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Fifty Years of Living as Jane Thorn in Ipswich 1833 – 1853
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TitleFifty Years of Living as Jane Thorn in Ipswich 1833Date Created27th July 2021Program Chasing Our Past At HomePresenterMargaret NicolHostMelanie RushModeratorDeannah VeithDescriptionThis presentation will focus on Jane Thorn, wife of George Thorn. Jane lived in Limestone/Ipswich for 44 years and saw Limestone settlement grow into the Municipality of Ipswich. She was the first white woman in Limestone and lived with her husband and baby son in a small cottage on the banks of the Bremer River.
As her family grew to 7 sons and 2 daughters, she lived in several homes, her last being Claremont. Jane's life was filled with joy, sadness, excitement, pride and love.
Margaret Nicol, a great-granddaughter of Jane's son, Henry, will present this session, most of it taking on the role of her ancestor Jane.References (online)Click here for high resolutionReference ID2021-07-27 COPAH - Jane Thorn - Margaret NicolAsset TypeWebinar / Talk - MP4Music, Audio and Video (Trove mapping field)lectureCopyright NoticeThis licence lets you download, redistribute, translate, and remix the work, for NON-COMMERCIAL purposes only.
In return, you MUST always acknowledge the original creator of the work (photographer, studio, author, etc.) and acknowledge Picture Ipswich as your source of the work.
All derivatives of this work MUST be shared under the same Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike license.
If you require a higher resolution copy of this work, please contact Picture Ipswich.CopyrightPicture Ipswich Copyright InformationBuildings & StructuresClaremontPeople & FamiliesJane ThornThorn familyGeorge ThornTranscriptionFifty Years of Living as Jane Thorn in Ipswich 1833 – 1853 - Chasing Our Past At Home (Transcription)Curated CollectionsChasing Our Past At HomeDefining Tulmur | IpswichConvicts & Colonials: Adulthood
As her family grew to 7 sons and 2 daughters, she lived in several homes, her last being Claremont. Jane's life was filled with joy, sadness, excitement, pride and love.
Margaret Nicol, a great-granddaughter of Jane's son, Henry, will present this session, most of it taking on the role of her ancestor Jane.References (online)Click here for high resolutionReference ID2021-07-27 COPAH - Jane Thorn - Margaret NicolAsset TypeWebinar / Talk - MP4Music, Audio and Video (Trove mapping field)lectureCopyright NoticeThis licence lets you download, redistribute, translate, and remix the work, for NON-COMMERCIAL purposes only.
In return, you MUST always acknowledge the original creator of the work (photographer, studio, author, etc.) and acknowledge Picture Ipswich as your source of the work.
All derivatives of this work MUST be shared under the same Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike license.
If you require a higher resolution copy of this work, please contact Picture Ipswich.CopyrightPicture Ipswich Copyright InformationBuildings & StructuresClaremontPeople & FamiliesJane ThornThorn familyGeorge ThornTranscriptionFifty Years of Living as Jane Thorn in Ipswich 1833 – 1853 - Chasing Our Past At Home (Transcription)Curated CollectionsChasing Our Past At HomeDefining Tulmur | IpswichConvicts & Colonials: Adulthood
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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike Australian License
This licence lets you download, redistribute, translate, and remix the work, for NON-COMMERCIAL purposes only.
In return, you MUST always acknowledge the original creator of the work (photographer, studio, author, etc.) and acknowledge Picture Ipswich as your source of the work.
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If you require a higher resolution copy of this work, please contact Picture Ipswich.
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