Thomas William Downes
New Zealand historian, ethnologist, river works supervisor and painter
About Thomas William Downes
Lived 1868 – 1938 (aged 70). Thomas William Downes was a New Zealand historian, photographer and painter.
Thomas William Downes (18 February 1868 – 6 August 1938) was a New Zealand historian, ethnologist and river works supervisor.
Downes was born in Wellington, New Zealand, on 18 February 1868. His family moved to Bulls in the 1870s and he went to school there. He married Margaret Thomson there in May 1890. They moved to Wanganui in 1898.
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New Zealand historian, ethnologist, river works supervisor and painter (1868 –1938)
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Thomas William Downes was born on 18 February 1868 in Wellington.
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Thomas William Downes died on 6 August 1938 in Whanganui.
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