| Name |
Thomas Bromell |
- BROMELL-The Hon Thomas Bromell was a native of Devonshire Englandwho came to this colony in 1852.
Thomas married in 1851 married a Devonshire lady Miss Emma Walter b. 1828 at Bradworthy Devonshire England. They migrated to Australia aboard the “marchioness of Londonderry” arriving at Geelong-Victoria in 1852, where they lived for a short while. They spent a year at the diggings at Ballarat, Victoria where they were successful, however they decided to leave when trouble started over the licenses which culminated in the Eureka stockade. They went onto to Avoca diggings for a short while and then returned to Geelong where they rented a farm on the Barrabool Hills near Geelong untill he moved to Hamilton and purchased a small property of 400 acres part of the Grange Estate. In 1862 he purchasedhis late estate, hensleigh Park station near hamilton of 14,000 acres with no improvement or cultivation. There was also a comfortable dwelling-house of seventeen rooms, numerous outbuildings, large stables, woolshed ect and 18,000 sheep, 300 head of cattle, 100 horses and from 60-70 Timor ponies depasturing on the property.
Thomas Bromell was was elected a member of the old Dundas Road Board in 1861, and President of the Dudas Shire in 1871 which he resigned shortly after his election to the Legislature Council as one of the members for the Western Province in 1873 and was in the legislative Council for the Western Province.
Their children one son and 8 daughters-
1/Sara –Married -JT Heard with 5 sons and 5 daughters.
2/Tryphena-Married a Joseph A’Hearn and had 3 daughters- 1/ Marguerita A’Hearn 1888-1963 (m Hallam) & -Edith Kathleen A’hearn abt 1892-1875-& Ellen Josephine A’Hearn abt 1894-1970.
3/Emma M James Scholfield -
4/Carrie- d.s.p. unmarried-
5/Emily M a H. Craft .
6/Edith DSP unmarried..
7/Maud. d.s.p-Unmarried.
8/Winifred dsp unmarried &
9/John Thomas of Illira Hamilton died 1919-M Rose Blanche Slater -1 son and 1 daughter
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| Birth |
23 Feb 1834 |
Devonshire England  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
9 Oct 1887 |
Union Club Hotel Fitzroy: Aged 53 |
| Burial |
-Hamilton Cemetery Hamilton. |
| Person ID |
I432 |
David Hallam |
| Last Modified |
5 Dec 2025 |
| Family |
Emma Grace Bromell (mn Walter), b. 1828, Geelong (Vic Cert 15561) d. 16 Jul 1916, Edgecombe, Milton St Hamilton Australia. (Age 88 years) |
| Marriage |
8 Jan 1852 |
Bradworthy Devonshire, England |
| Notes |
- Thomas Bromell & Emma Walter-
BROMELL-The Hon Thomas Bromell of Hensleigh Park Hamilton, formerly of Co. decon, Ens JP, MLC, died in 1887 , married in 1851 at Bradworthy, Devonshire, England, a Emma Walter b.1828. They migrated to Australia aboard the “marchioness of Londonderry” arriving at Geelong-Victoria in 1852, where they lived for a short while. They spent a year at the diggings at Ballarat, Victoria where they were successful, however they decided to leave when trouble started over the licenses which culminated in the Eureka stockade. They went onto to Avoca diggings for a short while and then returned to Geelong where they lived on a farm in the Barrabool Hills.
In 1860 they set out to the Western District of Victoria in bullock wagons and decided to settle at the Grange ( later Hamilton ) and acquired 500 acres of the Grange Estate, living in a tent till the house was built. When the government opened up the district for selection , they selected 640 acres which was the beginning of Hensleigh Park Estate and eventually covered 4,000 acres. Thomas Bromell was President of the Dundas Shire Council from its inception in 1874 and was in the legislative Council for the Western Province. Their children
1/Sara –Married -JT Heard with 5 sons and 5 daughters.
2/Tryphena-Married a Joseph A’Hearn and had 3 daughters- 1/ Marguerite Ahearn 1888-1963 (m Hallam) & -Edith Kathleen Ahearn abt 1892-1875-& Ellen Josephine Ahearn abt 1894-1970.
