Thomas Boyd HARROWER 1 2 3 4
- Born: 14 September 1867, Broughty Ferry, Monifieth Parish, Forfarshire, Scotland 2 3 4 5 6
- Died: 20 August 1901, Bloemfontein, Orange Free State at age 33 7
 Cause of his death was died in the Boer War.
Another name for Thomas was Thomas HARROWER.6
Death Notes
now Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa
Recorded Events in His Life
- He appeared on the 1871 Census of Scotland on 2 April 1871 in Monifieth, Forfarshire, Scotland.
George Harrower Head 42 Leith, South Indies Corn & Hay Marcht
Jemima M Harrower Wife 43 Edinburgh
George Blyth Harrower Son 16 Bro Ferry, Forfarshire Bank Clerk
Francis W Harrower Son 15 Bro Ferry, Forfarshire Manufa Clerk
Robt P Harrower Son 13 Bro Ferry, Forfarshire Manufa Clerk
Henry R Harrower Son 12 Bro Ferry, Forfarshire Scholar
Wm S Harrower Son 10 Bro Ferry, Forfarshire Scholar
Patrick R Harrower Son 8 Bro Ferry, Forfarshire Scholar
Mary M Harrower Daughter 5 Bro Ferry, Forfarshire Scholar
Thos B Harrower Son 3 Bro Ferry, Forfarshire
Forest Servant 20 Brecain, Forfarshire Dom Servt
Eliza Wills Servant 14 Dundee, Forfarshire Dom Servt
- He worked as a scholar on 3 April 1881 in Islington, London, England. 6
.jpg "1881 census England-London-Islington (4877 KB) 3 April 1881 George Harrower household, 2 Picton Villas, St Mary's Islington, Upper Holloway, London, England; class RG11; piece 246; folio 78; page 21; GSU roll 1341054. (Click on Picture to View Full Size)")
- He appeared on the 1881 England Census on 3 April 1881 in West Islington, Islington, London, England. 6
George Harrower 26
Jemima Harrower 54
Robert Harrower 23
Patrick Harrower 18
Mary Harrower 15
Thomas Harrower 13
Victoria Martin 16
- He was buried at an unknown cemetery in Bloemfontein, Orange Free State in 1901. His friends commissioned a gravestone for him, which was carved in Aberdeen, Scotland, and shipped to South Africa in 1902.
- Thomas was featured in an article published in the newspaper on page 9, column 7 of The Aberdeen Weekly Journal on Wednesday, 30 April 1902 in Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, Scotland.
GRANITE CHIPS
A memorial consisting of a broken column of grey granite is being prepared by Mr James Hutcheon, King Street, for shipment to South Africa. The total height of the monument is 10ft. 6in., and it measures 2ft. 10in. at the base. All the work is finely-axed, and on the die is the following inscription : — "Erected by his friends in loving memory of Thomas Boyd Harrower, of Broughty-Ferry, Scotland, who died 20th August, 1901, aged 34. 'Write him a man who loved his fellow-men.' 'Blessed is he who considereth the poor.' " The memorial has a border to match, measuring 9ft. by 4ft.
- Thomas was featured in an article published in the newspaper on page 5, column 7 of The Aberdeen Weekly Journal on Wednesday, 3 September 1902 in Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, Scotland.
GRANITE CHIPS
Amongst various monumental orders being completed, or just despatched, by Mr Hutcheon, is a handsome polished Bon-Accord red granite headstone, proposed to be erected in Banchory Churchyard, in memory of Mr James Berry, Burnett Arms Hotel, who died on 16th September, 1900, at the age 67 years. Another is an order for South Africa, which bears the following inscription — "Erected by his friends, in loving memory of Thomas Boyd Harrower, of Broughty-Ferry, Scotland, who died 20th August, 1901, aged 34. 'Write him a man who loved his fellow men.' 'Blessed is he who considereth the poor.' " The monument is in the form of a broken column of red granite rising to a considerable height.
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