NZ pre 1846

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Person Page 115

Amelia

F, #2851, b. 1820
Pedigree Link

Family: Richard Hammond (b. 1816)

DaughterJane Hammond (b. 1840)
DaughterElizabeth Hammond (b. 1841)

Biography

Amelia was born in 1820.1 She and Richard Hammond were married.
Class: steerage. Amelia had person sources.2 She immigrated to ENG to NZ on the George Fyfe arriving NZ 7/11/1842 on 16 June 1842.1

Citations

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

Jane Hammond

F, #2852, b. 1840

Parents

FatherRichard Hammond (b. 1816)
MotherAmelia (b. 1820)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Jane Hammond was born in 1840.
Jane Hammond immigrated to ENG to NZ on the George Fyfe arriving NZ 7/11/1842 16/6/1842. Class: steerage. She had person sources.1 She was in 1842.

Citations

  1. [S145] various Personal Database

Elizabeth Hammond

F, #2853, b. 1841

Parents

FatherRichard Hammond (b. 1816)
MotherAmelia (b. 1820)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Elizabeth Hammond was born in 1841.
Elizabeth Hammond immigrated to ENG to NZ on the George Fyfe arriving NZ 7/11/1842 16/6/1842. Class: steerage. She had person sources.1 She was in 1842.

Citations

  1. [S145] various Personal Database

David Harris

M, #2854, b. 1814
Pedigree Link

Family: Caroline Cox (b. 1823, d. 1904)

SonWilliam Harris (b. 1840)

Biography

David Harris was born in 1814.1 He and Caroline Cox were married.
Class: steerage. David Harris had person sources.2 He immigrated to ENG to NZ on the George Fyfe arriving NZ 7/11/1842 on 16 June 1842.1

Citations

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

Caroline Cox

F, #2855, b. 1823, d. 1904

Parents

FatherJohn Cox (b. about 1790)
MotherAnne Halliday (b. about 1800)
Pedigree Link

Family: David Harris (b. 1814)

SonWilliam Harris (b. 1840)

Biography

Caroline Cox was born in 1823 in Ripley, SRY, ENG.1,2 She and David Harris were married. She died in 1904, at age ~81, in Pauatahanui, Wellington, NZ.2
Class: steerage. Caroline Cox had person sources.3 She immigrated to ENG to NZ on the George Fyfe arriving NZ 7/11/1842 on 16 June 1842.1

Citations

  1. [S116] Shipping Lists
  2. [S913] Shipping Lists Our Stuff Peters n Denise Duke of Roxborough
  3. [S145] various Personal Database

William Harris

M, #2856, b. 1840

Parents

FatherDavid Harris (b. 1814)
MotherCaroline Cox (b. 1823, d. 1904)
Pedigree Link

Biography

William Harris was born in 1840.1
Class: steerage. William Harris had person sources.2 He immigrated to ENG to NZ on the George Fyfe arriving NZ 7/11/1842 on 16 June 1842.1

Citations

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

Sidney Hirst

M, #2857, b. 8 July 1814, d. 20 June 1861
Pedigree Link

Family: Mary Sykes (b. 1 April 1817, d. 29 October 1883)

DaughterSusannah Hirst+ (b. 4 March 1839, d. 8 October 1920)
SonGeorge Henry Hirst (b. 1841, d. 5 March 1908)
SonJohn William Hirst+ (b. 14 April 1843, d. 26 March 1921)
SonThomas Hirst (b. 4 October 1846, d. 3 April 1929)
SonSydney Hirst+ (b. 19 January 1849, d. 14 September 1935)
DaughterCaroline Hirst (b. 1851)
DaughterEmma Hirst (b. 20 September 1853, d. 15 November 1934)
DaughterJane Hirst (b. 14 November 1855, d. 31 August 1933)

