NORRIE, THOMAS (1825-1905) was born at Montrose. He was a fellow student at Edinburgh with the Revs David Bruce and William Will (q.v.). Being licensed to preach, he was appointed assistant in the parish of Tolbooth, Edinburgh. Ordained in 1855 by the Free Church presbytery of Brechin, he married Eliza Angus Stevens (d. 1898) and sailed in the Joseph Fletcher for Auckland, arriving in Oct. Having first preached in the Wesleyan chapel, Norrie received a call and was appointed to have charge of the district south of Auckland, which included Papakura, Drury and Wairoa. He lived in Drury until a manse was built (1860). The Waikato war breaking out and extending into the heart of his district, he became a military chaplain, and saw a great deal of service attending to the spiritual wants of settlers and soldiers. He held a service at the camp at Rangiriri on 22 Nov 1863, after the battle. His church at Pukekohe was the centre of hard fighting in Sep. Norrie died on 11 May 1905.

Dickson (p); N.Z. Herald, 12 May 1905.

Reference: Volume 2, page 67

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