Thomas Florance b. 1785

  • Artist (Draughtsman)
A sketcher and surveyor who served in the American War of 1812 and lived for many years in New Zealand. Most of his drawings would have been maps and plans, though sadly none survive.
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Name
Thomas Florance
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Other Occupation
  • Engineer (ANZSIC code: 6923)
  • Surveyor (ANZSIC code: 6922)
Birth date
1785
Birth place
England, UK
Death date
28 March 1867
Death place
Auckland, NZ
Active Period
  • c.1803 - c.1834
Arrival
  • 1817
Residence
  • 1834 - 28 March 1867 New Zealand
  • c.1827 - c.1834 Kiama/Shoalhaven region, NSW
  • 1825 - 1827 Sydney, NSW
  • 1817 - 1825 Tasmania
  • c.1813 - c.1817 England, UK
  • c.1803 - c.1813 North America
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • DAA with additions

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References [<ExternalResource: Pretyman, E.R. (1966), 'Thomas Florance', Australian Dictionary of Biography, volume 1, [eds. D. Pike, A. Shaw, M. Clark, B. Nairn, G. Serle and R. Ward], Melbourne, Vic.>, <ExternalResource: Florance, S. (1997), 'The Chichester Connection: The Florance Family 1700-1997', Sandra Florance, Bega, NSW.>]