Thomas
Davison
Born about in England
Ancestors 
Son of Thomas John Davis
and Martha (Bytheway) Davis
Husband of
Mary (Kilgour) Davison
— married
2 Feb 1849 in Old St. Paul's Church, Auckland, New Zealand
Descendants 
Father of
Mary (Davison) McPike, Martha Davison, Martha Katherine (Davison) Walker, John Thomas Davison, Lavinia (Davison) Shaw, William Daniel Davison, Agnes Josephine (Davison) Coutts, Sarah Ann Davison, Thomas Edward Davison, John Rockliff Davison and Unnamed Davison
Died
at about age 87
in Vincent Street, Auckland, New Zealand
Profile last modified
| Created 18 Oct 2015
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Biography
Thomas was born as Thomas DAVIS, but is only known to the family as Thomas DAVISON, son of Thomas DAVIS. (Age at death suggests born about 1819. Age 14 as an altar server suggests 1823)
Soon after the family arrived into New Zealand they attended the first Catholic Mass with Bishop Pompallier at Totara Point on 13 January 1838. This was an historic occasion. Supposedly this son, young Thomas (aged 14 years) was the Altar Server at the Mass, and was given a crucifix as a thank you. There is a crucifix of the French style still in the family in New Zealand, which supports this story.
In 1899 he was listed among a unique gathering of the earliest settlers in New Zealand. [1]
Captain Barry and his mate (Mr Thomas Davison), who date from Bay of Islands, 1837.
Death notice [2]
DAVISON. — On September 24th, at his daughter's residence, Mrs Coutts, Vincent st., after a very painful illness, Thomas Davison; aged 87; arrived in New Zealand 1837.
Sources
- ↑ Press, Volume LVI, Issue 10270, 13 February 1899, Page 5
- ↑ Auckland Star, Volume XXXVII, Issue 230, 26 September 1906, Page 9
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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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~6.25%
Tim Brenan
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~3.12%
~6.25%
Peter Orange :
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Naomi (Davis) Or
Naomi (Davis) Or
According to the Hill / Pascoe / Coutts families information, Thomas Davison was commonly known as "Rewiti", a Maori name given to him. He was said to have knowledge of many of the Maori dialects.
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Rejected matches › Thomas Perry Davidson (abt.1826-abt.1906)
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