Married Mary Elizabeth Bogg 21 February 1814 in England. Thomas built and ran a ferry service in the early days of the new Colony. He built the first river steam boat 'Speculator' to ply the Swan River. While running his boat building business he acquired large tracts of land at York, Perth and Fremantle. Had Town Lots at Fremantle, Guildford and Perth in the early 1830's. He selected 3000 acres at York and 3084 acres at Lakes, Perth. His three sons, Thomas, James and John followed their father into boat building. John and James are said to have been carters and firewood contractors as well as boat owners and boatmen. Thomas died 1 January 1870 at Fremantle and Mary died 2 January 1878.