Thomas Child
Birth Date
On 1825 February 11 (Born)
Death Date
On 1910 November 8 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Mission Activity
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Pioneer
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Born in Eccleshill, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
1825 February 11
Mother
Elizabeth Battersby
Father
William Child
Date Details
Occurred On 1825 February 11
Baptized by H Cuerden
1842 April 27 (Age 17)
Married
Tabitha Milnes
1847 March 28 (Age 22)
Traveled in
Abraham O. Smoot Company (1852)
1852 June 1 – September 3 (Age 27)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Tabitha Milnes (Age 27)
Willard Young Child (Age 2)
Ellen Maria Child (Age 0)
Date Details
Started On 1852 June 1
Joined Company
Ended On 1852 September 3
Company Arrived
Served in
British Mission
1878 April 8 – 1879 September 24 (Age 53)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Quorum When Called
36th
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Springville, Utah, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Orson Pratt
Location Served
England
Date Details
Started On 1878 April 8
Set Apart
Ended On 1879 September 24
Released
Died in Springville, Utah, Utah, United States
1910 November 8 (Age 85)
Media
Thomas Child (1825 - 1910) Profile
Sources
Person
Deseret Evening News
"Springville: Old Time and Esteemed Resident is Dead", Deseret Evening News, (8 November 1910), Page 3.
Mission
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 8 April 1878, Vol. B, Page 45, Line 1765.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 8 April 1878, Vol. A, Page 41, Line 1765.
Pioneer
Deseret News
"List of Person Sent from Great Britain by the Perpetual Emigrating Fund Co.,", Deseret News, (1 February 1852), Page 3.
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Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008. Supplement after 31 December 1852: Page 142.
Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company financial accounts, 1849-1886
Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company financial accounts, 1849-1886, Vol. A, Page 19.