THURLEY/YULE Surname Research
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William Thurley
Family:
| Son | John Thurley+ (b. 1818) |
| Birth | William Thurley was born in Royston, Hertfordshire, EnglandBG. |
| Marriage | He married. |
| Last Edited | 11 November 2014 00:00:00 |
John Thurley
Parents
| Father | William Thurley |
Family: Elizabeth Evans (b. 1831)
| Daughter | Lydia Thurley (b. 8 July 1847) |
| Daughter | Elizabeth Thurley (b. 16 September 1851) |
| Son | John Thurley (b. 1856, d. 28 November 1858) |
| Son | Thomas Wilfred Thurley+ (b. 23 July 1859, d. 17 March 1933) |
| Son | John William Thurley+ (b. 10 July 1861) |
| Son | Reuben Manly Thurley+ (b. 29 January 1864, d. 10 September 1929) |
| Daughter | Mary Thurley (b. 1866, d. 18 April 1866) |
| Note | Patricia Alice Thurley recalls the words of her father: 'His paternal grandfather, John Thurley, was a groom. He was born in Royston, in the south of England, in 1818, three years after the battle of Waterloo. In 1840, at the age of twenty-two, he joined the Army and came out to Madras. Dad had documen tal evidence that by 1861 he was in the 102 Madras Royal Fusiliers. . For the troops, life was brutal and hard; expected survival¾ two years. John survived many more! Dad showed me the marriage certificate; John had made his mark-he could not writ e his name. The certificate was dated 1846, and the bride was Elizabeth Evans. Dad didn't know much about her childhood, but he could recall her telling the family that she had been the daughter of John's close soldier-friend. She was fifteen whe n she married. Evans, her father, had married an Indian woman, a common practice in the early nineteenth century. John, Dad thought, must have been doing quite well in spite of the hellish conditions of the period. 'And they were hellish.'. Onl y about twelve out of every hundred were permitted to marry, and not all of these were provided with married quarters, so some of the couples were forced out to the poverty of bazaar quarters, or to living on the verandahs of the barracks, with ol d blankets for screens. When John (junior) was just a young lad, his father returned to England, taking his family with him. Apparently Dad could recall his father often speaking of the voyage 'Home'. But their sojourn in England ended disastrously. Perhaps the groom , on becoming a colonial, had forgotten the restrictions of English life. There were no cheap servants to wait on a mere soldier, to assist him to live 'in style'; no flat rooftops on bungalows on which to entertain. Perhaps he too was trouble d by two souls: the old tied to traditional England; the new, colonial and adventurous, wishing for the exotic. Or did he become ashamed, in 'Blighty', of his partly Asian wife? Maybe she found it impossible to manage-transported from the tropica l heat of Madras to the chill dampness of England. Or was it the lure of gold in the southern land? For John suddenly, as Dad told it, skedaddled: abandoned his family and took off for Melbourne, Australia, and was never heard of again. It seeme d he either left his wife enough money to return to India, or friends assisted her, but Dad knew that when Elizabeth finally returned to Madras, she was penniless. Penniless she might have been, but she was determined that her sons would have a be tter education than her soldier-husband. Someone must have told her about the Lawrence Asylum way up on the Nilgiri Hills in the south and the dedication of Sir Henry Lawrence in providing for abandoned army children. To this Asylum, she had to go. Never mind that Madras was over five hundred miles away or that she could only afford a bullock cart. Travelling short distances each day, crossing hot plains sometimes walking all night-it was cooler for the children¾winding their way through mal aria-infested jungles, beating tins each night to keep away elephants and tigers, they must have journeyed for almost a month, or more, Dad thought. And eventually when the carts could go no further, because the roads were too steep, she climbe d to mountain passes nearly 6,000 feet high. And at the end of this incredible journey, she deposited the boys on the doorstep of the mountain asylum. They had to be educated properly. Where else could she go? Timothy Anderson states: 'John Thurley joined the East India company, 103rd Reg. and was sent to India for the Mutiny (1857). While there he had three sons by Elizabeth Evans.' AND 'He deserted his family and returned to England where he became a landlord of a public house in Royston. He then ran off with an un-named barmaid to Australia'. |
