Thomas (ELMSLEY) Emsley was born in 1816 in Horsforth, West Riding Yorkshire, ENG.
1,2 He died on 9 June 1885, at age ~69, in Burley in Wharfedale, West Riding Yorkshire, ENG.
2 From a correspondent: Chair of Burley Local History and Archive Group.
"The correct name is Thomas Emsley (His surname is variously spelt as Elmsley, Emslie, Helmsley etc.) b 1816 Horsforth, West Riding Yorkshire d 1885 Burley in Wharfedale, West Riding Yorkshire
More extensive information here:
https://burleycommunitylibrary.weebly.com/thomas-emsley.html "
From the web site.
Thomas Emsley was a seriously wealthy individual when he died in 1885. His estate at the time of his will was initially valued at exceeding £41,000, then later revised to £51,000 (£4.25m today).
He owned large areas of Burley & parts of Ilkley in Wharfedale and areas of Rodley & Bramley in Airedale.
He'd also gifted or donated substantial sums of money to various organisations during his lifetime.
1839 - February - Thomas Emsley arrived onto the Wairoa (North Island, New Zealand) from Sydney Australia, for the purpose of buying land for farming and timber-milling.
Tirarau, the chief of the Parawhau tribe, that owned all the land right across from Kaipara to Whangarei, agreed to sell a triangular block of about 60,000 acres, stretching from Omana to Maungatapere, to Waikiekie and back to Omana, after making a rough survey with George Edge as guide. Thomas Emsley paid a deposit in August 1839.
(Illustrate with map plus images of account).
1839 - September - Thomas Emsley & Henry Walton signed a Deed of Indenture with Tirarau. ?(List cash & goods to value of £673.00.) Thomas (ELMSLEY) Emsley immigrated to Sydney to Kaipara in 1839 arrived Sydney from England abt 1838 BULIB.
1 He emigrated from NZ to England about 1843.
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