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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Otago & Southland Provincial Districts]

Prentice, Thomas

Prentice, Thomas , Carpenter and Farmer, Kurow. Mr. Prentice was born in 1856 at Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland, where he was educated and served a four years' apprenticeship as a carpenter. He arrived at Port Chalmers, in 1875, by the barque “Waimea,” and settled at Papakaio. For about three years he worked in a coalmine,
Mahan, photo. Mr. and Mrs T. Prentice and Youngest Chill.

Mahan, photo.
Mr. and Mrs T. Prentice and Youngest Chill.

page 576 and after six months at his trade in Oamaru, removed, in 1879, to Kurow, where he has since been engaged in carpentry and farming. Mr. Prentice resides at Tahawa Village Settlement, where he holds nine acres of land under a lease in perpetuity, and he has a freehold of eighty-four acres at Kurow Creek, which he works as a dairy farm; the milk being delivered to the creamery, As a Forester, Mr Prentice is attached to Court Pride of Waitaki, in which he has passed the chairs. He was married, in 1879, to Nora, fourth daughter of the late Mr. William Tuohy, of Cloverfield, County Limerick, Ireland, and has four sons and four daughters.