Born in Buckfastleigh, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Son of Thomas Trist
and Mary Dyer Arscott
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Harriett (Honeywell) Arscott
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Ann Arscott, Mary Arscott, William Arscott, Harriett Rosina (Arscott) Doyle, Thomas John Arscott, Ernest Arscott, Harriet Arscott, Frederick Arscott and Albert Arscott
Died
at age 93
in Timaru, Canterbury, New Zealand
Profile last modified
| Created 20 May 2019
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Biography
He is noted in the 1851 Census as Thomas Trist but in the 1861and 1871 Census is Thomas Trist Arscott. Further information from his Marriage Certificate names Thomas Trist, butcher, as his father. Mary Dyer Arscott, his mother, lived close by.
Thomas, Harriet (wife) and Anne arrived in NZ in 1875 after an adventurous voyage in the White Rose.
See: http://www.angelfire.com/ok2/cbluff/whiterose1875.html
Children in NZ:
1876/1983 Arscott Mary Jane
1877/13538 Arscott William Richard
1879/12187 Arscott Harriett Rosina
1881/14379 Arscott Thomas John
1883/17123 Arscott Ernest William
1884/16874 Arscott Harriett
1886/12802 Arscott Frederick James
1888/12462 Arscott Albert Edward
Sources
"England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGJ9-YKT : 12 September 2019), Francis T Trist in household of Richard Petherbridge, Buckfastleigh, Devon, England; citing Buckfastleigh, Devon, England, p. 50, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey. More about his life can be found at:
https://nzhistory.govt.nz/suffragist/annie-arscott
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DNA Connections
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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~12.50%
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