Mankey (Cr) Thomas
| Type of person | Individual |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1824 |
| Place of birth | Cornwall |
| Date of arrival | 1848 |
| Principal occupation | Blacksmith |
| Date of death | 1872 |
| Place of death | Gawler |
Thomas Johns Mankey was born in Cornwall on 20 August 1824, son of James Mankey. He arrived in South Australia in 1848 and proceeded to Gawler, where he married Selina Jones on 20 Feb 1849 in St George's Church.
In the early 1850's he was in business with his brother-in-law John Allen (husband of his sister Elizabeth), they carried out trade as machinists in Gawler.
He was Councillor for East Ward in 1860.
Thomas John Mankey, of Gawler Town, machinist, was declared insolvent in January 1870.[1]
He died on 10 April 1872, "after long months of suffering", aged 47.[2]
His widow Selina Mankey, survived him by over 50 years, passing away in Glenelg on 26 April 1927, in her 96th year.[3] Her death notice records her to have been "a colonist of 85 years" and "mother of J. W. Mankey, Glenelg. Mrs. A. W. Silver (Brighton), Mrs. George Lucas (of Melbourne); and the late Mrs. Thomas Mankey and J. Walter Mankey, and the late Mrs. Jabez Bunting".[3]
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Mankey Family Property
- For a brief period in 1891 widow Selina owned part of Allotment 179 on King Street (now known as 17 King Street), she sold the allotment to James Forgie who went on to build the stone villa that is now located on the site.
Mankey Family Birth, Death & Marriage Information
MANKEY Thomas Johns
b. 20 Aug 1824, Cornwall, England, son of James Mankey
m. 20 Feb 1849, Selina JONES, St George's Church, Gawler
d. 10 Apr 1872, SA
Buried Willaston Cemetery, Willaston (Plot 4 A 1 - with wife)
JONES Selina (MANKEY)
b. Abt. 1832, England, daughter of James Jones & sister of John Jones
Arrived 1841, South Australia
m. 1849, Thomas MANKEY, St George's Church, Gawler
d. 26 Apr 1927, Glenelg, SA, aged 96
Buried Willaston Cemetery, Willaston (Plot 4 A 1 - with husband)
Children of Thomas Mankey include:
MANKEY Miriam May (BUNTING)
b. 1871, Gawler, SA ('Mirian May' [sic], Reg. Barossa 104/49)
m. Jabez BUNTING (see F T Bunting for more about the Bunting family)
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References
- ↑ "This Weeks Insolvency" (The Irish Harp and Farmers' Herald) https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/97208441
- ↑ The Late Mr Mankey (Bunyip 27 Apr 1872) https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/97208441
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 (Bunyip 29 Apr 1927) https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/96671775
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