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William Thorn Carr 1849–1932 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Jun 1849

Birth Location: Merivale, Queensland, Australia

Death Date: 09 Sep 1932

Death Location: Cairns, Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia

Father: William Carr

Mother: Mary Thorn

Spouse(s): Emily Carr

Children(s): Amy Carr, Agnes Cummings, Ivy Willis, Emily Roseblade, Gertrude Townson, Millicent Townson, William Carr, Letitia Barratt, Arnold Carr, Lucy Carr

William Thorn Carr was born in 1849 in Merivale, Queensland, Australia, the child of William Carr And Mary Thorn. In 1874, William Thorn Carr was employed in Warwick, Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia. William Thorn Carr married Emily Carr, and had children including Agnes Olive Cummings, Amy Cecily Carr, Arnold Cecil Carr, Emily Ethel Roseblade, Gertrude May Townson, Ivy Lucilla Willis, Letitia Lilian Barratt, Lucy Phyllis Carr, Millicent Townson, William Law Thorn Carr. William Thorn Carr passed away in 1932 in Cairns, Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia.

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Biography

  • William Thorn Carr was born in 1849 in Merivale, Queensland, Australia, the child of William Carr And Mary Thorn.
  • In 1874, William Thorn Carr was employed in Warwick, Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia.
  • William Thorn Carr married Emily Carr, and had children including Agnes Olive Cummings, Amy Cecily Carr, Arnold Cecil Carr, Emily Ethel Roseblade, Gertrude May Townson, Ivy Lucilla Willis, Letitia Lilian Barratt, Lucy Phyllis Carr, Millicent Townson, William Law Thorn Carr.
  • William Thorn Carr passed away in 1932 in Cairns, Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Carr's Ancestors

Self
William Carr
1849–1932
Birth Place: Merivale, Queensland, Australia
Parents
William Carr
1820–1862
Ewell, Surrey
Mary Thorn
1824–1916
Tandridge, Surrey
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Carr's Descendants

1.
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William (Thorn) Carr (25 Jun 1849–09 Sep 1932) m. Emily Carr (Jan 1855–Feb 1905)
  1. 1. Amy (Cecily) Carr 1890–1974
  2. 2. Agnes (Olive) Cummings 1878–1916
  3. 3. Ivy (Lucilla) Willis 1893–1973
  4. 4. Emily (Ethel) Roseblade 1875–1943
  5. 5. Gertrude (May) Townson 1882–1954
  6. 6. Millicent Townson 1881–1966
  7. 7. William (Law Thorn) Carr 1877–1971
  8. 8. Letitia (Lilian) Barratt 1887–1968
  9. 9. Arnold (Cecil) Carr 1896–1917
  10. 10. Lucy (Phyllis) Carr 1885–1975

