Corporal Thomas Neville (c. 1807......1853. )

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Born : c. 1807
Where Born :Kilmonoughan, Ireland,
Occupation : Soldier turn key at a local penitentiary Port Arthur
Date Arrived 1st July 1834
Ship Arrived on : Sir Charles Eaton to Hobart Tasmania
Rank on Discharge : Corporal
Date of Enlistment : July 20 1827
Where Enlisted : Kilmonoughan
Date of Discharge : 3 November 1834
Where Discharged : Launceston.
Died : 25 May 1853 age 46
Where Died / Buried : Launceston, Tasmania
Parents Names :
1st Spouse's Name : Mary ASTON or AUSTIN
Born : c.1806
Where Born :
Occupation :
Date Arrived 1st July 1834
Ship Arrived on : Sir Charles Eaton to Hobart Tasmania
Date married
Where Married
Died : 07 Oct 1846
Where Died / Buried : Tasmania
Parents Names :
2nd Spouse's Name : Charlotte Evans,
Born : c 1823
Where Born :
Occupation :
Date Arrived :
Ship Arrived on :
Date married 28 February 1847Age: 24
Where Married Launceston Tasmania.
Died : 20 Sep 1853 age 30
Where Died / Buried : Tasmania.
Parents Names :

NEVILL, Thomas CD 655932 Death
Sex: Male
Age at Death: 46
Death Date: 25 May 1853
Reg Year: 1853 Reg State: Tasmania
Ref Number: 911 (1)

NEVILLE, Mary CD 656060 Death
Sex: Female
Age at Death: 40 Spouse: Thomas
Death Date: 07 Oct 1846
Reg Year: 1846 Reg State: Tasmania
Ref Number: 606 (1)

NEVILLE, Thomas CM 723266 Age: 40 Marriage
Spouse: EVANS, Charlotte Age: 24
Marriage Date: 28 Feb 1847
Reg Year: 1847 Reg State: Tasmania
Ref Number: 1112

NEVILLE, Charlotte CD 655969 Death
Sex: Female
Age at Death: 30
Death Date: 20 Sep 1853
Reg Year: 1853 Reg State: Tasmania
Ref Number: 445 (1)

Descendants :

Some information supplied by Jennifer opal-22@hotmail.com
Descendants :
Some information supplied by Jennifer opal-22@hotmail.com

Area Settled :
Tasmania
Children :

2 . NEVILL, Henry b. 1830, Ireland . NEVILL, Henry CM 703401 Age: 25 Marriage Spouse: MOULD, Lydia Age: 21 Marriage Date: 30 May 1850 Reg Year: 1850 Reg State: Tasmania Ref Number: 742 (1)
Lydia MOULD born 1823 died: 1873
3 . NEVILLE John b. (18 Nov)? 1833, Ireland or on the ship, on the way over. NEVILLE, John EB 1517154 Christening Father: Thomas Mother: Mary Reg Year: 1833 Reg State: New South Wales Ref Number: V1833262 17 Parish: Sydney, St Phillip's, Church of England (1)
NEVILLE, John died: 16 Sept 1854 Launceston Tas
NEVILL, John CM 723021 Age: 21 Marriage Spouse: DOORE, Lydia Age: 18 Marriage Date: 02 Aug 1852 Reg Year: 1852 Reg State: Tasmania Ref Number: 832 (1)
DOORE, Lydia born 1834 died
4 . NEVILLE, Jane CB 1517137 Birth Sex: Female
Father: Thomas Mother: Mary AUSTIN Event Date: 05 Oct 1835 Reg Year: 1835 Reg State: Tasmania Ref Number: 6492 (1)
Baptised same day
NEVILLE, Jane CC 1517138 Christening
Sex: Female
Father: Thomas Mother: Mary AUSTIN Event Date: 05 Oct 1835 Reg Year: 1835 Reg State: Tasmania Ref Number: 6492 (1)
5 . NEVILLE, James CB 1517117 Birth Sex: Male
Father: Thomas Mother: AUSTIN Mary Event Date: 23 Oct 1836 Reg Year: 1836 Reg State: Tasmania Ref Number: 7205 (1)
Baptised same day
NEVILLE, James CC 1517116 Christening died 1904 Victoria
Sex: Male
Father: Thomas Mother: Mary AUSTIN Event Date: 23 Oct 1836 Reg Year: 1836 Reg State: Tasmania Ref Number: 7205
NEVILL, James CM 723013 Marriage Spouse: STEVENS, Frances Reg Year: 1855 Reg State: Victoria Ref Number: 3797 (1)
6 . NEVILLE, Mary Ann Neville b. 1838, Launceston
NEVILLE, Mary Ann CD 656069 Death Father: Thomas Mother: Mary AUSTIN Age at Death: 2 Death Date: 23 Sep 1840 Reg Year: 1840 Reg State: Tasmania Ref Number: 396 (1)

