Edward Rice Thomas
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ca. 1821 — 31 July 1853
Edward Rice Thomas (29A)
Headstone
A fragment of Edward Rice Thomas' headstone discovered in a Toowong Cemetery Archaeological Dig in 2023.
- Erected: North Brisbane Burial Grounds, Episcopalian section. After 31 July 1853
- Moved to: North Brisbane Burial Grounds, Reserved Area. ca. 1914. Recorded as E. R. Thomas
- Demolished and disposed of in: Toowong Cemetery, Portion 29A. ca. 1930
- Discovered: Toowong Cemetery, Portion 29A near Section 72. ca. May 2023
- Moved to: Family in Tasmania ca. 2023
Inscription
Beneath this stone
Lie the mortal remains of
Edward Rice Thomas
fourth son of
Jocelyn Thomas Esq.
of North Down house
Van Diemens Land
who departed this life
on the 31st July A.D. 1853
ÆTATIS 32 years
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Death registration: Edward Rice Thomas
Death date: 31/07/1853
Mother's name: - Buried 02/08/1853
Father/parent's name: -
Registration details: 1854/BBU/276
DEATHS.
On the 31st July, at Brisbane, New South Wales, whither he went for the benefit of his health, Edward Rice Thomas, fourth son of Jocelyn Thomas, Esquire, of North Down, Port Sorell, deeply lamented by his family, and much regretted by his friends and acquaintance, whose great consolation is, that he died the death of the righteous, in the faith of his Saviour Jesus Christ.
One of the earliest graves is that of Edward Roe Thomas, fourth son of Jocelyn Thomas. Esq., of Van Diemen's Land, who died a July 31, 1853, aged 32. The stone assures us that “he died in the Christian faith, a firm believer in his Saviour” His father was careful to have the “Esquire" on the tombstone.
- Jocelyn Henry Connor Thomas (1780–1862) - Australian Dictionary of Biography