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Mary Ann Thurston 1838–1895 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1838

Birth Location: Blackwall, Middlesex, England

Death Date: 12 Aug 1895

Death Location: Pynsent Street, Horsham, Victoria, Australia

Father: Charles Thurston

Mother: Marianne Knights

Spouse(s): William Brown, John Dowdy

Children(s): Edward Brown, Mary Dowdy, John Dowdy, Richard Dowdy, Emma Dowdy, James Dowdy, Henry Brown, Dianna Brown, James Dowdy

Mary Ann Thurston was born in 1838 in Blackwall, Middlesex, England, the child of Charles Thurston And Marianne Knights. Mary Ann Thurston married John Neale Dowdy, William Brown, and had children including Dianna Rebecca Brown, Edward George Brown, Emma Dowdy, Henry Brown, James Henry Dowdy, James William Dowdy, John Dowdy, Mary Ann Dowdy, Richard Dowdy. Mary Ann Thurston passed away in 1895 in Pynsent Street, Horsham, Victoria, Australia.

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Biography

  • Mary Ann Thurston was born in 1838 in Blackwall, Middlesex, England, the child of Charles Thurston And Marianne Knights.
  • Mary Ann Thurston married John Neale Dowdy, William Brown, and had children including Dianna Rebecca Brown, Edward George Brown, Emma Dowdy, Henry Brown, James Henry Dowdy, James William Dowdy, John Dowdy, Mary Ann Dowdy, Richard Dowdy.
  • Mary Ann Thurston passed away in 1895 in Pynsent Street, Horsham, Victoria, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles Thurston
1817–1884
Birth Location: Hingham, Norfolk, England
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Marianne Knights
1819–1867
Birth Location: Barnham, Norfolk, England
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Spouses(s)

William Brown
1833–
Birth Location: England
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John Dowdy
1841–1873
Birth Location: Walsingham, Norfolk, England
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Children(s)

Edward Brown
1881–1951
Birth Location: Avenue Range, South Australia, Australia
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Mary Dowdy
1865–1941
Birth Location: Beechworth, Victoria, Australia
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John Dowdy
1867–1937
Birth Location: Beechworth, Victoria, Australia
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Richard Dowdy
1869–1945
Birth Location: Coorong, South Australia, Australia
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Emma Dowdy
1871–1926
Birth Location: South Australia, Australia
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James Dowdy
1873–1955
Birth Location: Kingston, South Australia, Australia
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Henry Brown
1876–1878
Birth Location: –
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Dianna Brown
1885–1885
Birth Location: Avenue Range, South Australia
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James Dowdy
1873–1955
Birth Location: Kingston, South Australia, Australia
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Mary Thurston's Ancestors

Self
Mary Thurston
1838–1895
Birth Place: Blackwall, Middlesex, England
Parents
Charles Thurston
1817–1884
Hingham, Norfolk, England
Marianne Knights
1819–1867
Barnham, Norfolk, England
Grandparents
Jeremiah Thurston
1777–1859
Norfolk, England
Dianna Thurston
1794–1880
Hingham, Norfolk, England
Daniel Knights
1800–
Great-Grandparents
Jeremiah Thurston
1748–1815
Susannah 4GGM
1752–1822
Charles 4GGF
1763–1856
Dinah 4GGM
1754–1829
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jeremiah Thurston
1719–1803
Grace 5GGM
1720–1800
Jafory Hubard
1712–1811
Ann Gowan
1725–1785
Jacob Dickes
1738–1824
Jemima Decks
1739–

