Taylor & Ashdown Family Genealogy
- Thomas Blake (1790c - 1858)

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Extract from 'Along the Windsor Richmond Road Book 3' - The Early Days of the Ezzy Family

A Story of an Early Pioneer Family, Researched and written by present-day members of the Family, themselves.

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Thomas Blake (1790c - 1858) on page 61

Thomas came to the Colony on the "Eliza" in 1820, he was a convict with a sentence of 7 years. At the time of the 1828 Census Thomas was working for Samuel Neal of Richmond.

Thomas married Jane Mayho (sic) on 6th July 1829 at the Castlereagh Church. Thomas stated that he was from Castlereagh and Jane said that she was from Evan. The Banns Book for this Wedding states that Thomas was a convict, free by servitude and that Jane was aged 16 years and was married with the consent of her Mother, Mary Mayho. Mary was also one of the witnesses at her daughter's wedding. Although they have declared Jane to be 16 years of age she was only aged 14 years and 5 & 1/2 months, obviously Jane's age was falsified so that she could wed before her child was born.

It is most unlikely that Thomas was the Father of Jane's child otherwise she would have been baptised and raised as Mary Ann Blake.

Thomas and Jane had two daughters born to their marriage, Jane 31/7/1831 and Eliza 11/6/1833.

Jane died at the age of only 20 years possibly in childbirth and she left behind three daughters aged 5, 3 & 1/2 and 1 & 1/2 years. Jane was buried at St. Peter's Richmond having died on 10/5/1835.

Thomas Blake did not remarry and he obviously raised his step-daughter, along with his own two daughters, no doubt with the assistance of his Mother-in-law.

Thomas Blake passed away 30/6/1858 and at the time of his death it was stated that he had been a farmer at Kurrajong. According to information contained in the Mutch Index, Thomas was aged 68 years, his parents were unknown, he ha died of old age, he was survived by two daughters Jane and Eliza, and the informant was his son-in-law, William James Ezzy.

Thomas Blake was buried at St. Peter's along with his young wife. The couple do not have a headstone.

For further details see Jane MAYO and Thomas BLAKE and my Rootsweb database.

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