Thomas Rose, Jnr, Free Settler "Bellona" 1793

Biography

Thomas ROSE, Jnr was born on November 23, 1779 in Marnhill St Marys, Dorset, England, Kingdom of Great Britain and was baptized on January 30, 1780 in Sturminster Newton, Dorset, England. His parents were Thomas Rose, Snr and Jane TOPP.

Thomas married Jane JONES on May 24, 1800 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Together they had the following children:

• 1801 Thomas ;
• 1802 William Nelson .

Thomas and Jane's relationship broke down prior to 1806

Thomas had a common law marriage with Ann Rose CREW circa 1812. Together they had the following children:

• 1813 Sarah; died young
• 1815 Mary Ann; died young
• 1816 John ;
• 1818 Elizabeth Mary Ann ;
• 1820 George William ;
• 1822 Joseph ;
• 1824 Mary Ann ;
• 1826 Richard William ;
• 1829 James Lionel ;
• 1833 Charlotte;
• 1836 Charles .

He died on July 19, 1869 in Wilberforce, New South Wales, Australia and was buried in July 1869 in St John's Church of England, Wilberforce, New South Wales, Australia.

alternative dates for Birth - 1779 - 1781 - 23/11/1781 - 23/11/1779

http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/85903915 Excerpt On the 16th January, 1793, there arrived at Sydney by the 'Bellona,' a few free settlers with their wives. Amongst them was Mr. Thomas Rose and his wife, Mrs. Jane Rose (nee Topp), and their four English born children. This Mr. Rose was a farmer from Blandford, in Dorsetshire, England. He is most favorably referred to in David Collins' historical work 'The English Colony in New South Wales,' the One standard authority on early Australian history, from 1788 to 1802 as 'the most respectable of the first free settlers who came out in the Bellona.'

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Arrived in Australia with parents January 1793

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Arrived in Australia with parents January 1793

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