The Tree - Person Sheet
The Tree - Person Sheet
NameThomas Inch
Birth25 Apr 1838, Longstone, St Mabyn, Bodmin, Cornwall, England
Death12 Sep 1911, New Plymouth, New Zealand
FatherPaul Inch (1803-1877)
MotherTabitha Edwards (1787-1889)
Misc. Notes
Name from Ross Davis in a facebook post in November 2018, “Paul Inch, with Tabitha Edwards (his wife) arrived in New Plymouth on the "William Bryan" with three children. Phillippa ,Louisa, and Thomas Inch”.

Date and place of birth and death, from research file52 in February 2019 and states:
Married in 1861 in NZ to “Mary R Wheeler” (b 12 Dec 1842 in Stoke, Devon, England. Died 24 Mar 1909, in New Plymouth) according to research file52 in February 2019.
Is this the same “Mary Reed Wheeler” b circa 1848, daughter of Thomas Wheeler and Elizabeth Reed?

Second given name of Thomas’ wife as “Reed” from Te Henui New Plymouth Cemetery Headstone records Row 14, plot 742:
In loving memory of TOBITHA INCH died 16th October 1889 Aged 102 years. Also WILLIE son of Thomas and Mary INCH died February 15th 1885 Aged 17 months ATHOL RICHARD son of R & E INCH born 27 November 1906 died December 19th 1906. MARY REED INCH died March 24th 1909 Aged 67 years. THOMAS INCH died 12 September 1911 Aged 74 years. “Yes though our hearts are sad, God’s promise soothes our care it comforts in the hour of need inspiring every prayer.”

Date of birth of 12 December 1842 confirmed from Find A Grave record:
Mary Reed Wheeler Inch
Birth: 12 Dec 1842
Death: 24 Mar 1909 (aged 66) Taranaki, New Zealand
Burial: Te Henui Cemetery, New Plymouth, New Plymouth District, Taranaki, New Zealand
Plot: Wesleyan Block Row 14 Lot 4 Plot 3
Memorial ID: 116423656

CHILDREN
Year/No. of registration, and Name from birth search on New Zealand BDM website in February 2019. Date of birth and death from “Thomas Inch 11-Child Family Tree” from Ross Davis* posted on Facebook Group “Taranaki Families - Genealogy and DNA” in October 2018 and posted here in February 2019:
1862/7708. Inch, Elizabeth 26 Aug 1862 - 25 Apr 1943
1864/8099. Inch, Mary 14 Apr 1863 - 13 Dec 1951
1866/12641. Inch, Phillippa 16 Jun 1866 - 29 Sep 1946
1868/9514. Inch, Thomas 16 Aug 1868 - 01 Oct 1951
1870/40667. Inch, Henry 1870 - 09 Nov 1949
1872/742. Inch, Gertrude 13 Jun 1872 - 03 Dec 1946
1874/33841. Inch, Richard 28 Jul 1874 - 14 Jul 1942 **
1876/12284. Inch, Ernest 05 Sep 1876 - 10 Oct 1958
1878/7318. Inch, Herbert 04 Aug 1878 - 09 Dec 1966
1881/2567. Inch, Wymon Edwards 19 Apr 1881 - 10 Jul 1955
1883/15835. Inch, William Reed 16 Sep 1883 - 15 Feb 1885
Full date of birth for Henry Inch is 25 July 1870 by Brian Oliver of nzolivers from further searching in February 2019 on BDM Search by incrementally changing the date range for the birth.
* Ross Davis is the great grandson of this Thomas Inch.
** Ross’ grandfather was Richard Inch (as above born 28 Jul 1874).

Thomas and Mary INCH Family Picnic
Amongst the photos attached here to this Thomas Inch, there is one of the Thomas and Mary INCH Family Picnic.
The names left-to-right is as follws:
Back Row: Whyman INCH (top of head cropped), Nora INCH (nee Honeyfield being wife of Herbert INCH), Henry INCH, Emma INCH (nee HAIGH being wife of Richard), Herbert INCH (leaning in).
Middle Row: Mary INCH, Mary Reed INCH (nee WHEELER), Thomas INCH, Mary INCH (nee BREWER being wife of Henry), Ethel INCH (nee MOON).
Children in Front: Beatrice and Lavina INCH (daughters of Ernest and Ethel), James Henry and Oliver INCH (children of Henry and Mary).
Spouses
Birth12 Dec 1842, Stoke-Damerel, Devonshire, England
Death24 Mar 1909, New Plymouth, New Zealand
FatherThomas Treeby Wheeler (1820-1886)
MotherElizabeth Reed (1814-1863)
Marriage12 Dec 1861, New Zealand
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