It has been suggested that his first name was acutally Tom, not Thomas, however cemetery records and his death certificate have his first name as Thomas, and he also applied to lease some land using the first name Thomas. He is referred to as both Tom and Thomas in electoral rolls as well. Ancestry.com has 41 family trees with him mentioned in them, 25 of those refer to him as Thomas Chester Read. Tom may well have been his preferred name, but many other documents including legal documents refer to him as Thomas.
It has been suggested that his first name was acutally Tom, not Thomas, however cemetery records and his death certificate have his first name as Thomas, and he also applied to lease some land using the first name Thomas. He is referred to as both Tom and Thomas in electoral rolls as well. Ancestry.com has 41 family trees with him mentioned in them, 25 of those refer to him as Thomas Chester Read. Tom may well have been his preferred name, but many other documents including legal documents refer to him as Thomas.
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