Lehmann Henschke - Person Sheet
NamePEARSE, Thomas Henry
Birthca 1857, Holne, Devon92149
Christen25 Dec 1857, Holne, Devon92150 Age: <1
Immigration1877, ‘Forfarshire’92149 Age: 20
Obituary
Burra Record (SA : 1878 - 1954) Wed 5 Jul 1933
92149OBITUARY
The Late Mr. Thomas Henry Pearse.
'There is no death,
What seems so is transition ;
This life of mortal breathIs but a suburb of the life elysianWhose portals we call deathThe late Mr. Thomas Henry PearseJ.P., who died at 'Glenbower,' 'TheGums Station,' Florieton, on 26thJune, at the age of 76 years, was bornat Holne Village, Devonshire, in1857, being a member of a familyof nine sons and onedaughter. Several of his brothersdied in Australia, and one survivingbrother is at present a draughtsmanat Keyham Dockyard, Plymouth. Thelate Mr. Pearse emigrated to Australia in 1877 on the sailing vessel 'For-farshire' (Captain Brown) being 72days on the voyage.He went north per train and bullock dray and opened a wheelwright's business at Terowie andlater at Hallett. Mr. Pearse in 1884in conjunction with his brother inlaw, the late Mr. William Cockrum,purchased 'The Gums Station' fromMessrs R. M. and W. J. McBride, ofKooringa. 'The Gums Station'when he took it over was quite asmall proposition, portions of it andthe surrounding country had beenfarmed, but being outside Goyder'sLine of Rainfall, it was quite un-suited for that purpose and eventu-ally Mr. Pearse bought out thirtythree farmers and settlers to makethe property what it is to-day, a hold-ing of 97,000 acres. Later on hepurchased Caroona station, east ofMount Bryan, in conjunction with hisfather-in-law, the late Mr. GeorgeHiles, of Petherton, Mount Bryan. Abrother of Mr. Pearse, Mr. HarryPearse, managed the latter place un-til he died, and later Mr. Pearse'seldest son, Bertram, became the owner.Mr. Pearse was thrice married, hisfirst wife being Emily, a daughter ofMr. George Hiles; of this marriagethere were four sons and one daugh-ter, one son died in infancy. Hissecond wife was Adeline, also adaughter of Mr. Hiles, a son of thisunion died in infancy. His thirdwife, who survives him is EvelineMathilde Herminie, a daughter of thelate Mr. R. Meinck, a well-known far-mer of Quorn. The eldest son, Ber-tram Wellesley, died of wounds atGallipoli in 1915. The survivingsons Norman Hiles and Harold Leslielive at 'The Gums Station.'The daughter, Ida Elizabeth(whose husband, Mr. A. Scott Mar-tin, of Elder, Smith and Co., wasso tragically killed in a motor smash afew years ago) pre-deceased both herhusband and father.With his sons Mr. Pearse foundedthe firm of T. H. Pearse and SonsLtd. Amongst their holdings was'Warioota Station' in the North, anda share in 'Witchelina Station,' Far-ina. They also hold extensive areasin Yundamindra and Mount Celiastations, near Leonora, Western Aus-tralia, being among the first of manySouth Australians to open up that part of Western Australia for sheep.Mr. Pearse came from the goodold yeoman stock of England and heknew how to battle against droughtand adversity during his lifetime.The deceased gentleman was formany years a member of the Morganand Apoinga District Councils, andthe Stockowners' Council of SouthAustralia. Keenly interested in allmatters pertaining to the pastoral in-dustry, he, with the late Messrs. P. LKillicoat and John Barker and otherwell known pastoralists, was instru-mental, during a period of drought,in getting the rental on leaseholdcountry East of Burra reduced andthe leases placed under "the lease inperpetuity Act. " Mr. Pearse with his wife did aworld tour in 1924, during which. hevisited his birthplace and placed amemorial tablet to his soldier son inthe old parish church. He retiredfrom active pastoral pursuits in 1919,spending the latter years of his lifeat Brighton, but he maintained themanaging directorship of his pastoralconcerns. He was an active memberof Brighton Bowling Club. In theboom of prosperity and during theGreat War, Mr. Pearse's generositywas unbounded and his well knownpersonality on "big appeal days" inBurra was always to be seen amongstthe band of "bidders" and many werethe patriotic funds helped by hismarked liberality.Coming from a wrestling and box- ing county, as a young man he wasan able exponent of these pastimes.He was a keen and amusing racon-teur of yarns of the early days, andhad he so desired could have writtena most interesting autobiography.Being recognised as one of nature'sgentlemen, of unimpeachable integ-rity and honor and gifted with agenial optimistic nature, he will be missed by a very large circle offriends. There are eight grandchildren.The funeral took place at Kooringaon Wednesday afternoon from St.Mary's Church where a most impres-sive service was conducted by Arch-deacon Bussell of North Adelaide,and attended by the widow, two sonsand other relatives of the deceasedgentleman. At the close, of the ser-vice Mr. G. H. Dow, who presided atthe organ, played the 'Dead March inSaul.' whilst the large congregationstood with bowed heads.Masses of beautiful floral tributescovered the hearse and bier and theattendance representative of all theleading pastoralists besides otherfriends. Amongst the latter wasMajor Lance Lewis of Messrs Golds-brough, Mort and Co. Ltd., Adelaide.The bearers were Messrs John Kel-lock, John R. Barker, Glen G.Hawkes, Reg. Warnes, Albert G. Geb-hardt and W. E. Hodge.
Spouses
Death12 Oct 1891, Ballarat, Vic92148,30463 Age: 43