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 | | Thomas Kirk was born in Coventry, Warwickshire, England, on 18 January 1828, the son of George Kirk, a nurseryman, and his wife, Sarah West, a nurserywoman and florist. |
 | | Thomas Kirk moved to Wellington in early 1874 and from then until 1880 lectured in the natural sciences at Wellington College, at that time affiliated to the University of New Zealand. |
 | | Thomas Kirk died in impoverished circumstances at Plimmerton on 8 March 1898 and was buried in an unmarked grave in Karori cemetery, Wellington, survived by his wife, Sarah, and five of his nine children, including Lily, a well-known suffragist and temperance campaigner. |
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