Thomas Eldridge was baptised on 3 Nov 1825 at Downton, Wiltshire, England the son of Robert Eldridge, a labourer, and Elizabeth Tucker. They had married there on 25 May 1813. Thomas came to Port Phillip, Victoria as an assisted immigrant arriving on 29 Jun 1849 on the ship Saxon. He married Sarah Kelly at St Francis Roman Catholic Church VIC in 1851. Sarah was born in Wicklow, Ireland the daughter of Michael and Sarah Kelly and had previously been married at Dublin, Ireland to Simon Martin and had four children, Elizabeth, Christopher, Mary Ann and Bridget, all born at Melbourne, before Simon died there in 1850 aged 33.
Thomas and Sarah had three children born in Melbourne. Thomas was a gardener and he died on 3 Sep 1875, aged 50 and Sarah on 14 Jan 1879, aged 60. Both died at Toorak Road, Toorak and were buried at the St Kilda Cemetery.
His sister Fanny also came to VIC. She married Alfred Nicklen in 1854 in England and their children were born at Pranran, South Yarra and the following 6 at Toorak, VIC. Fanny died on 6 Jul 1870 at Andrew Street, Toorak and was buried at the St Kilda Cemetery.
Updated 18 April 2006
Robert Eldridge ( - )
m 1813 Elizabeth Tucker ( - )
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Elizabeth Eldridge (1816- )
Samuel Eldridge (1821- )
m 1847 Cinderella Avery (1824-1890)
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| George Eldridge (1850- )
| Elizabeth Eldridge (1853- )
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| | Henry Eldridge (1872- )
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| Robert Eldridge (1856- )
| Thomas Eldridge (1858- )
| Samuel Eldridge (1861- )
| Fanny Eldridge (1864- )
| Edward Eldridge (1865- )
| Sarah Ann Eldridge (1870- )
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George Eldridge (1823- )
Thomas Eldridge (1825-1875)
m 1851 Sarah Kelly (1819-1879)
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| Descendants born in Australia
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| Thomas Robert Eldridge ( -1853)
| Sarah Jane Eldridge (1855-1921)
| m 1880 Peter Francis Murphy ( - )
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| | Thomas Peter Murphy (1882-1951)
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| Charles Thomas Eldridge (1859-1931)
| m 1894 Sarah Ellen Willicombe (1858-1937)
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| Thomas Charles Eldridge (1895-1961)
| m 1916 Gladys Sybil Sutton (1898- )
| m 1921 Myra Mabel Loft (1895-1985)
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| | Margaret Eleanore Eldridge (1920- )
| | m 1939 Keith Ronald Young (1919- )
| | Thomas Edward Eldridge (1922-1993)
| | William James Eldridge (1925- )
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| Eleanor Sarah Eldridge (1898-1952)
| m 1924 Arthur Holton (1889-1953)
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| Eleanor Holton ( -1929)
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Mary Eldridge (1828- )
Fanny Eldridge (1834-1870)
m 1854 Alfred Nicklen ( - )
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Descendants born in Australia
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Elizabeth Ann Nicklen (1856-1929)
Henry Nicklen (1858-1919)
Robert Nicklen (1860-1869)
Louisa Nicklen (1862-1935)
Thomas Nicklen (1863-1930)
Alfred Herbert Nicklen (1865-1929)
George Nicklen (1869-1921)
Robert Ernest Nicklen (1870-1944)