Thomas Everitt Murray

M, b. 14 October 1870, d. 22 May 1941
Father*Walter Everitt Murray b. 10 Dec 1837, d. 9 May 1924
Life EventDateDescription
Birth14 October 1870Thomas Everitt Murray was born on 14 October 1870.
He was the son of Walter Everitt Murray.
Marriage1900Thomas Everitt Murray married an unknown person in 1900.
Death22 May 1941He died on 22 May 1941 at age 70.
  • Reference: 473.
  • Thomas Everitt Murray According to information received from Peter Murray in 1997, ThomasEveritt Murray, 'Tom,' born October 14, 1870, died May 22, 1941. He wasa farmer of Roode Bloem farm and was the inceptor of, and first Presidentof, the South African Wool Growers Association and held that office forsome years. Tom was four and a half years old when he moved with hisfather and his family to Roode Bloem in 1875. He lived there all hislife. He was a gentle and affectionate family man, an outstandingfarmer, and took a great interest in public affairs. He, with hisbrother Arthur, started the Bloemhof-Roode Bloem Friesland Cattle Stud,and continued on his own when the partnership was dissolved. He was agreat authority on the utilization of floodwaters and an assessor of theWater Courts. After his death he was described as 'one of the mosteminent personalities in the whole sphere of South African farming.' Formany years he was chairman of the Graaff Reinet Board of Executors. He married, in 1900, Eleanor McDonald, born February 15, 1868, who diedApril 30, 1963, of Lilyfountain, Queenstown (now incorporated in theTranskei). Her mother Eleanor (Powell) was the daughter of CharlesPowell and his wife Elizabeth (Southey) the youngest sister of ourancestor George Southey, the son of the 1820 settler. Tom Murray and hiswife Eleanor McDonald had five children.

Children of Thomas Everitt Murray

Frank Everitt Murray

M, b. 27 March 1873, d. 1 February 1907
Father*Walter Everitt Murray b. 10 Dec 1837, d. 9 May 1924
Life EventDateDescription
Birth27 March 1873Frank Everitt Murray was born on 27 March 1873.
He was the son of Walter Everitt Murray.
Marriage7 July 1903Frank Everitt Murray married an unknown person on 7 July 1903 at Cape Town, South Africa.
Death1 February 1907He died on 1 February 1907 at age 33.
  • Reference: 474.
  • Frank Everitt Murray Information received from Peter Murray in 1997 shows that Frank EverittMurray was a physician and surgeon in Graaff Reinet, South Africa, andwas educated in England.

Children of Frank Everitt Murray

Annie Elizabeth Murray

F, b. 3 August 1876, d. 9 March 1955
Father*Walter Everitt Murray b. 10 Dec 1837, d. 9 May 1924
Life EventDateDescription
Birth3 August 1876Annie Elizabeth Murray was born on 3 August 1876.
She was the daughter of Walter Everitt Murray.
Death9 March 1955Annie Elizabeth Murray died on 9 March 1955 at age 78.
  • Reference: 475.
  • Annie Elizabeth Murray According to information received from Peter Murray shows that MargeShearing described Annie Elizabeth Murray, 'Nan,' as 'brimmed over withanimation and vitality. She played tennis, danced and cycled with gusto,and took all members of her family to her heart with an all embracinglove.' She was unmarried.

Eleanor Annie Murray

F, b. 3 November 1895
Father*Arthur Everitt Murray b. 19 Jun 1869, d. 3 Mar 1939
Life EventDateDescription
Birth3 November 1895Eleanor Annie Murray was born on 3 November 1895.
She was the daughter of Arthur Everitt Murray.
  • Reference: 477.

William Steabler Everitt Murray

M, b. 1 March 1897, d. 28 February 1945
Father*Arthur Everitt Murray b. 19 Jun 1869, d. 3 Mar 1939
Life EventDateDescription
Birth1 March 1897William Steabler Everitt Murray was born on 1 March 1897.
He was the son of Arthur Everitt Murray.
Death28 February 1945William Steabler Everitt Murray died on 28 February 1945 at age 47.
  • Reference: 478.
  • William Steabler Everitt Murray According to information received from Peter Murray in 1997, WilliamSteabler Everitt Murray, 'Bill,' was a farmer and served in World War I.He had two children by his first wife, Kathleen Archer, and two childrenby his second wife, Kathleen Lennard.

Bernard Steabler Murray

M, b. 24 December 1898, d. 22 May 1970
Father*Arthur Everitt Murray b. 19 Jun 1869, d. 3 Mar 1939
Life EventDateDescription
Birth24 December 1898Bernard Steabler Murray was born on 24 December 1898.
He was the son of Arthur Everitt Murray.
Death22 May 1970Bernard Steabler Murray died on 22 May 1970 at age 71.
  • Reference: 479.
  • Bernard Steabler Murray According to information received from Peter Murray in 1997, BernardSteabler Murray, 'Bun,' was a farmer at Bloemhof farm, South Africa,until he retired. He served in World War I. After he retired, he andhis wife, Frieda du Plessis Murray, lived at 304 Mairamer Victoria Road,Bantry Bay, Capetown, South Africa.