Mary Thurston's Descendants

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Mary (Ann) Thurston (1838–12 Aug 1895) m. William Brown (ABT 1833–) m. John (Neale) Dowdy (DEC 1841–27 Jun 1873)
  1. 1. Edward (George) Brown 1881–1951 m. Agnes (Amelia) Krause 1889–1965
    1. 1. Ethel (May) Brown 1913–1958 m. Thomas (Gilbert) Arnold 1911–1962
    2. 2. William (Alfred) Krause 1908–1988
    3. 3. Lillan Brown 1910–2005 m. John (Henry) Carter 1900–1949
      1. 1. Leonard (George) Carter 1934–1961 m. Valerie Burns 1939–2022
    4. 4. Edward (George) Brown 1914–1994
    5. 5. Lindsay (Richard) Brown 1915–1995 m. Hannah Hoath 1920–
    6. 6. Roy (Francis) Brown 1924–1983 m. Ivy (Ella) Wilde 1929–2004
  2. 2. Mary (Ann) Dowdy 1865–1941 m. Charles Dempsey 1859–1944
    1. 1. John ((Bernard by Deed Poll)) Dempsey 1889–1960
    2. 2. Richard Dempsey 1890–1958
    3. 3. Mary (Ann Johanna) Dempsey 1893–1893
    4. 4. Peter Dempsey 1894–1925
    5. 5. Mathew Dempsey 1898–1949
    6. 6. Norman Dempsey 1900–1982 m. Florence ("Mabel") Russell 1904–1992
      1. 1. Doris (Mabel) Dempsey 1926–2006
      2. 2. Gladys (Joan) Dempsey 1940–2004
      3. 3. Norman (James "Jim") Dempsey 1923–2006
    7. 7. Emma (Marie (Myrtle)) Dempsey 1903–1986
    8. 8. Charles (Henry) Dempsey 1887–1940
    9. 9. Luccianna Dempsey 1909–1909
    10. 10. Mary (Ann Johanna "Joan Mary") Dempsey 1896–1958
    11. 11. James (Alfred) Dempsey 1888–1909
    12. 12. George (Garratt) Dempsey 1905–1954
  3. 3. John Dowdy 1867–1937 m. Mary (Ellan White Jennings) Johnston 1871–1935
    1. 1. Bertie Dowdy 1900–
    2. 2. John (Richard) Dowdy 1894–1963
    3. 3. Mary Dowdy 1892–1892
    4. 4. Sarah (Ann) Dowdy 1898–1969 m. William (Percy) Wooding 1894–1967
      1. 1. Rita (Myrtle) Wooding 1924–1979 m. Arnold (Stanley) Janz 1915–2004
        1. 1. Lance (Stanley) Janz 1947–2021
      2. 2. Dorothy (May "Dorrie") Wooding 1916–1989
      3. 3. Mary (Florence) Wooding 1921–1989
      4. 4. Murray Wooding 1927–1928
      5. 5. Violet (Jean) Wooding 1923–2006
      6. 6. Joseph (Patrick (aka Harrold Joseph Wooding)) Dowdy 1919–1968
    5. 5. Stillborn Dowdy 1904–1904
    6. 6. William (Edward) Dowdy 1896–1959
    7. 7. Herbert (James) Dowdy 1905–1967
    8. 8. James (Arthur) Dowdy 1907–1964
    9. 9. Norman (Raymond Francis) Dowdy 1911–1971 m. Margaret (Doris) Reid 1911–1966
      1. 1. John (Donald "Jack") Dowdy 1932–1998 m. Mavis (Irene) Dowdy 1932–2015
      2. 2. James ("Jim" Richard) Dowdy 1944–1998
      3. 3. Vera (Helen) Dowdy 1935–1980
      4. 4. Dorothy (May) Dowdy 1931–2008
      5. 5. Violet (Myrtle) Dowdy 1936–2019
      6. 6. Robert (Murray) Dowdy 1938–2008
      7. 7. Sarah (Ann) Dowdy 1943–1992
      8. 8. Margaret (May) Dowdy 1934–1934
      9. 9. Daphne (Jean) Dowdy 1946–1997
      10. 10. Norma (Frances) Dowdy 1934–2012 m. John (Charles) Williams 1933–1993
    10. 10. Mary (Jane Elizabeth (Molly)) Dowdy 1914–1988
  4. 4. Richard Dowdy 1869–1945
  5. 5. Emma Dowdy 1871–1926 m. William (Williams) Carr 1869–1930
    1. 1. David (William) Carr 1893–1962 m. Fanny (Brazenall) Allen 1893–1967
      1. 1. Gladys (Lillian) Carr 1923–
    2. 2. Ada (Faith) Carr 1897–1943 m. Herbert (William) Wiseman 1894–1960
      1. 1. Ada (Catherine) Wiseman 1919–
      2. 2. Elise (Lorna) Searle 1923–2008 m. George Searle 1920–
      3. 3. Joyce (Evelyn) Wiseman 1925–1989 m. Kelvin Searle 1925–1991
      4. 4. Winsome (May) Wiseman 1929–1999 m. Stanley (Downs) Woolley 1923–1997
      5. 5. Neil (Herbert William) Wiseman 1931–2019
    3. 3. John (Henry) Carr 1901–1962 m. Esma Stewart 1902–
      1. 1. John (Henry) Carr 1922–
      2. 2. Reginald (George) Carr 1922–
      3. 3. Leonard (Keith) Carr 1924–
    4. 4. Richard (John) Carr 1895–1976 m. Briget (Treasa) Sims 1895–1983
      1. 1. Phillip (John) Carr 1917–
      2. 2. Therese (Thelma) Carr 1919–
      3. 3. Dorothy (Ruby) Carr 1922–
      4. 4. Andrew (Williams) Carr 1926–
    5. 5. Catherine (May) Carr 1899–1978 m. Eric (Stephen) McKinnon 1893–
    6. 6. Stephen (Roy) Carr 1903–1978 m. Dorothy (Florence) Barnett 1906–
    7. 7. Andrew (Walter) Carr 1905–1976 m. Evelyn (Rubina) Barker 1907–1994
    8. 8. Daisy (Emma) Carr 1907–1907
    9. 9. Ivy (Ruby) Carr 1909–1969 m. Alexander (John) McKenna 1913–1993
    10. 10. Charles (Ernest) Carr 1913–1920
    11. 11. Stillborn Carr 1916–
  6. 6. James (William) Dowdy 1873–1955
  7. 7. Henry Brown 1876–1878
  8. 8. Dianna (Rebecca) Brown 1885–1885
  9. 9. James (Henry) Dowdy 1873–1955 m. Sarah (Anne) Johnstone 1882–1964
    1. 1. William (Charles) Dowdy 1910–1956 m. Mary (Irene) Evans 1917–1966
    2. 2. Emma (Louisa) Dowdy 1900–1968
    3. 3. James (Henry) Dowdy 1903–1962 m. Irene (Ethel) Lyons 1911–1937
      1. 1. Mavis (Irene) Dowdy 1932–2015 m. John (Donald "Jack") Dowdy 1932–1998
    4. 4. John (Thomas) Dowdy 1902–1968
    5. 5. Florence (Mary) Dowdy 1906–1986
    6. 6. Kathleen (May) Dowdy 1909–

