Mary Plalmer Sneyd-Kynnersley naroz. 14 červen 1839

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Thomas Alfred Sneyd Kynnersley and his twin sister, Mary Palmer Kynnersley, were born on 14 June 1839 at Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, England, children of Thomas Clement Sneyd Kynnersley, a barrister, and his wife, Eliza Rose Sanders. Thomas entered the Royal Navy at an early age and was commissioned lieutenant in 1860 while serving on the Siren. He served on various ships and finally joined the Orpheus, a steam corvette which had been assigned to the Australia station. Because of ill health, which was to dog him for the rest of his life, Kynnersley was granted long-term leave from the navy. He settled at Pelorus Sound, New Zealand, where until 1864 he spent most of his time fishing.

Kynnersley died in Nelson on 1 February 1874, aged 34 years. His early death deprived New Zealand of an extremely able administrator. He was buried in Nelson cemetery, where he lies beside other pioneers of the West Coast: explorer Thomas Brunner, storekeeper Reuben Waite, and prospector George Fairweather Moonlight. Two mining camps were called Kynnersley, as was a gold lead on Addisons Flat. The Kynnersley Ward at Buller hospital, and the Kynnersley Domain at Mokihinui, are two memorials which are still in existence.

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