Everitt George Dunne Murray

M, b. 21 July 1890, d. 6 July 1964
Father*George Alfred Everitt Murray b. 18 Mar 1862, d. 5 Jul 1941
Life EventDateDescription
Birth21 July 1890Everitt George Dunne Murray was born on 21 July 1890 at Johannesburg, South Africa.
He was the son of George Alfred Everitt Murray.
Marriage17 December 1917Everitt George Dunne Murray married an unknown person on 17 December 1917 at London, England.
Death6 July 1964He died on 6 July 1964 at London, Ontario, Canada, at age 73.
  • Reference: 481.
  • Everitt George Dunne Murray Information received from Peter Murray in 1997 shows that ProfessorEveritt George Dunne Murray, O.B.E., M.A., L.M.S.S.A., M.D., D.Sc., wasknown as 'Opa' to his grandchildren, 'Biff' to his relatives, 'Ever' tohis wife, and 'Joburg' to friends and colleagues. He studied medicine inEngland and became a researcher in bacteriology first with the MedicalResearch Council in England and then in Canada beginning in 1930. Hebrought the Murray family to Canada in 1930. For 25 years Dr. EverittMurray was Professor and Chairman of Microbiology and Immunology atMcGill University in Montreal, and after retiring in 1955 continued hisresearch as Visiting Professor of Medical Research at University ofWestern Ontario in London. He was born in Johannesburg, South Africa,July 21, 1890, eldest child of Dr. George A. E. and Kathleen (Dunne)Murray, and died July 6, 1964, in London, Ontario. He was educated atCambridge University and St. Bartholomew's Hospital in England. He wasmarried in London, England, on December 17, 1917, to Harriet WinifredHardwick Woods. He received many honours for his scientificachievements. He was a Captain RAMC in Mesopotamia and India during thefirst war, and Joint Chairman of the top secret Canadian-U.S.-BritishCommittee on Biological, Chemical and Smoke Warfare during the secondwar, for which he afterwards received the Medal of Freedom from the U.S.government. He also served for many years as a City Councillor inMontreal. Everitt and Winifred Murray had two children. A website of the American Society for Microbiology showed that EverittGeorge Dunne Murray (in 1962) and Robert George Everitt Murray (in 1988)were both named honorary members of the Society of AmericanBacteriologists. This site as of November 2000 was athttp://www.asmusa.org/mbrsrc/archive/honorary.htm.

Thorkill Howard Everitt Murray

M, b. 14 September 1892, d. 1968
Father*George Alfred Everitt Murray b. 18 Mar 1862, d. 5 Jul 1941
Life EventDateDescription
Birth14 September 1892Thorkill Howard Everitt Murray was born on 14 September 1892.
He was the son of George Alfred Everitt Murray.
Death1968Thorkill Howard Everitt Murray died in 1968.
  • Reference: 482.
  • Thorkill Howard Everitt Murray Information received from Peter Murray in 1997 shows that CaptainThorkill Howard Everitt Murray, 'Thor,' was born Sept.14 1892 and died in1968. He served as a captain in both World Wars and at one time pursuedan interest in mining. He appears to have lived in Rhodesia but hadlittle contact with the family and we know nothing of his activities. Heleft money on his death to the children of his brothers.

Roger Hi-Regan Everitt Murray

M, b. 29 December 1895, d. 21 April 1968
Father*George Alfred Everitt Murray b. 18 Mar 1862, d. 5 Jul 1941
Life EventDateDescription
Birth29 December 1895Roger Hi-Regan Everitt Murray was born on 29 December 1895.
He was the son of George Alfred Everitt Murray.
Marriagecirca 1940Roger Hi-Regan Everitt Murray married an unknown person circa 1940 at Laurenco-Marques, Mozambique.
Death21 April 1968He died on 21 April 1968 at age 72.
  • Reference: 483.
  • Roger Hi-Regan Everitt Murray According to information received from Peter Murray in 1997, Lt. ColonelRoger Hi-Regan Everitt Murray, 'Rory,' was born December 29, 1895, anddied April 21, 1968. He was a career soldier and an officer (SouthAfrican Artillery) in both World Wars. Known as 'Colonel Snakebite' tohis men, who despite the nickname were devoted to him, he retired as Lt.Colonel D.S.O. (for gallantry in action). He married, inLaurenco-Marques Mozambique, Unita Murray, 'Nita,' nee Thorburne, thedivorced wife of his younger brother Lal Murray. This marriage caused adeep split in the family and Rory never again visited Graaff Reinet. Itproved to be a long and happy marriage. They settled on the farm 'GodwanRiver,' originally obtained by his father and raised two children. John Brian Thurtell Murray, legally adopted by Rory, was actually the sonof Nita by her former marriage with Lal Murray. Roger George ThurtellMurray was the natural son of Rory and Nita.

