Individual Details
Thomas Lines
(9 Jan 1803 - 23 Apr 1885)
AKA Thomas Percival Lines
Thomas Lines, 1803-1885, was the first Lines ancestor to immigrate to New Zealand, in 1842. Thomas Lines departed Gravesend, Kent, England, aboard the ship Thomas Harrison on 26 May 1842, with his wife, Anne Sarah Blackwell, their daughter aged 3 (Elizabeth) and three boys, aged 12, 11 and an infant (John and Benjamin, born to Thomas�?first wife, Sarah Jones; the infant William was born to Thomas and Anne Sarah Blackwell). Another son, Thomas Harrison Lines was born at sea on the ship for which he was named. Thomas Lines�?daughter by Sarah Jones, Eliza Mary Ann Catherine Lines, age 15, was also with this group.
Traveling with this family was Thomas�?brother, Benjamin Lines and his wife, Elizabeth Watts, with their two sons aged 13 and an infant (Benjamin and John), and two daughters aged 11 and 2 (Sarah Ann and Leah).
All the immigrants in this extended family were from Northamptonshire, England. They had been recommended to receive free passage to the colony at Nelson, New Zealand, by the Reverend S. H. White. The ship Thomas Harrison arrived at the port of Nelson on 25 October 1842. Thomas and Benjamin Lines were laborers and lime burners by trade, and Eliza Mary Ann Catherine Lines was a seamstress.
Thomas Lines, 1803-1885, was the first Lines ancestor to immigrate to New Zealand, in 1842. Thomas Lines departed Gravesend, Kent, England, aboard the ship Thomas Harrison on 26 May 1842, with his wife, Anne Sarah Blackwell, their daughter aged 3 (Elizabeth) and three boys, aged 12, 11 and an infant (John and Benjamin, born to Thomas�?first wife, Sarah Jones; the infant William was born to Thomas and Anne Sarah Blackwell). Another son, Thomas Harrison Lines was born at sea on the ship for which he was named. Thomas Lines�?daughter by Sarah Jones, Eliza Mary Ann Catherine Lines, age 15, was also with this group.
Traveling with this family was Thomas�?brother, Benjamin Lines and his wife, Elizabeth Watts, with their two sons aged 13 and an infant (Benjamin and John), and two daughters aged 11 and 2 (Sarah Ann and Leah).
All the immigrants in this extended family were from Northamptonshire, England. They had been recommended to receive free passage to the colony at Nelson, New Zealand, by the Reverend S. H. White. The ship Thomas Harrison arrived at the port of Nelson on 25 October 1842. Thomas and Benjamin Lines were laborers and lime burners by trade, and Eliza Mary Ann Catherine Lines was a seamstress.
Events
| Birth | 9 Jan 1803 | Maidford, Northamptonshire, England |  | ||
| Marriage | 29 Jan 1826 | St. Martin, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England - Sarah Jones | |  | |
| Marriage | 31 May 1836 | Maidford, Northamptonshire, England - Anne Sarah Blackwell | | | |
| Census (family) | 1841 | Maidford, Northamptonshire, England - Anne Sarah Blackwell | | | |
| Emigration | 26 May 1842 | Gravesend, Kent, England | | | |
| Death | 23 Apr 1885 | Hope, Tasman, New Zealand | | | |
| Probate | 2 Oct 1885 | Nelson, New Zealand | | | |
| Burial | Richmond Cemetery, Tasman, New Zealand | | |
Families
| Spouse | Anne Sarah Blackwell ( - 1900) |
| Child | Fanny Lines (1837 - ) |
| Child | William Lines ( - 1840) |
| Child | Elizabeth Lines ( - 1922) |
| Child | William Thomas Lines (1841 - 1924) |
| Child | Thomas Harrison Lines (1842 - 1859) |
| Child | George Lines (1846 - 1915) |
| Child | Job Lines (1846 - 1916) |
| Child | Mary Ann Lines (1848 - 1933) |
| Child | Sarah Jane Lines (1850 - 1918) |
| Child | Martha Lines (1852 - 1866) |
| Child | Amelia Millie Elsie Lines (1854 - 1924) |
| Child | Ellen Lines (1854 - 1934) |
| Child | Austin Lines (1857 - 1941) |
| Spouse | Sarah Jones (1805 - 1834) |
| Child | Eliza Mary Ann Catherine Lines (1826 - 1904) |
| Child | John Lines (1829 - 1883) |
| Child | Benjamin Robert Lines ( - 1904) |
| Child | Augustus Lines ( - 1834) |
| Father | Benjamin Lines (1764 - 1823) |
