Thomas
Clark
Born about in Glenisla, Forfarshire, Scotland
Ancestors 
Son of David Clark
and Ann (Jack) Clark
Husband of
Catherine Peattie (Pattison) Clark
— married
23 Oct 1866 in Riverton, Southland, New Zealand
Descendants 
Father of
David Clark, Margaret Peattie Pattison (Clark) Ryan, Charles Clark, Agnes Ann (Clark) Affleck and Thomas John Clark
Died
at about age 87
in Winton, Southland, New Zealand
Profile last modified
| Created 23 Jun 2015
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Biography
Thomas was born in Glenisla, Forfarshire, Scotland in 1835.
He arrived at Bluff in Southland, NZ in 1862.
He was employed by J.B. Sutton at Wrights Bush, Southland, NZ in the 1860's.
After his marriage to Catherine Pattison the couple moved to Clifton, Bluff where Thomas worked as a plate-layer on the Bluff railway line.
In 1866 he took up a farm at Limestone Plains.
in 1878 he had a farm at Heddon Bush.
In 1906 he retired from active farming.
In 1912 he went to live in Winton.
Sources
- Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 database
- FamilySearch
- Papers Past - Obituary "Passing of Two Pioneers" Winton Record April 1924
- https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz
- NZ census records
- Winton Cemetery records
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with 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 Thomas:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with 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 Thomas:
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~0.78%
Cathy (Barton) Fahey
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