William Ellis Thurtell

M, b. 1855, d. 1923
Father*Alexander Thurtell b. 1805, d. 21 Oct 1884
Mother*Mary Gordon Ellis
Life EventDateDescription
Birth1855William Ellis Thurtell was born in 1855 at England.
He was the son of Alexander Thurtell and Mary Gordon Ellis.
Death1923William Ellis Thurtell died in 1923.
  • Reference: 485.
  • William Ellis Thurtell According to the History of the Thurtell Family done by Susan PersiaThurtell about 1968 William [Ellis (?)] Thurtell was born about 1856 anddied 1923 and married Augusta Sydney. Information received from Peter Murray in 1997 shows that William EllisThurtell, born in 1855, is described as having been a 'bright andpromising young man, but disappointing in later life. He studiedmedicine at the University of Cambridge but failed examinations, had anunhappy marriage, and saddened his father by becoming an atheist'according to information received from M. E. Shearing. When last heardfrom he was in South America (Mickle Collection document at theUniversity of Guelph Library). He married, Augusta Sydney but had no children. His Murray cousin andfellow student (Dr. A. E. Murray) seems to have inherited some of hissilver tableware inscribed 'WET.' The 'Alumni Cantabrigienses,' by J. A. Venn, published in 1921 in Londonby Cambridge University Press as a list of all known students, graduates,and officers at the University of Cambridge, 1261-1900, posted on theinternet in November 1999 as part of the Ancestry.Com Library shows thatWilliam Ellis Thurtell was born June 12, 1855, at Oxburgh School, CliftonCollege, the only son of the Rev. Alexander Thurtell (born in 1825),Rector of Oxburgh, Norfolk. William Ellis Thurtell was admitted to CaiusCollege, Cambridge University at age 18 on October 1, 1874. Hematriculated Michs. 1874; B.A.. 1878; M.A. 1881. He was admitted onJanuary 28, 1879, at Lincoln's Inn. He was a resident at Mayfield,Sussex, in 1895. At some time he was a bookseller and journalist atChubut, Argentina. He died in 1923.

Mary Gordon Thurtell

F, b. circa 1856, d. 3 September 1864
Father*Alexander Thurtell b. 1805, d. 21 Oct 1884
Mother*Mary Gordon Ellis
Life EventDateDescription
Birthcirca 1856Mary Gordon Thurtell was born circa 1856 at England.
She was the daughter of Alexander Thurtell and Mary Gordon Ellis.
Death3 September 1864Mary Gordon Thurtell died on 3 September 1864 at England.
  • Reference: 486.
  • Mary Gordon Thurtell According to the History of the Thurtell Family done by Susan PersiaThurtell about 1968 and the big family tree done by Harriet Thurtellabout 1900, Mary Gordon Thurtell died September 3, 1864 at 8.

Agnes Jane Everitt

F, b. 6 March 1827, d. 1844
Father*William Everitt
Mother*Sophia Thurtell b. 4 Oct 1803, d. 18 Mar 1891
Life EventDateDescription
Birth6 March 1827Agnes Jane Everitt was born on 6 March 1827 at England.
She was the daughter of William Everitt and Sophia Thurtell.
Death1844Agnes Jane Everitt died in 1844 at England.
  • Reference: 489.
  • Agnes Jane Everitt According to the History of the Thurtell Family done by Susan PersiaThurtell about 1968, Agnes Everitt died young. According to informationreceived from Charlotte Mackie in 1997, Agnes Jane Everitt was born March6, 1827, and baptised May 20, 1827, in Corton. Information received fromPeter Murray in 1997 shows Agnes Jane Everitt died at age 17 and isburied with her sister Fanny at St. Margaret's, Lowestoft, England.

Mary Everitt

F
Father*William Everitt
Mother*Sophia Thurtell b. 4 Oct 1803, d. 18 Mar 1891
Life EventDateDescription
Mary Everitt was the daughter of William Everitt and Sophia Thurtell.
  • Mary Everitt According to the family tree done by Harriet Thurtell about 1900 and theHistory of the Thurtell Family done by Susan Persia Thurtell about 1968,Mary Everitt died young. It is possible that the Mary shown on HarrietThurtell's tree is the same person as the Fanny Sophia Everitt in PeterMurray's information who died at age 19.
  • Reference: 490.

Georgina Mary Everitt

F, b. 30 May 1828, d. 1858
Father*William Everitt
Mother*Sophia Thurtell b. 4 Oct 1803, d. 18 Mar 1891
Name TypeDateDescription
Name VariationGeorgina Mary Everitt was also known as Impey.
Life EventDateDescription
Birth30 May 1828Georgina Mary Everitt was born on 30 May 1828 at England.1
She was the daughter of William Everitt and Sophia Thurtell.
Marriage1846Georgina Mary Everitt married an unknown person in 1846.
Death1858She died in 1858 at England.
  • Reference: 491.

Children of Georgina Mary Everitt

Citations

  1. [S82] Unknown author, Records of Corton show Georgina Mary was born 5/30/1828 and was baptised 7/6/1828.

