William Thomas
"Jim"
Sutton
Born about in New Zealand
Ancestors 
Son of William James Sutton
and Elizabeth (Cresswell) Sutton
Brother of
Alice Mary (Sutton) Hunter, Martha Sutton, Eleanor (Sutton) Beach, Edward Sutton, Annie Louisa (Sutton) Louisson, Martha Jane (Sutton) Scott, Amy Frances Sutton, Emily Gertrude Sutton, Francis Edgar Sutton, Leslie George Sutton, Albert Charles Sutton, Conrad Sutton, Clara May Sutton, Ada Elizabeth (Sutton) Shaw, Ethel Minnie (Sutton) Smith, Robert Octavius Sutton and Rosamond Blanche (Sutton) White
Husband of
Elizabeth (Cass) Sutton
— married
1889 in New Zealand
Father of
Albert Sutton and Francis Leslie Sutton
Died
at about age 76
in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Profile last modified
| Created 6 Feb 2023
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Biography
William Thomas was born about 1857. He was the son of William Sutton and Elizabeth Cresswell.He married Elizabeth Cass in 1889 [1] He passed away in 1933 age 76[2] and was buried at the Ashburton Cemetery [3]
SUTTON. —On 8th November, 1933, at the residence of his son, 14 Cornhill street, Christchurch, William Thomas (Jim), beloved husband of Elizabeth Sutton, Ashburton, and eldest son of the late Mr and Mrs William Sutton, Richmond ; aged 76 years.[4]
Research Note
There were two children registered un-named, children of William and Elizabeth: one on Sep 10 1856 [5] and one on Oct 25 1857 [6] . One of these two is for him, described as "the eldest son" when he passed away
Sources
- ↑ http://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/
- NZ Marriage registration 1889/1745 (her name mis-transcribed as "Cap")
- ↑ http://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/
- NZ Death registration 1933/20956
- ↑ FUNERAL NOTICE. ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, VOLUME 54, ISSUE 24, 8 NOVEMBER 1933, PAGE 1
- ↑ DEATHS NELSON EVENING MAIL, VOLUME LXVI, 13 NOVEMBER 1933, PAGE 4
- ↑ http://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/
- NZ Birth registration 1856/6297
- ↑ http://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/
- NZ Birth registration 1857/6172
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William Thomas by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William Thomas:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William Thomas by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William Thomas:
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