Thomas
Sharplin
Born in Sunderland, Durham, England
Son of Thomas Sharplin
and Jane (Tones) Sharplin
Brother of
William Sharplin, Lucy Sharplin, John Charles Sharplin, Mary (Sharplin) Hathaway, Henry Havelock Sharplin and Benjamin Sharplin
Died
at about age 32
in Oxford, Canterbury, New Zealand
Profile last modified
| Created 17 Dec 2015
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Thomas Sharplin migrated from England to New Zealand.
Biography
Thomas was born in 1846. He was the son of Thomas Sharplin and Jane Tones.
When he was 12 years old, he emigrated from England to New Zealand with his parents and his 5 siblings on the Indiana sailing from London August 2nd 1858 - arrived Lyttelton November 23rd 1858.
Sharplin Thomas, 43, Sunderland, Sawyer; Jane, 38; Thomas, 12; Lucy, 10; John, 8; Mary, 3; Henry, 2 months.
The family settled in Canterbury.
Tragically Thomas passed away in 1878 at the age of 31 after falling from a tree:
Tuesday 24 September 1878
Fatal Accident - 135
SHARPLIN - Thomas, son of Thomas Sharplin, sen, bushman, East Oxford, aged about 30 -----
Sources
- New Zealand BDM
- Myheritage.com [[1]]
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