Kate Caroline Everitt

F, b. 29 February 1832, d. 10 February 1913
Father*William Everitt
Mother*Sophia Thurtell b. 4 Oct 1803, d. 18 Mar 1891
Name TypeDateDescription
Name VariationKate Caroline Everitt was also known as Wells.
Name VariationKate Caroline Everitt was also known as Rose.
Life EventDateDescription
Birth29 February 1832Kate Caroline Everitt was born on 29 February 1832.
She was the daughter of William Everitt and Sophia Thurtell.
Marriage1850Kate Caroline Everitt married an unknown person in 1850.
Marriage8 June 1855She married an unknown person on 8 June 1855.
Death10 February 1913She died on 10 February 1913 at age 80.
  • Reference: 492.
  • Kate Caroline Everitt According to the family tree done by Harriet Thurtell about 1900 and theHistory of the Thurtell Family done by Susan Persia Thurtell about 1968,Kate Everitt married (1) Rose and (2) Wells and had no issue. According to information received from Peter Murray in 1997, KateCaroline Everitt had no children by her first husband, George JohannRose, but she had four children by her second husband, Reverend EdwardDeodatus Wells.

Children of Kate Caroline Everitt

William Spencer Everitt

M, b. 8 March 1835, d. 26 December 1913
Father*William Everitt
Mother*Sophia Thurtell b. 4 Oct 1803, d. 18 Mar 1891
Life EventDateDescription
Birth8 March 1835William Spencer Everitt was born on 8 March 1835 at Lowestoft, Suffolk, England.
He was the son of William Everitt and Sophia Thurtell.
Marriage1 March 1860William Spencer Everitt married an unknown person on 1 March 1860.
Death26 December 1913He died on 26 December 1913 at Lowestoft, Suffolk, England, at age 78.
  • William Spencer Everitt According to the History of the Thurtell Family done by Susan PersiaThurtell about 1968, William Everitt married and had six children. The balance of the information about him was received from Peter Murrayin 1997. It shows that William and Josephine Everitt lived at North CoveHall, near Beccles, England, and both of them are buried at Cove.

Children of William Spencer Everitt

John Thurtell

M, b. 21 December 1794, d. 9 January 1824
Father*Thomas Thurtell b. 1765, d. Apr 1846
Mother*Susanna Brown d. 1848
Name TypeDateDescription
Name VariationJohn Thurtell was also known as Jack.
Life EventDateDescription
Birth21 December 1794John Thurtell was born on 21 December 1794 at England.
He was the son of Thomas Thurtell and Susanna Brown.
Death9 January 1824John Thurtell died on 9 January 1824 at public hanging, Hertford, England, at age 29.
  • John Thurtell According to the Thurtell Family History done by Susan Persia Thurtell about 1968, John Thurtell was born on December 21, 1794. He served in the Royal Marines as a youth and became a bombasin manufacturer in 1814 in Norwich. He was a good amateur boxer and was acquainted with George Borrow. John was also attracted by the stage. After failing in Norwich, he went to London about 1820, where he became acquainted with William Weare, an ex-waiter, who worked with John at the fairly profitable enterprise of 'rooking greenhorns.' John spent all his time with the dregs of London society, his main associates being Joseph Hunt and William Probert. John was a notorious gambler and became enraged at Weare, who had cheated in a game of cards and won a large sum of money from him. John brutally murdered Weare, was tried, and was hanged at Hertford on January 9, 1824. There is a great deal of information on John Thurtell, including a book, 'The Trial of Thurtell and Hunt. ' There were also Broadside Ballads written about John Thurtell as a 'Caution to the Youth of Great Britain.' Numerous books, articles, and plays were written about him, including the extremely well researched 1987 book by Albert Borowitz, 'The Thurtell-Hunt Murder Case, Dark Mirror to Regency England.' William Makepeace Thackery, author of 'Vanity Fair,' was quoted as referring to the case as a 'godsend' to journalists. Murder was rare in Regency England, and this was an extremely brutal murder committed by the son of the prominent merchant and Mayor of Norwich, England, Thomas Thurtell. The crime was also used as a cautionary tale of the story of a respectable young man who had gone to London and become involved with boxing and gambling, which were two of the unlawful pleasures of England at that time. The case has been called England's 'most literary murder, 'with wide coverage in the press, poetry, plays, stories, books, and even the internet from 1823 to the present. Lurid scenes such as 'the use of a ghost-faced horse to drive the gig on the night of the murder, a double water burial, an uncanny nocturnal disinternment, and a suspicious wife spying on the division of the criminals' spoils' (quotation from the Borowitz book) gave the murder 'concrete visual images.' John, or 'Jack' Thurtell as described in the Borowitz book was intelligent and very well spoken and always described his mother as very loving. During the trial he swore that he was innocent, but he later stated, 'I am quite satisfied, I forgive the world; I die in peace and charity with all mankind. . . . I admit that justice has been done me.' (This is from the 1824 book by Pierce Egan 'Account of the Trial of John Thurtell and Joseph Hunt and Recollections of John Thurtell' quoted in the Borowitz book). Information received from Peter Murray in 1997 shows that John Thurtell was in the Royal Navy marines aged 15 - 20, as lieutenant from May 8, 1809 (see HMS Adamant June 4, 1809), and served in Portugal and Spain and in the storming of St. Sebastian. He was a lieutenant Royal Navy under Capt. M'Kinlay 1812-14. On leaving the navy he became a bombasin manufacturer with his brother Thomas in 1814, but this venture ended in a spectacular bankruptcy in 1821 and in an insurance claim with suspicion of fraud. In 1820 he moved to London as a sporting promoter and gambler. He had a gambling house in Westminster and another in Preston, Preston Guild, in 1822 at the southeast corner of St. John Street (Winckley Street) with his brother. In 1822 he opened up a tavern in London called 'The Black Boy,' and himself an excellent amateur boxer, he trained and managed prizefighters. His image was glamorous in those circles, but his business dealings were shady. Swindled at gambling and cornered by debt, he murdered his chief tormentor, William Weare, a 'notorious blackleg' on October 24, 1823, and was executed after a highly publicized trial on January 9, 1824, notwithstanding considerable popular sympathy. Some details of his life are given in the Dictionary of National Biography. A wax figure of him was displayed in Madame Tussaud's for about 150 years (photo available from Marge Shearing's 'Family Book' and a copy of a photo taken by Joel Thurtell is in the possession of Susan Thurtell Miller). There is a pencil sketch of his profile by W. A. Mulready, which is reprinted in the Albert Borowitz book, 'The Thurtell-Hunt Murder Case.' According to a list found on the internet in May 2001 athttp://www.26pigs.com/thriller/thriller-101-200.htm, there was a comic done by Thriller Pictures, which existed from November 1951 to May 1963, Copyright by Amalgamated, issue 197, entitled 'Jack Thurtell - Gentleman Thief.'

