LEE Thomas
Name | Thomas LEE |
Country Of Origin | Australia |
Born | 1838 |
Died | 1884 |
Birth/ Baptism | Born 26 December 1838, Hobart Bapt. 20 January 1839, Hobart |
Parents | William and Ann Lee |
Apprenticeship | unknown |
Skills | Clockmaker, Watchmaker, Jeweller |
Work Locations | Hobart, Launceston |
Street Address |
152 Liverpool Street, Hobart 123 Liverpool Street, Hobart 90 Elizabeth Street, Hobart Charles Street, Launceston |
Marriage/Spouse | 12 November 1864, Wellington Street, Launceston, to Eliza Carter, born Dore, (widow of Edward Carter) |
Other | Pre-1865: Employer, Thomas Hamilton, Hobart.
By 1865: Advertised at 152 Liverpool Street, Hobart. January 1871: Six weeks gaol for theft of a watch entrusted to his care in Hobart. By 1874: Resided in Elizabeth Street, Launceston. Thomas and Eliza’s daughter Edith married George Churcher in Launceston in 1891. Their son Edgar Hope Churcher, born in 1893 in Launceston, became a well-known watchmaker and jeweller in Queenstown, Devonport, and Launceston. |
Death | 25 February 1884, Launceston Hospital Cause of death: Phthisis (tuberculosis) Funeral: 26 February 1884, left his late residence, Margaret Street, Launceston. |
References | |
TAHO: RGD32/1/3 no9 Birth 1838, RGD37/1/23 no517 Marriage 1864, RGD35/1/53 no98 Death 1884, RGD37/1/50 no715 Marriage 1891 [Churcher-Lee], RGD33/1/75 no420 Birth 1893 [Edgar Hope Churcher]. Cornwall Chronicle 16 November 1864; The Mercury (Hobart) 21 March 1865, 23 January 1871; Tasmanian Morning Herald 7 September 1866; Tasmanian Punch 24 November 1866; Fun or Tasmanian Charivari 20 May 1867, Tasmanian Times 20 February 1869; The Tasmanian 28 January 1871, 6 May 1871; The Examiner (Launceston) 7 May 1874; Weekly Examiner 9 May 1874, Cornwall Advertiser 16 July 1875. |
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