Henry Joseph Horsnell1

#461, (1846-24 March 1927)
FatherThomas Horsnell1 (1811-9 Dec 1856)
Last Edited30 Sep 2021
Henry Hosnell 1906
Source: Bob Stephenson
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Henry was born in 1846.1 He was the son of Thomas Horsnell.1

His father died 10 December 1856.2

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."3




He may have attended the wedding of his sister in the marriage of James Brown Nicholson and Lydia Horsnell at St. Michaels and St. Johns Catholic Cathedral on Sunday, 20 August 1871 at Bathurst, New South Wales. Lydia was ten years younger than James.. James and Lydia went on to have 12 known children together.4 In 1906 the surviving Hosnell siblings posed for a photograph.5
Hosnell siblings 1906: from left to right, Elizabeth, Lydia, Henry, Sarah, Lucy and Mary.
Source: Bob Stephenson
Henry was employed as a labourer at Wrightville, in the district of Cobar, New South Wales, in November 1910.6

Henry died on 24 March 1927 at the Gosford suburb of Springfield, New South Wales, He had been 'laid by' for four years, and bed-ridden for 10 months.7,8

Timeline

DateEventPlace
Family
1846Birth1
1
1910EmploymentWrightville, in the district of Cobar, New South Wales6
1927Deaththe Gosford suburb of Springfield, New South Wales7,8

Family

Annie Molloy (-b 13 Nov 1910)
Children

Citations

  1. [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.
  2. [S2] New South Wales, Death Certificate, Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages 1856 No.001706.
  3. [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
  4. [S3] New South Wales, Marriage Certificate, Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages 1871 No.1637.
  5. [S1014] E-mails from Paul Stephens to Tim Hill (e-mail address), 2018- 'RE: Hosnell family connections' - 21 January 2018 at 21:01.
  6. [S3] New South Wales, Marriage Certificate, Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages 1910 No. 11842.
  7. [S1286] The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate, New South Wales, Australia, 1927 'THE PASSING OF MR. HORSNELL.', The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate (NSW : 1906 - 1954), 31 March, p. 8. , viewed 30 Sep 2021, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article161285471
  8. [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 (for year).
  9. [S895] E-mails from Jennie to Tim Hill, 2014- 'ThoseBefore.com - Thomas Hosnell' - 15 October 2015 at 07:13.
  10. [S895] E-mails from Jennie to Tim Hill, 2014- 'ThoseBefore.com - Thomas Hosnell' - 26 May 2014 at 06:18.