William Thurtell

M, b. circa 1795, d. 1877
Father*Thomas Thurtell b. 1765, d. Apr 1846
Mother*Susanna Brown d. 1848
Life EventDateDescription
Birthcirca 1795William Thurtell was born circa 1795 at Bradwell, Suffolk, England.
He was the son of Thomas Thurtell and Susanna Brown.
Marriage17 March 1817William Thurtell married Caroline Alexander on 17 March 1817 at Lakenham, Norfolk, England.
Death1877William Thurtell died in 1877.
  • William Thurtell According to the History of the Thurtell Family done by Susan PersiaThurtell about 1968 and information received about the Thurtell familyfrom the Norwich Public Library, William Thurtell was born about 1795 anddied in 1877. He was a Yarmouth Tory politician and Yarmouth borough magistrate in 1846. He lived for many years at 3 Camperdown, Yarmouth;before that he lived on the South Quay. About 1850 he and his sisterSusannah were the target of a series of broadsides issued by theirbrother Charles. Charles accused William and Susannah of having plottedto deprive him of his marriage settlement and of putting his fatheragainst them. These broadsides contain references to other familymembers. Information received from Peter Murray in 1997 shows that WilliamThurtell, of Great Yarmouth, a strong conservative, debated with WilliamCobbett at St. Andrews Hall there in January 1823. However, he wasdefeated in the election that year. He is probably the William Thurtell(born in Suffolk County) living at Thoubland Place, Gorleston ParishSuffolk, in the 1841 census, at which time he was of independent meansand aged 45 (rounded to nearest 5 years). Living with him at that timewere Caroline Thurtell aged 23 and Henriette Thurtell aged 19, neither ofwhom were born in Suffolk, but whether these were daughters (as islikely) was not stated. William Thurtell, then described as gentleman ofLakenham, Norfolk, was married there on March 7, 1817, to Caroline Alexander, singlewoman of Gunton Suffolk, the bondsman being his fatherThomas Thurtell esq. of Lakenham. The 1998 British Vital Records Index CD shows that William Thurtell andCaroline Alexander were married March 8, 1817, as recorded in Lakenham,Norfolk, England (source: FHL number 1526494). The 1851 British Census lists William Thurtell as a widower, whoseoccupation is a Fund holder, age 56, born in Bradwell, Suffolk, living atSouth Quay, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England (PRO Reference HO/107/1806,Folio 273, Page 7, FHL Film 0207457). He is living with his daughter,Caroline A. Thurtell, unmarried, age 32, who was born in Yarmouth,Norfolk; his daughter, Henrietta A. Thurtell, unmarried, age 29, who wasalso born in Yarmouth, Norfolk; a servant named Mary Burling, a widow age50, who was the cook and born in Woolwich, Kent; and a servant named EmmaHammond, unmarried, age 22, who was the house servant and born inGisleham, Suffolk.

