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Thomas John McEntyre, photo taken at The Exchange Court Studio, Dunedin, New Zealand in the late 1800s. This photo is the property of the McEntyre family, Thomas' descendants living in New Zealand. The original photo hangs in the Queenstown Lakes District Museum, Arrowtown, New Zealand. Queries regarding this photo can be directed to maria.mcentyre@gmail.com
| Additional Information | ||
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| Date of Birth | 1st Jan 1832 (circa) | VIEW SOURCE |
| Date of Death | 20th Jan 1915 | VIEW SOURCE |
| Father (First Name/s and Surname) | Thomas' father was John McEntyre. | |
| Mother (First Name/s and Maiden) | Thomas' mother was Mary Lynch | |
| Place & Date of Baptism | Thomas was baptised in the Catholic church, Lavey Parish, Cavan; circa 1832 | |
| Spouse (First Name/s and Maiden/Surname) | Thomas' spouse was Mary Brigid Curtin , born in 1840 at Lackamore, Miltown Malbay, County Clare; Her parents were Patrick Curtin and Mary Bellet. She was one of 5 siblings. She left Ireland for Australia around the early 1860s before settling in NZ. | |
| Place & Date of Marriage | Mary and Thomas were married at St Francis Church, Melbourne, Australia, 31 January 1866 | |
| Number of Children | Thomas and Mary had 8 children. Mary Ann, Ann Margaret, Matilda Cecilia, Frances Amelia, Elizabeth, Hanorah, John Thomas and Alice Mina Rose. | |
| Occupation | Thomas emigrated to Australia in 1856 and after trying his luck in the gold fields, he sailed to NZ in 1863 to join the Gabriels' Gully Gold Rush. He settled at Arrowtown , Otago, where he built a home and ran a sheep farm. | |
| Place of Death | Thomas died on 20 January 1915, In Arrowtown. He is buried with his wife, Mary, in the Arrowtown Cemetery, Queenstown Lakes District, Otago, New Zealand. | |
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