Thomas Abernethy 1874–1902 – Australian Royalty: Genealogy of the colony of New South Wales

Thomas Abernethy, 1874–1902 (aged 27 years)

Name

Thomas Abernethy

Name: Thomas /Abernethy/
Given names: Thomas
Surname: Abernethy

Gender Male


Birth	July 15, 1874 31 31 Whiterigg, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom Source: Website - Scotland Census 3 Apr 1881 Source: Parramatta Family History Group (comp)., Parramatta pioneer register volume 2: settlement to 1920. Parramatta: the Society, 2003
Census	April 3, 1881 (aged 6 years) New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom Address: Whiterigg Cottage Source: Ancestry.com. 1881 [3/4 Apr 1881] Scotland Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. Note: Counted were: Counted were: Thomas Abernethy head age 36 Oil works manager born about 1845 Glasgow Lanarkshire Mary Ann wife 37 born abt 1844 Dundee, Forfashire James son 13 born abt 1868 Bathgate Linlithgowshire Oil works clerk Agnes daughter 9 scholar born about 1872 Whiterigg Lanarkshire Thomas son 6 scholar born abt 1875 Whiterigg Lanarkshire Mary Ann 4 daughter born abt 1877 Whiterigg Lanarkshire Susan daughter aged 1 born abt 1880 Whiterigg, Lanarkshire Jessie Nicholson aged 15 General servant born abt 1866 Skye Invernesshire
Immigration	December 6, 1885 (aged 11 years) Sydney Cove, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Source: Email - Jones, Megan - Sep 2009 Note: Thomas and Mary Ann and their family departed Plymouth and arrived in Australia onboard the ship 'Chimborazo' in 1885. Thomas and Mary Ann and their family departed Plymouth and arrived in Australia onboard the ship 'Chimborazo' in 1885. The Abernethy family lived at 16 Prospect Street Granville. Thomas was a 'shale oil refiner'. He was employed by the Kerosine and Mineral Co. at its Granville refinery. He was engaged from Scotland to supervise the production of various shale oil commodity by-products such as kerosene, lubricants, soap and wax candles. The candles were the 'Southern Cross' brand.
Death	April 18, 1902 (aged 27 years) Granville, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Source: New South Wales. Department of Justice and Attorney General. NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages. [data-base on-line]. Sydney: the Registry. Source: Dunn, Judith. The Parramatta cemeteries Mays Hill. [Parramatta]: Parramatta and District Historical Society Inc., 1996
Burial	April 19, 1902 (1 day after death) Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Cemetery: Mays Hill Cemetery Source: Dunn, Judith. The Parramatta cemeteries Mays Hill. [Parramatta]: Parramatta and District Historical Society Inc., 1996 Citation details: p. 67 Text: The gravestone is in broken, poor condition. It is in a family plot enclosed by a sandstone kerb. It faces west and is inscribed: Sacred to the Memory of THOMAS ABERNETHY Rose Hill Died 21st January 1928 Aged 84 years MARY ANN MEIKLE wife of the above Died 2nd June 1910 Aged 66 years Also THOMAS ABERNETHY Died 18th April 1902 Aged 27 years Re-united Abernethy, Thomas (1844-1928), Meikle, Mary Ann (1843-1910) and Abernethy, Thomas (1875-1902) - gravestone Source: Email - Jones, Megan - Sep 2009

