Thomson, Peter
Person
Biography
In Scotland Peter Thomson was a proof-reader for the Edinburgh Times. He came to New Zealand with his wife Elizabeth, his daughter Sarah, and two sons, David and Murray. About two years after their arrival in New Zealand Elizabeth Thomson died. She was consumptive and had been very ill on the voyage out, as this diary records. In 1864 Peter Thomson married Mary McNair. At some stage he moved to Dunedin, where he was a proof reader for the Otago Daily Times.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Peter Thomson shipboard diary
Collection
Identifier: CCL Archive 0796
Scope and Contents
Bound photocopy of typed transcript of an original shipboard diary of Peter Thomson. A journal of his voyage onboard the ship Matoaka.
Dates:
1861-1862