Born in Whitchurch, Shropshire, the son of Thomas Bevan (1801-1881), a rope maker who came to NZ. Arrived in New Zealand with his father and siblings on the ship 'Lady Nugent' in 1841. Followed his father's trade, and farmed in Otaki and Manawatu Districts. He wrote "Reminiscences of an old colonist" (572.9931 Maori Pamphlet Vol. 4). Married Haana Ransfield. Birth date taken from photograph, and from Death notice which said he died in 1913, aged 77. (Date given in Cyclopedia of New Zealand, Vol 1, p. 1105, is 1840-1913)
Bevan, Thomas, 1836-1913
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Bevan, Thomas 183?-1913 : Reminiscences
Date: [1901?]
By: Bevan, Thomas, 1836-1913
Reference: qMS-0221
Description: Bevan describes incidents in his life in the Otaki and Manawatu districts from 1840 to the 1860s. He was the son of a rope maker and followed his father's trade and farmed. He refers in particular to relationships between Maori and settlers and includes descriptions of Maori pa, legends, customs and the scenery, and a walk he made as a child in 1845 from Wellington to Waikawa, Otaki. Mss written in the hands of Bevan's daughters to whom dictated it, and signed by him Quantity: 1 folder(s) (71 pages). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss (33 cm, green tie case)
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Legal and financial papers
Date: [1894-1910]
From: Field, William Hughes, 1861-1944 : Papers
Reference: 73-128-182
Description: Notes of argument, Walker v Walton, re Aupiki and Maata te Hawe; memorandum re matters in hand by lawyer, Elliott; accounts; notes re various land issues. Most names discussed in the memorandum have been indexed but also include Mrs McGauley, Gaulter Dykes, Kereama, Hira Parata and case, Parata and Richards. Comprehensive notes by Field on Manihakano land in the Hutt Valley listing sections 98 and 102 with share/land holders including rents paid Quantity: 1 folder(s).
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Ernest John Ludford - Scrapbook
Date: [ca 1904-1912]
From: New Zealand Founders' Society : Records
Reference: MS-Papers-0227-09
Description: Clippings from the Evening Post and the New Zealand Times. Ludford's interests seemed to have been centred on Maori and early European history in the Wellington area, as far north as Otaki and Levin, with some additional West Coast, South Island material. Includes Bevan's `Reminiscences of an old colonist'; James Brown's reminiscences of the Hutt Valley; the Miramar Peninsular in Maori times; a reminiscence of the battle of Orakau by Wini Tana Tupotahi; obituary for John Plimmer; article on Henry Burling of the Wairarapa; reminiscences of John Kirkcaldie; tentative plan for proposed YMCA building, 1906; Pahautanui Pa; Wellington place-names; article on stoats and weasels; article on Kapiti Island; first report of the New Zealand Club, 1911. Quantity: 1 folder(s) (1 volume). Physical Description: Printed matter
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Maori place-names of New Zealand (vol 10)
Date: [1930-1940]
From: Adkin, George Leslie, 1888-1964 : Ethnological notebooks
Reference: MS-Papers-6061-11
Description: Contents comprise sketch map of part Waikawa River and Autaha Swamp, Manakau, Horowhenua (1875); Otaki-Mangaone coastal area, Horowhenua; south-western part of Banks Peninsula, inland and coast; Akaroa Harbour; lower course of Manawatu River, Stewart's survey (1858), Brees's survey (1842) Arrangement: Notebook no 10 Quantity: 1 folder(s) (volume).
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Local issues
Date: Nov-Dec 1905
From: Field, William Hughes, 1861-1944 : Papers
Reference: 73-128-118
Description: Identified persons entered under Name; includes papers relating to the Government purchase of Kapiti Island; telegram from Muir re dance arrangements; letter re state of various schools in the Wellington Education Board region; letters re land transactions; letter re meeting of Karori electorate committee; summary of roading works, Waikanae to Paekakariki and other papers Quantity: 1 folder(s).
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Papers
Date: [Feb-Jul 1906]
From: Field, William Hughes, 1861-1944 : Papers
Reference: 73-128-231
Description: Comprises correspondence, receipts, accounts, memos etc; identified persons entered under Name. Also includes plan for a post office in Waikanae; financial summary of properties, receipts and expenditure, and mortgages; gas and electricity accounts Quantity: 1 folder(s).
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Local issues
Date: Jun-Oct 1905
From: Field, William Hughes, 1861-1944 : Papers
Reference: 73-128-117
Description: Identified persons entered under Name; also includes part of letter regarding books for Otaki State School library; letters re occupation of road reserve (Kaitawa, Reynolds and Southee), re post office services in Levin, re land for reserve that is already State Forest, re contributions to Sullivan's hospitalisation, re Shannon public library. Also a letter from Seddon summarising the situation of several local issues and other corrspondence. Quantity: 1 folder(s).
