LEY Henry Daniel
Name | Henry Daniel LEY |
Country Of Origin | England |
Born | 1814 |
Died | 1876 |
Birth/ Baptism | Born 8 June 1814, Somersetshire, England. Bapt. 24 July 1814, Parish Church of Walcot, Somerset, England |
Parents | Daniel and Elizabeth Ley |
Apprenticeship | unknown |
Skills | Clockmaker, Watchmaker, Jeweller, Chronometer Maker |
Work Locations | Launceston, Hobart |
Street Address |
Charles Street, Launceston 62 Liverpool Street, Hobart |
Marriage/Spouse | Date unknown: England, to Harriet Ley (d. December 1842).
6 May 1844, Trinity Church, Launceston, to widow Bridget Ryley. |
Arrival | July 1838, New South Wales, on the ship Amelia Thompson, with his wife Harriet and son Daniel (two years old). |
Other | Employers, England: Cross’s, Charterhouse Square, London, and Benjamin Lantier, Bath. Worked in Sydney and Melbourne before relocating to Tasmania. Approx. 1841-1843: Employer, Alexandre Duchene, Charles St, Launceston. August 1844: Declared insolvent but still advertising in Charles Street in November 1844. January 1845: Advertised arrangement with business owners to receive and forward orders to him: Mr Robinson of the Hope Inn, Mr Bland, storekeeper of Westbury and Deloraine, and Mr Butler of Young Queen, George Town. By 1846: Advertised business at 62 Liverpool Street, Hobart, with added services of re-plating and gilding by the electromagnetic process. Approx. 1847: Moved to Auckland, New Zealand. |
Death | 1876, California, United States |
References | |
TAHO: RGD35/1/16 no739 Death 1842 [Harriet Ley], RGD37/1/3 no960 Marriage 1844, RGD32/1/3/ no2679 Birth 1845. Web: Ancestry: Somerset, England, Church of England Baptism 1814; New South Wales Australia Assisted Immigrant Passenger Lists 1838; California Voter Reg. 1866; United States, Find A Grave Index California 1876; Papers Past New Zealand: New Zealander 30 October 1847, 25 April 1849. Port Phillip Gazette 26 October 1839; The Examiner (Launceston) 14 May 1842, 17 December 1842, 29 April 1843, 26 August 1843, 6 September 1843, 14 August 1844; Launceston Advertiser 18 May 1843, 29 November 1844, 6 June 1845; Cornwall Chronicle 26 June 1844, 4 January 1845; Colonial Times 23 October 1846. |
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