| 词条 | Laurence Cussen |
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Laurence Cussen (1 October 1843 – 9 November 1903) was a New Zealand surveyor and geologist. He was born in Rockhill, two kilometres southwest of Bruree County Limerick, Ireland on 1 October 1843,[1] to John Sandes Cussen and Catheine Carroll. He was educated at St Stanislaus College Jesuit school at Tullabeg, Co. Offaly. He worked for a time with the East India Company before moving to New Zealand. William Cussen his brother, also worked as a surveyor, and both of them played some rugby while in Auckland. From 1876 he spent 15 years triangulating a large part of the former Auckland Province.[2] He died at home in Hamilton in November 1903 after a short illness, and was buried in Hamilton West Cemetery.[1] He was survived by 8 of his 10 children and his widow.[2] One of his sons, Jack, lived at Ruapuke and, from 1927 till his death in 1950, at nearby Te Mata.[3] References1. ^1 {{DNZB|title=Laurence Cussen|first= R. D.|last= Stanley|id=2c43|accessdate=23 April 2017}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2017}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Cussen, Laurence}}{{NewZealand-scientist-stub}}{{geologist-stub}}2. ^1 {{Cite news|title = Death Of Mr. Laurence Cussen|url = http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=NZH19031111.2.24&zto=1|newspaper = New Zealand Herald|date = 1903-11-11|access-date = 2015-12-18|pages = 5}} 3. ^{{Cite book|title = Te Mata - Te Hutewai the Early Days|last = R. T. VERNON|first = |publisher = A. O. RICE LIMITED|year = 1972|isbn = |location = |pages = 55}} 7 : 1843 births|1903 deaths|New Zealand geologists|New Zealand surveyors|Irish emigrants to New Zealand|People from County Limerick|Burials at Hamilton West Cemetery |
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