| Mother | Sarah Marlesbury (1765 - 1838) |
| Sibling | Sarah Lines (1789 - 1816) |
| Sibling | William Lines ( - 1833) |
| Sibling | Augustus Austin Lines (1793 - 1855) |
| Sibling | John Lines (1796 - 1871) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Lines ( - 1876) |
| Sibling | Benjamin Lines ( - 1895) |
| Sibling | Sarah Ann Lines (1819 - 1883) |
Notes
Birth
or 1 Sep 1803Marriage
Thomas LinesEvent Type: Marriage
Event Date: 29 Jan 1826
Event Place: Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Residence Place: Saint Martin In Birmingham
Marital Status: Single
Spouse's Name: Sarah Jones
Spouse's Residence Place: Saint Martin in Birmingham
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Marital Status: Single
Marriage
Thomas LinesEvent Type: Marriage
Event Date: 31 May 1836
Event Place: Maidford, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Event Place (Original): Maidford, Northampton, England
Gender: Male
Spouse's Name: Anne Blackwell
Spouse's Gender: Female
Census (family)
Thomas Lines Male 35 NorthamptonshireAnn Lines Female 26 Northamptonshire
John Lines Male 12 Northamptonshire
Benjamin Lines Male 10 Northamptonshire
Elizabeth Lines Female 2 Northamptonshire
William Lines Male 0 Northamptonshire
Emigration
Thomas Lines departed Gravesend, Kent, England, aboard the ship Thomas Harrison on 26 May 1842, with his wife, Anne Sarah Blackwell, their daughter aged 3 (Elizabeth) and three boys, aged 12, 11 and an infant (John and Benjamin, born to Thomas�?first wife, Sarah Jones; the infant William was born to Thomas and Anne Sarah Blackwell). Another son, Thomas Harrison Lines was born at sea on the ship for which he was named. Thomas Lines�?daughter by Sarah Jones, Eliza Mary Ann Catherine Lines, age 15, was also with this group.Travelling with this family was Thomas�?brother, Benjamin Lines and his wife, Elizabeth Watts, with their two sons aged 13 and an infant (Benjamin and John), and two daughters aged 11 and 2 (Sarah Ann and Leah).
All the immigrants in this extended family were from Northamptonshire, England. They had been recommended to receive free passage to the colony at Nelson, New Zealand, by the Reverend S. H. White. The ship Thomas Harrison arrived at the port of Nelson on 25 October 1842. Thomas and Benjamin Lines were laborers and lime burners by trade, and Eliza Mary Ann Catherine Lines was a seamstress.
Death
Thomas LinesEvent Type: Death
Event Date: 1885
Event Place: New Zealand
Age (Estimated): 82
Birth Date: 1803
Probate
Thomas LinesEvent Type: Probate
Event Date: filed 2 Oct 1885
Event Place: Nelson, Nelson, New Zealand
Agency: AAOO
Court: Nelson
Executors: wife Ann and son Austin Lines
Burial
Latitude: -41.348634595998Longitude: 173.17799352513
Thomas Lines
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 23 Apr 1885
Event Place: New Zealand
Age: 82
Birth Year (Estimated): 1803
Burial Place: Richmond block 5, plot 28
Plot 26/28, Block 25
Endnotes
1. England, Warwickshire, Parish Registers, 1535-1963 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGDL-6L3G.
2. England Marriages, 1538–1973 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NLWD-16P.
3. England Marriages, 1538–1973 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NNPX-N2S.
4. England and Wales Census, 1841 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7Q7-73N.
5. New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Passenger Lists, 1839-1973 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJDV-FY1Z.
6. New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1966 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24K-96HS.
7. New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Probate Records, 1843-1998 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KDR1-RHF.
8. Find a Grave Memorial 119393226.
9. New Zealand, Cemetery Transcriptions, 1840-1981 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGYV-TFWJ.
10. BillionGraves Index https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP51-H2P3.