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Thomas John Drake

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Deptford, London, England (United Kingdom)
Death: June 21, 1889 (74)
Wellington, New Zealand
Place of Burial: Wellington, New Zealand
Immediate Family:

Son of John Drake and Elizabeth Drake
Husband of Ceres Selina Drake
Father of Ceres Selina Drake; Thomas John Drake; Mercy Jenkins; Francis Drake; Amelia Drake and 4 others
Brother of John William Drake; Elizabeth Harris; Mercy Drake and Francis Drake

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About Thomas John Drake

Passenger of the Aurora 1840



Arrived on the Aurora in 1840, settled on land bought from the New Zealand Company, in Wellington.

Started the first brewery in the district and upon retiring purchased land in Johnsonville. His last home was in Sydney Street. See Tawa Flat and the Old Porirua Road' by Arthur H Carman, p 56.

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Thomas John Drake's Timeline

1814
September 12, 1814
Deptford, London, England (United Kingdom)

England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

Christening Date: 11 Oct 1814
At St Alphage, Greenwich

Father's Name John Drake
Mother's Name Elizabeth

1839
April 27, 1839
England (United Kingdom)
1841
August 4, 1841
Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand
1843
September 28, 1843
New Zealand
1845
August 24, 1845
Wellington, New Zealand
September 5, 1845
New Zealand
1849
November 11, 1849
Wellington, New Zealand
1852
March 10, 1852
New Zealand