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Thompson John HILLAS [Tom]

Male 1918 - 1996  (78 years)    Has 10 ancestors and 3 descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name Thompson John HILLAS 
    Known As Tom 
    Birth 18 May 1918  Rangiora, Canterbury, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Buried Mossburn, Southland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4
    Education 1923  [5
    Winton School, Southland, New Zealand 
    Occupation 1946  [6
    Farmer, Mossburn 
    Death 19 May 1996  Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 7
    Cremation Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Person ID I5437  NZ Genealogy Project
    Last Modified 23 May 2019 

    Father Henry HILLAS,   b. 12 Oct 1887, Wadestown, Wellington, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Jul 1929, Winton, Southland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 41 years) 
    Mother Anna Marie ROSE,   b. 25 Jan 1886, Upper Moutere, Nelson, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Oct 1962, Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Marriage 24 Sep 1913  Upper Moutere, Nelson, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 10
    Family ID F1550  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Isabella ELLIOTT,   b. 12 Oct 1922, Arrowtown, Otago, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Jun 2004, Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years) 
    Marriage 08 Jan 1947  New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [11, 12
    Children 
     1. Living
     2. Mary Catherine HILLAS,   b. 21 Jul 1951   d. 18 Mar 2006, Mossburn, Southland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 54 years)
     3. Henry John Young HILLAS,   b. Abt 1955   d. 10 Jun 1978, Mossburn, Southland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 23 years)
    Family ID F1882  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 10 Sep 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 18 May 1918 - Rangiora, Canterbury, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mossburn, Southland, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 08 Jan 1947 - New Zealand Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 19 May 1996 - Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCremation - - Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Photos
    Henry Hillas family
    Henry Hillas family
    From left: Henry, Thompson, Owen, Agnes, Grace and Anna. Photo about 1925.

    Headstones
    Headstone - Henry John Hillas
    Headstone - Henry John Hillas
    In loving memory of Henry John Hillas, loved son of Tom and Mary Hillas, died 10th June 1978 in his 23rd year.
    Plot: 27 Block III
    Headstone - Thompson John HILLAS
    Headstone - Thompson John HILLAS
    And Thompson John Hillas (Tom), Died 19th May 1996 Aged 78 years
    Plot: 27 Block III

  • Sources 
    1. [S17] David Bryant, NZSG Index, (New Zealand Society of Genealogists Inc., 2005).
      Southland Cemetery Record

    2. [S2] New Zealand Registrar-General's Office, NZ Register of Births - Indexes.

    3. [S503] NZ BDM - Historical Records, (Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington, New Zealand).

    4. [S779] Find a Grave, (http://www.findagrave.com).

    5. [S17] David Bryant, NZSG Index, (New Zealand Society of Genealogists Inc., 2005).
      School Admission, Progress, Withdrawal Registers

    6. [S11] email.
      8 May 2004 from Roger Hillas to Chris Korte. Owen Winton Hillas and Tom took over the family farm in the Five Rivers Area.

    7. [S560] Invercargill Cemetery Search, (Invercargill City Council, Invercargill, New Zealand).

    8. [S560] Invercargill Cemetery Search, (Invercargill City Council, Invercargill, New Zealand).
      Surname HILLAS; First Name(s) THOMPSON; Occupation Retired Farmer; Gender Male; Age at Death 78 Years; Date of Death May 19 1996; Place of Death 177 Leet St Invercargill; Cemetery Southland Crematorium; Classification Not Interred at Southland Crematorium

    9. [S31] Family Search, (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints), none.

    10. [S826] C J Hendricks (cjhendricks), Ancestry.com - Public Member Tree - Thompson Family Tree, (Ancestry.com).

    11. [S172] NZ Marriages 1836-1956, (New Zealand Society of Genealogists, 2006).

    12. [S642] NZ BDM - Historical Records - DATES, (Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington, New Zealand).