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Henry Flower was born in 1803.^1,2 He and Margaret were married. He died on 7 March 1871, at age ~68, in Nelson.¹

Servant class: steerage source:
Henry Flower was born in 1803. He was a carpenter who helped build bridges near Nelson. He arrived in New Zealand in 1842 with his wife and 8 children, two of whom were born in Welshpool, Montgomery, Wales. Henry died while chopping firewood, on the 7th of March 1871.

Sudden death at Wakapuaka - Mr H. T. Flower aged 68 years, one of the oldest settlers in Nelson Province, dropped down suddenly on Tuesday morning, while sawing a piece of firewood. His son, who was near, immediately raised him up, carried him into the house and found that he was dead. Deceased had been suffering from disease of the heart for some time past. Dr Vickerman gave a certificate to that effect.

Jane Flower was born in Watford, Hertford, England in May 1836. She came to Nelson on The Bombay as a seven year old in 1842. She died on the 14th of December 1927 in Auckland. Jane married Captain Henry Jacobsen on the 1st of January 1857 at the Christ Church in Nelson. They had two sons who died in 1861 aged 2 and 3, and then five daughters.

"There was one woman who followed her husband into the wilderness where he had taken a position in charge of a sheep station owned by Major Newcombe. It was above the Grey River, near Ahaura.

Mrs Jacobsen reached the mouth of the Grey in January 1865 to find that the only means of reaching her husband was by canoe. She engaged a crew to paddle the craft up the river.

Seldom has it been the lot of a woman to face a journey under such conditions. It rained almost incessantly; the river was in flood; tributaries, emptying great volumes of water into the already swollen main stream, caused so much confusion of waters that the canoe was all but capsized on numerous occasions. Mrs Jacobsen was determined to reach her husband, and would not permit the crew to turn back as they so often pleaded they should do.

It was 25 miles between the mouth of the river and the point she was to leave it for the short overland trek to the sheep station. She was eight days on her journey.

Arrived at her destination she was dismayed to find her new home was built of mud, with moss already growing halfway up the walls, and the roof of manuka bark was barely keeping out the beating rain. There she lived for six months before her husband gave up and started fossicking for gold along the beach, making his way from Greymouth to Westport." Henry Flower was a carpenter, in 1842.¹ He immigrated to ENG to NZ on the Bombay arriving NZ 14/12/1842 on 1 August 1842.¹ He was a carpenter, Nile St. East, Nelson in 1844.²

Margaret was born in 1805. She and Henry Flower were married.

Margaret immigrated to ENG to NZ on the Bombay arriving NZ 14/12/1842 1/8/1842. Class: steerage source.

Emma Flower was born in 1824.

Emma Flower immigrated to ENG to NZ on the Bombay arriving NZ 14/12/1842 1/8/1842. Class: steerage source. She was a servant in 1842.

Mary Flower was born in 1825.

Mary Flower immigrated to ENG to NZ on the Bombay arriving NZ 14/12/1842 1/8/1842. Class: steerage source. She was a servant in 1842.

Ann Flower was born in 1828.

Ann Flower immigrated to ENG to NZ on the Bombay arriving NZ 14/12/1842 1/8/1842. Class: steerage source. She was a sempstress in 1842.

Alfred Flower was born in 1830.

Alfred Flower immigrated to ENG to NZ on the Bombay arriving NZ 14/12/1842 1/8/1842. Class: steerage source. He was in 1842.

John Flower was born in 1832.

John Flower immigrated to ENG to NZ on the Bombay arriving NZ 14/12/1842 1/8/1842. Class: steerage source. He was in 1842.

Jane Flower was born in May 1836 in Watford, HERTFORD, ENG.¹ She and Henry (Captain) Jacobsen were married on 1 January 1857 in Christ Church, Nelson, NZ.¹ She died on 14 December 1927, at age 91, in Auckland, NZ.¹

Jane Flower immigrated to ENG to NZ on the Bombay arriving NZ 14/12/1842 1/8/1842. Class: steerage source:
Jane Flower was born in Watford, Hertford, England in May 1836. She came to Nelson on The Bombay as a seven year old in 1842. She died on the 14th of December 1927 in Auckland. Jane married Captain Henry Jacobsen on the 1st of January 1857 at the Christ Church in Nelson. They had two sons who died in 1861 aged 2 and 3, and then five daughters.

"There was one woman who followed her husband into the wilderness where he had taken a position in charge of a sheep station owned by Major Newcombe. It was above the Grey River, near Ahaura.

Mrs Jacobsen reached the mouth of the Grey in January 1865 to find that the only means of reaching her husband was by canoe. She engaged a crew to paddle the craft up the river.