Children of William Thurtell and Caroline Alexander

Charles Thurtell

M, b. 29 February 1796, d. October 1856
Father*Thomas Thurtell b. 1765, d. Apr 1846
Mother*Susanna Brown d. 1848
Life EventDateDescription
Birth29 February 1796Charles Thurtell was born on 29 February 1796 at Bradwell, Suffolk, England.
He was the son of Thomas Thurtell and Susanna Brown.
Marriage21 April 1825Charles Thurtell married an unknown person on 21 April 1825 at St. Giles Church, Norwich, England.1
Marriage21 April 1825He married Susan Dunham on 21 April 1825.
Marriage2 May 1837Charles Thurtell married an unknown person on 2 May 1837 at Stoke Damerel, Devon.
Marriage2 May 1837He married Ann Augusta Morgan on 2 May 1837.
DeathOctober 1856Charles Thurtell died in October 1856 at Calais at age 60.
  • Charles Thurtell According to information in the History of the Thurtell Family done bySusan Persia Thurtell about 1968 and information from the Norwich Public Library about the Thurtell family, Charles Thurtell was a lieutenant inthe Royal Navy. He married Mrs. Susannah Dundas of Chapel Field at St. Giles Church, Norwich, on April 24, 1825. He died at Calais in October1856 at the age of 60. Information received from Peter Murray in 1997 shows that Charles Thurtell, the third son (born perhaps in the 1790's), was lieutenant onHMS Rochford in 1821. He would be the same Charles Thurtell who was a midshipman on H.M.S. Aboukir in 1811 and a lieutenant on the sloop'Chanteleer' in 1824 (ff p.2 in book about John Thurtell the murderer). He was married for the first time at St. Giles, Norwich, England, on April 21, 1825, to Miss Susan Dunham of Chapel Field, Norwich. Hemarried secondly at Stoke Damerel, Devon (this is near Plymouth wherepresumably his ship was stationed), to Ann Augusta Morgan, youngestdaughter of John Morgan, Royal Navy surgeon. The 1851 British Census lists Charles Thurtell, age 54, born in Bradwell,Suffolk, whose occupation is Commander R.N. as living at ProspectCottage, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, along with his wife AnnAugusta Thurtell, who is age 43 and born in Hackney, Middlesex, England.(PRO Reference HO/107/1806, Folio 717, Page 8, FHL Film 0207458). The Naval Biographical Dictionary of 1849 on page 29 which was found onthe internet in December 1999 athttp://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plaines/5399/obyrne5.txt shops CharlesThurtell was born February 29, 1796. He entered the Navy March 26, 1807,became a Commander in 1843, and married Ann Augusta Morgan on May 2, 1837.

Citations

  1. [S167] LDS, LDS Batch 7660033 shows Chas Thurtell and Sus Dunham were married 4/21/1825 in Norwich, Norfo.

George Thurtell

M, b. 1801, d. 26 July 1848
Father*Thomas Thurtell b. 1765, d. Apr 1846
Mother*Susanna Brown d. 1848
Life EventDateDescription
Birth1801George Thurtell was born in 1801 at England.
He was the son of Thomas Thurtell and Susanna Brown.
Marriage16 January 1823George Thurtell married an unknown person on 16 January 1823 at Lakenham Church, Norfolk, England.
Marriage16 January 1823He married Mary Vincent Edwards on 16 January 1823.
Death26 July 1848George Thurtell died on 26 July 1848 at England.
  • George Thurtell According to the History of the Thurtell Family done by Susan Persia Thurtell about 1968 and information from the Norwich Public Library, George Thurtell was born in 1801 and died July 26, 1848. He was a horticulturist. He was fined for horsewhipping a journalist on April 30,1846. In 1848 he pleaded guilty to stealing from a house where he was employed as a landscape gardener. He was sentenced to twelve months imprisonment and died serving his sentence. He married a Miss Edward at Lakenham Church on January 16, 1823. Information received from Peter Murray in 1997 shows the name of George Thurtell's wife as Miss Edwards and that he was a landscape gardener at Miles End Nursery in 1813, inwhich year he voted. Whether or not he had any children is unknown. The 1998 LDS British Vitals Records Index CD shows that George Thurtell married Mary Vincent Edwards on January 16, 1823, and that the marriage was recorded in Lakenham, Norfolk, England (Source: FHL Number 1526494).

Henry Thurtell

M, b. circa 1802, d. circa 1828
Father*Thomas Thurtell b. 1765, d. Apr 1846
Mother*Susanna Brown d. 1848
Life EventDateDescription
Birthcirca 1802Henry Thurtell was born circa 1802.
He was the son of Thomas Thurtell and Susanna Brown.
Deathcirca 1828Henry Thurtell died circa 1828 at Canton, China.
  • Reference: 502.
  • Henry Thurtell According to the History of the Thurtell family done by Susan PersiaThurtell about 1968 and information from the Norwich Public Library,Henry Thurtell died about 1828 by falling overboard at Canton, China.Information received from Peter Murray in 1997 shows he was master atarms of an Indiaman, the Atlas, and that he fell overboard and drowned atCanton, China.

Jacob Thurtell

M, b. circa 1804
Father*Thomas Thurtell b. 1765, d. Apr 1846
Mother*Susanna Brown d. 1848
Life EventDateDescription
Birthcirca 1804Jacob Thurtell was born circa 1804.
He was the son of Thomas Thurtell and Susanna Brown.
  • Reference: 503.
  • Jacob Thurtell According to the History of the Thurtell Family done by Susan PersiaThurtell about 1968 and information from the Norwich Public Library,Jacob Thurtell, sometime of Princes Street, Norwich, was living in 1851.

