Question about Thomas Slater JONES Auckland NZ

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I have identified a Thomas Slater JONES who married one of my ancetors (https://wikitree.com/Wasley-63) in 1891 at Auckland NZ.

I have hit a brick wall regarding his birth & Death. Does anyone have any information please?
WikiTree profile: Thomas Jones
in WikiTree Help by Bill N G2G6 Mach 1 (14.7k points)
edited by Ellen Smith

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https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS18870816.2.17?query=thomas+slater+jones&phrase=2&snippet=true (16 August 1887)
- Article reads that Thomas Slater Jones was a widower and had been in New Zealand for 16 years.

https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS18911217.2.41?query=thomas+slater+jones&phrase=2&snippet=true (17 December 1891)

https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS18911223.2.28?query=thomas+slater+jones&phrase=2&snippet=true (23 December 1891)

https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH18920312.2.26?query=thomas+slater+jones&phrase=2&snippet=true (12 March 1892)

https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH18940516.2.5.4?query=thomas+slater+jones&phrase=2&snippet=true (16 May 1894)

Source: Papers Past, National Library of New Zealand.

New Zealand Gazette:  Notices of Deceased Estates, 1880-1950

Thomas Slater Jones
Date of Death: 28 December 1893
Residence: Auckland, New Zealand
Supposed British or Foreign Residence: England
Date of Order or Date of Filing of Election: 30 April 1894
Value or Estimated Valueof Estate: Under £85
Time of Deceased's Death: 28 December 1893
Remarks: Relatives known
Source:
Ancestry.com. New Zealand, Notices of Deceased Estates, 1880-1950 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.

Thomas S Jones buried at Waikumete Cemetery:

Record for Thomas S Jones

Date of birth: Unknown
Occupation: Dealer
Date of death: 28 December 1893
Age at death: 64 years
Gender: Male
Region: West
Cemetery name: Waikumete Cemetery
Plot location: Waikumete Cemetery, Anglican Division A, Row 6, Plot 5
Remains type: Body
Date of burial: 30 December 1893
Funeral director: G Meachem

Source: Auckland Council Burial or cremation record:
https://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/cemeteries/Pages/RecordDetails.aspx?recordId=608F9A2C043B1C4BCAF6427B995379C4

by Living Ryan G2G6 Mach 2 (21.5k points)
selected by Fiona McMichael
Great answer, Erin.
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Have a look on FamilySearch. His probate file is there, as is a child to a previous wife. 

His death record on NZBDM.

1894/973 Jones  Thomas  64Y
by Fiona McMichael G2G6 Pilot (209k points)

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