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Thomas Campbell Pryde

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Not long after arriving in Queensland, Thomas Pryde commenced working for Joseph Fleming at the Bremer Mills at Bundamba.

He became a contractor with Mr. Welsby and together they constructed many early buildings between Ipswich and Toowoomba. They secured the contract to building railway stations between Ipswich and Dalby.

Thomas went on to become an alderman of Ipswich Municipal Council and Mayor in 1873 and 1874. After moving to Esk he became a member of the Esk Divisional Board and was Chairman for three years.

References (online)Treasurer of St. Stephen’s Prebyterian Church. The Brisbane Courier, Sat 7 Feb 1874, p6Death of Mrs Thomas Pryde, The Capricornian, Sat 9 Apr 1904, p34Woollen Factory for Ipswich, Queensland Times, Sat 11 Oct 1924, p4Death of Mr. Thomas Pryde, Queensland Times, Tue 6 Jul 1897, p5Mr. Alexander Macgregor, Queensland Times, Sat 7 Feb 1914, p10Old Colonists, the Brisbane Courier, Thu 10 Sep 1925, p12Thomas Campell Pryde Family Tree

Life Events

Date of Birth4 April 1824Place of BirthLeslie, Fifeshire, ScotlandDate of Death3 July 1897Age at Death73Place of DeathEsk Railway StationDate of Burial5 July 1897Place of BurialIpswich general Cemetery - Pioneer HeadstonesReference for Life Events (online)Deaths, Queensland Times, Tue 6 Jul 1897, p4Supreme Court of Queensland, The Brisbane Courier, Sat 24 Jul 1897, p7AncestryDiscovereverafter

Family

ParentsJames PrydeJanet DowieChildrenThomas Campbell Pryde (Junior)John Clarke PrydeJames Campbell PrydeNotes on FamilyThomas Campbell Pride junior married Elizabeth Elliott on 28 October 1903. He died on 13 December 1943 aged 80. They had a son also named Thomas Campbell Pryde who was born in 1905. He died 13 February 1983.

James Campbell Pryde died on 15 March 1882. He had married Mary Ann Baird on 19 July 1878.Reference for Family (online)Ancestry

Marriage/s

Name of SpouseElizabeth Strowan ClarkeNotes on Marriage/sElizabeth's surname is from the birth details of Thomas Campbell Pryde on the Queensland Births, Death and Marriages website.Reference for Marriage/s (online)Ancestry

Immigration

Name of ShipAmericaDate of Arrival1853Reference for Immigration (online)Death of Mrs Thomas Pryde, The Capricornian, Sat 9 Apr 1904, p34

Places Lived

StreetLowry StreetSuburbNorth Ipswich

Places Lived

SuburbGlenmaurie, near Esk

Employment

OccupationMagistrate

Employment

OccupationContractor

Employment

OccupationFarmerPlaces of EmploymentLucerne Flats, near Fernvale

Employment

OccupationBooksellerPlaces of EmploymentBrisbane Street, Ipswich

Political Representation

Level of OfficeMayorLocal/State/Federal RepresentationIpswich City Council

Memberships

Community GroupsCaledonian Lodge of MasonsChurchesSt Stephen's

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Thomas Campbell Pryde