7 . NEVILLE, Thomas CB 1517324 Birth Sex: Male Father: Thomas Mother: Mary AUSTIN Event Date: 13 November 1840 Reg Year: 1840 Reg State: Tasmania Ref Number: 1915
NEVILL, Thomas aged 20 CM 723036 Marriage Spouse: MOYLAN, Mary aged 19 Reg Year: 1860 Reg State: Victoria Ref Number: 2514 (1)
8 . NEVILLE, M CB 1517207 Birth Sex: Male Father: Thomas Mother: Austin Mary Event Date: 14 Nov 1840 Reg Year: 1840 Reg State: Tasmania Ref Number: 424 (1)
re-registered NEVILLE, Mary CB 1517234 Birth Sex: Female Father: Thomas Mother: Austin Mary Event Date: 17 Jan 1843 Reg Year: 1843 Reg State: Tasmania Ref Number: 1324 (1)
NEVILLE, Mary CM 723206 Marriage Spouse: BERNARD, Thomas Pope Reg Year: 1855 Reg State: Victoria Ref Number: 2373 (1)
9 . NEVILLE, Phillip CB 1517285 Birth Sex: Male Father: Thomas Mother: Austin Mary Event Date: 31 May 1845 Reg Year: 1845 Reg State: Tasmania Ref Number: 822 (1)

History & Achievements :

From HISTORICAL RECORD OF THE TWENTY-FIRST,

From Windsor the regiment was removed to Win- 1828 chester, in the spring of 1828, and afterwards to Portsmouth it was subsequently stationed at Bath, and in October embarked from Bristol for Ireland : it landed

at Waterford, from whence it proceeded to Fermoy. The regiment was removed to Mullingar, in June,1829 ; and in May, 1830, the head-quarters proceeded 1829 to Kilkenny, with parties at Carlow, Athy, Mary- 1830 borough, and Wexford. r *a . In September, 1831, the regiment marched for Dublin, 1831 where it embarked for England in October, and landing at Liverpool, afterwards proceeded to Weedon. In 1832 it was removed to Chatham. 1832 1833 During the years 1832 and 1833, the regiment embarked, by detachments, in charge of convicts, for New South Wales, and it was stationed in Australia and Van Diemen's Land until the year 1839. 1839 Five companies and head-quarters embarked from Hobart Town, in February, 1839, for the East Indies, and arriving at Calcutta in May, afterwards proceeded to Chinsurah. They were followed by two companies from Hobart Town in March, 1840 ; and two from the Swan River settlement in July 1840 In April, 1840, the head-quarters were removed Kil moughan

From Jennifer Nevill

He carried out farming from 1835-1839 near Launceston.
Purchased White Heart Hotel Wellington St Launceston, 1840.
He was granted 1 1/2 acres of land at Hadspen, Tasmania, 1843.
He was granted a further 1000 acres in 1844, 1 rood and 13 perches later another 1000 acres. All grants in Launceston, TAS.

His wife, my gggggrandmother was Mary ASTON or AUSTIN we think born 1807 and I have not been able to find Thomas Neville's children settled in Tasmania and in Maldon/Castlemaine/Bendigo region of Victoria. After Mary died, Thomas married again to a
His sons, grandsons, and greatgrandsons, and greatgreatgrandsons were all skilled metallurgist's. They then went on to discover gold in the Kalgoorlie goldfields and Yalgoo goldfields. One of them invented/discovered the copper floatation process. a metal extracting process that did not use mercury.

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