Thomas Peter PHELAN ⁴⁸³

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Occupation: Shoemaker. ⁴⁸³

2. Occupation: Storeman; Kempthorne & Prosser Limited: Wellington, Wellington, North Island, New Zealand. ⁷²⁷⁶

3. Baptism: St. Kilian's Church, 7 Jul 1861, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia. Sponsors John COOPER and Eliza HOWE. Priest Fr BARKHAUS (copy of certicate held).

4. Arrival: Arrival, on board RESULT via Panama Canal, Nov 1863, London, Greater London, England. ⁶⁰³⁵ Returned to Ireland via Suez Canal 1863.

Returned to England on the "Result" arriving London November 1863 (James age 29, Julia age 23, Catherine age 3, Mary age 4, Thos age 1) recorded as PHALAN.

5. Immigration: aboard the NIMROD from London. via The Downs, Kent leaving 12 Aug 1864, 17 Dec 1864, New Zealand. ⁶⁰³⁵ Arrived in NZ 17 December 1864 on the Nimroud from London, England (departed The Downs, Kent 12 August 1864) accompanied by Julia (wife), Mary, Catherine, Thomas, and Julia.

Thomas married Clara Rosina BENNETT, daughter of Thomas BENNETT and Maria JARVIS, on 23 Dec 1903 in Wellington, Wellington, North Island, New Zealand.⁴⁸³ (Clara Rosina BENNETT was born on 10 Feb 1878 in Taratahi, Carterton, North Island, New Zealand ⁷²⁷⁷.)