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Papers relating to Thomas Bevan
Date: [1900-1906]
From: Field, William Hughes, 1861-1944 : Papers
Reference: 73-128-050
Description: Letters and a telegram from Bevan to Field, possibly from both father and son; also three communications from Bevan to Field regarding valuation of Mrs Milne's property at Manakau (n d) Quantity: 1 folder(s).
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Correspondence relating to farming
Date: 1883, 1906-1915
From: Field, William Hughes, 1861-1944 : Papers
Reference: 73-128-134
Description: Identified persons entered under Name; also includes draft agreement for Aramoho Hotel (1883); timber delivery with some Maori notes and translation of letter from A M Jones to Field in Maori; letter re Phillips Road from Levin & Co, letter from [?] F W [?] Ferris or Venn, written from place near Shannon, letter re establishment of dairy school in Palmerston North, one regarding flax grub problem and other papers Language - Includes notes in Maori with letter in English translated into Maori Quantity: 1 folder(s).
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Client files - Bevan, Edward and Thomas
Date: 1882-1898, 1901
From: Levin & Company Ltd : Records
Reference: MS-Papers-1347-3/2/12
Description: Edward Bevan, Manakau, 1901; Thomas Bevan, Waikawa, near Otaki, 1882-1898 Quantity: 1 folder(s).
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Local issues
Date: May-Jun 1906
From: Field, William Hughes, 1861-1944 : Papers
Reference: 73-128-121
Description: Identified persons entered under Name; also includes letter from Ohingaiti re the Waiotauru Stream, a tributary of the Otaki River; letters from Lands & Survey Department re maintenance of the Hutt Road, and from the Salvation Army regarding a hall for Levin; letter re Newlands School; Horowhenua County Council resolutions regarding drainage and revised clause for the 1886 Counties Act; letter from H E [?] Brown, Levin, re help for Mrs I (or J) L Walkr of Weraroa; telegrams from Town Clerk, Levin, Bettelani of Ohau, and Haybittle of Feilding; and papers relating to school committees of the Manawatu and Hutt ward of the Wellington Education District. Also includes lettrs from people about Seddon's death. Quantity: 1 folder(s).
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Group outside Uawhaki meeting house, Whakahoro Road, Manakau
From: Clark, Garry Trevor, fl 1981-1984 :Photographs of early Manakau
Reference: 1/2-057400-F
Description: Portrait showing a man is holding a baby (left of frame), a teenage boy Ralph Bevan (seated), and his father Thomas Bevan (seated) on the porch of Uawhaki meeting house, Whakahoro Road, Manakau. The porch of the house is decorated with Maori carvings and rafter panels. The names of Ralph Bevan and Thomas Bevan are written on the back of the file print but not linked to particular figures seen in this photograph Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Processing information: Record updated 20 February 2024.
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Bevan family on the verandah of the family home, Munga Huia, Manakau
Date: [ca 1913]
From: Clark, Garry Trevor, fl 1981-1984 :Photographs of family and Maori
Reference: 1/2-058100-F
Description: Bevan family posed on the veranah of the family home, Munga Huia, at Manakau, taken ca 1913 by an unidentified photographer. Back row, from left: Mrs Reggie D'Ath, William Bevan, Thomas Bevan senior, Walter Bull, Annie Bevan Front row, from left: Sarah Bevan (nee Rowlands), unidentified children, possibly Margaret Nees with baby, and Hannah Bevan (nee Ransfield) Quantity: 1 b&w copy negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative
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Clark, Garry Trevor, fl 1981-1984 :Photograph of Munga Huia, the Bevan family home, Man...
Date: [ca 1913]
By: Clark, Garry Trevor, active 1981-1984
Reference: 1/2-057353-F
Description: Photograph of 'Munga Huia', the home of Thomas Bevan at Manakau. Thomas Bevan and his grandchildren, Una and Hartland Bull, are standing in front of the house beside a small fountain. Photographed ca 1913 by an unidentified photographer. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Quantity: 1 b&w copy negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative
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Thomas Bevan with a group of Maori people
Date: [ca 1890s]
From: Clark, Garry Trevor, fl 1981-1984 :Photographs of early Manakau
Reference: 1/2-057399-F
Description: Group portrait including Thomas Bevan (back row, left) and Ropina (seated, left). The other individuals are unidentified. Ropina led four Bevan children, including Thomas Bevan, from Wellington to Waikawa in 1845. Photographed circa 1890s by an unidentified photographer. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film copy negative
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Portrait of Thomas Bevan - Photograph taken by Wrigglesworth & Binns
Date: [ca 1880s]
From: Clark, Garry Trevor, fl 1981-1984 :Photographs of early Manakau
By: Wrigglesworth and Binns (Firm)
Reference: 1/2-057398-F
Description: Studio portrait of Thomas Bevan, taken circa 1880s by Wrigglesworth & Binns. Bevan is dressed in a dark suit and white tie, and he is standing beside a pillar and a fern. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film copy negative