| Birth | John Thurley was born in 1818 in Royston, Hertfordshire, EnglandBG. |
| Military Service | He served in the military in 1840 in Madras, India.BG, (Sent to India. 1st Madras Europeans 1843 title changed to 1st Madras Fusiliers. Btwn. 1858 & 1861 transferred from HEIC army to the British army as 1st Madras European Fusiliers. 1862 it became 102nd (Royal Bengal Fusiliers) Regiment.)1 |
| Marriage | He married Elizabeth Evans on 3 March 1846 in Madras, Madras, IndiaBG.2,3 |
| Military Service | He served in the military in 1861 in Madras, IndiaBG, (with the 102 Madras Royal Fusiliers.) |
| Milit-Svce | He served in the with the 102 Madras Royal Fusiliers in 1861 in Madras, IndiaBG. |
| Last Edited | 3 July 2017 00:00:00 |
Elizabeth Evans
Parents
| Father | Captain Thomas Evans |
| Mother | Dheervati Asthana |
Family: John Thurley (b. 1818)
| Daughter | Lydia Thurley (b. 8 July 1847) |
| Daughter | Elizabeth Thurley (b. 16 September 1851) |
| Son | John Thurley (b. 1856, d. 28 November 1858) |
| Son | Thomas Wilfred Thurley+ (b. 23 July 1859, d. 17 March 1933) |
| Son | John William Thurley+ (b. 10 July 1861) |
| Son | Reuben Manly Thurley+ (b. 29 January 1864, d. 10 September 1929) |
| Daughter | Mary Thurley (b. 1866, d. 18 April 1866) |
| Birth | Elizabeth Evans was born in 1831 in IndiaBG.1 |
| Marriage | She married John Thurley on 3 March 1846 in Madras, Madras, IndiaBG.2,3 |
| Last Edited | 6 October 2020 00:00:00 |
Thomas Wilfred Thurley
Parents
| Father | John Thurley (b. 1818) |
| Mother | Elizabeth Evans (b. 1831) |
Family: Caroline Ellen Honey (b. 1865, d. 8 November 1946)
| Daughter | Gladys Winifred Thurley (b. 1887) |
| Daughter | Ethel Lilian Thurley (b. 1 July 1889, d. 1963) |
| Son | Wilfred John Manly Thurley+ (b. 6 January 1896, d. 1973) |
[PE] Picture of Thomas Wilfred Thurley.
| Note | Educated at Lovedale School, Ooticomund. |
| Person Source | Thomas Wilfred Thurley had person sources.1,2 |
| Birth | He was born on 23 July 1859 in IndiaBG.1 |
| Christening | He was christened on 17 August 1859 in Vepery, Madras, IndiaBG.1 |
| Occupation | In 1882 Thomas Wilfred Thurley was a GIP Railway employee.2 |
| Marriage | He married Caroline Ellen Honey on 26 April 1882 in Sonapore, IndiaBG.3,1 |
| Death | He died on 17 March 1933 in Poona, Bombay, IndiaBG.1 |
| Last Edited | 11 November 2014 00:00:00 |
John William Thurley
Parents
| Father | John Thurley (b. 1818) |
| Mother | Elizabeth Evans (b. 1831) |
Family: Elizabeth Honey
| Son | Edger Lionel Thurley+ (b. 6 December 1885) |
| Daughter | Vivian Evans Thurley (b. 7 August 1888, d. 21 August 1903) |
| Daughter | Beryl Enid Aileen Thurley (b. 3 January 1889) |
| Son | Maurice William Honey Thurley+ (b. 14 December 1893, d. 1978) |
| Son | Eugene William Honey Thurley (b. 14 December 1893) |
| Person Source | John William Thurley had person sources.1 |
| Birth | He was born on 10 July 1861 in Vepery, Madras, IndiaBG.2 |
| Christening | He was christened on 3 September 1861 in Vepery, Madras, IndiaBG.3 |
| Education | He was educated at Educated at Lovedale School, Ooticomund. |
| Marriage | He married Elizabeth Honey on 13 January 1885 in Bombay, IndiaBG.4 |
| Occupation | In 1907 John William Thurley was the Superintendent of Government Telegraphs in Karachi, IndiaBG.5 |
| Marriage | He married Louisa Maud Mary Brown on 17 April 1907 in Lahore, IndiaBG.5 |
| Last Edited | 11 December 2014 00:00:00 |
Reuben Manly Thurley
Parents
| Father | John Thurley (b. 1818) |
| Mother | Elizabeth Evans (b. 1831) |
Family: Florence Louisa Allen (b. 1866)
| Son | Cecil Allen Thurley+ (b. 12 April 1886) |
| Daughter | Ruth Thurley (b. 4 April 1888, d. 1980) |
| Son | Mervyn Manly Thurley+ (b. 15 October 1889, d. 1967) |
| Son | Percival William Dixon Thurley (b. 6 November 1892, d. 8 April 1962) |
| Daughter | Dorothy Winifred Thurley (b. 29 November 1895, d. 1 September 1896) |
| Son | Harold Reginald Donald Thurley (b. 4 January 1898, d. 1970) |
| Son | Clive Geoffrey Thurley (b. 22 November 1900, d. 1983) |
[PE] Reuben Manly Thurley dressed in Masonic apron. Back of photo says ‘Past Provincial Grand Director of Ceremonies. Past First Principal of the Royal Arch Chapter, alsoA member of the Mark Degree and the Royal Ark Mariner Degree.’
