Thomas William BEAR (1846 – 1930)
Name
Thomas William BearGender
MaleBirthdate
13 September 1846Birthplace
Plymouth, EnglandMarriage(s)
1872
Nelson
Date of death
14 August 1930Place of death
AucklandParents
- James Bear
- Mary Bear, nee Peiarce
Partner(s)
- Elizabeth Bear, nee Bruce (1854-1922)
Children
- Thomas Williamson Bruce Bear (1872-1923)
- Percival James Bear
- Herbert Vere Bear (1876-1951)
- Cecil Wemyss Bear (1879-1961)
- Lilian Rose Allen (1881-1958)
- Ernest Charles Bear (1883-1944)
Biography
Arrived Dunedin on first vessel that brought cane sugar to New Zealand, 1865
Came to Napier, 1876
Started a business with HCA Wundrum, painter and paperhanger
Member Napier Central School committee
Member Napier Technical College Board of Directors for 20 years
Foundation member of Napier Working Men’s club and Napier Fire Brigade
Member of Napier Borough Council, Hawke’s Bay Hospital Board
Freemason of Scinde and Victoria Royal Lodges for over 50 years
Involved in amateur theatrics
Accession number
687830Supporters and sponsors
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