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Thomas PREECE (1850 - 1922)
farmer, carrier, horse-breaker, wood carter
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
Thomas PREECE (1850 - 1922) Thomas PREECE (1815 - 1868) William PREECE









Jessie STEVENSON (1812 - 1876) John W STEVENSON



Janet MCDONALD



b. 1850 at Gooroomon Ponds, New South Wales, Australia
d. 05 Oct 1922 at Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia aged 72
Near Relatives of Thomas PREECE (1850 - 1922)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Grandfather William PREECE
Grandfather John W STEVENSON
Grandmother Janet MCDONALD

Father Thomas PREECE 1815 Bristol, Gloucestershire, England 07 Mar 1868 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 53
Mother Jessie STEVENSON 1812 Muckairn, Argyll, Scotland 12 Sep 1876 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 64

Self Thomas PREECE 1850 Gooroomon Ponds, New South Wales, Australia 05 Oct 1922 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 72

Sister Martha PREECE 1844 Sutton Forest, New South Wales, Australia
Sister Jessie PREECE 1846 Sutton Forest, New South Wales, Australia
Brother Hugh PREECE 09 Oct 1848 Gooroomon Ponds, New South Wales, Australia 1938 Yass, New South Wales, Australia 90

Niece Isabella Mary PREECE 27 Mar 1980 Grenfell, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew William Thomas PREECE 1874 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1875 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1
Niece Jessie Florence PREECE 1876 Yass, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Alice Mary May PREECE abt 1877 Yass, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Ada Minnie PREECE 27 Nov 1879 Yass, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew John Francis PREECE 1881 Yass, New South Wales, Australia 1973 Yass, New South Wales, Australia 92
Niece Dinah Laura PREECE 1883 Yass, New South Wales, Australia 20 Jul 1963 Yass, New South Wales, Australia 80
Niece Sarah PREECE 1888 Yass, New South Wales, Australia 1888 Yass, New South Wales, Australia 0
Nephew William Ernest PREECE 1889 Yass, New South Wales, Australia 02 Apr 1917 France 28

Sister in Law Rose A MCLAUGHLIN 1849 Duntroon, ACT, Australia Jul 1934 Yass, New South Wales, Australia 85
Events in Thomas PREECE (1850 - 1922)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
1850 Thomas PREECE was born Gooroomon Ponds, New South Wales, Australia 6
07 Mar 1868 18 Death of father Thomas PREECE (aged 53) Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 6
12 Sep 1876 26 Death of mother Jessie STEVENSON (aged 64) Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 6
05 Oct 1922 72 Thomas PREECE died Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 6
Source References:
6. Type: Book, Abbr: Queanbeyan Register, Title: Biographical register of Canberra and Queanbeyan: from the district to the Australian Capital Territory 1820-1930, Auth: Peter Proctor, Publ: The Heraldry & Genealogical Society of Canberra, Date: 2001
- Reference = 261 (Death)
- Reference = 261 (Name, Notes)
- Reference = 261 (Birth)
80. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Hall Museum, Title: Hall School Museum and Heritage Centre, Locn: https://museum.hall.act.au/
- Reference = https://museum.hall.act.au/display/1939/person/3380/thomas-preece.html (Name, Notes)
- Notes: Thomas Preece

Born: 1850; Died: 1922; Married: (Bachelor)

Obituary. The Late Mr. Thomas Preece.

The late Mr. Preece, who died at Rossi on 5th October, was an old colonist. Hie was born at Goormon Ponds, better known in the old days: as ' The Grant,' Gininderra Creek, in the year 1850. His father was a farmer there. After the father's death the two boys, Hugh and Thomas, carried on the farm, supporting their invalid mother and sole sister, Jessie.

Mr. Hugh Preece left there when he was 25 years of age, Thomas staying on. He carried on farming, and was also a carrier and horsebreaker. The farm was subsequently sold, and he then rented a selection on Weetangra, from Ewen Cameron, but on the latter's death he managed The Glebe at Gininderra for the Rev. P. J. Smith, and afterwards he purchased a selection at Reedy Creek, on the Gundaroo road. He rented this, but the house was burnt, and in the fire many beautiful paintings by his mother, who was an artist and sketcher of high merit, were destroyed.

Later on Mr. Preece managed an experimental farm on the Murrumbidgee for Mr. Farrar; after this he went to Captain's Flat, where he was wood carting for a time, but relinquishing that he sold out and lived privately for several years at Queanbeyan. He subsequently followed station and farm work, but having been hurt through a fall from a horse he had to give up active life, and resided quietly at Rossi until the time of his death. He was well known to all the old hands, and held the good opinions of all. An uncle of his, Hugh Stevenson, managed Jeir, Nanima and Bedelick for the late Capt. Johnston for many years. [Mr. H. Preece, of Yass, is now the only surviving member of the family.]
(Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer Tuesday 24 October 1922, p. 2)

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