Emily Amelia Thornton1

F, #60, b. 25 November 1808, d. 21 June 1887
Emily Amelia Gill nee Thornton 1809-1887
FatherJohn Thornton2 b. 8 Mar 1772
MotherCharlotte Burt2
Relationship3rd great-grandmother of Timothy George Sheens
ChartsAncestors of Timothy George Sheens (DNA trail)
Ancestors of Timothy George Sheens (paper trail)
Last Edited26 Jul 2022
Note* Emily Amelia Thornton (Alias Emma Trueman) is NOT the daughter of Richard Thornton and Elizabeth Richardson.
Emma Richardson Thornton marries Thomas Isherwood Syms at St Saviour Southwark on 29th August 1839.
Also, the PCOM2 Newgate Prison Register of Prisones says that Emma Trueman was born at St George, Hanover Square.
A better fit (for both birth date and place) is the daughter of John Thornton and Charlotte Burt. 
Name Variation Emma Trueman3 
Birth*25 November 1808 St George, Hanover Square, London, England2 
Baptism19 August 1810 St George, Hanover Square, London, England;
Emma D of John & Charlotte Thornton, born Nov 25 1808

Note: brother Geoge baptised same day2 
Criminal*12 January 1826 Old Bailey, London, Middlesex, England;335. EMMA TRUEMAN was indicted for stealing, on the 13th of September, 14 yards of cotton, value 10s., the goods of John D'Oyly.
ANGELIOUS BERTRAUN. I was in Oxford-street about four o'clock in the evening of the 13th of December, and saw the prisoner opposite Mr. D'Oyly's shop, near the Pantheon; she put her hand inside the door-way, and put something under her shawl - went to the next door, and then came back by the shop again - I crossed over and met her - I asked her what she had got, she said nothing; I turned back her shawl and found the cotton, which I took back to the shop, where they owned it.
EVAN DAVIS. I am in the employ of Mr. John D'Oyly, Bertraun brought the prisoner back with the piece of cotton, which I had seen within the door about half an hour before.(Property produced and sworn to.)
Prisoner's Defence. It was distress.
GUILTY. Aged 17.
Transported for Seven Years.4 
Gaol*1826 Newgate Prison, London, England;
Name, Age, and Description: Emma Trueman (17), 5f 1 – brown hair, hazel eyes – stoutish, born in St Georges Hanr Square, Spinster
When brought into Custody: Dec 13 1825
By whom Committed: j E Conant Esq
Offence charge with: Stealing 14 yards of Printed Cotton value 10/_ the property of John Doyly
When Tried, and Before whom: Jany 12 1826, Co: Sergt.
Verdict: Guilty
Sentence: Trans 7 yrs
How Disposed of: 15 Augt 1826, Ship Grenada5 
Transportation*26 January 1827 "Grenada", Sydney, NSW;
Name: Trocinan ats Trueman, Emma
Age: 18
Education: R & W
Religion: Prot.
S or M: S
Family:
Native Place: London
Trade or Calling: Ho Servt
Offence: Shoplifting
Where Tried: London
When Tried: 12 January 1826
Sentence: 7 Yrs
Former Conviction: none
Height: 5 ft 0 inches
Complexion: Ruddy
Hair Colour: brown
Eyes Colour: dk brown
Remarks: R. Ridge Sack* [obscured probably Sackville]6 
Permission to Marry13 May 1828 NSW;
Laurence Gill, 29, Dorothy, Seven yrs, Free
Emma Trueman, 19, Grenada, Seven yrs, Bond
Clergyman: Rev M D Meares, Windsor;Principal=Laurence Gill7 
Married Name11 June 1828 Gill8 
Marriage*11 June 1828 Sackville Reach, NSW;
Lawrence Gill of this parish and
Emma Trueman of this Parish were
married in this Chapel by Banns with consent of His Excellency the Governor
this eleventh day of June in the year 1828
By me M D Meares Chaplain
This marriage was solemnized between us
Lawrence Gill his mark
Emma trueman her mark
In the Presence of
James Ogborn
James Gatten of Sackville Reach;Groom=Laurence Gill3 
Birth of Son16 August 1828 Sackville Reach, NSW;Principal=Laurence Gill9 
Census 1828*1828 Portland Head, NSW;
Lawrence Gill, 28, Free by Servitude, Protestant, "Dorothy", 1820, Labourer
Emma Gill, 21, Government Servant, Protestant, "Grenada", 1827
Lawrence Gill, 3m, Born Colony, Protestant;Head of Household=Laurence Gill, Witness=Laurence Gill10 
Birth of Daughter23 March 1830 Sackville Reach, NSW;Principal=Margaret Gill11 
Birth of Son6 June 1834 Colo, NSW;Principal=Matthew James Gill12 
Birth of Son6 June 1837 Colo, NSW;Principal=James Gill12 
Birth of Son27 April 1838 Colo, NSW;Principal=Peter Gill12 
Birth of Son1839 Colo, NSW;Principal=Henry Gill13 
Birth of Son20 April 1842 Colo Branch, NSW;Principal=John Gill14 
Birth of Daughter4 May 1845 Colo Branch, NSW;Principal=Mary Anne Gill15 
Birth of Son4 May 1846 Colo River, NSW;Principal=Michael Gill16 
Birth of Son21 February 1849 NSW;Principal=George Gill17 
Death*21 June 1887 Colo, NSW;Name: Emily Amelia Gill
Date of Death: 21/6/1887
Place: Colo, Richmond NSW
Occupation: Domestic
Sex: Female
Age: 78
Conjugal Status:
Place of Birth: England
Time in Aust Colonies: About 60 years

