Thomas Rackham Cannell (abt. 1829 - 1897)

Born about 1829 in Banningham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Haines) Cannell — married 15 Sep 1856 in Steventon, South Australia

Descendants

Died 29 Oct 1897 at about age 68 in Nhill, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

Birth and Early Life in Norfolk

Thomas Cannell was born in Norfolk, England.

Thomas was born in Banningham, Norfolk, England to Phoebe Larner (abt.1800-1881) and baptised on 6 June 1830, which was two years after the death of his father Edward on 8 June 1828. ^[1]

Immigration to South Australia

Thomas Cannell migrated from Norfolk, England to South Australia on China in 1847.

Thomas emigrated to Australia at age 17 on the barque China, departing London August 1847, and arriving in Port Adelaide, South Australia, 14 December 1847. ^[2] Thomas travelled with his extended family:^[1]

• Mother Phoebe and her daughter Sophia Spooner (12 years)
• Phoebe's third husband George Dickerson and his son William Dickerson (13 years)
• Sister Abigail Jane Cannell, her husband George Johnson, and their daughter Sophia Cannell Johnson (3 years)

The family established themselves in farming in the Tiers (now called the Adelaide Hills). George Dickerson is recorded purchasing 117 acres in 1852, and sold the Northern half to Thomas and George Johnson. ^[1]

Family Life in Kapunta

Thomas married Mary Haines on 15 Sep 1856 at the Wesleyan Chapel at Steventon in the Colony of South Australia (now Tea Tree Gully, South Australia). ^[3]

Thomas and Mary moved to Kapunda district where they had thirteen children together:

• Harriett Emma Cannell (1857-1861)
• George Cannell (1858-1888)
• Thomas Cannell (1859-1946)
• Eliza Jane Cannell (1861-1862)
• James Haines Cannell (1862-1946)
• Florence Elizabeth Cannell (1864-1919)
• Mary Emma Cannell (1867)
• Hannah Ruth Cannell (1868-1948)
• Stephen Flower Cannell (1870-?)
• Phoebe Edith Cannell (1872-1965)
• Amy Blanche Cannell (1874-c1955),
• Annie Jane Cannell (1876-1964)
• Alice May Cannell (1879-1969)

Move to Victoria

In 1882, Thomas sold the Kapunta properties, and moved to Hoyleton, and then again in 1887 to the Nhill district in Victoria. ^[1]

Thomas died on 29 October 1897 and was buried in the Methodist section of Nhill cemetery. ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} Jaunay, Graham The Cannell Connection: The Story of Thomas Rackham Cannell and his Family (Family of George Johnson Association, South Plympton, 1994)
   • Family name = Cannell
   • Given names = Thomas Rackham
   • Birth = c20 Jun 1830, Banningham NFK
   • Father = Edward Gurney
   • Mother = Phoebe LARNER
   • Death = 29 Oct 1897 Nhill VIC
   • Spouse = Mary HAINES, 16 Sep 1856 Steventon SA
   • More details on page 14
2. ↑ SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. (1847, December 15). South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839 - 1900), p. 4. Retrieved August 1, 2021, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article48543518.

   Tuesday, 14th December - The barque China, 600 tons, E. W. Lively, master, from London and Plymouth... following Government emigrants in the Steerage... Thomas Connell...George Dickenson, wife and two children...George Johnson wife and

   one child

   Also transcribed at https://bound-for-south-australia.collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/1847China.htm

3. ↑ South Australia Marriage Index. (Genealogy SA, https://www.genealogysa.org.au/index.php : accessed 30 Aug 2021), database entry for Thomas CANNELL (Age: 26, Status: N, Father: Edward CANNELL) and Mary HAINES (Age: 20, Status: N, Father: James HAINES), 15-Sep-1856 at Wesleyan Chapel Steventon, Reference: District Highercombe, Book/Page: 27/399.