William Carr's Timeline

28 Records

1849
25 Jun 1849
Birth of William Thorn Carr in Merivale, Queensland, Australia
Merivale, Queensland, Australia
1849
25 Jun 1849
William Thorn Carr was christened in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
1874
1874
Age 25
William Thorn Carr was employed in Warwick, Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia
Warwick, Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia
1875
1875
Age 26
William Thorn Carr resided here in Warwick, Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia
Warwick, Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia
1876
1876
Age 27
William Thorn Carr resided here in Warwick, Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia
Warwick, Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia
1877
1877
Age 28
William Thorn Carr resided here in Warwick, Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia
Warwick, Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia
1880
1880
Age 31
William Thorn Carr resided here in Warwick, Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia
Warwick, Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia
1882
Aug 1882
Age 33
William Thorn Carr resided here in Warwick, Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia
Warwick, Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia
1883
1883
Age 34
William Thorn Carr resided here in Warwick, Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia
Warwick, Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia
1885
1885
Age 36
William Thorn Carr resided here in Herberton, Queensland, Australia
Herberton, Queensland, Australia
1886
1886
Age 37
William Thorn Carr resided here
None
1887
1887
Age 38
William Thorn Carr resided here in Tolga
Tolga
1888
1888
Age 39
William Thorn Carr resided here
None
1890
1890
Age 41
William Thorn Carr resided here in Herberton, Queensland, Australia
Herberton, Queensland, Australia
1892
1892
Age 43
William Thorn Carr resided here
None
1893
1893
Age 44
William Thorn Carr resided here in Watsonville, Queensland, Australia
Watsonville, Queensland, Australia
1895
1895
Age 46
William Thorn Carr resided here
None
1903
1903
Age 54
William Thorn Carr resided here in Aloomba, Herbert, Queensland, Australia
Aloomba, Herbert, Queensland, Australia
1905
1905
Age 56
William Thorn Carr resided here in Nelson, Herbert, Queensland, Australia
Nelson, Herbert, Queensland, Australia
1908
1908
Age 59
William Thorn Carr resided here in Herberton, Herbert, Queensland, Australia
Herberton, Herbert, Queensland, Australia
1908
29 Aug 1908
Age 59
William Thorn Carr resided here in Herberton Queensland, Australia
Herberton Queensland, Australia
1913
1913
Age 64
William Thorn Carr resided here in Herberton, Kennedy, Queensland, Australia
Herberton, Kennedy, Queensland, Australia
1917
1917
Age 68
William Thorn Carr resided here in Herberton, Kennedy, Queensland, Australia
Herberton, Kennedy, Queensland, Australia
1919
1919
Age 70
William Thorn Carr resided here in Herberton, Kennedy, Queensland, Australia
Herberton, Kennedy, Queensland, Australia
1922
1922
Age 73
William Thorn Carr resided here in Herberton, Kennedy, Queensland, Australia
Herberton, Kennedy, Queensland, Australia
1925
1925
Age 76
William Thorn Carr resided here in Cairns, Herbert, Queensland, Australia
Cairns, Herbert, Queensland, Australia
1930
1930
Age 81
William Thorn Carr resided here in Gordonvale, Herbert, Queensland, Australia
Gordonvale, Herbert, Queensland, Australia
1932
09 Sep 1932
Age 83
Death of William Thorn Carr in Gordonvale, Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Gordonvale, Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Jun 1849
    Event Place: Merivale, Queensland, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees
    [2] Public Member Trees
    [3] Public Member Trees
    [4] Public Member Trees
    [5] Public Member Trees
    [6] Public Member Trees
    [7] Public Member Trees
    [8] Public Member Trees
    [9] Public Member Trees
    [10] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
    [11] U.S., Find a Grave Index, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 September 2021), William Thorn Carr, ; Burial, Cairns, Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia, Cairns Cemetery; citing record ID 160216527, <i>Fi
    [12] Australia Cemetery Inscriptions, 1802-2005, "Australia Cemetery Inscriptions, 1802-2005," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 3 March 2021), William Thorn Carr, 11 Sep 1932; from "Australia, Cemetery Inscriptions, 1802-2005," database with
    [13] Australia Cemetery Inscriptions, 1802-2005, "Australia Cemetery Inscriptions, 1802-2005," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 3 March 2021), William Thorn Carr, 11 Sep 1932; from "Australia, Cemetery Inscriptions, 1802-2005," database with
    [14] Australia, Queensland Cemetery Records, 1802-1990, "Australia, Queensland Cemetery Records, 1802-1990," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 2 March 2021), William Thorn Carr, 11 Sep 1932; citing Burial, Cairns, Queensland, Australia, private collec
    [15] FamilySearch FamilyTree, Register of Marriages, General Registry Office, Warwick, Queensland, Australia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 25 Jun 1849
    Event Place: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: 1874
    Event Place: Warwick, Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1875
    Event Place: Warwick, Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees
    [2] Public Member Trees
    [3] Public Member Trees
    [4] Public Member Trees
    [5] Public Member Trees
    [6] Public Member Trees
    [7] Public Member Trees
    [8] Public Member Trees
    [9] Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1876
    Event Place: Warwick, Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees
    [2] Public Member Trees
    [3] Public Member Trees
    [4] Public Member Trees
    [5] Public Member Trees
    [6] Public Member Trees
    [7] Public Member Trees
    [8] Public Member Trees
    [9] Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1877
    Event Place: Warwick, Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees
    [2] Public Member Trees
    [3] Public Member Trees
    [4] Public Member Trees
    [5] Public Member Trees
    [6] Public Member Trees
    [7] Public Member Trees
    [8] Public Member Trees
    [9] Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Warwick, Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees
    [2] Public Member Trees
    [3] Public Member Trees
    [4] Public Member Trees
    [5] Public Member Trees
    [6] Public Member Trees
    [7] Public Member Trees
    [8] Public Member Trees
    [9] Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Aug 1882
    Event Place: Warwick, Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees
    [2] Public Member Trees
    [3] Public Member Trees
    [4] Public Member Trees
    [5] Public Member Trees
    [6] Public Member Trees
    [7] Public Member Trees
    [8] Public Member Trees
    [9] Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1883
