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Thomas Blacket Stephens (1819–1877) was an alderman and mayor of Brisbane Municipal Council,〔Brisbane City Council Archives〕 a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland and a Member of the Queensland Legislative Council. ==Personal life== Thomas Blacket Stephens was born on 5 January 1819 at Rochdale, Lancashire, England, the son of Rev. William Stephens (a Baptist minister) and his wife Elizabeth (née Blacket).〔http://www.familysearch.org〕 On 6 September 1848 Thomas emigrated from Liverpool on the ship 'Bengal' arriving in Sydney, New South Wales on 12 February 1849. His cousin Edmund Blacket was the Colonial Architect in Sydney. Thomas married Anne Connah in Balmain, Sydney at the home of his cousin, Edmund Blacket, in 1856.〔New South Wales Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages〕 The couple moved to Moreton Bay, now Brisbane and had 12 children in Brisbane (4 of whom died in infancy). Their children were:〔Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages, Queensland〕 * William (1857–1925), a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland * Emily (1860–1918) * Marian (1862–1862) * Elizabeth (1863–1940, Mrs Lang) * Richard (1865–1865) * Laura (1866–1952) * Thomas Connah (1868–1937) * Henry (1869–1870) * Sophia (1870–1956, Mrs Robertson) * Anne (1872–16 January 1872) * Llewellyn (1873–1934) * Stephen (1875–1958) In 1860, Thomas erected a two-storey house in South Brisbane called 'Cumbooquepa' from the Aboriginal name for the waterholes on the land.〔(Thomas Blacket Stephen: Early Brisbane Pioneer ), accessed 20 July 2009〕 In November 1874, Thomas became seriously ill, possibly cholera acquired from a ship visiting from India.〔 Although he recovered somewhat from his illness, he remained weak and in May 1875 retired from many of his duties and made his will.〔 Thomas died from congestion of the lungs, following some years of poor health following a serious illness in 1874, at his residence 'Cumbooquepa' on 26 August 1877 and was buried in South Brisbane Cemetery the following day.〔〔 In 1890, his widow Anne built a newer home 'Cumbooquepa' above Vulture Street on the property at South Brisbane. This house was later purchased in 1919 as the boarding school for the Brisbane girls' school Somerville House and is now heritage-listed. It is often stated that Thomas built or occupied this 'Cumbooquepa', but he is only associated with the earlier house. Widow Anne died on 12 July 1904 at 'Cumbooquepa' and was buried with her husband in South Brisbane Cemetery.〔〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Thomas Blacket Stephens」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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