GAUNT Thomas
Name | Thomas GAUNT |
Country Of Origin | England |
Born | 1829 |
Died | 1890 |
Birth/ Baptism | Born approx. 1829, London, England |
Parents | Thomas and Elizabeth Diana Gaunt |
Apprenticeship | Approx. 1843: Possibly with George Orpwood, London watchmaker |
Skills | Clockmaker, Watchmaker, Jeweller, Goldsmith, Silversmith, Optician |
Work Locations | Hobart |
Street Address |
47 Elizabeth Street, Hobart |
Marriage/Spouse | 1853, Kensington, London, to Jane Mary Trowbridge |
Arrival | 1850s: Emigrated from England to Australia |
Other | Other skills: Scientific Instrument Maker.
1850s: Established business in Melbourne, Victoria. Several Tasmanian clock and watchmakers were employees at T Gaunt & Co, Melbourne, including Powell Evans, Robert Atkinson Hambleton, Frank Marriott, Josiah Marriott, and Frederick Vaughan. 1892: Gaunt and Co was purchased by Mr F W Heath from the insolvent estate of the late Thomas Gaunt. Approx. 1950: Branch established in Hobart at 47 Elizabeth Street. |
Death | 5 June 1890, at his residence, Coburg, Victoria |
References | |
Web: The Worshipful Co. of Clockmakers, Clockmaker Masters & their Apprentices; Ancestry: 1851 England Census, England & Wales Civil Registration Marriage Index 1853; Museums Victoria Collections, Thomas Gaunt, https://collections.museumsvictoria.com.au/articles/2631. Portland Guardian 22 June 1880; Argus 6 June 1890, 29 November 1892; The Mercury (Hobart) 21 September 1950, 1 February 1954, 4 February 1954, 9 December 1954, 31 December 1953, 21 September 1950. |
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