Thomas Carswell

Carswell, Thomas , Settler, Pine Bush. Mr Carswell was born in 1837, in Buteshire, Scotland. He was educated at Port Bannatyne, and was brought up to a country life. In 1867 he arrived at Port Chalmers, by the ship “William Davie,” and after residing for a year at Taieri Plains, settled in the Pine Bush district, where he worked for a time with his brother, Mr Hugh Carswell, and ultimately became a teacher under the Southland Education Board. For eleven years, Mr Carswell was in charge of the Pine Bush school. In 1892 he took a trip to Scotland, returning early in the following year, and has since been associated with the Pine Bush district. He has been a member of the school committee, and is an elder of the Presbyterian church.

Source: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Otago & Southland Provincial Districts]