| Birth |
8 Jun 1822 |
| Christened |
14 Jul 1822 |
Salem, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
| Died |
29 Feb 1892 |
Hillary, Sidbury (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa |
| Buried |
Sidbury Chapel, Sidbury, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
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| Father |
Joseph Short, 1820 Settler, b. 20 Mar 1785 |
| Mother |
Mary Edwards, 1820 Settler, b. Feb 1788, Kempsford, Gloucestershire, England |
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| Family |
William Thomas, b. 7 Dec 1822, Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
| Married |
14 Oct 1844 |
Salem, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
| Children |
| + | 1. William Thomas, b. 18 Apr 1846, Salem, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
| + | 2. George Thomas, b. 9 Jul 1849, Salem, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
| + | 3. Emily Thomas, b. 24 May 1852, Salem, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
| + | 4. Margaret Thomas, b. 1 May 1854 |
| + | 5. Mary Thomas, b. 26 Apr 1856 |
| + | 6. James Thomas, b. 16 Mar 1859, Salem, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
| + | 7. Jessie Selina Thomas, b. 4 Feb 1867, Hillary, Sidbury (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa |
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