Father: James Thornton
Occupation: Not known
Mother: Not known

Place of Marriage: Lower Portland NSW
Age at Marriage: About 19
Name of Spouse: Lawrence Gill
Children of Marriage: 7 males living; 1 male, 1 female deceased
Informant: Benjamin Gosper, no relationship, Colo

Cause of Death: Senile Decay
Length of Illness: Some months
Medical Attendant:
Date Last Seen:

Date of Burial: 22/6/1887
Place of Burial: Colo
Minister & Religion:
Undertaker: William Penton
Witnesses: Henry Gill, W H Gosper

Registered: 27/6/1887 - Richmond18 
Headstone* Upper Colo Cemetery, Upper Colo, NSW;
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Headstone Emily Amelia Gill nee Thornton (alias Emma Trueman)

Family

Laurence Gill b. 3 May 1801, d. 14 Feb 1891
Children

Citations

  1. [S107] NSW Death Transcript (Marilyn Rowan), 9371/1887 Emily Amelia Gill.
  2. [S484] Westminster, London, Church of England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1558-1812, online www.ancestry.com, baptism Emma Thornton 1811.
  3. [S55] Microfilm Marriage, Early Church of England, 1788-1855 "V1828812 12/1828 Lawrence Gill & Emma Trueman."
  4. [S67] Website Old Bailey Proceedings (http://www.oldbaileyonline.org) "Reference Number: t18260112-153.
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  5. [S486] Findmypast England & Wales, Crime, Prisons & Punishment, 1770-1935, online www.findmypast.com, Prison Commission: prison records - Emma Trueman.
  6. [S99] State Records of NSW Convict Bound Indents, Emma Trueman 1827.
  7. [S168] NSW Convict Register of Applications to Marry 1826-1851, online http://ancestry.com
  8. [S12] NSW Marriage Index, V1828812 12/1828 Lawrence Gill & Emma Trueman.
  9. [S13] NSW Birth Index, V1828510 13/1828 Lawrence Gill.
  10. [S158] 1828 Census for New South Wales, Australia (online image) "Household of Lawrence Gill."
  11. [S56] Microfilm Baptism, Early Church of England, 1788-1855 "V1831636 15/1831 Margaret Gill."
  12. [S62] Microfilm Baptism, St Johns Wilberforce, 1826-1971.
  13. [S107] NSW Death Transcript (Marilyn Rowan), 13236/1891 Laurence Gill.
  14. [S58] Microfilm Roman Catholic Baptism Registers, "V18422563 62/1842 John Gill."
  15. [S58] Microfilm Roman Catholic Baptism Registers, "V18452561 62/1845 Marianne Gill."
  16. [S58] Microfilm Roman Catholic Baptism Registers, "V1846612 66/1846 Michael Gill."
  17. [S430] NSW Early Church Records 1788-1855, V18492063 67/1849 George Gill.
  18. [S107] NSW Death Transcript (Marilyn Rowan), 9371/1887 Emily A Gill.
  19. [S184] Tim Sheens photographs.
  20. [S11] NSW Death Index, 1079/1903 son of Laurence & Emma.
  21. [S58] Microfilm Roman Catholic Baptism Registers, "V18492063 67/1849 George Gill."