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Wicklow / Re: Thomas Spencer b.1816 Arklow
« on: Wednesday 19 October 11 03:10 BST (UK)  »
Shane,
Thanks for info. Paul Spencer from Arklow came to Australia in 1838 and cited his father as Thomas Spencer and mother as a (nee)Loughran. Maybe the same parents as my relative (Thomas Spencer b.1816).

Another puzzle; how would Thomas Spencer and his wife Mary Sharp (or Stark) learn to read and write as stated on the immigration documents when they listed themselves as farm labourer and dairy maid. In 1840 not many people would have had the opportunity to read and write unless they came from a wealthy background. Something does not seem correct. If they came from wealth, they should be easier to track but this does not seem to be the case.
Cheers

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Wicklow / Re: Thomas Spencer b.1816 Arklow
« on: Wednesday 19 October 11 01:38 BST (UK)  »
I'm definitely a relative (Thomas - Matthew - Stanley - Wallace - David (me)).Thomas' marriage in 1840 to Mary Sharp or Stark is about as far back as it goes. Shipping manifest says Sharp so I have stuck to that.
The Spencer tree in Ancestry is pretty solid with most names and dates confirmed by various records. Nearly got lost chasing another Spencer line out of Muswellbrook (NSW) that is not related at all.

We have an account of a Paul Spencer that arrived in Melbourne in 1838 and had a father called Thomas and was out of Arklow. That's about it.

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Wicklow / Thomas Spencer b.1816 Arklow
« on: Friday 17 June 11 08:49 BST (UK)  »
I am looking for information on Thomas Spencer b.1816 Arklow, Wicklow Co.

Thomas married Mary Sharp in 1840 and they sailed to Sydney, Australia on the SS China in 1841. Shipping manifest describes him as a farm labourer and her as a dairy maid.
Spencer told a newspaper in Sydney that both his parents were dead.
It has been reported that he had brothers Edward and John but the information source is not good
Any info about Thomas' parents or siblings would be appreciated.

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