Thomas Gresham 1844-1920
Family 1 Ancestry tree- Jan Mcfarlane- in contact since 13/1/2020: her husband descended from Thomas Gresham 1844-1920
He started a family bible - it has the births, marriages and deaths of his children, and a few of later generations
Her husband Paul is a descendant of Thomas and Ellen Gresham through their first child Dorothy Isabel who married Thomas McFarlane. She was a sister to Hugh Gresham who Catherine is descended from. Paul's dad was Hector William Gresham McFarlane Son of Dorothy( née Gresham) and Thomas McFarlane. We live in Rotorua NZ.
Thomas as a young man. The lady maybe his sister Emily
1844. Thomas Gresham was born to William Gresham, solicitor, & Anna Maria Arden on 14/1/1844 at 5 Miranda ,??- could be a house name?- Notting Hill, Kensington . His father, the informant, writes Notting Hill Square
1845. Thomas Gresham was baptised 26/1/1845 at St Mary Abbots Church, Kensington- Ancestry
1851C.Thomas Gresham, 7, was living Castle Street, St Andrews London City
| William | Gresham | Head | Married | Male | 50 | 1801 | Solicitor | Dunstable, Bedfordshire, England |
| Anna | Gresham | Wife | Married | Female | 39 | 1812 | - | -St Andrews |
| Anna | Gresham | Daughter | Unmarried | Female | 16 | 1835 | - | -St Andrews |
| Emily | Gresham | Daughter | Unmarried | Female | 15 | 1836 | - | -St Andrews |
| Thomas | Gresham | Son | Unmarried | Male | 7 | 1844 | - | Kensington, England |
| Martha | Gresham | Mother | Unmarried | Female | 84 | 1767 | - | Dunstable, Bedfordshire, England |
| Ellen | Ramsbay | Servant | Unmarried | Female | 31 | 1820 | House Servant | Hampshire, England |
| Martha | Tedling | Servant | Unmarried | Female | 17 | 1834 | House Servant | - |
| Selina | Tedling | Servant | Unmarried | Female | 19 | 1832 | House Servant | - |
1861C.. Thomas Gresham an Assistant in Wood Street Haggars Lane,St Michaels Wood - really odd census, lots of warehousemen, servants & assistants at the same address.
1868. Thomas Gresham, then aged 24, qualified as a Solicitor
1871C. Thomas Gresham, 27, attorney at law, was living Warwick Villas, Paddington
| William | Gresham | Head | - | Male | 65 | 1806 | Attorney at law- | Dunstable Bedfordshire, England |
| Anna | Gresham | Wife | - | Female | 59 | 1812 | - | Islington Middlesex, England |
| Thomas | Gresham | Son | - | Male | 27 | 1844 | -Attorney at law- | Kensington Middlesex, England |
| Jane | Thurlow | Servant | - | Female | 26 | 1845 | - | Suffolk, England |
| Emily | Groed | Servant | - | Female | 19 | 1852 | - | Somerset, England |
| Francis W | Heath | Visitor | - | Male | 63 | 1808 | - | Surrey, England |
1874. Thomas Gresham became Deputy High Bailiff of Southwark
1875. Thomas Gresham, 31, solicitor, married Ellen Jane Northcote , 28, on 14/1/1875 in Brixton parish church. His father William Gresham, solicitor; hers Stafford Henry Northcote, merchant . Witnesses have been cut off this mc! But witnesses were Constance & Stafford H Northcote, William Gresham & Enoch Sabel
1875. Thomas Gresham, Deputy High Bailiff, was part of "Gresham & Sons" Solicitors- article in FMP Newspapers
1876. Dorothy Isabella Gresham was born on 2/10/1876 at 27 Warwick Road, Maida Hill - FMP Newspapers
1876. The partnership between Thomas & William of "Gresham and Sons" was dissolved on 11/11/1876 - FMP Newspapers
1876. Thomas Gresham, of 24 Basinghall Street, London was declared bankrupt on 26/12/1876 - FMP Newspapers
His father formed the firm of "Gresham & Davies"
Thomas and his father were in practice together till 1876 when Thomas went bankrupt and was cut out of the practice. We don’t know what happened exactly but it was then he and his wife and daughter emigrated to NZ and set up practice in Te Awamutu.
1877. Thomas Gresham was resident at 27 Warwick Road Paddington - Ancestry London Electoral rolls The family then emigrated to NZ.