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Family with parents
father	Links Birth: 1843 — Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland, United Kingdom Religious marriage: September 11, 1863 — Rutherglen, Lanark, Scotland, United Kingdom Census: April 2, 1871 — New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom Census: April 3, 1881 — New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom Immigration: December 6, 1885 — Sydney Cove, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: January 21, 1928 — Granville, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Burial: January 23, 1928 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mary Ann Meikle Hugh Abernethy James Meikle Abernethy Thomas Milne Abernethy William Black Abernethy Elizabeth Meikle Abernethy Agnes McDonald Abernethy Thomas Abernethy Mary Ann Abernethy Susan Milne Abernethy Margaret Abernethy Jeanet Elizabeth Abernethy Thomas Abernethy 1843–1928 Birth: 1843 — Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland, United Kingdom Death: January 21, 1928 — Granville, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
mother	Links Birth: about 1843 — Dundee, Forafshire, Scotland, United Kingdom Religious marriage: September 11, 1863 — Rutherglen, Lanark, Scotland, United Kingdom Census: April 2, 1871 — New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom Census: April 3, 1881 — New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom Immigration: December 6, 1885 — Sydney Cove, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: June 2, 1910 — Granville, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Burial: June 4, 1910 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Thomas Abernethy Hugh Abernethy James Meikle Abernethy Thomas Milne Abernethy William Black Abernethy Elizabeth Meikle Abernethy Agnes McDonald Abernethy Thomas Abernethy Mary Ann Abernethy Susan Milne Abernethy Margaret Abernethy Jeanet Elizabeth Abernethy Mary Ann Meikle 1843–1910 Birth: about 1843 — Dundee, Forafshire, Scotland, United Kingdom Death: June 2, 1910 — Granville, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Religious marriage	Religious marriage — September 11, 1863 — Rutherglen, Lanark, Scotland, United Kingdom
10 months elder brother	Links Birth: July 17, 1864 21 21 — Scotland, United Kingdom Death: between July 17, 1864 and December 31, 1864 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Hugh Abernethy 1864–1864 Birth: July 17, 1864 21 21 — Scotland, United Kingdom Death: between July 17, 1864 and December 31, 1864
11 months elder brother	Links Birth: June 20, 1865 22 22 — Scotland, United Kingdom Census: April 2, 1871 — New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom Census: April 3, 1881 — New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom Immigration: December 6, 1885 — Sydney Cove, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: 1938 — Canterbury, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships James Meikle Abernethy 1865–1938 Birth: June 20, 1865 22 22 — Scotland, United Kingdom Death: 1938 — Canterbury, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
2 years elder brother	Links Birth: August 27, 1867 24 24 — Scotland, United Kingdom Death: 1868 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Thomas Milne Abernethy 1867–1868 Birth: August 27, 1867 24 24 — Scotland, United Kingdom Death: 1868
23 months elder brother	Links Birth: July 8, 1869 26 26 — New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom Death: 1870 — New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships William Black Abernethy 1869–1870 Birth: July 8, 1869 26 26 — New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom Death: 1870 — New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
19 months elder sister	Links Birth: February 2, 1871 28 28 — Whiterigg, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom Census: April 2, 1871 — New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom Death: 1877 — New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Elizabeth Meikle Abernethy 1871–1877 Birth: February 2, 1871 28 28 — Whiterigg, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom Death: 1877 — New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
14 months elder sister	Links Birth: March 30, 1872 29 29 — Whiterigg, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom Census: April 3, 1881 — New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom Immigration: December 6, 1885 — Sydney Cove, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: 1936 — New Zealand Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Agnes McDonald Abernethy 1872–1936 Birth: March 30, 1872 29 29 — Whiterigg, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom Death: 1936 — New Zealand
2 years himself	Links Birth: July 15, 1874 31 31 — Whiterigg, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom Census: April 3, 1881 — New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom Immigration: December 6, 1885 — Sydney Cove, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: April 18, 1902 — Granville, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Burial: April 19, 1902 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Thomas Abernethy 1874–1902 Birth: July 15, 1874 31 31 — Whiterigg, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom Death: April 18, 1902 — Granville, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
4 years younger sister	Links Birth: about 1877 34 34 — Whiterigg, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom Census: April 3, 1881 — New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom Immigration: December 6, 1885 — Sydney Cove, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: 1939 — Lawson, Southern Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Mary Ann Abernethy 1877–1939 Birth: about 1877 34 34 — Whiterigg, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom Death: 1939 — Lawson, Southern Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia
3 years younger sister	Links Birth: 1879 36 36 — Whiterigg, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom Census: April 3, 1881 — New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom Immigration: December 6, 1885 — Sydney Cove, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Marriage: 1898 — Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: 1919 — Auburn, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Herman Wilby Margaret Amy Wilby Susan Milne Abernethy 1879–1919 Birth: 1879 36 36 — Whiterigg, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom Death: 1919 — Auburn, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
4 years younger sister	Links Birth: about 1882 39 39 — Scotland, United Kingdom Immigration: December 6, 1885 — Sydney Cove, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: 1945 — Concord, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Margaret Abernethy 1882–1945 Birth: about 1882 39 39 — Scotland, United Kingdom Death: 1945 — Concord, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
9 years younger sister	Links Birth: July 22, 1890 47 47 — Granville, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: 1930 — New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Jeanet Elizabeth Abernethy 1890–1930 Birth: July 22, 1890 47 47 — Granville, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: 1930 — New South Wales, Australia

