Martha Goddard1
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| Last Edited | 22 Jan 2022 |
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Martha was born.
She married Thomas Horsnell, a gold miner and former convict, son of Lucy (?), on Friday, 8 October 1841 at Bathurst, New South Wales.. They went on to have 7 children over the next 15 years.1,2,3
Her husband Thomas died 10 December 1856, leaving her a widow.4
By January 1857 the Horsnell family was in desperate circumstances and an appeal was made for charity in January 1857:
Martha Goddard married John Stallard in 1858.6 Martha Goddard lived with Lydia Horsnell in August 1871 at Bentinck Street, in Bathurst, New South Wales.2 Her body was interred at Gore Hill Cemetery at the Sydney suburb of St. Leonards.6
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Martha was born.
She married Thomas Horsnell, a gold miner and former convict, son of Lucy (?), on Friday, 8 October 1841 at Bathurst, New South Wales.. They went on to have 7 children over the next 15 years.1,2,3
Her husband Thomas died 10 December 1856, leaving her a widow.4
By January 1857 the Horsnell family was in desperate circumstances and an appeal was made for charity in January 1857:
"TO THE BENEVOLENT.
THE attention of the benevolent Public is solicited to the case of Mrs. Horsnell, widow of the late Thomas Horsnell, of the Long Swamp, near Mulgunnia who was recently killed by a fall from horse, leaving his wife and seven children almost in a state of complete destitution.
Donations will be thankfully received at Carcoar by the Rev. H. Tingcombe, E. J. C. North, N. Connolly, and B. Stimpson, and by W. Farrand, Esq. Free Press Office, Bathurst."5
THE attention of the benevolent Public is solicited to the case of Mrs. Horsnell, widow of the late Thomas Horsnell, of the Long Swamp, near Mulgunnia who was recently killed by a fall from horse, leaving his wife and seven children almost in a state of complete destitution.
Donations will be thankfully received at Carcoar by the Rev. H. Tingcombe, E. J. C. North, N. Connolly, and B. Stimpson, and by W. Farrand, Esq. Free Press Office, Bathurst."5
Martha Goddard married John Stallard in 1858.6 Martha Goddard lived with Lydia Horsnell in August 1871 at Bentinck Street, in Bathurst, New South Wales.2 Her body was interred at Gore Hill Cemetery at the Sydney suburb of St. Leonards.6
Family 1 | Thomas Horsnell (1811-9 Dec 1856) |
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Family 2 | John Stallard |
Citations
- [S870] E-mails from Lorraine Finn to Tim Hill (e-mail address), 2015- 'ThoseBefore.com - Thomas Horsenail/Horsnell 1811-1856' - 23 March 2015 at 21:54.
- [S3] New South Wales, Marriage Certificate, Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages 1871 No.1637.
- [S1317] E-mails from Judith Moir to Tim Hill, 2022- 'Re: ThoseBefore.com - Thomas Horsnell' - 20 Jan 2022, 20:00.
- [S2] New South Wales, Death Certificate, Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages 1856 No.001706.
- [S597] The Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal, Bathurst, NSW, Australia, 1857 'Advertising.', Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal (NSW : 1851 - 1904), 21 January, p. 3, viewed 19 April, 2015, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article62052624
- [S870] E-mails from Lorraine Finn to Tim Hill (e-mail address), 2015- 'Fwd: ThoseBefore.com - Thomas Horsenail/Horsnell 1811-1856' - 19 April 2015 at 15:43.