Thomas Richardson Mackenzie Fooks1

#13964, (1834-16 November 1911)
FatherWilliam Samuel Fooks1 (26 Feb 1809-31 Oct 1856)
MotherMaria Jane Richardson1 (c 1813-17 Feb 1861)
Last Edited22 Nov 2020
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Thomas Richardson Mackenzie Fooks was born in 1834 at Melcombe Regis, Weymouth, Dorset.1 He was the son of William Samuel Fooks and Maria Jane Richardson.1 Thomas Richardson Mackenzie Fooks was baptised on Wednesday, 2 April 1834 at Melcombe Regis, Weymouth, Dorset.1 He presumably lived with his parents at Melcombe Regis, Weymouth, Dorset, in 1837.2 He emmigrated from London on 5 July 1840 on the 'Waterloo' with her parents and three siblings, her grandmother, along with other members of her father's family.3,4,5 After a voyage of about 5 months John arrived at Port Adelaide, South Australia, on 9 November 1840 with his family.4,6,5



Thomas Richardson Mackenzie Fooks married Annie Milliner circa 1870 at Melbourne.1 His body was interred at Melbourne General Cemetery on 17 October 1911 at the Melbourne suburb of Carlton.1

Thomas died on 16 November 1911 at Port Melbourne He died of cerebral haemorrhage and heart failure.1

Citations

  1. [S728] GEDCOM file created by Donald L. Reid, 17 Feb 2014 (companion to 'Descendents of James MCKENZIE.rtf' p.5).
  2. [S1170] Dorset, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906 (www.ancestry.com) Name: William Samuel Fooks; Gender: Male; Spouse: Maria Jane Fooks; Child: Mary Richardson Fooks.
  3. [S1217] Oz Ships - Australian shipping 1788-1968 (http://www.ozships.net/) 'Waterloo' - 5/7/1840 to 9/11/1840 http://www.ozships.net/ozships/events/2/171.htm#10449 (The family's name is transcribed as 'Tooks').
  4. [S386] South Australian Migrant Shipping (1836-1860) (http://www.perthdps.com/shipping/mig-sa1.htm#sa1) Waterloo 9th Nov 1840 (This citation is for the date and details of the ship; the presence of the Fooks family on it has not been verified.).
  5. [S256] Grahame R. Fooks, The Fooks Family, 1780-1980 p.4.
  6. [S1216] The South Australian Record and Australasian and South African Chronicle, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 1840 'SHIPWRECK.—LOSS OF THE BARQUE LANCIER.', South Australian Record and Australasian and South African Chronicle (SA : 1840 - 1841), 18 July, p. 7. , viewed 22 Nov 2020, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article245932986