Thomas Bluett
Name
Thomas Bluett
Culture
English
Gender
Male
Birth date
1819
Birth place
Ireland View on map Close map
Death date
11 May 1846
Death Place
London, England View on map Close map
Movements
Wellington, New Zealand 20 April 1841; Australia c1841 - c1845
Occupations
Printer (lithographic)
Summary
Worked: New Zealand, Australia (NSW, TAS).
NGA IRN
33442
Context
Australia | Hong Kong | India | New Zealand
See also
Jones & Bluett; Liley & Bluett.
Biography
Thomas Bluett was born in 1819 and worked with Day & Haghe as a lithographer. He arrived in Wellington NZ in 20 April 1841. After a few months he crossed over to Sydney to work for Raphael Clint, and later to Hobart to continue work with John Skinner Prout. He returned to London in 1844/5 via Hong Kong and Calcutta, only to be accidentally shot in 1846 by a teenage boy playing with a loaded gun in a crowded street."
Last Updated
29 Jan 2024