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Henry Thomas GREEN (1834 - 1909)
boat builder
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
George William (Gunyah) GREEN (1857 - 1926)
Henry Thomas GREEN (1862 - )
Henry Thomas GREEN (1834 - 1909)

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Esther Ann Matilda SUGDEN (1834 - 1894)
George GREEN (1810 - ) Amaziah GREEN (1782 - ) Joseph GREEN
Elizabeth (Betty) MATTHEWMAN
Mary Ann CHAPEL (1787 - )



Maria BATES (1808 - )











Henry Thomas GREEN

Henry Thomas GREEN
Henry Thomas GREEN Henry Thomas GREEN
b. 14 Sep 1834 at Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
m. 28 Feb 1856 Esther Ann Matilda SUGDEN (1834 - 1894) at Willoughby, New South Wales, Australia
d. 14 May 1909 at Gosford, New South Wales, Australia aged 74
Near Relatives of Henry Thomas GREEN (1834 - 1909)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Grandfather Amaziah GREEN 27 Oct 1782 Almonbury, Yorkshire, England
Grandmother Mary Ann CHAPEL 1787 Honiton, Devon, England

Father in Law William SUGDEN 18 May 1809 Idle near Bradford, Yorkshire, England 10 Aug 1895 North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 86
Mother in Law Matilda WHITMORE 1806 1834 England 28

Father George GREEN 1810 Camberwell, London, England
Mother Maria BATES 14 Dec 1808 Tasmania, Australia

Self Henry Thomas GREEN 14 Sep 1834 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 14 May 1909 Gosford, New South Wales, Australia 74

Wife Esther Ann Matilda SUGDEN 14 Jun 1834 Southwark Christchurch, London, Surrey, England 1894 St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia 60

Son George William (Gunyah) GREEN 14 Apr 1857 St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia 26 Sep 1926 Gosford, New South Wales, Australia 69
Son Henry Thomas GREEN abt 1862 New South Wales, Australia New Zealand

Daughter in Law Louisa Isabel DAVIE abt 1863 New Zealand 1942 Gosford, New South Wales, Australia 79
Daughter in Law Andrina MOUAT

Granddaughter Ivy Louise GREEN 1881 Dunedin, New Zealand 1964 St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia 83
Granddaughter Olive Isabel GREEN 1883 Dunedin, New Zealand
Granddaughter Nell May GREEN 1884 Dunedin, New Zealand
Grandson George William GREEN 15 Apr 1888 Wellington, New Zealand

