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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
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)

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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
Children (8):
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)
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:
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
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