Name/TitlePioneer register: THOMAS, John Dyer
About this objectFamily name: THOMAS
Given name: John Dyer
Birth year: 18 Feb 1833
Birth place: Neath, Glamorganshire, South Wales.
Parents: John THOMAS & Eve DYER, as above
Arrival: circa 1854
Victorian residence: Melbourne 1854, Gabo Island c.1862; Richmond 1866-1889; Bendigo 1890-1904
Family name: PRICE
Given name: Rachel
Parents: John PRICE & Rachel HALL
Marriage year: 26 Sept 1857
Marriage place: Lonsdale Street, Melbourne.
John THOMAS and Rachel PRICE had 10 children: Augustus Henry, Albert John, Walter Francis, Charles Darling, Alfred Ernest, Arthur Charles, Victoria Mabel, Eva Lillian, William Herbert, James Percy.
"John was responsible for the foundations of the GABO Lighthouse. This lighthouse was built from the pink granite quarried on the island."
Note: Pioneer Register records are submitted by individuals to the RHSV and information should always be verified in primary sources such as civil indexes, shipping records and directories.
Publication PlaceVictoria, Australia
Subject and Association KeywordsFamily history
Subject and Association KeywordsPioneers
Named CollectionManuscripts Collection - Pioneer Register
Object TypeForm
Object numberPR T-0010
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