Thomas Blayde b. c.1781

Also known as Thomas Blade
  • Artist (Painter)
A convict, Thomas Blayde had received his 'ticket of leave' by 1814 and was recorded as working as a 'limner' or portrait painter by the New South Wales General Muster taken that year.
Name
Thomas Blayde
Also known as Thomas Blade (possible attribution)
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Birth date
c.1781
Birth place
United Kingdom
Birth note
possible attribution: a Thomas Blade who died aged 34 in 1815 was born c.1871.
Death date
1815
Death place
New South Wales
Death note
possible attribution: a Thomas Blade died aged 34 in 1815
Active Period
  • c.1814-
Arrival
  • None (Transported aboard the Surrey to New South Wales)
Residence
  • New South Wales
  • England, UK
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870