Mary Thurtell

F, b. circa 1805, d. before 1850
Father*Thomas Thurtell b. 1765, d. Apr 1846
Mother*Susanna Brown d. 1848
Life EventDateDescription
Birthcirca 1805Mary Thurtell was born circa 1805.
She was the daughter of Thomas Thurtell and Susanna Brown.
Deathbefore 1850Mary Thurtell died before 1850.
  • Reference: 504.
  • Mary Thurtell According to the History of the Thurtell Family done by Susan PersiaThurtell about 1968 and information from the Norwich Public Library, MaryThurtell, of Chapel Field House, Norwich, died before 1850. She may be the Mary Ann Thurtell, daughter of Thomas Thurtell, whomarried Robert Dye, the son of George Dye, on July 4, 1847, with themarriage recorded at St. Nicholas, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England(source: FHL Number 1526456, from 1998 LDS British Isles Vital RecordsIndex CD).

Thomas Thurtell

M, b. circa 1793, d. circa 1875
Father*Thomas Thurtell b. 1765, d. Apr 1846
Mother*Susanna Brown d. 1848
Life EventDateDescription
Birthcirca 1793Thomas Thurtell was born circa 1793 at Bradwell, Suffolk, England.
He was the son of Thomas Thurtell and Susanna Brown.
Marriage3 May 1813Thomas Thurtell married Sarah Brooks on 3 May 1813 at Lakenham, Norfolk, England.
Deathcirca 1875Thomas Thurtell died circa 1875 at Norwich, Norfolk, England.
  • Thomas Thurtell According to the History of the Thurtell Family done by Susan Persia Thurtell about 1968 and information from the Norwich Public Library, Thomas Thurtell, sometime of Poringland, was a lesser character in the Weare murder drama. He was living in October 1851; and there is no reference in the Norwich Public Libraries to his being hanged for horsestealing. He was associated with John, was involved in debt and shady financial dealings, and was a farmer for a time. He was acquitted of complicity in the Weare murder but arrested immediately thereafter for attempting to defraud an insurance company by arson. He married Sarah Brooks. Information received from Peter Murray in 1997 shows that Thomas Thurtell, (died April 8, 1846? - probably an error confusing him with his father), eventually lived at the Hartford Hall Farm, in the Ipswich Rd (meaning apparently Harford Hall farm, Lakenham Norfolk). Much earlier he was involved in his brother John's bombasin manufacturing business in1814. In connection with this he became embroiled with John in a spectacular bankruptcy in 1821, and a highly suspicious but successful insurance claim on a warehouse fire. He was also briefly under suspicion as a co-conspirator in his brother's murder trial but was released. Indeed he always remained very devoted to his rascally brother and involved in much the same enterprises. Thomas was licensee of Cock Tavern, Haymarket, London, in 1822; and both he and his brother John took part in and promoted illegal boxing. He was financed by his father as a farmer (when?), but in this venture too he went bankrupt.That he afterwards lived in his father's parish of Lakenham, Norfolk (at Harford Hall farm, perhaps with his father?) seems confirmed since one of his children is said to be buried there. He married Sarah Brooks, who died in 1859 (and whose sister Mary Brooks married John Thurtell, the son of John and Anne Thurtell). Two young sons of Thomas are mentioned at the time of his who died young is buried in Old Lakenham churchyard, and probably this is'Thomas, the devoted months,' who appears in the Lakenham burial register. There may have been at least one or two other children as well. The 1998 shows Thomas Thurtell married Sarah Brooks on May 3, 1813, and England (source: FHL number 1526494). The 1851 British Census shows Thomas Thurtell as age 59, an Annuitant, born in Bradwell, Suffolk, with an address of Hall Lane, Norwich, and acensus place of Norwich Lakenham Norwich, Norfolk. (PRO ReferenceHO/107/1815, Folio 44, Page 22, FHL Film 0207468). He is shown living with his wife, Sarah Thurtell, age 64, born in Holborn, Middlesex. Their unmarried daughters, Sarah B. Thurtell, age 37, born in Hampstead,Middlesex, and Louisa B. Thurtell, age 33, born in Poringland, Norfolk, are also living with them. Thomas Thurtell is probably the Thomas Thurtell found in the Free BMD index on the index shows that Thomas Thurtell, age 83, died in the June 1875 quarter in Norwich, England, and the record is in Volume 4b, Page 95.

