Born in Kent, England. Came to Wellington on the 'Alma' in 1857. Settled in Wanganui. Resided at Springvale in a large eight-roomed house. Mrs Roots was the daughter of Mr Sales, a well-known gamekeeper of Surrey. Had 12 children. Died in 1912 aged 84 years [Source: Cyclopedia of New Zealand, Wellington Provincial District; Online historical BDM]
Roots, Thomas, 1828-1912
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Harding, William James 1826-1899 :Mr and Mrs Thomas Roots and their twelve children in ...
Date: 1870 - 1880
From: Harding, William James 1826-1899 :W. J. Harding. [Wellington], Alexander Turnbull Library Endowment Trust with the assistance of Kodak New Zealand Limited, 1984. (Imagers of a new land, series 3).
By: Harding, William James, 1826-1899; Alexander Turnbull Library Endowment Trust; Kodak New Zealand Ltd; Sullivan, John Paul, 1948-; Brake, Brian, 1927-1988
Reference: C-106-017-a
Description: Shows the family in a line in front of their verandahed house with two dormer windows. A fence is in the foreground. Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - Reproduced from the original negative by the Alexander Turnbull Library Endowment Trust, Wellington, with the assistance of Kodak New Zealand Limited. / [Title]. Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph, 213 x 259 mm, on sheet 350 x 415 mm. Provenance: Deposited under Legal Deposit regulations, 1986.
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Harding, William James 1826-1899 :Mr and Mrs Thomas Roots and their twelve children in ...
Date: 1870 - 1880
From: Harding, William James 1826-1899 :W. J. Harding. [Wellington], Alexander Turnbull Library Endowment Trust with the assistance of Kodak New Zealand Limited, 1984. (Imagers of a new land, series 3).
By: Harding, William James, 1826-1899; Alexander Turnbull Library Endowment Trust; Kodak New Zealand Ltd; Sullivan, John Paul, 1948-; Brake, Brian, 1927-1988
Reference: C-106-017
Description: Shows the family in a line in front of their verandahed house with two dormer windows. A fence is in the foreground. Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - Reproduced from the original negative by the Alexander Turnbull Library Endowment Trust, Wellington, with the assistance of Kodak New Zealand Limited. / [Title]. Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph, 213 x 259 mm, on sheet 350 x 415 mm. Provenance: Deposited under Legal Deposit regulations, 1986.
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New Zealand Listener Limited :Photoprint of Thomas Roots and family and mounted photopr...
By: Scott, Jean, active 1991; Listener (Periodical); Harding, William James, 1826-1899
Reference: PAColl-1866
Description: Quantity: 2 b&w copy photographic print(s) in one envelope.
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Roots family and their house, Springvale, Wanganui
Date: [1870s]
From: Harding, William James, 1826-1899: Negatives of Wanganui district
Reference: 1/1-000186-G
Description: Mr and Mrs Thomas Roots and their twelve children in front of their home at Springvale, Wanganui, in the 1870s. Photograph taken by William James Harding. "Thomas Roots arrived in Wanganui in 1857 and was employed as the County foreman. The house began as a two room cottage and was enlarged at various times to accommodate an expanding family. Dormer windows allow light into the upper bedrooms. The verandah is decorated with a "union jack" balustrade and fretwork brackets and frieze. To protect the small children a gate secures the porch." (Information taken from caption used in "Darling, I'm home!"). Exhibited in 'Darling, I'm Home!' exhibition at the National Library of New Zealand, 1 June - 5 July 1999. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Wet collodion glass negative 6.5 x 8.5 inches
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Mr and Mrs Roots
Date: 1874
From: Harding, William James, 1826-1899: Negatives of Wanganui district
By: Roots, Thomas, 1828-1912
Reference: 1/4-005006-G
Description: Photograph of Mary and Thomas Roots, taken by the studio of William James Harding, Whanganui. Source of descriptive information - Negative register and inscriptions on negative Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass negative, 4.25 x 3.25 inches