Mary Thurston's Timeline

7 Records

1838
1838
Birth of Mary Ann Thurston in St Marys Newington, Surrey, England
St Marys Newington, Surrey, England
1838
1838
Birth of Mary Ann Thurston in Blackwall, Middlesex, England
Blackwall, Middlesex, England
1841
1841
Age 3
Birth of Mary Ann Thurston in Paddington, London, England
Paddington, London, England
1841
1841
Age 3
Birth of Mary Ann Thurston in London, England
London, England
1851
1851
Age 13
Mary Ann Thurston resided here in Paddington, London, England
Paddington, London, England
1851
1851
Age 13
Mary Ann Thurston resided here in Poplar, Middlesex, England
Poplar, Middlesex, England
1895
12 Aug 1895
Age 57
Death of Mary Ann Thurston in Pynsent Street, Horsham, Victoria, Australia
Pynsent Street, Horsham, Victoria, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Paddington, London, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Database online. Class: HO107; Piece: 1467; Folio: 543; Page: 37; GSU roll: 87788-87789.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Place: London, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: London, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1838
    Event Place: St Marys Newington, Surrey, England
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1838
    Event Place: Blackwall, Middlesex, England
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Paddington, London, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Database online. Class: HO107; Piece: 1467; Folio: 543; Page: 37; GSU roll: 87788-87789.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Poplar, Middlesex, England
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Occupation

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Aug 1895
    Event Place: Pynsent Street, Horsham, Victoria, Australia
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