Thomas French
Date of birth / Date established
14 Jan 1866
Date of death / Date closed
11 Jan 1958
Place of birth / Place established
Place of death / Place closed
Biography
Bell Block dairy farmer. Original shareholder of the Bell Block Co-Op Diary Factory. Member of Waitara West Road Board. Horticulturalist and botanist. Cultivated and grew orchids. Established the first citrus orchard in Taranaki.
Married - Ethel May French (nee. Murray) 26 July 1904.
Four children - Murray Thomas, Mary Ethel, Nancy Agnes Jean and Thomas Parr.
Married - Ethel May French (nee. Murray) 26 July 1904.
Four children - Murray Thomas, Mary Ethel, Nancy Agnes Jean and Thomas Parr.
