Thomas Pidgeon (1848–1925)
The funeral of the late Mr. Thomas Pidgeon took place in the Independent Cemetery, at Rookwood, yesterday afternoon, and was attended by a large number of friends. Mr. Pidgeon was a son of the late Rev. Nathaniel Pidgeon, who was one of the founders of the Sydney City Mission. He was an employee of the old A.S.N. Co., when it was merged into the A.U.S.N. Co., and later joined Burns, Philp, and Co., by whom he was employed for over 25 years. He played in the first Interstate Shipping Companies' cricket match, and was a keen and enthusiastic tennis player. Those present at the graveside included: Messrs. K. A. Birkmyre and A. R. Dadswell (sons-in-law), Lyndon Dadswell (grandson), Mr. W. Pidgeon (brother), Messrs. Will, Harry, and Alfred Pidgeon (nephews), and Messrs. Rudder, Harvey, and Pidcock, representing Burns, Philp, and Co., and many others. The Rev. T. Gordon Robertson officiated at the graveside, and he was assisted by the Revs. Newby Fraser and F. Binns.
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Additional Resources and Scholarship
- funeral notice, Sydney Morning Herald, 22 June 1925, p 9
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Pidgeon, Emily Louisa (wife)
- Pidgeon, Elsie Clare (daughter)
- Dadswell, Maysell Cobcroft (daughter)
- Dadswell, Arthur Raymond (son-in-law)
- Pidgeon, Nathaniel (father)
- Cobcroft, Mary Ann (mother-in-law)
- Cobcroft, Richard William (father-in-law)
- Cobcroft, Caroline (sister-in-law)
- Cobcroft, Mary (sister-in-law)
- Hutchinson, Ann Jane (sister-in-law)
- Reynolds, Ann (sister-in-law)
- Cobcroft, Mary Ann (sister-in-law)
- Cobcroft, Margaret (sister-in-law)
- Cobcroft, George Alexander (brother-in-law)
- Cobcroft, James William (brother-in-law)
- Cobcroft, David (brother-in-law)
- Cobcroft, Thomas (brother-in-law)
- Cobcroft, John Frederick (brother-in-law)
- Cobcroft, Henry (brother-in-law)
- Cobcroft, Charles Albert (brother-in-law)
- Cobcroft, Alfred Ernest (brother-in-law)
- Hutchinson, Hamilton Sanders (brother-in-law)
- Eather, Martha Mary (niece by marriage)
- Stewart, Louisa Caroline (niece by marriage)
- Henson, Mary Ann (niece by marriage)
- Eather, Lucina Sarah (niece by marriage)
- Eather, Clara (niece by marriage)
- Richards, Frances (niece by marriage)
- Dunstan, John Thomas (nephew by marriage)
- Ridge, John William (nephew by marriage)
- Ridge, Joseph Richard (nephew by marriage)
- Dadswell, Lyndon Raymond (grandson)
Citation details
'Pidgeon, Thomas (1848–1925)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/pidgeon-thomas-24977/text33503, accessed 29 May 2025.
Life Summary [details]
Birth
1848
Sydney,
New South Wales,
Australia
Death
20 June,
1925
(aged ~ 77)
North Sydney, Sydney,
New South Wales,
Australia
Cause of Death
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