Niece Emily Harriet Sugden AINSWORTH 1852 At sea 31 Dec 1940 Geelong, Victoria, Australia 88
Nephew Thomas Hargrave Alfred AINSWORTH 1853 Kensington, South Australia, Australia 1854 Victoria, Australia 1
Nephew Thomas Hargrave AINSWORTH 1855 Lake Terang, Victoria, Australia 1935 Cue, Western Australia, Asutralia 80
Nephew Alfred Edward St John AINSWORTH 14 Feb 1857 Lake Terang, Victoria, Australia 1943 Quairading, Western Australia, Australia 86
Nephew Harry Schimmelpennik AINSWORTH 1860 Alexandra, Victoria, Australia 1909 Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia 49
Nephew William AINSWORTH 1861 Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia 1861 Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia 0
Niece Helen AINSWORTH 1862 Wangoom, Victoria, Australia 1944 Subiaco, WA, Australia 82
Niece Mary May AINSWORTH 1867 Woods Point, Victoria, Australia 1946 Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia 79
Nephew Herbert Annesley AINSWORTH 1868 Woods Point, Victoria, Australia 1948 Albany, Western Australia, Australia 80
Nephew Chalres Roward AINSWORTH 1870 Woods Point, Victoria, Australia 1871 Woods Point, Victoria, Australia 1
Niece Ethel Alicia AINSWORTH 1872 Woods Point, Victoria, Australia 1952 Kew, Victoria, Australia 80
Nephew Charles Frederick AINSWORTH 1874 Woods Point, Victoria, Australia 1956 Cheltenham, Victoria, Australia 82
Nephew Harold Charles AINSWORTH 1876 Woods Point, Victoria, Australia 1938 Kalgoorlie, Western Australia 62
Niece Annette Elizabeth Hilda AINSWORTH 1877 Woods Point, Victoria, Australia 1967 St Kilda, Victoria, Australia 90
Niece Florence Louisa (Dolly) SIMMONDS 1861 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 01 Feb 1944 Mt Perry, Queensland, Australia 83
Nephew Alfred William SIMMONDS 11 Jan 1864 Queensland, Australia 05 Mar 1897 Queensland, Australia 33
Niece Adelaide Elizabeth (Ada) ELWORTHY 03 May 1868 Calliope, Queensland, Australia 08 Aug 1933 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 65
Niece Ellen Augusta (Nellie) ELWORTHY abt Oct 1869 Calliope, Queensland, Australia 06 Apr 1950 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 80
Nephew George Gregory Townsend ELWORTHY abt Oct 1869 Calliope, Queensland, Australia 04 Oct 1929 Mt Perry, Queensland, Australia 60
Niece Alice May Mary Maud ELWORTHY 23 Aug 1872 Gladstone, Queensland, Australia 09 Nov 1957 Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia 85
Nephew Charles Henry (Charlie) ELWORTHY 18 Nov 1874 Mt Perry, Queensland, Australia 30 Aug 1953 Mackay, Queensland, Australia 78
Niece Olivia Marion ELWORTHY 16 Dec 1879 Mt Perry, Queensland, Australia 15 Aug 1958 Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia 78
Nephew Henry St.John (Harry) Boucher ELWORTHY 26 May 1882 Mt Perry, Queensland, Australia 09 Oct 1969 Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia 87

Sister in Law Elizabeth SUGDEN 1830 Southwark Christchurch, London, Surrey, England 14 Mar 1912 Alexandra, Victoria, Australia 82
Brother in Law Thomas SUGDEN 1832 Southwark Christchurch, London, Surrey, England
Brother in Law William James SUGDEN 1836 Southwark Christchurch, London, Surrey, England 1905 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 69
Sister in Law Marion (Mary Ann) SUGDEN 18 Jun 1837 Southwark Christchurch, London, Surrey, England 24 Jan 1907 Mt Perry, Queensland, Australia 69
Sister in Law Rachel Edith SUGDEN 06 Apr 1839 Southwark Christchurch, London, Surrey, England 1894 55
Events in Henry Thomas GREEN (1834 - 1909)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
14 Sep 1834 Henry Thomas GREEN was born Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
28 Feb 1856 21 Married Esther Ann Matilda SUGDEN (aged 21) Willoughby, New South Wales, Australia
14 Apr 1857 22 Birth of son George William (Gunyah) GREEN St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia
abt 1862 28 Birth of son Henry Thomas GREEN New South Wales, Australia 18
1894 60 Death of wife Esther Ann Matilda SUGDEN (aged 60) St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia
14 May 1909 74 Henry Thomas GREEN died Gosford, New South Wales, Australia
Death of son Henry Thomas GREEN New Zealand 18
Personal Notes:
Henry Thomas Green 14.9.1834, baptised 26.10.1834 St Philips-14.3.1909 #1438 Gosford. Boat builder married 28.2.1856 at St Thomas, Nth Sydney to Esther Ann Matilda Sugden b. 14.6.1834 London-13.6.1894 #2451 St Leonards at 72 Alfred St Nth Sydney. Did Henry and his brother Robert marry at the same time in 1856…no registration of either marriage. Henry was listed as a boat builder at Alfred St., St Leonards east in the Sands Directory 1861. On 21 December 1871 in the Otago Daily Times, Henry Thomas Green, boatbuilder of Dunedin filed for bankruptcy on 12th December 1871 and had been declared insolvent on 8th January 1870. The situation improved for Henry in March 1878 when the Otago Rowing Club gave him an order for a new four-oared racing gig. The article mentioned that Henry was the builder of the well-known Isis. On 10th April, 1880, the Otago Daily Times reported on the Exhibition, the Sydney Morning Herald said “Upon visiting the NZ court, our aquatic men cannot help examining the admiring a handsome looking outrigger boat, built by Mr Henry T. Green, now of Dunedin. The article goes on to say that Henry said that he invented the rowlock in Sydney about 1860. Henry returned to Australia and resumed boat building in Lavender Bay in 1889-1902


