Christiana Law

Christiana Law

Female 1847 - 1925  (78 years)

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  • Name Christiana Law 
    Born 20 Feb 1847  Greendale, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Died 26 Jun 1925  Burwood, New South Wales, Austrailia Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried 27 Jun 1925  Rookwood Cemetery, Sydney, New South Wales, Austrailia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID i3383  My Family Tree | Thirkell-Brown,
    Last Modified 10 Mar 2015 

    Father William Law,   b. Abt 1811, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Apr 1893, Penrith, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 82 years) 
    Mother Ann Westwater,   b. Abt 1809-1811, Edinburgh, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jun 1887, Penrith, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 76 years) 
    Married 6 Oct 1836  Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1219  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Alfred Oyler Thirkell,   b. 3 Mar 1847, Cranbrook, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 30 Sept 1867  New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Children 
     1. Agnes Grace Thirkell,   b. 16 Jul 1868, Buckajo, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [Birth]
    +2. Albert Thirkell,   b. 4 Feb 1870, Buckajo, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Aug 1929, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years)  [Birth]
     3. Alice Emily Thirkell,   b. 7 Dec 1873, Pyrmont, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1876, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 2 years)  [Birth]
     4. Eliza Ann Thirkell,   b. 7 Dec 1873, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jan 1957, Burwood, New South Wales, Austrailia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)  [Birth]
     5. Alick Andrew Thirkell,   b. 3 May 1880, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 May 1880, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)  [Birth]
    Last Modified 10 Mar 2015 
    Family ID F1158  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 30 Sept 1867 - New South Wales, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 26 Jun 1925 - Burwood, New South Wales, Austrailia Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Christiana (Law) Thirkell
    Christiana (Law) Thirkell
    Christiana Law was born in 1847 to William and Anne Law in New South Wales, Australia.

    Shared by Terry Smith of North Parramatta, NSW, Australia

    Documents
    The Birth Record of Alfred Oyler Thirkell
    The Birth Record of Alfred Oyler Thirkell
    "Thirkell Alfrey Oyler"
    Son of Alfred Amos Thirkell, a farmer, and Caroline, formerly Tye, born 3.3.1847 at Cranbrook (sub-district Cranbrook). Informant--Alfred A. Thirkell, father, Cranbook. Cert. R. G. Cranbrook--June 1847.

    Alfred Oyler Thirkell, farmer of Buckajo, Bega, married 30.9.1867 at residence of William Law to Christiana Law of Back..Bega... Witness: William Law, Elizabeth Law.

    For death see Tighe Alfred Oyler

    Alice Emily Thirkell (elder born of twin) born 7.12.1874 at 43 Mill Street, Pyrmount, daughter of Alfred Thirkell, a farmer

    Source Information
    Ancestry.com. England, Andrews Newspaper Index Cards, 1790-1976 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
    Police Gazette from New South Wales, Australia and Alfred Oyler Thirkell--Desertion
    Police Gazette from New South Wales, Australia and Alfred Oyler Thirkell--Desertion
    Publication Date: 13 Mar 1872
    Page: 77
    Event Place: Bega, New South Wales, Austrailia
    Alfred Oyler Thirkell, age: 24
    "A warrant has been issued by the Bega Bench for the arrest of Alfred Oyler Thirkell, charged with deserting his wife Christina, leaving her without the means of support. Thirkell is 24 years of age, 5 feet 11 inches high, medium build, light complexion, dark hair, light brown beard, whiskers, and moustache; dressed in light tweed trousers, light felt hat, dark tweed coat, and elastic-side boots. Thirkell went to Sydney on the 8th ultimo, and it is believed that he will make for another Colony."

    Source Information
    Ancestry.com. New South Wales, Australia, Police Gazettes, 1854-1930 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
    Police Gazette from New South Wales, Australia and Alfred Oyler Thirkell--Bigamy
    Police Gazette from New South Wales, Australia and Alfred Oyler Thirkell--Bigamy
    Publication Date: 28 June 1876
    Page: 203
    Event Place: New South Wales, Australia
    Alfred Tye [Alfred Oyler Thirkell]
    "Alfred Tye alias Alfred Oyler Thirkell alias Schafer, charged on warrant that he did feloniously marry and take to wife Agnes Grant, Christina Law, his former wife being then alive, has been arrested by Detectives Camphin and Murray. Remanded."

