John Henry Thomas (1844 - 1919)

Born 15 Apr 1844 in Sutton Forest, New South Wales, Australia

Ancestors

Husband of Clara (Bennett) Thomas — married 14 Nov 1870 in Bunnyumbla, Bombala, New South Wales, Australia

Descendants

Died 19 Aug 1919 at age 75 in Bibbenluke, New South Wales, Australia

Biography

Mr. John H. Thomas, aged 75, died at the home of his son, Mr. Lin. Thomas, at Bibbenluke, on Tuesday morning. Death was due to heart failure, and was not unexpected as he had been in a low condition for some time. The funeral on Wednesday was followed, by a large number of relatives and friends to the Bombala cemetery, where the Rev. W. H. Marshall read the burial service.

The late Mr. Thomas was one of the pioneers of this district, having come here with his parents when a boy, and in the days when there was very little settlement on Monaro. Most of his days were spent at Creewah and Bibbenluke. He married Miss Bennett, daughter of the late Mr. John Bennett, but his wife predeceased him by a few years. Nine sons and one daughter are still living, and of these Lin. and Mrs. Arthur Michie live at Bibbenluke, .and the others are in different parts of the State. Captain Bruce Thomas, who has been at the war for some years, was expected home this week, and his father was hoping to see him before he died, but Fate ruled otherwise.

Sources

• Obituary, The Bombala Times (NSW), Friday 22 August 1919

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