Henry Thomas Green: Henry went over to New Zealand at the request of his father, George Green. George had purchased a lot of land from the Maories, land whiich included Stewart Island and some on the Bluff and other parcels in the Otargo area. This was being disputed by the government and when George died that was the end of the case. George had cancer in the arm and he died in 1872. Henry Thomas Green wrote a letter to his son Victor Herbert Green on the 9th June 1907 from Tenterfield as Follows:-
Dear Vic, Just a few lines to thank you for the caps soap and to say my leg is nearly well. I am otherwise in very good helth and (hope) that you are well. Re the Gree'sTribe as under:-
H.T. Green 73 Strong and Well
R.A.W Green 71 " " "
James Green 68 " " "
William Green 60 " " "
Charles Green 58 " " "
George Green Deceased
Herbert Green "

Hobart Champion Crew
S. Cronin Bow Deceased
R.A.W. Green No.2
James Punch No.3 Deceased
Thomas McGrath No.4 "
H.T.Green Stroke
W.F.Dinde Cox Deceased

Whaleboat Crew Aniversary Regatta 1856
James Green Bow
R.A.W.Green No.2
H.T.Green No.3
Robert Green No.4
George Green Stroke
George Green (father) Cox
Only won second prize.
Have you heard anything about that boat yet, if so what. I am sorry to hear George is still uncured of his trouble. Bill has been troubled the same way for the last three years but under DR. Green's treatment is almost well if not. My kind regards ro Mr & Mrs Gray. Iam sorry to hear that they are not so well. Love Maggie , Nellie Green, thchicks anf self from Your affectionate Father H.T. Green Many Happy returns of the 11th.
Source References:
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- Reference = Derek Green 20 Jun 2022 (Name, Notes)
- Notes: Going through my family history sheaves of papers, I happened to be reminded that an uncle of mine (now deceased), Gordon, investiaged the family's English side some years ago when on holiday in the UK, and traced it back to Joseph Green b. Almondbury, Yorkshire. He was Henry Thoms Green (Snr)'s great grandfather. He married Elizabeth (Betty) Matthewman 14 Nov 1773, Of their 11 children was my ancestor Amaziah b. 27 Oct 1782 in Almonbury, married Mary Ann Chapel (b. Honiton 1787) in Camberwell, London on 14 Sep 1807.

Amaziah's sister Charlotte was sent to Sydney (date unknown to me) as a convict, later freed and married another ex convict Thomas Hyndes. Amaziah got his son George (b. 1810 in Camberwell) out to Sydney in 1822 (aboard the Eliza) and asked Charlotte and Thomas fostered him. He married Maria Bates (b. 14 Dec 1808 in Tasmania) in 1830 in Sydney and they had 11 children including Henry Thomas Green (Snr) in 1834.

As your tree states, Henry married Esther Ann Matilda Sugden (B. 1834, Southwark, London) on 28 Feb 1856 in Sydney, but died 1894 at St Leonards according to Uncle Gordon's document.

My great-grandfather was his son Henry Thomas Green (Jnr) b.1862 (unverified), who left Sydney and moved to Dunedin NZ, where he married 29 Dec 1884 my ancestor on the Maori side, Andrina Mouat.

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