Thomas Gilbert

  Noted events in his life were:

• source. Win & Steven Sinden & Marion Purnell where it is noted:
When Thomas was 21, his father took him on a voyage to England in the barque 'Alfred' leaving in March 1843, the journey taking four months. They returned in the ship 'Persian' on 27 Dec 1844. While they were away, his brother John looked after the family bakery. Regarding the trip he states:
'I took a trip to England when I was 22, and King Edward was a two year old baby. I went to Windsor Castle and saw him and the Queen and the two princesses, Alice and Beatrice. I also went on board the 'Victory' and saw where Nelson was shot.'
Thomas kept the tollbars on the Sydney, Western and Windsor Roads.

Thomas married Emma Jane Critchley on 19 Jun 1848 in Presbyterian Church, Parramatta, Sydney, NSW Australia. (Emma Jane Critchley was born in 1829, died on 8 May 1878 in Parramatta, Sydney, NSW Australia and was buried on 9 May 1878 in All Saints, Parramatta, Sydney, NSW Australia.)