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Person Page 111

Thomas Whibbey, (Whebby) Whebbey

M, #2751, b. 1811
Pedigree Link

Family: Edith (b. 1811)

DaughterAnn Whibbey (b. 1836)
SonCharles Whibbey (b. 1841)
DaughterMary Jane Whebbey (b. May 1844, d. 1940)
DaughterSarah Whebbey (b. 1850)

Biography

Thomas Whibbey, (Whebby) Whebbey, was born in 1811.1 He and Edith were married.
Class: Steerage
SL has WHIBBEY. Thomas Whibbey, (Whebby) Whebbey, had person sources.2 He immigrated to ENG to NZ on the Clifton arriving NZ 17/2/1842 on 2 October 1841.1 He was a Shepherd in 1842.1

Citations

  1. [S116] Shipping Lists
  2. [S145] various Personal Database

Edith

F, #2752, b. 1811
Pedigree Link

Family: Thomas Whibbey, (Whebby) Whebbey, (b. 1811)

DaughterAnn Whibbey (b. 1836)
SonCharles Whibbey (b. 1841)
DaughterMary Jane Whebbey (b. May 1844, d. 1940)
DaughterSarah Whebbey (b. 1850)

Biography

Edith was born in 1811.1 She and Thomas Whibbey, (Whebby) Whebbey, were married.
Class: Steerage. Edith had person sources.2 She immigrated to ENG to NZ on the Clifton arriving NZ 17/2/1842 on 2 October 1841.1

Citations

  1. [S116] Shipping Lists
  2. [S145] various Personal Database

Ann Whibbey

F, #2753, b. 1836

Parents

FatherThomas Whibbey, (Whebby) Whebbey (b. 1811)
MotherEdith (b. 1811)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Ann Whibbey was born in 1836.1
Class: Steerage. Ann Whibbey had person sources.2 She immigrated to ENG to NZ on the Clifton arriving NZ 17/2/1842 on 2 October 1841.1

Citations

  1. [S116] Shipping Lists
  2. [S145] various Personal Database

Charles Whibbey

M, #2754, b. 1841

Parents

FatherThomas Whibbey, (Whebby) Whebbey (b. 1811)
MotherEdith (b. 1811)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Charles Whibbey was born in 1841.1
Class: Steerage. Charles Whibbey had person sources.2 He immigrated to ENG to NZ on the Clifton arriving NZ 17/2/1842 on 2 October 1841.1

Citations

  1. [S116] Shipping Lists
  2. [S145] various Personal Database

Benjamin Witt

M, #2755, b. 1812

Parents

FatherWitt (b. about 1790)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Benjamin Witt was born in 1812.1 He and Maryanne Brooks were married on 12 October 1846 in Auckland, NZ.2
Class: Steerage
Henry Witt of Vauxhall Street, South Lambeth and Eliza Winkworth of St Margaret, Westminster, were married on Saturday September 25th 1841 in the very old St Mary's Church, Lambeth. (St Catherines 4/310). The witness's at the wedding were B. Witt (Benjamin) and Deborah Witt, brother and sister of Henry. Henry 20 and Eliza 19 married on Saturday just four days after their application to emigrated to NZ and emigrated just days after their wedding. In Wellington both worked to make a new life for themselves. Verbal history states that the children were born in the Pipitea Pa, Wellington, and that they were looked after by the Maori women in the pa while both parents worked. Was this Wellington's first child care? The children grew up speaking fluent Maori. Henry died in Wellington when their youngest child, Robert Henry, was 5 years old. Their children were Deborah (Tricker), Thomas, (married Emma Robinson), Jane (married Robinson), Eliza (married Hewitt) & Robert Henry (married Cecilia Eyles). Benjamin WITT (Henry's brother) was a 30 year old carpenter when he came to NZ on the Clifton. On the Jury lists of February 14th 1844 and February 8th 1845 Benjamin was living at Thorndon Flat, and working as a Carpenter (NZ Spectator & Cooks Straits Guardian Jury list). He worked in Wellington until about 1846 when he moved to Auckland and married Maryanne Brooks who had arrived in Wellington on board the Martha Ridgeway. From Auckland they went to Sydney for a number of years and then returned to New Zealand in the early 1860's. Their children were Benjamin Robert, Alice, George, James, Robert Henry, Thomas William and Henry Monday. Further details can be obtained from Glenda Rattray. A book named WITT - Wiltshire to Wellington about the WITT family will be completed in 2003. For further information on this book please email as above. glendar@xtra.co.nz. Benjamin Witt had person sources.3 He immigrated to ENG to NZ on the Clifton arriving NZ 17/2/1842 on 2 October 1841 ESR has arrived Auckland 1845.1 He was a Carpenter in 1842.