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Birth	Source: Website - Scotland Census 3 Apr 1881 Source: Parramatta Family History Group (comp)., Parramatta pioneer register volume 2: settlement to 1920. Parramatta: the Society, 2003
Census	Source: Ancestry.com. 1881 [3/4 Apr 1881] Scotland Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.
Immigration	Source: Email - Jones, Megan - Sep 2009
Death	Source: New South Wales. Department of Justice and Attorney General. NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages. [data-base on-line]. Sydney: the Registry. Source: Dunn, Judith. The Parramatta cemeteries Mays Hill. [Parramatta]: Parramatta and District Historical Society Inc., 1996
Burial	Source: Dunn, Judith. The Parramatta cemeteries Mays Hill. [Parramatta]: Parramatta and District Historical Society Inc., 1996 Citation details: p. 67 Text: The gravestone is in broken, poor condition. It is in a family plot enclosed by a sandstone kerb. It faces west and is inscribed: Sacred to the Memory of THOMAS ABERNETHY Rose Hill Died 21st January 1928 Aged 84 years MARY ANN MEIKLE wife of the above Died 2nd June 1910 Aged 66 years Also THOMAS ABERNETHY Died 18th April 1902 Aged 27 years Re-united Abernethy, Thomas (1844-1928), Meikle, Mary Ann (1843-1910) and Abernethy, Thomas (1875-1902) - gravestone Source: Email - Jones, Megan - Sep 2009

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Census	Counted were: Thomas Abernethy head age 36 Oil works manager born about 1845 Glasgow Lanarkshire Mary Ann wife 37 born abt 1844 Dundee, Forfashire James son 13 born abt 1868 Bathgate Linlithgowshire Oil works clerk Agnes daughter 9 scholar born about 1872 Whiterigg Lanarkshire Thomas son 6 scholar born abt 1875 Whiterigg Lanarkshire Mary Ann 4 daughter born abt 1877 Whiterigg Lanarkshire Susan daughter aged 1 born abt 1880 Whiterigg, Lanarkshire Jessie Nicholson aged 15 General servant born abt 1866 Skye Invernesshire
Immigration	Thomas and Mary Ann and their family departed Plymouth and arrived in Australia onboard the ship 'Chimborazo' in 1885. The Abernethy family lived at 16 Prospect Street Granville. Thomas was a 'shale oil refiner'. He was employed by the Kerosine and Mineral Co. at its Granville refinery. He was engaged from Scotland to supervise the production of various shale oil commodity by-products such as kerosene, lubricants, soap and wax candles. The candles were the 'Southern Cross' brand.

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Burial	Abernethy, Thomas (1844-1928), Meikle, Mary Ann (1843-1910) and Abernethy, Thomas (1875-1902) - gravestone

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February 22, 2010 – 16:42:44

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Family with parents
father Parents Hugh Abernethy Agnes McDonald	Thomas Abernethy 1843–1928
mother Parents James Meikle Susan Mills	Mary Ann Meikle 1843–1910
elder brother	Hugh Abernethy 1864–1864
elder brother	James Meikle Abernethy 1865–1938
elder brother	Thomas Milne Abernethy 1867–1868
elder brother	William Black Abernethy 1869–1870
elder sister	Elizabeth Meikle Abernethy 1871–1877
elder sister	Agnes McDonald Abernethy 1872–1936
himself	Thomas Abernethy 1874–1902
younger sister	Mary Ann Abernethy 1877–1939
younger sister Family Herman Wilby Margaret Amy Wilby	Susan Milne Abernethy 1879–1919
younger sister	Margaret Abernethy 1882–1945
younger sister	Jeanet Elizabeth Abernethy 1890–1930

Descendants

Thomas Abernethy(1874–1902)