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| Name |
Thomas Hodder Ostler |
| Birth |
3 May 1818 |
Bridport, Dorsetshire, England  |
| Christening |
16 Aug 1818 |
Bridport, Dorsetshire, England |
| Gender |
Male |
| Census |
1851 |
Allington, Dorsetshire, England |
| Death |
17 Jul 1876 |
Bridport, Dorsetshire, England |
| Initiatory (LDS) |
5 Oct 1891 |
| FamilySearch ID |
KWJ7-W25 |
| Headstones |
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| Person ID |
I667 |
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| Last Modified |
25 Feb 2024 |
| Father |
Thomas Ostler, c. 8 Apr 1792, Uplyme, Devonshire, England d. 13 Oct 1868, Bridport, Dorsetshire, England (Age ~ 76 years) |
| Mother |
Elizabeth Hodder, b. 6 Sep 1789, Uplyme, Devonshire, England d. 7 Jun 1876, Bridport, Dorsetshire, England (Age 86 years) |
| Marriage |
9 Feb 1812 |
Bridport, Dorsetshire, England |
| Family ID |
F576 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Joan Cousins Stevens, b. 30 Jan 1819, Bridport, Dorsetshire, England d. 23 Mar 1901, Riverton, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 82 years) |
| Marriage |
26 Nov 1837 |
Bridport, Dorsetshire, England |
| Children |
| + | 1. George Symonds Ostler, b. 7 May 1838, Bridport, Dorsetshire, England d. 22 Oct 1930, South Jordan, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 92 years) |
| | 2. Mary Ostler, b. 1840, Bridport, Dorsetshire, England d. 25 Oct 1842, Bridport, Dorsetshire, England (Age 2 years) |
| + | 3. Mary Symonds Ostler, b. 28 Aug 1843, Bridport, Dorsetshire, England d. 3 Nov 1911, South Jordan, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 68 years) |
| | 4. Thomas James Stevens Ostler, b. 19 Apr 1846, Bridport, Dorsetshire, England d. 7 Jun 1846, Bridport, Dorsetshire, England (Age 0 years) |
| | 5. Amanda Hodder Ostler, b. 9 Mar 1848, Bridport, Dorsetshire, England d. Nov 1882, Bridport, Dorsetshire, England (Age 34 years) |
| | 6. Elizabeth Ostler, c. 25 Apr 1851, Bridport, Dorsetshire, England d. 16 Nov 1879, Bridport, Dorsetshire, England (Age ~ 28 years) |
| + | 7. Elizabeth Ostler, b. 22 Sep 1854, Bridport, Dorsetshire, England d. 13 May 1931, Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States (Age 76 years) |
| + | 8. Annie Ostler, b. 29 Jun 1856, Bridport, Dorsetshire, England d. 21 May 1945, Riverton, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 88 years) |
| | 9. Ellen Ostler, b. 1857, Bridport, Dorsetshire, England |
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| Family ID |
F571 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
21 Apr 2024 |
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 | Birth - 3 May 1818 - Bridport, Dorsetshire, England |
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| Christening - 16 Aug 1818 - Bridport, Dorsetshire, England |
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| Marriage - 26 Nov 1837 - Bridport, Dorsetshire, England |
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 | Census - 1851 - Allington, Dorsetshire, England |
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| Death - 17 Jul 1876 - Bridport, Dorsetshire, England |
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| Notes |
- Thomas was born at Bridport, Dorset, England, 3 May 1818. He was th e f o u rth Child of seven boys.
There is little know about Thomas. He was raised in a humble home w i t h l ittle education. As a Child he probably would have attended scho o l i n Br idport. All children were required to attend school at an ear l y age. H e spent most of his life in Bridport.
His father was a sail cloth weaver, and Thomas followed him onto tha t t r a de. Being a good weaver was an art. The family would have made th e i r li ving by traveling from village to village taking in work.
Thomas married Joan Cousins Stevens, the daughter of James and Eliza b e t h Symonds Stevens. She was the fifth Child in a family of six.
The first LDS missionaries went to Bridport in 1847. The people i n t h e a rea were not friendly towards the LDS missionaries and they wer e fo rc ed t o leave for a while. Upon the missionaries renewed efforts i n th i s area, Thomas was baptized 30 August 1848. His wife was not bapti zed u n til 4 A ugust 1886, just prior to coming to America.
Thomas died 17 July 1876, at the age of 58.
His wife, Joan, was 57 years of age at the time of his death. S h e w a s a small woman, a good wife and homemaker. She was a beautiful s ea mst re ss and made many quilts by hand. She was a woman of tremendou s fai t h an d courage. Ten years after the death of her husband, she sol d he r h ome a nd brought her family to America to start a new life.
They sailed from Liverpool, England 13 October 1886, on the Britis h K i n g Ship. It was the first steel vessel to carry Mormon emigrants . Th e r e was 307 Saints under the leadership of Joshua Greenwood. The s hipma s te r was Captain J. Kelley. After a 14-day passage, the emigrant s land e d a t Philadelphia on October 27, 1886. They then came to Salt L ake Cit y, Ut ah by train.
Joan made her home in Riverton, Utah, where she lived the remainde r o f h e r life. In her later years, she lived with her daughter, Anni e Silc o x. She died at the age of 82, 23 March 1901 in Riverton, Utah.
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