    Source Information
    Ancestry.com. New South Wales, Australia, Police Gazettes, 1854-1930 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
    Police Gazette from New South Wales, Australia and Alfred Oyler Thirkell--Bigamy
    Police Gazette from New South Wales, Australia and Alfred Oyler Thirkell--Bigamy
    Publication Date: 5 Jul 1876
    Page: 209
    Event Place: New South Wales, Australia
    Alfred Tye [Alfred Oyler Thirkell]
    Vide Police Gazette, 1876, page 203.
    Alfred Tye alias Alfred Oyler Thirkell alias Schafer, charged with bigamy, has been committed for trial at Criminal Court.
    Police Gazette from New South Wales, Australia and Alfred Oyler Thirkell--Imprisoned
    Police Gazette from New South Wales, Australia and Alfred Oyler Thirkell--Imprisoned
    Publication Date: 23 Aug 1876
    Page 261
    Event Place: New South Wales, Australia
    Alfred Tye [Alfred Oyler Thirkell] charged with the offence of bigamy. Tried in the Sydney Criminal Court on the 7th of August, 1876. Sentenced to 18 months imprisonment in the Darlinghurst Gaol.
    The Death Certificate of Ann Law, 1887
    The Death Certificate of Ann Law, 1887
    Date of Death: 2 June 1887 in Cranebrook
    Sex and Age: Female, 78 years
    Cause of Death: Compound Fracture of Arm; Amputation of Same
    Duration: 9 days
    Name and Occupation of Father: Francis Peirce, Gardener
    Name and Maiden Surname of Mother: Mary Westwater
    Informant: Certified by William Mills, grandson, Cranebrook
    When and Where Buried: 3 June 1887, St. Stephens
    Where Born and how long in the Australasian Colonies or States: Edinburgh, Scotland, 54 years
    Place of Marrage, Age and To Whom: Parramatta, 24 years, William Law
    Children of Marriage:
    Annie, 50 years old
    Andrew, 48 years old
    James, 42 years old
    Christine, 40 years old
    Frank, 38 years old
    Elizabeth, 36 years old
    Alexander, 34 years old
    Margaret, 34 years old
    1-male and 1-female deceased
    The Death of Christiana Thirkell
    The Death of Christiana Thirkell
    Christiana Thirkell died 26.6.1925 at 19 Gregory Street, Enfield Municipality aet 79, daughter of William Law, a Blacksmith, and Elizabeth Spears. Death certified by Eliza Tonar, daughter, of 19 Gregory Street, Enfield. Buried 28-6-1925 at Presbyterian Cemetery, Rookwood. Born Greendale N.S.W., married at Bega, N.S.W., age not known, to Alfred Thirkell. Issue: Agnes D., 56; Albert, 55; Eliza, 53; living--none dec'd.
    From Cert. Register of Burwood & Canterbury at Burwood, N.S.Wells. 4579

    This document obviously has errors but other documents support the existing information.

    Source Information
    Ancestry.com. England, Andrews Newspaper Index Cards, 1790-1976 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
    The Funeral Notices of Christiana (Law) Thirkell, 27 June 1925
    The Funeral Notices of Christiana (Law) Thirkell, 27 June 1925
    Thirkell--The Relatives and Friends of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Foster and Family, Mrs. Albert Thirkell and Family, Mrs. and Mrs. E. Toner and Family, Mrs. and Mrs. Fred Lane are invited to attend the Funeral of their beloved Mother, Grandmother, and Great-Grandmother, Christina Thirkell; to leave the residence of her daughter, Mrs. E. Toner, 19 Gregory street, Enfield, This Saturday, at 2.30 p.m., for Presbyterian Cemetery, Rockwood, by road. ...

    Headstones
    Rockwood Cemetery, Sydney, New South Wales--Cemetery with Thirkell Family
    Rockwood Cemetery, Sydney, New South Wales--Cemetery with Thirkell Family
    This plaque lists the family names and death dates of many of the Thirkell family members.

    Shared by Terry Smith of North Parramatta, NSW, Australia

  • Sources 
    1. [S52] Australia, Birth Indes, 1788-1922.
      Name: Christiana Law
      Birth Date: 1847
      Father's name: William Law
      Mother's name: Anne
      Birth Place: New South Wales
      Registration Year: 1847
      Registration Place: Mulgoa, New South Wales
      Volume Number: V18471078 32A

    2. [S48] Austrailia, Death Index 1787-1985.
      Name: Christina Thirkell
      Death Date: 1925
      Death Place: New South Wales
      Father's name: William
      Mother's name: Elizabeth ?
      Registration Year: 1925
      Registration Place: Burwood, New South Wales
      Registration Number: 6804

    3. [S49] Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950.
      Name: Alfred G Thirkell
      Spouse Name: Christiana Law
      Marriage Date: 1867
      Marriage Place: New South Wales
      Registration Place: Eden, New South Wales
      Registration Year: 1867
      Registration Number: 2009