| Education | Reuben Manly Thurley was educated at at Lovedale School, Ooticomund. |
| Occupation | Reuben Manly Thurley was. |
| Birth | He was born on 29 January 1864 in Vepery, Madras, IndiaBG.1 |
| Christening | He was christened on 2 March 1864 in Vepery, Madras, IndiaBG.2 |
| Marriage | He married Florence Louisa Allen on 8 July 1885 in Madras, IndiaBG.1,2 |
| Freemasons Membership | He appeared on the Grand Lodge of England Freemasons registers and was listed as being initiated into the Universal Charity Lodge on on 17 October 1902 in Veprey, Madras, IndiaBG. His ocupation was listed as "Asst Commr". |
| Freemasons Membership | He appeared on the Grand Lodge of England Freemasons registers and was listed as being initiated into the Southern Cross Lodge on on 24 October 1908 in Palamcottah, Madras, IndiaBG. His occupation was listed as "Asst Salt Commr".3 |
| Freemasons Membership | He appeared on the Grand Lodge of England Freemasons registers and was listed as being initiated into the Lodge of the Rock on on 3 May 1913 in Trichinopoly, Madras, IndiaBG. His occupation was listed as "Asst. Commissioner".3 |
| Freemasons Membership | He appeared on the Grand Lodge of England Freemasons registers and was listed as being initiated into the Southern Brotherhood Lodge on on 26 July 1920 in Bangalore, IndiaBG. His occupation was listed as pensioner.3 |
| Death | He died on 10 September 1929 in Queens Club Gardens, West Kensington, Middlesex, EnglandBG.4,5 |
| Residence | He lived at 2 Purcell Mansions in West Kensington, Middlesex, EnglandBG. at the time of his death. |
| Probate (granted to) | He's probate was granted to his son, Harold Reginald Donald Thurley on 15 October 1929 in London, EnglandBG. |
| Last Edited | 19 January 2022 15:22:56 |
Florence Louisa Allen
Family: Reuben Manly Thurley (b. 29 January 1864, d. 10 September 1929)
| Son | Cecil Allen Thurley+ (b. 12 April 1886) |
| Daughter | Ruth Thurley (b. 4 April 1888, d. 1980) |
| Son | Mervyn Manly Thurley+ (b. 15 October 1889, d. 1967) |
| Son | Percival William Dixon Thurley (b. 6 November 1892, d. 8 April 1962) |
| Daughter | Dorothy Winifred Thurley (b. 29 November 1895, d. 1 September 1896) |
| Son | Harold Reginald Donald Thurley (b. 4 January 1898, d. 1970) |
| Son | Clive Geoffrey Thurley (b. 22 November 1900, d. 1983) |
| Death | Florence Louisa Allen died in Madras, IndiaBG. |
| Person Source | She had person sources.1 |
| Birth | She was born in 1866.2 |
| Marriage | She married Reuben Manly Thurley on 8 July 1885 in Madras, IndiaBG.1,2 |
| Psgr List | She was found on a passenger list on 30 April 1925 It was the date that passengers arrived in London from Bombay, India.3 |
| Psgr List | She was found on a passenger list on 21 November 1930 It was the date that passengers departed London to destination unknown (possbly India).4 |
| Last Edited | 13 August 2015 00:00:00 |
Captain Thomas Evans
Family: Dheervati Asthana
| Daughter | Elizabeth Evans+ (b. 1831) |
| Note | Described as a 'Welshman'. |
| Marriage | Captain Thomas Evans married Dheervati Asthana about 1825.1 |
| Last Edited | 11 November 2014 00:00:00 |
Dheervati Asthana
Family: Captain Thomas Evans
| Daughter | Elizabeth Evans+ (b. 1831) |