Citations

  1. [S743] Early Settlers Roll
  2. [S116] Shipping Lists
  3. [S145] various Personal Database

Henry Witt

M, #2756, b. 1821

Parents

FatherWitt (b. about 1790)
Pedigree Link

Family: Eliza Winkworth (b. 1822)

SonRobert Henry Witt
SonThomas Witt
DaughterJane Witt
DaughterEliza Witt
DaughterDeborah Witt (b. 12 July 1842)

Biography

Henry Witt was born in 1821 in ENG.1 He and Eliza Winkworth were married on 25 September 1841 in St Marys Church, Lambeth, LON, ENG.2
Witt class: Steerage Witt

WITT family:
Henry Witt of Vauxhall Street, South Lambeth and Eliza Winkworth of St Margaret, Westminster, were married on Saturday September 25th 1841 in the very old St Mary's Church, Lambeth. (St Catherines 4/310). The witness's at the wedding were B. Witt (Benjamin) and Deborah Witt, brother and sister of Henry. Henry 20 and Eliza 19 married on Saturday just four days after their application to emigrated to NZ and emigrated just days after their wedding. In Wellington both worked to make a new life for themselves. Verbal history states that the children were born in the Pipitea Pa, Wellington, and that they were looked after by the Maori women in the pa while both parents worked. Was this Wellington's first child care? The children grew up speaking fluent Maori. Henry died in Wellington when their youngest child, Robert Henry, was 5 years old. Their children were Deborah (Tricker), Thomas, (married Emma Robinson), Jane (married Robinson), Eliza (married Hewitt) & Robert Henry (married Cecilia Eyles). Benjamin WITT (Henry's brother) was a 30 year old carpenter when he came to NZ on the Clifton. On the Jury lists of February 14th 1844 and February 8th 1845 Benjamin was living at Thorndon Flat, and working as a Carpenter (NZ Spectator & Cooks Straits Guardian Jury list). He worked in Wellington until about 1846 when he moved to Auckland and married Maryanne Brooks who had arrived in Wellington on board the Martha Ridgeway. From Auckland they went to Sydney for a number of years and then returned to New Zealand in the early 1860's. Their children were Benjamin Robert, Alice, George, James, Robert Henry, Thomas William and Henry Monday. Further details can be obtained from Glenda Rattray. A book named WITT - Wiltshire to Wellington about the WITT family will be completed in 2003. For further information on this book please email as above. Henry Witt had person sources.3 He immigrated to ENG to NZ on the Clifton arriving NZ 17/2/1842 on 2 October 841.2 He was an Agricultural Labourer in 1842.2

Citations

  1. [S261] email address
  2. [S116] Shipping Lists
  3. [S145] various Personal Database

Eliza Winkworth

F, #2757, b. 1822
Pedigree Link

Family: Henry Witt (b. 1821)

SonRobert Henry Witt
SonThomas Witt
DaughterJane Witt
DaughterEliza Witt
DaughterDeborah Witt (b. 12 July 1842)

