Samuel Thorley (1769 - 1821)

Born 1769 in Draycott, Staffordshire, England

Husband of Agnes (Shields) Thorley — married 18 Aug 1811 in Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia

Descendants

Died 9 Aug 1821 at about age 52 in Richmond, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Samuel James Thorley was born in 1768 in Draycott, Staffordshire, England.^[1]

WILLIAM VALE and SAMUEL THURLEY were indicted for burglariously and feloniously breaking and entering the dwelling house of Charles Dixon, about the hour of nine in the night, on the 19th of April last, and burglariously stealing therein, one wooden trunk, covered with leather, value 18 d. a silk purse, value 6 d. half a guinea, and twenty shillings, in monies numbered, six shifts, value 12 s. six aprons, value 5 s. a cambrick apron, value 2 s. a silk handkerchief, value 6 d. a lawn ditto, value 6 d. nine muslin handkerchiefs, value 9 s. four caps, value 18 d. one muslinet gown, value 17 s. one callico gown, value 16 s. a dimity ditto, value 13 s. a cotton ditto, value 4 s. a silk cloak, value 3 s. the property of Mary Stevens , spinster , in the same dwelling house . (The case opened by Mr. Garrow.) (The witnesses examined separate.)

He was a convict, sentenced to 7 years in 1770 by old Bailey, arriving Sydney on 3rd fleet ship Active.

Samuel was married to Agnes.^[1] Their children were:^[1]

• Philip Thorley (1799–1883)
• Agnes Thorley (1801–1890)

Samuel died on 9 August 1821 in Richmond, New South Wales.^[1]

Died aged 52

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} 'Thorley, Samuel James (1768–1821)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, http://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/thorley-samuel-james-16898/text, accessed 22 July 2017 by Clare Spring.

• Taken from " My Heritage" Lewis Web Site, Joanna Lewis- Site Manager. There are different birth dates given: 1769 (twice) and 1776 (once) but with the same place--Draycott, UK. Also the site indicates he was buried 4 months later in the Thorley vault at St. Peters Cemetery, Richmond.

• Samuel Thorley 1768-1821 from the Australian Royalty database at: https://australianroyalty.net.au/individual.php?pid=I52542&ged=purnellmccord.ged

• Details for the convict Samuel Thurley (1791) from the Claim a Convict database at: http://www.hawkesbury.net.au/claimaconvict/convictDetails.php?convictId=13706

• Samuel Thorley from the Convict Records database at: https://convictrecords.com.au/convicts/thorley/samuel/132969

• Convict - Samuel Thorley a.k.a Thurley a.k.a. Thomas Thorley from the Convict Stockade at: http://www.historyaustralia.org.au/twconvic/6269
• NSW marriage registration #210/1811 V1811210 5

People Australia verified marriage date as August 18, 1811

• NSW death registration #66/1821 V182166 156