1877. Thomas Gresham, his wife & baby Dorothy arrived in Auckland on 12/4/1877 aboard the Electra after a 118 day sailing from Gravesend - NZ Herald
1879. Hugh Gresham was born Alexandra, NZ, on 28/4/1879 to Thomas & Ellen . He was their oldest son.
The following children were born to Thomas & Ellen: Dorothy Isabella Gresham 1876-1919; Evangeline Caroline Constance Gresham 1878- 1954; Hugh Gresham 1879-1951; Arthur Seilyard Gresham 1881-1945; Flora Madeleine Gresham 1884-1963; Garnet Stafford Gresham 1886 - 1976
He became the Coroner of Auckland in 1879
1880-1881. Thomas Gresham, solicitor, was living Te Awamutu, Waikato - NZ Electoral rolls . Also son Arthur born there on 28/6/1881: house was called Beauchamp Lodge(from his wife's paternal grandmother!) -NZ Past Papers
1882. Thomas Gresham owned 56 acres of land worth £115 in Raglan County and about £70 of land in Kihikihi- Index to Freeholders List
1884. A daughter was born at Beauchamp Lodge Te Awamutu, Waikato on 16/3/1884- this Flora Madeleine Gresham -NZ Past Papers
1890. Thomas Gresham, solicitor, was living Te Awamutu, Waikato - NZ Electoral rolls
1896. Thomas Gresham, solicitor, was living Te Awamutu, Waikato - NZ Electoral rolls
1900. Thomas Gresham, solicitor, was living Te Awamutu, Waikato, along with Ellen Jane Gresham & Evangeline Caroline Constance Gresham, both 'home duties'. Dorothy Isabel Gresham, teacher, was living Huntley, Waikato - NZ Electoral rolls
1903. His eldest daughter married Thomas McFarlane, surveyor, on 29/7/1903
1905-1906. Thomas Gresham, coroner, was living Short Street, Auckland , along with Ellen Jane Gresham & Evangeline Caroline Constance Gresham, both 'home duties.Also ???? Gresham, carpenter NZ Electoral rolls
1906. "Thomas Gresham crushed": he, coroner, was ordered by the government not to be present at post mortems . "For 27 years , an unseemly & objectionable habit of being present when P M examinations were being conducted"- Past NZ Newspapers, many critical articles
1907. Thomas Gresham was up in court for alleged cruelty to a dog --NZ Past Papers
1911.
TOMMY GRESHAM (City. Coroner; Auckland) He holds inquests on the dead. The causey of death to decide,. In law. he's very well read, His experAence is wide. Many a tale does he tell Of "stiffs" who've departed, Whether,they've gone o£f to—well, Tommy has not imparted. - NZ Truth,7/11/1911
12/3/1913. A formal complaint was made against the Coroner for not holding an Inquest within 24 hours of a death- he was playing Bowls and told the grieving relatives if they did not like it they knew what they could do!
1913 ." Thomas Gresham shunted by the Judiciary".. The Government sidelined him from holding any further inquests. He was condemned by the Truth newspaper for receiving a guinea for each inquest, ~ 4 inquests per week . He had strong Liberal sympathies and no time at all for "Reform". Headline in the NZ Times: Lost his job - 19/6/1913 Past NZ Newspapers,
1913. In the House of Represantatives the Justice Minister - Hon. A L Herdman- was asked why £200 had been allocated to Thomas Gresham as compensation for having lost his job - 13/12/1913
Thomas Gresham Newspaper Articles
1914. Thomas Gresham announced that he would stand for Parliament in the City West Seat of Auckland - do not think he was elected if he actually did!
https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&q=papers+past+new+zealand+newspapers Put in Thomas Gresham and 1913
1914. Thomas Gresham, coroner, was living 59 St Marys Road , Auckland , along with Ellen Jane Gresham, married, Evangeline Caroline Constance Gresham, spinster & Garnet Stafford Gresham, surgeon dentist - NZ Electoral rolls
1916. Thomas Gresham was still petitionng Parliament for an annual allowance, having been a Coroner in Waikoto & Auckland for 35 years. No decision was taken - Past NZ Newspapers,
1919. Thomas Gresham, coroner, was living 59 St Marys Road , Auckland , along with Ellen Jane Gresham, married, & Evangeline Caroline Constance Gresham, spinster. - NZ Electoral rolls
Member of the C of E: St Pauls Auckland member of Vestry & Synod Representative. Member of Masonic Order & French Club,
Details of other children, and of his life in NZ. Family photos?
1920. Thomas Gresham, 76, died 2/8/1920- of Chronic Heart disease- Auckland, NZ. 1920.- Family-1 tree. Buried next to his daughter, Mrs Dorothy McFarlane, who died 3/5/1918, in Purewa
Thomas Gresham |
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| Birthdate: | January 14, 1844 |
| Birthplace: | Kensington, London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom |
| Death: | August 02, 1920 (76) Auckland, New Zealand |
| Immediate Family: | Son of William Gresham and Anne Maria Arden |
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| Occupation: | Auckland City Coroner, Auckland Coroner |
. Not all his children are mentioned above: there were 3 others!
Obituaries in the Waikato Times & Auckland Star on 3 & 2/8/1920 : he was also a prominent Freemason and was connected to the French Club. Funeral from his home, Queen Mary Avenie, Epsom, for Purewa on 3/8/1920
His grave in Purewa, the writing badly deteriorated