Reverend Thomas Burns
14 April 1796–1871
(Person)
Presbyterian minister, coloniser, community leader.
Works by this Author in Our Collection
- Emigration to New Zealand. Report of the speeches delivered by the Rev. Dr Burns and others at the meeting in the Philosophical Hall, Paisley on Monday, the 27th June, 1840 in The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Rare Volume
- A Brief Account of the Origin and History, And also the Income and Expenditure, of the Presbyterian Church of Otago in The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 13
Mentioned in
- A great coloniser : the Rev. Dr. Thomas Burns, pioneer minister of Otago and nephew of the poet
- Chapter I. — In the Land of Burns
- Foreword
- Chapter II. — Life in East Lothian
- Chapter III. — Student and Minister
- Chapter IV. — The Parish of Monkton and Prestwick
- Chapter V. — The Tide of Emigration
- Chapter VI. — The Proposed New Colony
- Chapter VII. — The Disruption
- Chapter VIII. — The Minister of New Edinburgh
- Chapter X. — Difficulties and Delays
- Chapter XII. — The Lay Association
- Chapter XIII. — The Darkness Before the Dawn
- Chapter XIV. — The Sailing of the First Party
- Chapter XV. — The Voyage
- Chapter XVI. — The Landing
- Chapter XVII. — The Early Days
- Chapter XVIII. — Church and School
- Chapter XIX. — The Second Phase
- Chapter XX. — The Presbytery of Otago
- Chapter XXI. — Educational Progress
- Chapter XXII. — The Man and His Genius
- 1. —Manuscript Sources (from pen of Dr Burns)
- 3.—Printed Sources
- A Romance of Lake Wakatipu
- A Romance of Lake Wakatipu
- The Counterfeit Seal: A Tale of Otago's First Settlers.
- The Counterfeit Seal: A Tale of Otago's First Settlers.
- The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Otago & Southland Provincial Districts]
- The New Zealand Evangelist
Cited in
- A great coloniser : the Rev. Dr. Thomas Burns, pioneer minister of Otago and nephew of the poet
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Other Collections
The following collections may have holdings relevant to "Reverend Thomas Burns":
- Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, which has entries for many prominent New Zealanders.
- Archives New Zealand, which has collections of maps, plans and posters; immigration passenger lists; and probate records.
- National Library of New Zealand, which has extensive collections of published material.
- Auckland War Memorial Museum, which has extensive holdings on the Auckland region and New Zealand military history.
- Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, which has strong holdings in Tāonga Māori, biological holotypes and New Zealand art.
- nzhistory.net.nz, from the History Group of the Ministry for Culture and Heritage.