Thomas SUTTON (1857-1925)
Quick Facts
- Born:
- 11 Dec 1857, Banbury, Banbury, Oxford, England
- Parents:
- Daniel SUTTON and Susanna BUTLER
- Marriage:
- Rebecca Annie GRAY 11 Mar 1876, Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand
- Children:
- Susan Annie Sutton (27 Aug 1877 - 1958)
- Thomas Boswell "Tom" Sutton (8 Sep 1879 - 1932)
- Robert Buswell "Bob" Sutton (7 Feb 1882 - Bef 13 May 1955)
- Isaac James Sutton (22 May 1882 - 1882)
- Sydney Joseph "Syd" Sutton (10 May 1883 - 1 Sep 1950)
- Horace Neve Sutton (23 Sep 1884 - 3 Jun 1906)
- Minnie Rebecca Sutton (14 May 1887 - 22 Feb 1937)
- Nita Emma Sutton (14 May 1887 - 2 Jun 1949)
- Ada Olive Butler Sutton (19 Apr 1889 - 13 May 1959)
- Margaret Sutton (12 Mar 1891 - )
- Tina Margaret Felle Sutton (8 Jun 1892 - 6 Aug 1977)
- Martha Sutton (13 Oct 1893 - )
- David Barclay Sutton (13 May 1895 - Abt 1910)
- Elsie May Sutton (8 Jun 1897 - )
- Darien Neave Sutton (7 May 1900 - 11 Dec 1961)
- Wheneia Stephen John Sutton (10 Apr 1902 - 1965)
- Allan George Sutton (Abt 1902 - Bef 17 Mar 1967)
- Died:
- 7 Jun 1925, Wanganui, New Zealand, at age 67
- Buried:
- 9 Jun 1925, Wanganui, New Zealand
Notes
Medical notes
The cause of his death was Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), often referred to as "Lou Gehrig's disease".
General notes
Noted events in his life were:
- Census: UK, 1861, Banbury, Banbury, Oxford, England. He was living with his parents.
- Census: UK, 1871, Cherwell, Oxford, England. There was a Thomas SUTTON lodging with William Murray and his family at 14 Lower Cherrill (Cherwell?): Thomas SUTTON, lodger, age 13, errand boy, born Banbury.
- Emigration: to Wellington per "Golden Sea". Sailed from London 29 Jan 1874 - arrived Wellington, New Zealand on 1 May 1874. Included in the Passenger List - Sutton Thomas 19 Oxon Labourer. The Golden Sea, a vesssel of 1418 tons, built at Quebec in 1864, made one passage to New Zealand. She brought out 368 immigrants and during the voyage there were eight deaths from scarlet fever, the ship then passed in quarantine on arrival. The Golden Sea was sent out by the Shaw Savill Co. White Wings - Sir Henry Brett
- Occupation: carpenter, 1876.
- Occupation: carter, 1893.
- Residence, 1893, Palmerston North, , Manawatu, New Zealand.
- Occupation: carpenter, 1925.
- Residence: Tongariro St, 1925, Wanganui, , , New Zealand.
Marriage Notes
The marriage was witnessed by Samuel Gray (brother of Rebecca) and Lucy Gray (sister of Rebecca). The ceremony was held in the home of Mr. Kirk (Rebecca's stepfather).
Additional photographs
Thomas with his daughters. Click on photo for complete picture.
Obituary of Thomas Sutton
Wanganui Chronicle, 10 Jun 1925, Wanganui, New Zealand.Mr. Thomas Sutton, who died at Castlecliff (Wanganui) on Sunday, was a very old resident of Palmerston North, having landed there in 1874, and taking part in the pioneering work of the town. He was at one time Master of the Masonic Lodge and founder of the same lodge at Rongotea. Mr. Sutton was 67 years of age at the time of his death and leaves a widow and three children to mourn their loss.
Additional Notes
- What is ALS?
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), often referred to as "Lou Gehrig's disease," is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that attacks nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord. Motor neurons reach from the brain to the spinal cord and from the spinal cord to the muscles throughout the body. The progressive degeneration of the motor neurons in ALS eventually lead to their death. When the motor neurons die, the ability of the brain to initiate and control muscle movement is lost. With all voluntary muscle action affected, patients in the later stages of the disease become totally paralyzed. Yet, through it all, for the vast majority of people, their minds remain unaffected. A-myo-trophic comes from the Greek language. "A" means no or negative. "Myo" refers to muscle, and "Trophic" means nourishment---"No muscle nourishment." When a muscle has no nourishment, it "atrophies" or wastes away. "Lateral" identifies the areas in a person's spinal cord where portions of the nerve cells that nourish the muscles are located. As this area degenerates it leads to scarring or hardening ("sclerosis") in the region. As motor neurons degenerate, they can no longer send impulses to the muscle fibers that normally result in muscle movement. Early symptoms of ALS often include increasing muscle weakness, especially involving the arms and legs, speech, swallowing and breathing. When muscles no longer receive the messages from the motor neurons that they require to function, the muscles begin to atrophy (waste away). Limbs begin to look "thinner" as muscle tissue atrophies.
- Golden Sea
- Thomas would only have been 16 but it's possible he lied about his age in order to travel by himself. Interestingly, Thomas Sutton is the *only* passenger from Oxfordshire. According to newspaper reports, about 100 of the passengers were on shipped to Wanganui.