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| Thomas (Long Tom) Greensmith LINDLEY (1807 - 1862) |
| convict, inn keeper, ran Rose Inn at Gundagai |
| Children | Self + Spouses | Parents | Grandparents | Greatgrandparents |
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George LINDLEY ( - 1852) Hannah S LINDLEY ( - 1852) Thomas LINDLEY ( - 1852) Emma LINDLEY (1847 - 1852) Mary LINDLEY (1854 - 1854) Robert LINDLEY (1857 - 1889) Thomas George LINDLEY (1857 - 1891) Caroline LINDLEY (1860 - 1860) |
Thomas (Long Tom) Greensmith LINDLEY (1807 - 1862) + Hannah (LINDLEY) ( - 1852) Elizabeth ELLIOTT |
Thomas GREENSMITH | ||
| Elizabeth LINLEY | ||||
| b. bef 01 Nov 1807 at Sheffield, Yorkshire, England |
| +. (1) Hannah (LINDLEY) ( - 1852) |
| m. (2) Elizabeth ELLIOTT |
| d. 1862 aged 55 |
| Parents: |
| Thomas GREENSMITH |
| Elizabeth LINLEY |
| Grandchildren (5): |
| Florence May LINDLEY (1880 - ), Thomas George LINDLEY (1882 - 1949), John Robert King LINDLEY (1884 - ), Arthur Elliott LINDLEY (1886 - 1959), Mary Elizabeth LINDLEY (1889 - ) |
| Events in Thomas (Long Tom) Greensmith LINDLEY (1807 - 1862)'s life | |||||
| Date | Age | Event | Place | Notes | Src |
| bef 01 Nov 1807 | Thomas (Long Tom) Greensmith LINDLEY was born | Sheffield, Yorkshire, England | |||
| 08 Jun 1832 | 24 | Immigration | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | per 'John' | |
| bef 02 May 1847 | 39 | Birth of daughter Emma LINDLEY | Yass, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| 25 Jun 1852 | 44 | Death of son George LINDLEY | |||
| 25 Jun 1852 | 44 | Death of daughter Hannah S LINDLEY | |||
| 25 Jun 1852 | 44 | Death of son Thomas LINDLEY | |||
| 25 Jun 1852 | 44 | Death of daughter Emma LINDLEY (aged 5) | |||
| 25 Jun 1852 | 44 | Death of wife Hannah (LINDLEY) | Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| 1854 | 47 | Birth of daughter Mary LINDLEY | Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| abt 1854 | 47 | Death of daughter Mary LINDLEY | Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia | 2 | |
| 1857 | 50 | Birth of son Robert LINDLEY | Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia | 7465/1858 | |
| 1857 | 50 | Birth of son Thomas George LINDLEY | Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia | 7465/1858 | |
| 1860 | 53 | Birth of daughter Caroline LINDLEY | Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| abt 1860 | 53 | Death of daughter Caroline LINDLEY | Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia | 2 | |
| 1862 | 55 | Thomas (Long Tom) Greensmith LINDLEY died | |||
| Personal Notes: |
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In 1852, Long Tom was away from town when his wife, four small children and 21 people huddling under the roof of the inn were swept away by floodwaters and drowned in the big flood.
The original European town that was gazetted in 1838 was situated on the right hand bank of the Murrumbidgee River floodplain at the place colloquially known as 'The Crossing Place'. This town was hit by several large floods of the Murrumbidgee River. The June 25, 1852 flood swept the town away, killing at least 78 people (perhaps 89) of the town's population of 250 people; it is one of the largest natural disasters in Australia's history. Following an even higher flood in 1853, North Gundagai was redeveloped at its current site on Asbestos Hill and Mount Parnassus, above the river, and at South Gundagai on the slopes of Brummies Hill, using pre-existing surveyors plans. The efforts of Yarri, Jacky Jacky, Long Jimmy and one other Indigenous man in saving many Gundagai people from the 1852 floodwaters were heroic. Between them, these men rescued more than 40 people in bark canoes. Yarri and Jacky Jacky were honored with bronze medallions for their efforts, and were allowed to demand sixpences from all Gundagai residents, although Yarri was maltreated on at least one occasion after the flood. Long Jimmy died not long after his rescues, possibly from the effects of being exposed to the freezing cold and wet conditions. It is claimed that the Gundagai community developed a special affinity with the Wiradjuri people and that the flood and its aftermath was the birthplace of reconciliation. The town commemorated the sesquicentenary of the flood in 2002. |
| Source References: |
| 2. Type: Book, Abbr: Devon to Downunder, Title: Devon to Downunder, Auth: Bettie Elworthy, Publ: Bookbound, Date: 1997 |
| - Reference = 86 (Name, Notes) |