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Ashton, Thomas Atherton

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1854 - 1938

Biography

Thomas Ashton, with his wife Bessie and children Maud and Norman, sailed to Auckland from Gravesend on the Clyde, 27 January-31 May, 1883.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Thomas Atherton Ashton and John Shipley Ellis papers

 Collection
Identifier: Arch 0470
Scope and Contents

The papers of Thomas Atherton Ashton includes a photocopy of original passenger's ticket and a press clipping, May 1985, of extracts from Thomas Ashton's diary.

Also includes photocopies of voyage accounts relating to John Shipley Ellis, compiled by Ellis' grandson Edward Ellis titled A voyage in sail, 1881-1882. Includes passenger lists from the Waimate and the Sydenham.

Dates: 1881-1883