Thomas Buckingham Tremaine (1847 - 1915)

Born 1847 in South Molton, Devon, England, United Kingdom

Died 19 Nov 1915 at about age 68 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Biography

Thomas Tremaine was born in Devon, England.

Thomas was born in 1847. He was the son of William Tremaine and Maria Buckingham.

William Tremaine, wife and three children emigrated from England on board the vessel David Malcolm and arrived in South Australia on 14 March 1848.

At about 4pm on the 21st of December 1847 the barque, "David Malcolm" with its Master Jacob William Smith at the wheel cast off from the migration wharf at Plymouth. With a fair wind the land was soon out of sight, but it was not long before most of the 250 passengers were struggling with sea-sickness. ^[1]

Siblings Emma, Rebecca and James were born in Kapunda, South Australia. ^[2]

He passed away in 1915, aged 68, and lived in Upper Sturt ^[3] and was buried at the West Terrace Cemetery. Road 5 Path Number: 3 A/E/W: W Site Number: 8.

The Obituary appeared in several newspapers in South Australia, The Advertiser, Chronicle, Observer and Daily Herald on 10 December 1914.

Mr. Thomas Tremaine died recently in Adelaide after an operation. He was born in Devonshire, and was brought out with his parents as a baby. He was the second and only surviving son of the late Captain Tremaine, of Kapunda, where he spent his early boyhood. Mr. Tremaine early became associated with mining matters. Later on, with his elder, brother, the late Mr. William H. Tremaine, he took up farming pursuits on an extensive scale. They added the business of bakers and butchers, and set up the well-known firm of W. H. and T. Tremaine, at Orroroo. The brothers owned and built the Johnsburg Hotel. They also acquired several large sheep stations. At this time, they were considered the wealthiest men in the northern areas, and many a struggling farmer owes his success to their carrying him through several successive dry seasons. However, through over speculation they lost much of their money. Mr. Tremaine went to the Barrier in 1886, and resided there almost continuously until about four years ago, when he came to Upper Sturt to manage his nephew's fruit garden. He was exceedingly kind and generous. He was unassuming in character, and his maxim in life was the Goden Rule. He was unmarried. His only sister, Mrs. McCartin, of Adelaide, survives him.

Sources

1. ↑ The Ship ‘David Malcolm’ and Voyage to South Australia 1847-8
2. ↑ Australia Birth Index
3. ↑ Australia Death Index, 1915; Registration Place: Adelaide, South Australia; Page Number: 419; Volume Number: 70

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