Biography

Eliza Winkworth was born in 1822 in ENG.1 She and Henry Witt were married on 25 September 1841 in St Marys Church, Lambeth, LON, ENG.1
Class: Steerage. Eliza Winkworth had person sources.2 She immigrated to ENG to NZ on the Clifton arriving NZ 17/2/1842 on 2 October 1841.1

Citations

  1. [S116] Shipping Lists
  2. [S145] various Personal Database

Charles Callaghan

M, #2758, b. about 1838

Parents

FatherJames (Jas) Callaghan (b. about 1810, d. 20 September 1869)
MotherMary Ann (d. 2 July 1873)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Charles Callaghan was born about 1838.1

Citations

  1. [S644] A Most Noble Anchorage

Christiana Woodward

F, #2759, b. 1836

Parents

FatherJonas Woodward (b. 1810, d. 13 June 1881)
MotherChristina Knight (b. about 1815)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Christiana Woodward was born in 1836.1 She and J Callcott were married on 9 May 1854 in Wellington, NZ.2
Class: Steerage. Christiana Woodward had person sources.3 She immigrated to ENG to NZ on the Clifton arriving NZ 17/2/1842 on 2 October 1841.1

Citations

  1. [S116] Shipping Lists
  2. [S538] Early Wellington
  3. [S145] various Personal Database

Elizabeth Woodward

F, #2760, b. 1837

Parents

FatherJonas Woodward (b. 1810, d. 13 June 1881)
MotherChristina Knight (b. about 1815)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Elizabeth Woodward was born in 1837.1
Class: Steerage. Elizabeth Woodward had person sources.2 She immigrated to ENG to NZ on the Clifton arriving NZ 17/2/1842 on 2 October 1841.1 She was in 1842.

Citations

  1. [S116] Shipping Lists
  2. [S145] various Personal Database

Mary Ann Woodward

F, #2761, b. 1838

Parents

FatherJonas Woodward (b. 1810, d. 13 June 1881)
MotherChristina Knight (b. about 1815)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Mary Ann Woodward was born in 1838.1
Class: Steerage. Mary Ann Woodward had person sources.2 She immigrated to ENG to NZ on the Clifton arriving NZ 17/2/1842 on 2 October 1841.1 She was in 1842.

Citations

  1. [S116] Shipping Lists
  2. [S145] various Personal Database

Rose Woodward

F, #2762, b. 1841, d. 1842

Parents

FatherJonas Woodward (b. 1810, d. 13 June 1881)
MotherChristina Knight (b. about 1815)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Rose Woodward was born in 1841.1 She died in 1842, at age ~1, in at sea on the Clifton.2
Class: Steerage. Rose Woodward had person sources.3 She immigrated to ENG to NZ on the Clifton on 2 October 1841.1

Citations

  1. [S116] Shipping Lists
  2. [S943] The First Independent Church Wellington 1842-49
  3. [S145] various Personal Database

Rebecca Wright

F, #2763, b. 1817

Biography

Rebecca Wright was born in 1817.
Rebecca Wright immigrated to ENG to NZ on the Clifton arriving NZ 17/2/1842 2/10/1841. Class: Steerage. She had person sources.1 She was a Servant in 1842.

Citations

  1. [S145] various Personal Database

William Hornbrook

M, #2767, b. about 1810
Pedigree Link

Biography

William Hornbrook was born about 1810.1 He and Margaret Smith were married.2
William Hornbrook had person sources.3 He immigrated to ENG to NZ on the Tobago arriving NZ 15/9/1842 on 5 March 1841.1

Citations

  1. [S116] Shipping Lists
  2. [S891] New Zealand Marriages 1840 - from RGO index
  3. [S145] various Personal Database

B Ling

M, #2768, b. about 1815
Pedigree Link

Biography

B Ling was born about 1815. He and I Sutherland were married on 29 September 1853 in Wellington, NZ.1
B Ling immigrated to ENG to NZ on the Tobago arriving NZ 15/9/1842 5/3/1841. He had person sources.2 He was in 1842.

Citations

  1. [S538] Early Wellington
  2. [S145] various Personal Database