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Francis Henry Thian
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TitleFrancis Henry Thian
Alternative NameFrank ThianSummaryLakeside driver and fishermanDescriptionFisherman and carrier Frank Thian ran a coach service to carry mail, goods and passengers from Leeston to Taumutu via Lakeside for several years from the mid 1890s. His obituary records he was a 'good horseman' and owned several horses, many of which were trotters. He was also a fisherman in Te Waihora Lake Ellesmere.
Frank married Joanna Franco, daughter of an Austrian, John Franco and Sarah Ann Franco (nee Faulkner) on 28 June 1884, and had eight children. They are buried together in Ellesmere Cemetery.First NameFrancisMiddle NameHenryLast NameThianOccupationCarrier Date of Birth1857Date of DeathJanuary 30 1924Place of DeathChristchurch HospitalAge at Death67Parents or Next of KinWife: Joanna Thian (nee Franco) (1866-1926)Other Biographical InformationFrank and Joanna's children include George (known as Arthur Spencer) Thian (1898 - 1961); Frank Claude Thian (known as Claude) (1891 - 1941); Reginald Cuthbert Thian (1895 - 1975), James Wilfred John Thian (1886 - 1895); Christina Theresa Thian (1884 - ); Sarah Evelyn Thian (nee Campbell) (1901 - ?); Gertrude Franco Thian (nee Gardiner) (1905 - 1990); and Mary Thian (who died aged 14 months on 29 April 1894).
Alternative NameFrank ThianSummaryLakeside driver and fishermanDescriptionFisherman and carrier Frank Thian ran a coach service to carry mail, goods and passengers from Leeston to Taumutu via Lakeside for several years from the mid 1890s. His obituary records he was a 'good horseman' and owned several horses, many of which were trotters. He was also a fisherman in Te Waihora Lake Ellesmere.Frank married Joanna Franco, daughter of an Austrian, John Franco and Sarah Ann Franco (nee Faulkner) on 28 June 1884, and had eight children. They are buried together in Ellesmere Cemetery.
First NameFrancisMiddle NameHenryLast NameThianOccupationCarrier Date of Birth1857Date of DeathJanuary 30 1924Place of DeathChristchurch HospitalAge at Death67Parents or Next of KinWife: Joanna Thian (nee Franco) (1866-1926)Other Biographical InformationFrank and Joanna's children include George (known as Arthur Spencer) Thian (1898 - 1961); Frank Claude Thian (known as Claude) (1891 - 1941); Reginald Cuthbert Thian (1895 - 1975), James Wilfred John Thian (1886 - 1895); Christina Theresa Thian (1884 - ); Sarah Evelyn Thian (nee Campbell) (1901 - ?); Gertrude Franco Thian (nee Gardiner) (1905 - 1990); and Mary Thian (who died aged 14 months on 29 April 1894).Connections
Francis Henry Thian. Selwyn Stories, accessed 07/04/2026, https://selwynstories.selwynlibraries.co.nz/nodes/view/6553
