Lancelot Edward Threlkeld (1788 - 1859)

Born 20 Oct 1788 in Southwark, London, England

Husband of Martha (Goss) Threlkeld — married 1808 in St George's Church, Southwark

Husband of Sarah (Arndell) Threlkeld — married 1824 in St John's Church of England, Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia

Descendants

Died 10 Oct 1859 at age 70 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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English born Missionary, who worked with the Australia's Indigenous population, and wrote books translating their language.

Biography

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Lancelot Edward Threlkeld was born on the 20th of October 1788, at Southwark, London, England, the son of Mary Threlkeld and Samuel Joseph Threlkeld.^[1]

He was a missionary.^[1]

He married Matha Goss in 1808 at St George's Church, Southwark.^[1] They had five children.^[1]

Martha died in 1824.^[1]

Lancelot remarried on the 20th of October 1824, at St, John's, Parramatta, to Sarah Arndell.^[2]They had five children.^[1]

Lancelot Threlkeld wrote several books on Australian Indigenous languages, and also reported on their treatment, and several massacres, including Waterloo Creek in his annual reports.^[3]

Lancelot died on the 10th of October 1859 at Sydney, Colony of New South Wales, Australia.^[4]

Research Notes

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Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5} Niel Gunson, 'Threlkeld, Lancelot Edward (1788–1859)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, Lancelot, Biopublished first in hardcopy 1967, accessed online 11 January 2019.
2. ↑ New South Wales BMD Marriage Index: Ref: 3436/1824 V18243436 3B; Name: THRELKELD, LAUNCELOT E. & ARNDELL, SARAH; District: CB.
3. ↑ Threlkeld, L. E. : "An Australian Grammar, Comprehending The Principles And Natural Rules Of The Language, As Spoken By The Aborigines In The Vicinity Of Hunter's River, Lake Macquarie, &C. New South Wales : Free Download, Borrow, And Streaming : Internet Archive". 2021. Internet Archive. Australian Grammar, L.E. Threlkeld, 1834
4. ↑ New South Wales BMD Death Index: Name: THRELKELD, LAUNCELOT; Ref: 1043/1859; Father's Name: JOSEPH T; Mother's Name: DIED SYDNEY; Place: SYDNEY.

• There is an interesting story of Threlkeld on YouTube in the series "Stories of Our Town" entitled "Biraban and Threlkeld" [1]

See Also:

• Wikidata: Item Q6483613, en:Wikipedia

• Threlkeld, L. E. (Lancelot Edward), 1788-1859 :"An Australian Language As Spoken By The Awabakal, The People Of Awaba, Or Lake Macquarie (Near Newcastle, New South Wales) Being An Account Of Their Language, Traditions, And Customs: : Free Download, Borrow, And Streaming : Internet Archive". 2021. Internet Archive. Australian Language, Threlkeld, 1892

• Search the University of Newcastle, Australia, Living Histories University Library Special Collections for publications and references to Threlkeld: https://livinghistories.newcastle.edu.au/nodes/search?keywords=threlkeld&in=1&submitidx=Go

• Paul Bech, firsthand knowledge. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Paul and others.