| Birth | Dheervati Asthana was born in Madras, IndiaBG.1 |
| Person Source | She had person sources.1 |
| Marriage | She married Captain Thomas Evans about 1825.1 |
| Last Edited | 11 November 2014 00:00:00 |
Elizabeth Honey
Parents
| Father | Charles Honey |
| Mother | Jane Victoria Leonard |
Family: John William Thurley (b. 10 July 1861)
| Son | Edger Lionel Thurley+ (b. 6 December 1885) |
| Daughter | Vivian Evans Thurley (b. 7 August 1888, d. 21 August 1903) |
| Daughter | Beryl Enid Aileen Thurley (b. 3 January 1889) |
| Son | Maurice William Honey Thurley+ (b. 14 December 1893, d. 1978) |
| Son | Eugene William Honey Thurley (b. 14 December 1893) |
| Marriage | Elizabeth Honey married John William Thurley on 13 January 1885 in Bombay, IndiaBG.1 |
| Last Edited | 11 November 2014 00:00:00 |
Maurice William Honey Thurley
Parents
| Father | John William Thurley (b. 10 July 1861) |
| Mother | Elizabeth Honey |
Family: Jessie Violet Coulter (b. about 1901, d. 4 November 1989)
| Son | Robert William Coulter Thurley (b. 26 November 1920, d. 1994) |
| Daughter | Patricia Elizabeth Alice Thurley (b. 5 February 1926, d. 26 October 2010) |
| Son | Ivan Vivian Coulter Thurley (b. 1928, d. 2004) |
| Birth | Maurice William Honey Thurley was born on 14 December 1893.1 |
| Christening | He was christened on 23 January 1894 in Agra, West Bengal, IndiaBG.1 |
| Marriage | He married Jessie Violet Coulter on 11 February 1920 in Ahmeduagar, Bombay, IndiaBG. |
| Death | He died in 1978 in Madras, IndiaBG.2 |
| Last Edited | 6 January 2015 00:00:00 |
Jessie Violet Coulter
Parents
| Father | Robert Coulter |
| Mother | Sophie Alicia |
Family: Maurice William Honey Thurley (b. 14 December 1893, d. 1978)
| Son | Robert William Coulter Thurley (b. 26 November 1920, d. 1994) |
| Daughter | Patricia Elizabeth Alice Thurley (b. 5 February 1926, d. 26 October 2010) |
| Son | Ivan Vivian Coulter Thurley (b. 1928, d. 2004) |
| Note | Jessie met Maurice Thurley, shortly after she left school. At the time he was serving as an officer in a Postal Military Division and was on active service at Basra. They became acquainted while Dad was on a month's holiday, and when he returne d to the front, they corresponded and finally became engaged through the post. |
| Birth | Jessie Violet Coulter was born about 1901. |
| Marriage | She married Maurice William Honey Thurley on 11 February 1920 in Ahmeduagar, Bombay, IndiaBG. |
| Death | She died on 4 November 1989 in Hornsby, New South Wales, VictoriaBG. |
| Last Edited | 11 November 2014 00:00:00 |
Robert William Coulter Thurley
Parents
| Father | Maurice William Honey Thurley (b. 14 December 1893, d. 1978) |
| Mother | Jessie Violet Coulter (b. about 1901, d. 4 November 1989) |
| Person Source | Robert William Coulter Thurley had person sources.1 |
| Birth | He was born on 26 November 1920 in IndiaBG.1 |
| Baptism | He was baptised on 16 December 1920 in IndiaBG.1 |
| Immigration | He immigrated in 1952 to FijiBG, with his wife and two children and worked for the Fiji Broadcasting corporation and later ran his own recording studio.2 |
| Death | He died in 1994 in Brisbane, Queensland, AustraliaBG.3,4 |
| Last Edited | 1 August 2016 00:00:00 |