    Event Place: Warwick, Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees
    [2] Public Member Trees
    [3] Public Member Trees
    [4] Public Member Trees
    [5] Public Member Trees
    [6] Public Member Trees
    [7] Public Member Trees
    [8] Public Member Trees
    [9] Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1885
    Event Place: Herberton, Queensland, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees
    [2] Public Member Trees
    [3] Public Member Trees
    [4] Public Member Trees
    [5] Public Member Trees
    [6] Public Member Trees
    [7] Public Member Trees
    [8] Public Member Trees
    [9] Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1886
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees
    [2] Public Member Trees
    [3] Public Member Trees
    [4] Public Member Trees
    [5] Public Member Trees
    [6] Public Member Trees
    [7] Public Member Trees
    [8] Public Member Trees
    [9] Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1887
    Event Place: Tolga
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees
    [2] Public Member Trees
    [3] Public Member Trees
    [4] Public Member Trees
    [5] Public Member Trees
    [6] Public Member Trees
    [7] Public Member Trees
    [8] Public Member Trees
    [9] Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1888
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees
    [2] Public Member Trees
    [3] Public Member Trees
    [4] Public Member Trees
    [5] Public Member Trees
    [6] Public Member Trees
    [7] Public Member Trees
    [8] Public Member Trees
    [9] Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1890
    Event Place: Herberton, Queensland, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees
    [2] Public Member Trees
    [3] Public Member Trees
    [4] Public Member Trees
    [5] Public Member Trees
    [6] Public Member Trees
    [7] Public Member Trees
    [8] Public Member Trees
    [9] Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1892
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees
    [2] Public Member Trees
    [3] Public Member Trees
    [4] Public Member Trees
    [5] Public Member Trees
    [6] Public Member Trees
    [7] Public Member Trees
    [8] Public Member Trees
    [9] Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1893
    Event Place: Watsonville, Queensland, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees
    [2] Public Member Trees
    [3] Public Member Trees
    [4] Public Member Trees
    [5] Public Member Trees
    [6] Public Member Trees
    [7] Public Member Trees
    [8] Public Member Trees
    [9] Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1895
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees
    [2] Public Member Trees
    [3] Public Member Trees
    [4] Public Member Trees
    [5] Public Member Trees
    [6] Public Member Trees
    [7] Public Member Trees
    [8] Public Member Trees
    [9] Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1903
    Event Place: Aloomba, Herbert, Queensland, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees
    [2] Public Member Trees
    [3] Public Member Trees
    [4] Public Member Trees
    [5] Public Member Trees
    [6] Public Member Trees
    [7] Public Member Trees
    [8] Public Member Trees
    [9] Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1905
    Event Place: Nelson, Herbert, Queensland, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees
    [2] Public Member Trees
    [3] Public Member Trees
    [4] Public Member Trees
    [5] Public Member Trees
    [6] Public Member Trees
    [7] Public Member Trees
    [8] Public Member Trees
    [9] Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1908
    Event Place: Herberton, Herbert, Queensland, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees
    [2] Public Member Trees
    [3] Public Member Trees
    [4] Public Member Trees
    [5] Public Member Trees
    [6] Public Member Trees
    [7] Public Member Trees
    [8] Public Member Trees
    [9] Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 21
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 29 Aug 1908
    Event Place: Herberton Queensland, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees
    [2] Public Member Trees
    [3] Public Member Trees
    [4] Public Member Trees
    [5] Public Member Trees
    [6] Public Member Trees
    [7] Public Member Trees
    [8] Public Member Trees
    [9] Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 22
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1913
    Event Place: Herberton, Kennedy, Queensland, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees
    [2] Public Member Trees
    [3] Public Member Trees
    [4] Public Member Trees
    [5] Public Member Trees
    [6] Public Member Trees
    [7] Public Member Trees
    [8] Public Member Trees
    [9] Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 23
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917
    Event Place: Herberton, Kennedy, Queensland, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees
    [2] Public Member Trees
    [3] Public Member Trees
    [4] Public Member Trees
    [5] Public Member Trees
    [6] Public Member Trees
    [7] Public Member Trees
    [8] Public Member Trees
    [9] Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 24
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1919
    Event Place: Herberton, Kennedy, Queensland, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees
    [2] Public Member Trees
    [3] Public Member Trees
    [4] Public Member Trees
    [5] Public Member Trees
    [6] Public Member Trees
    [7] Public Member Trees
    [8] Public Member Trees
    [9] Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 25
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1922
    Event Place: Herberton, Kennedy, Queensland, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees
    [2] Public Member Trees
    [3] Public Member Trees
    [4] Public Member Trees
    [5] Public Member Trees
    [6] Public Member Trees
    [7] Public Member Trees
    [8] Public Member Trees
    [9] Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 26
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1925
    Event Place: Cairns, Herbert, Queensland, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees
    [2] Public Member Trees
    [3] Public Member Trees
    [4] Public Member Trees
    [5] Public Member Trees
    [6] Public Member Trees
    [7] Public Member Trees
    [8] Public Member Trees
    [9] Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 27
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Gordonvale, Herbert, Queensland, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees
    [2] Public Member Trees
    [3] Public Member Trees
    [4] Public Member Trees
    [5] Public Member Trees
    [6] Public Member Trees
    [7] Public Member Trees
    [8] Public Member Trees
    [9] Public Member Trees
    [10] Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980, Australian Electoral Commission; Canberra, Australia; Electoral Rolls

