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'''Thomas Thistle''' (22 November 1853, in [[Toxteth|Toxteth Park]], [[Liverpool]], [[Lancashire]], [[England]]
==Family background==
Thomas Thistle was the son of Thomas Thistle, a wool draper and gentleman of Liverpool
(born 1813 [[Ugglebarnby]], [[Yorkshire]] died 1892) and Alice Smith (born c. 1817 [[Whitby]], [[North Riding of Yorkshire]] died 1893).
==Education==
He attended [[Durham School]] from 1866 to 1873 and in 1873 matriculated aged 19 at [[Corpus Christi College, Oxford|Corpus Christi College]], [[Oxford University]]. In 1877, he was awarded a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree and in
==Later life==
In 1878, he was made a [[deacon]] and in 1879 a [[priest]], both in [[London]].
From
In 1883, Thistle arrived at [[Waihora]], [[Auckland]], [[New Zealand]]. From
==The Thistle Chapel, Eling==
Eling parish church is the tenth oldest church in England, dating back to 850. The church contains a "Thistle chapel", furnished in memory of Thomas Thistle.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.southernlife.org.uk/elingchu.htm |title=Elingchu |accessdate=17 May 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090218075535/http://www.southernlife.org.uk/elingchu.htm |archivedate=18 February 2009 }}</ref>
==Publications==
The Offices of St Wilfrid affording to the use of the church of Ripon: from A Psalter belonging to the Dean and Chapter of Ripon Cathedral, with an English translation (1893) by John Whitham (Chapter clerk of Ripon Cathedral and a Life member of the Yorkshire Archeological Society) assisted by Rev. Thomas thistle, M.A. (late assistant head master of the Ripon Grammar School and now head master of the Hereford Grammar school)
==References==
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*See obituary in [[The Guardian]] 14
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