Caroline WATHEN

Bef 1850 - Bef 1900  (50 years)

• Name	Caroline WATHEN
  Birth	Bef 3 Feb 1850	Bristol, Gloucestershire
  Christening	3 Feb 1850	St Andrew, Montpelier, Gloucestershire   [1]
  Gender	Female
  _UID	77D017B916E04267962EFEEE8334284287E8
  Death	Bef 24 Sep 1900	Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia   [2]
  Burial	24 Sep 1900	Melbourne General Cemetery, Victoria, Australia   [3]
  Notes	Baptised privately as the daughter of James (carpenter) and Mary Wathen of 50 Stokes Croft. But birth registration not found. May 2023: Tim Murphy found the relationship between Caroline and John Henry TINSLEY. In May 2023, Tim was trying to find out why, on her daughter Emily Rose's death certificate, Caroline's name is shown as Caroline Mary RADFORD rather than WATHEN or TINSLEY. Caroline was the daughter of James WATHEN, whose younger brother Charles, born in Ireland, became Mayor of Bristol and was knighted in 1889. A very informative narrative about the WATHEN family is at http://www.mikesclark.com/genealogy/wathen.html. It's not clear what became of Caroline's father but her mother died in 1856 and in the 1861 census Caroline and her brother James were living with their widowed grandmother Mary WATHEN in Bedminster, Bristol. On 1 November 1865 Caroline, aged 16, a domestic servant, left Plymouth for Adelaide, South Australia on the 'Salamanca'. She and other emigrants paid 10 shillings for her passage. Caroline's conduct on the voyage was judged to be 'very good'. September 2023: research by Tim Murphy led to the following from Eva Rivera, Records & Archives Officer at the Southern Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust, Melbourne: "Our records confirm that Caroline Wathen was 49 years old when she died at the Melbourne Hospital. Her birthplace was given as England and interestingly, she was noted to be a Spinster. Caroline was buried on 24th September 1900 at Melbourne General Cemetery – Church of England Compartment HH. Unfortunately, this is a Public Burial Area and therefore the exact grave location for Caroline will not be marked with a headstone/plaque making it very difficult to identify above ground."
  Person ID	I2223	North Suffolk, Suffolk
  Last Modified	7 Sep 2023

  
  

  Father	James WATHEN,   b. Abt 1826   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Mary Ann STEPHENS,   b. Abt 1825   d. Mar 1856, Bedminster RD (Age 31 years)
  Marriage	Jun 1849	Bristol RD   [4]
  Family ID	F730	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	John Henry TINSLEY,   b. Abt 1822, Richmond, Virginia, USA d. 9 Jul 1903, Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (Age 81 years)
  _MARRIED	N
  Children	1. Emily Rose WATHEN-TINSLEY,   b. 1878, Carlton, Victoria, Australia RD d. 26 Jun 1962, Rosehill Aged Care Facility, Highett , Melbourne , Victoria, Australia (Age 84 years)   2. Alfred Henry WATHEN,   b. 1880, Carlton, Victoria, Australia RD d. 1881, Melboune South, Victoria, Australia RD (Age 1 year)   3. Rosanna WATHEN,   b. 1883, Carlton, Victoria, Australia RD d. 1883, Melboune South, Victoria, Australia RD (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F729	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 May 2023

  
  

• Sources

  [S247] Bristol, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1922 at ancestry.com. [S50] Victoria BMD index, July 2008 and later, reg no. 10032/1900, aged 49, first name shown as Carol, parents' names 'unknown'. (Reliability: 3). [S235] Tim Murphy, between July 2021 and July 2026 and later, quoting Southern Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust, Melbourne. (Reliability: 3). [S2] BMD index, Q2 1849 Bristol X1/206. (Reliability: 3).