Thomas Alchin (1840 - 1936)

Born 28 Nov 1840 in Camden, Colony of New South Wales

Ancestors

Husband of Jane (Shepherd) Alchin — married 13 May 1862 in Yass, Colony of New South Wales

Descendants

Died 12 Sep 1936 at age 95 in Forbes, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Thomas Alchin was born in the Colony of New South Wales (1788-1900)

This profile is part of the Forbes, New South Wales One Place Study.

Thomas Alchin was born on 28 November 1840 in Camden, Colony of New South Wales. He was the son of Ambrose Alchin and Ann Waterhouse.

Thomas married Jane Shepherd 13 May 1862 in Yass, Colony of New South Wales. They had twelve children:

1. Jane Alchin
2. Jane Isabella Alchin
3. Arthur Henry Alchin
4. Ada Maria Alchin
5. Ellis Hepzebah Alchin
6. Rosina Augusta Alchin
7. Lilly Alchin
8. Albert Thomas Shepherd Alchin
9. Donald Alexander Alchin
10. Oliver Francis Malcolm Alchin
11. Edith Ida Mabel Alchin
12. Maxwell K Alchin

Thomas passed away on 12 September 1936 in Forbes, New South Wales, aged 95. He was buried in Forbes Cemetery, Forbes, New South Wales.

Sources

• Marriage: "Births, Deaths and Marriages search,” NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages (https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/ : accessed 31 July 2024), marriage entry for Thomas Alchin and Jane Shepherd, registration number 3306/1862, district Yass.
• Death: "Births, Deaths and Marriages search,” NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages (https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/ : accessed 31 July 2024), death entry for Thomas Alchin, registration number 15070/1936, father Ambrose, mother Maria, district Forbes.
• Obituary: "Obituary, Mr. Thomas Alchin," The Forbes Advocate (Forbes, New South Wales) 18 September 1936, p. 4, col. 5; image copy, Trove (http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article218569831 : accessed 31 July 2024), Newspapers & Gazettes.
• Burial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/145855015/thomas-alchin : accessed 31 July 2024), memorial page for Thomas Alchin (28 Nov 1840–12 Sep 1936), Find A Grave: Memorial #145855015, citing Forbes Cemetery, Forbes, Forbes Shire, New South Wales, Australia; Maintained by Leonie Mijatovic (contributor 48225559).

See also:

• Forbes Family History Group, compiler, Forbes & District Pioneer Register Pre 1920, 3 vols. (Forbes, New South Wales : Forbes Family History Group, 2005), Volume 1, p. 9, entry for Thomas Alchin and Jane Shepherd.
• Steve Green, History of Alchin Family (http://www.alchin.info/), Volume 10, p. 1658-1659, section 1.4.4.6.8 Thomas Alchin; accessed via Internet Archive (https://archive.org).