3/Emma M James Scholfield - 4/Carrie- d.s.p. unmarried- 5/Emily M a H. Craft . 6/Edith DSP unmarried.. 7/Maud. dsp-Unmarried. 8/Winifred dsp unmarried & 9/John Thomas of Illira Hamilton died 1919-M Rose Blanche Slater -1 son and 1 daughter.
- BROMELL-The Hon Thomas Bromell of Hensleigh Park Hamilton, formerly of Co. decon, Ens JP, MLC, died in 1887, married in 1851 at Bradworthy, Devonshire, England, a Emma Walter b.1828. They migrated to Australia aboard the “marchioness of Londonderry” arriving at Geelong-Victoria in 1852, where they lived for a short while. They spent a year at the diggings at Ballarat, Victoria where they were successful, however they decided to leave when trouble started over the licenses which culminated in the Eureka stockade. They went onto to Avoca diggings for a short while and then returned to Geelong where they lived on a farm in the Barrabool Hills.
In 1860 they set out to the Western District of Victoria in bullock wagons and decided to settle at the Grange (later Hamilton) and acquired 500 acres of the Grange Estate, living in a tent till the house was built. When the government opened up the district for selection , they selected 640 acres which was the beginning of Hensleigh Park Estate and eventually covered 4,000 acres. Thomas Bromell was President of the Dundas Shire Council from its inception in 1874 and was in the legislative Council for the Western Province. Their children
1/Sara –Married -JT Heard with 5 sons and 5 daughters.
2/Tryphena-Married a Joseph A’Hearn and had 3 daughters- Marguerita A’Hearn 1888-1963 (m Hallam) & -Edith Kathleen A’hearn abt 1892-1875-& Ellen Josephine A’Hearn abt 1894-1970.
3/Emma M James Scholfield - Carrie- d.s.p. unmarried-
Emily Married H. Craft . Edith DSP unmarried. Maud. d.s.p-Unmarried. Winifred dsp unmarried & John Thomas of Illira Hamilton died 1919-M Rose Blanche Slater -1 son and 1 daughter.
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| Children |
| | 1. Sara Ann Bromell, b. 10 May 1852, Devonshire England d. 24 Aug 1853, Noble St Chilwell. Aged 1 year.Died 2 weeks after emigrating. (Vic Cert 676) (Age 1 year) [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth] |
| + | 2. Sarah Ann Carpenter Bromell, b. Abt 1854, Geelong d. 30 Nov 1905, "Lake Banks" Tooran East Victoria Australia (Age 51 years) [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth] |
| + | 3. Tryphena Elizabeth (nee Bromell) Ahearn, b. 22 Jun 1856, Geelong ( Vic Cert 2045 d. 4 Oct 1916, Aged 61: Hamilton (Vic Cert 14495); Aged 61 (Age 60 years) [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth] |
| | 4. Carolina Helena ( Aunt Kit) Bromell |
| | 5. Emily Louise Bromell, b. 1862, Hamilton (Cert 14876) [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth] |
| + | 6. John Thomas Bromell, b. 1864, Illira Hamilton Victoria (Cert 8885) d. 1919, Cavendish(Cert 5913) (Age 55 years) [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth] |
| | 7. Edith Amelia Bromell, b. ca. 1866 d. 1881, Aged 20years: Hamilton (Cert 1689) (Age 15 years) [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth] |
| | 8. Maud Mary Walter Bromell, b. ca.1869, Hamilton (Cert 16629) d. 1902, Aged 33: Essendon (Cert 9436) (Age 33 years) [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth] |
| | 9. Winifred Bromell, c. unmarried [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth] |
| | 10. Bertha Olinda Bromell, b. ca.1870 d. 1898, Aged 28: Hamilton(Cert 7745) (Age 28 years) [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth] |
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The Bromell Family |
| Family ID |
F162 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
16 Dec 2025 |
1834 - 1887 (53 years)
