMLINSON (1806 - 1807)
Sibling	Helen "Ellen" TOMLINSON (1810 - 1870)
Sibling	Joseph TOMLINSON (1813 - 1815)

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