Family & Childhood
Thomas Cuddie Brash was born to William Brash and Jane Parkinson Brash (née Cuddie) at Saddle Hill, near Dunedin, on 29 November 1874. His parents were descendants of Scottish settlers who lived in Dunedin, and they bought their own farm of 400 acres (1.6 km2) at Mataura Island, Southland. Brash attended a small school near Yeovil, but had no formal secondary education.
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