    Genealogy Event 28
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1932
    Event Place: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985, Queensland Death Index 1930-1934

    Genealogy Event 29
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch FamilyTree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 23 September 2022, 14:42), entry for William Thorn Carr (PID ); contributed by various users.
    [2] FamilySearch FamilyTree, Written correspondence
    [3] FamilySearch FamilyTree, Microfiche, Death record, Queensland, Australia, Archive
    [4] FamilySearch FamilyTree, Microfilm, Birth records, Stanley, Aubigny, Darling Downs, New South Wales, Archive
    [5] FamilySearch FamilyTree, Microfilm, Stanley, Aubigny, Darling Downs, New South Wales, Archive

    Genealogy Event 30
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 09 Sep 1932
    Event Place: Gordonvale, Cairns, Queensland, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees
    [2] Public Member Trees
    [3] Public Member Trees
    [4] Public Member Trees
    [5] Public Member Trees
    [6] Public Member Trees
    [7] Public Member Trees
    [8] Public Member Trees
    [9] Public Member Trees
    [10] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
    [11] Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985, Queensland Death Index 1930-1934
    [12] U.S., Find a Grave Index, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 September 2021), William Thorn Carr, ; Burial, Cairns, Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia, Cairns Cemetery; citing record ID 160216527, <i>Fi
    [13] Australia Cemetery Inscriptions, 1802-2005, "Australia Cemetery Inscriptions, 1802-2005," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 3 March 2021), William Thorn Carr, 11 Sep 1932; from "Australia, Cemetery Inscriptions, 1802-2005," database with
    [14] Australia Cemetery Inscriptions, 1802-2005, "Australia Cemetery Inscriptions, 1802-2005," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 3 March 2021), William Thorn Carr, 11 Sep 1932; from "Australia, Cemetery Inscriptions, 1802-2005," database with

    Genealogy Event 31
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cairns, Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees
    [2] Public Member Trees
    [3] Public Member Trees
    [4] Public Member Trees
    [5] Public Member Trees
    [6] Public Member Trees
    [7] Public Member Trees
    [8] Public Member Trees
    [9] Public Member Trees
    [10] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
    [11] U.S., Find a Grave Index, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 September 2021), William Thorn Carr, ; Burial, Cairns, Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia, Cairns Cemetery; citing record ID 160216527, <i>Fi
    [12] Australia, Queensland Cemetery Records, 1802-1990, "Australia, Queensland Cemetery Records, 1802-1990," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 2 March 2021), William Thorn Carr, 11 Sep 1932; citing Burial, Cairns, Queensland, Australia, private collec
    [13] Australia, Queensland Cemetery Records, 1802-1990, "Australia, Queensland Cemetery Records, 1802-1990," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 2 March 2021), William Thorn Carr, 1932; citing Burial, Rogers Queensland index, Queensland, Australia, pri
    [14] Australia, Queensland Cemetery Records, 1802-1990, "Australia, Queensland Cemetery Records, 1802-1990," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 2 March 2021), William Thorn Carr, 1932; citing Burial, Rogers Queensland index, Queensland, Australia, pri

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