Thomas was born at sea on the HMS Sulphur on 12 August 1829 prior to arrival in Western Australia. His father was John Reilly, a private in the 63rd Regiment of Foot.[1]
Thomas has a younger sister, Sarah, born in 1840 in Burma and his parents settled in New Zealand in 1849. It's not known where Thomas ended up.
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