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Thomas Barker

Born 4 May 1885 in Thames, New Zealand

Ancestors

Son of Cadwallader Barker and Harriet (Pugh) Barker

Brother of John Waddie Barker and Myra Dillon (Barker) Stichbury

Husband of Elsie Marion (Cutler) Barker — married 3 Apr 1915 in Baptist Tabernacle, Auckland, New Zealand

Descendants

Father of Marie Cecille (Ramsey) Tout

Died about 7 Apr 1964 at about age 78 in Birkdale, Auckland, New Zealand

Problems/Questions

Profile last modified 11 Feb 2024 | Created 1 Dec 2015

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Biography

Thomas was born in Thames NZ in 1885. He was the son of Cadwallader Barker and Harriet Pugh. Over the term of his life he lived in Thames; 49 William St, Grey Lynn, Auck; 77 Lincoln St, Ponsonby, Auck; Beach Haven and Birkdale. He married Elsie Cutler in 1915. The couple had one child, a daughter. Thomas enlisted in the NZ Army for WWI. When he enlisted he named his wife Elsie as his next of kin. At that time they were living in Grey Lynn Auckland and he stated his occupation as plasterer. At the time of his discharge he had attained the rank of Corporal. He died in 1964 and was buried in the Birkenhead/Glenfield cemetery.

There was an explosion which hit him in the face when he worked for the council in Birkenhead. Note: This needs a citation?

Sources

Birth citation: NZ Register of births reg. no: 1885/6113 Barker Thomas Harriet Cadwallader
Marriage citation: NZ Register of marriages reg. no: 1915/9531 Elsie Marion Cutler Thomas Barker
Military citation: NZ Archives, NZ Army WWI personnel file: BARKER, Thomas - WW1 33335 - Army; Item ID: R22272476; Dates: 1914 - 1920; Box number: 50; Record number: 0011494; Location: Wellington repository. Website, accessed 11 Feb 2024: https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE11908242
Death citation: NZ Register of Deaths reg. no: 1964/32654 Barker Thomas 78Y
Burial citation: Auckland City Council; Birkenhead/Glenfield Cemetery, Public Lawn, Row N, Plot 92. Website, accessed 11 Feb 2024: https://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/cemeteries/Pages/RecordDetails.aspx?recordId=F9F793BF0CF0DA584CFD0BBE4131244B and Find a Grave memorial ID: 187861155. Website, accessed 11 Feb 2024, with image of headstone: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/187861155/thomas-barker

From Online Cenotaph database
- WW1 from Auckland, New Zealand AWMM to Apia, Western Samoa AWMM Talune 18 September 1916 AWMM Vessel was Talune AWMM Private AWMM; 5th Samoan Relief Force AWMM; New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM WW1 from Auckland, New Zealand AWMM to Apia, Western Samoa AWMM Talune 4 May 1918 AWMM Vessel was Talune AWMM Lance Corporal AWMM; Samoan Relief Force AWMM; New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM

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Carol (Tout) Lamont

Thomas and Elsie went to Samoa, he was in the Army, somone shot a samoan chief while they were there and they wernt popular. Thomas went to Elam school of art and learnt to draw so he could do fine work and later worked on the Civic Theatre and the Chateau. Thomas Barker lived at 49 Millais St Ponsonby with Elsie, they adopted Marie Cecille where she lived until 8 years of age. They owned a section in Birkdale they had a launch and went from Ponsonby to Beachhaven for holidays and stayed in a tent. Thomas and Trevor Bond built a bach on the section and they rented their house in Ponsonby but the tenants couldnt pay the rent.

They lost their house in Ponsonby.They lived at the top of Tramway Road and Fordham St and later built a house in Mayall Ave.

posted 23 May 2016 by Carol (Tout) Lamont [thank Carol]

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