Seldom has it been the lot of a woman to face a journey under such conditions. It rained almost incessantly; the river was in flood; tributaries, emptying great volumes of water into the already swollen main stream, caused so much confusion of waters that the canoe was all but capsized on numerous occasions. Mrs Jacobsen was determined to reach her husband, and would not permit the crew to turn back as they so often pleaded they should do.

It was 25 miles between the mouth of the river and the point she was to leave it for the short overland trek to the sheep station. She was eight days on her journey.

Arrived at her destination she was dismayed to find her new home was built of mud, with moss already growing halfway up the walls, and the roof of manuka bark was barely keeping out the beating rain. There she lived for six months before her husband gave up and started fossicking for gold along the beach, making his way from Greymouth to Westport." She was in 1842.

Elizabeth Flower was born in 1838.

Elizabeth Flower immigrated to ENG to NZ on the Bombay arriving NZ 14/12/1842 1/8/1842. Class: steerage source. She was in 1842.

Henry Flower was born in 1841.

Henry Flower immigrated to ENG to NZ on the Bombay arriving NZ 14/12/1842 1/8/1842. Class: steerage source. He was in 1842.

Joseph Flower was born in 1802.¹ He and Elizabeth were married.

Joseph Flower immigrated to ENG to NZ on the Bombay arriving NZ 14/12/1842 1/8/1842. Servant class: steerage source. He was a shoemaker, in 1842. He was a shoemaker, Waimea, Nelson in 1844.¹

Elizabeth was born in 1806. She and Joseph Flower were married.

Elizabeth immigrated to ENG to NZ on the Bombay arriving NZ 14/12/1842 1/8/1842. Class: steerage source. She was a wife in 1842.

Elizabeth Flower was born in 1828.

Elizabeth Flower immigrated to ENG to NZ on the Bombay arriving NZ 14/12/1842 1/8/1842. Class: steerage source. She was a sempstress in 1842.

George Flower was born in 1836.

George Flower immigrated to ENG to NZ on the Bombay arriving NZ 14/12/1842 1/8/1842. Class: steerage source. He was in 1842.

John Flower was born in 1841.

John Flower immigrated to ENG to NZ on the Bombay arriving NZ 14/12/1842 1/8/1842. Class: steerage source. He was in 1842.

Marjory Fraser was born in 1813.

Marjory Fraser immigrated to ENG to NZ on the Bombay arriving NZ 14/12/1842 1/8/1842. Class: steerage source. She was a sempstress in 1842.

John (GILL) Gell was born in 1813.¹ He and Martha were married.

Joiner class: steerage source:
shifted to Wellington 1843 WESA. John (GILL) Gell was a carpenter in 1842.¹ He immigrated to ENG to NZ on the Bombay arriving NZ 14/12/1842 on 1 August 1842.²

Martha was born in 1815.¹ She and John (GILL) Gell were married.

Class: steerage source. Martha was a wife in 1842. She immigrated to ENG to NZ on the Bombay arriving NZ 14/12/1842 on 1 August 1842.²

Elizabeth Gell was born in 1839.

Class: steerage source. Elizabeth Gell was in 1842. She immigrated to ENG to NZ on the Bombay arriving NZ 14/12/1842 on 1 August 1842.¹

Mary Gell was born in 1841 in ENG.¹ She died in 1842, at age ~1, in at sea.¹

Died at sea class: steerage source. Mary Gell immigrated to ENG to NZ on the Bombay arriving NZ 14/12/1842 on 1 August 1842.¹

Christiana Gray was born in 1820.

Christiana Gray immigrated to ENG to NZ on the Bombay arriving NZ 14/12/1842 1/8/1842. Servant class: steerage source. She was a sempstress in 1842.

Margaret Hagan was born in 1790.

Margaret Hagan immigrated to ENG to NZ on the Bombay arriving NZ 14/12/1842 1/8/1842. Class: steerage source. She was a farm & dairy servant in 1842.

James Hagan was born in 1821.¹ He and Eliza were married.²

Class: steerage source. James Hagan was a shoemaker in 1842. He immigrated to ENG to NZ on the Bombay arriving NZ 14/12/1842 on 1 August 1842. He was a shoemaker, Brook St., Nelson in 1844.¹

Eliza was born in 1816. She and James Hagan were married.¹

Class: steerage source. Eliza immigrated to ENG to NZ on the Bombay arriving NZ 14/12/1842 on 1 August 1842.

Eliza Hagan was born in 1825.

Eliza Hagan immigrated to ENG to NZ on the Bombay arriving NZ 14/12/1842 1/8/1842. Class: steerage source. She was a servant in 1842.