Children of Thomas Thurtell and Sarah Brooks

Susannah Thurtell

F, b. 12 May 1790, d. 15 December 1871
Father*Thomas Thurtell b. 1765, d. Apr 1846
Mother*Susanna Brown d. 1848
Name TypeDateDescription
Name VariationSusannah Thurtell was also known as Susanna.
Married Namecirca 1809As of circa 1809,her married name was Palmer.
Married Namecirca 1830As of circa 1830,her married name was Seymour.
Married Name1843As of 1843,her married name was Walpole.
Life EventDateDescription
Birth12 May 1790Susannah Thurtell was born on 12 May 1790.
She was the daughter of Thomas Thurtell and Susanna Brown.
Marriagecirca 1809Susannah Thurtell married Samuel Palmer circa 1809.
Marriagecirca 1830Susannah Thurtell married John Goolding Seymour, son of (?) Seymour and (?) Goolding, circa 1830.
Marriage1843Susannah Thurtell married William Walpole in 1843.
Death15 December 1871Susannah Thurtell died on 15 December 1871 at age 81.
  • Susannah Thurtell According to the History of the Thurtell Family done by Susan Persia Thurtell about 1968 and information from the Norwich Public Libraries, Susannah Thurtell married William Walpole of Southtown and was living in 1850.

Helen Thurtell

F, b. 17 November 1809
Father*James Thurtell b. 1770
Mother*Elizabeth Watson
Life EventDateDescription
Birth17 November 1809Helen Thurtell was born on 17 November 1809.
She was the daughter of James Thurtell and Elizabeth Watson.
  • Reference: 511.
  • Helen Thurtell The History of the Thurtell Family done by Susan Persia Thurtell about1968 and the family tree done by Harriet Thurtell about 1900 show HelenThurtell married Joyce.

Unknown Thurtell

F
Father*James Thurtell b. 1770
Mother*Elizabeth Watson
Life EventDateDescription
Unknown Thurtell was the daughter of James Thurtell and Elizabeth Watson.
  • Unknown Thurtell Person Source.1
  • Reference: 512.

Citations

  1. [S83] Thurtell, History of the Thurtell Family done by Susan Persia Thurtell about 1968 and family tree done by Harriet Thurtell Fanning. She may be Anna Thurtell, born September 19, 1815, in Elizabeth, who was christenedon October 22, 1815, as recorded Number 952321 as listed in them1998 LDS BritishIsles Vital Thurtell,christened March 2, 1817, at Hopton by Lowestoft, listed in the IGI (LDS 86Ogden).

James Watson Thurtell

M, b. circa 1812
Father*James Thurtell b. 1770
Mother*Elizabeth Watson
Life EventDateDescription
Birthcirca 1812James Watson Thurtell was born circa 1812.
He was the son of James Thurtell and Elizabeth Watson.
Marriagebefore 1868James Watson Thurtell married an unknown person before 1868.
Marriage13 October 1869He married an unknown person on 13 October 1869 at Trinity Church, Loddon, England.
  • Reference: 513.
  • James Watson Thurtell The History of the Thurtell Family done by Susan Persia Thurtell about1968 and family tree done by Harriet Thurtell about 1900 show JamesThurtell married (1) ? and (2) Pedgrift. He is probably the James Watson Thurtell listed in the 1851 BritishCensus as age 39, unmarried, who was a farmer of 370 acres arable 72marsh 48 meadow living at The Hall Farm, Loddon, Norfolk, England (PROReference HO/107/1820, Folio 260, Page 2, FHL Film 0207473). He islisted with Frederick Lamb, his pupil, age 19, unmarried, whoseoccupation is shown as farmers pupil and place of birth as Thorpe NextHaddiscoe, Norfolk. Also living with him is Ann Abrams, his houseservant, age 20, unmarried, who was born in Aldeby, Norfolk. A notice in the 'East Suffolk Gazette And Beccles And Bungay Weekly News'of 15 December 1868, Page 5, column 5, found on the internet on August25, 2001, athttp://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/SFK/BecclesandBungay/Dec1868 .html showedamong the deaths: 'On the 8th December, at Loddon Hall, Ann, the wife ofJames Watson THURTELL, aged 39.' He is undoubtedly the James Watson Thurtell listed in the 'East SuffolkGazette And Beccles And Bungay Weekly News' 19 October 1869, Page 5,column 5, from microfilm supplied by the British Library NewspaperLibrary and found on the internet on August 25, 2001, athttp://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/SFK/BecclesandBungay/Oct1869 .html. Thenotice shows 'THURTELL --- PEDGRIFT. On the 13th October, at TrinityChurch, Loddon, by the Rev J.J. SMITH, Mr James Watson THURTELL, ofLoddon Hall, to Louisa Anna, youngest daughter of Mr Robert PEDGRIFT,surgeon, of the above place.'

Emily Thurtell

F
Father*James Thurtell b. 1770
Mother*Elizabeth Watson
Life EventDateDescription
Emily Thurtell was the daughter of James Thurtell and Elizabeth Watson.
  • Emily Thurtell Person Source.1
  • Reference: 514.

Citations

  1. [S84] Thurtell, History of the Thurtell Family done by Susan Persia Thurtellabout 1968 and family tree done by Harriet Thurtell.

Mary Thurtell

F
Father*James Thurtell b. 1770
Mother*Elizabeth Watson
Life EventDateDescription
Mary Thurtell was the daughter of James Thurtell and Elizabeth Watson.
  • Mary Thurtell Person Source.1
  • Reference: 515.

Citations

  1. [S85] Thurtell, History of the Thurtell Family done by Susan Persia Thurtellabout 1968 and family tree done by Harriet Thurtell.