Biography

Sidney Hirst was born on 8 July 1814 in Dewsbury, Kirklees, YKS, ENG.1,2 He and Mary Sykes were married on 9 August 1837 in ENG.1 He died on 20 June 1861, at age 46, in Taita, Wellington, NZ.1
Class: steerage
When Sydney arrived in New Zealand on the GEORGE FYFE there were about 30 households.
Most of the names of these householders - early pioneers - of Taita and the Hutt are on this family tree... Daysh, Harris, Hooper, Hirst, Mabey, Peck and others.
Sydney married Mary Sykes when he was 23 and she was 20. They had 7 children. Sydney, a carpenter and joiner, built the Christ Church Taita church (now a historics place). He did not use any nails in the construction but mortise and tenon dowel joints, which still remain in the window frames today. The first service in the church was held on 1st.Jan 1854.
Sydney died aged 47 and is buried with his wife Mary at the church he built. PECK MER. Sidney Hirst had person sources.3 He was a Joiner in 1842.4 He immigrated to ENG to NZ on the George Fyfe arriving NZ 7/11/1842 on 16 June 1842.4

Citations

  1. [S704] web site extensive trees
  2. [S749] Guardian of the Valley
  3. [S145] various Personal Database
  4. [S116] Shipping Lists

Mary Sykes

F, #2858, b. 1 April 1817, d. 29 October 1883
Pedigree Link

Family: Sidney Hirst (b. 8 July 1814, d. 20 June 1861)

DaughterSusannah Hirst+ (b. 4 March 1839, d. 8 October 1920)
SonGeorge Henry Hirst (b. 1841, d. 5 March 1908)
SonJohn William Hirst+ (b. 14 April 1843, d. 26 March 1921)
SonThomas Hirst (b. 4 October 1846, d. 3 April 1929)
SonSydney Hirst+ (b. 19 January 1849, d. 14 September 1935)
DaughterCaroline Hirst (b. 1851)
DaughterEmma Hirst (b. 20 September 1853, d. 15 November 1934)
DaughterJane Hirst (b. 14 November 1855, d. 31 August 1933)

Biography

Mary Sykes was born on 1 April 1817 in Wakefield, YKS, ENG.1,2 She and Sidney Hirst were married on 9 August 1837 in ENG.1 She and William Dew were married in 1863 in St Pauls, Kandallah, Wellingotn, NZ. She died on 29 October 1883, at age 66, in Taita, Wellington, NZ.1
Class: steerage
photo in Alexander Turnbull Library MER. Mary Sykes had person sources.3 She immigrated to ENG to NZ on the George Fyfe arriving NZ 7/11/1842 on 16 June 1842.4

Citations

  1. [S704] web site extensive trees
  2. [S749] Guardian of the Valley
  3. [S145] various Personal Database
  4. [S116] Shipping Lists

Susannah Hirst

F, #2859, b. 4 March 1839, d. 8 October 1920

Parents

FatherSidney Hirst (b. 8 July 1814, d. 20 June 1861)
MotherMary Sykes (b. 1 April 1817, d. 29 October 1883)
Pedigree Link

Family: William Wadman Hooper (b. 29 December 1839, d. 26 May 1869)

DaughterJane Hooper (b. 1862, d. 29 April 1942)
DaughterSarah Hooper (b. 13 September 1864, d. 23 December 1944)
SonGeorge Hooper (b. 1866, d. 12 March 1948)
SonJohn William Wadman Hooper (b. 11 November 1869, d. 9 July 1957)

Biography

Susannah Hirst was born on 4 March 1839 in Mirfield, Kirklees, Leeds, ENG.1 She and Henry (Harry) Davies were married. She and William Wadman Hooper were married on 31 May 1862 in NZ.1 She died on 8 October 1920, at age 81, in Halcombe, NZ.1
Class: steerage. Susannah Hirst had person sources.2 She immigrated to ENG to NZ on the George Fyfe arriving NZ 7/11/1842 on 16 June 1842.3

Citations

  1. [S704] web site extensive trees
  2. [S145] various Personal Database
  3. [S116] Shipping Lists

George Henry Hirst

M, #2860, b. 1841, d. 5 March 1908

Parents

FatherSidney Hirst (b. 8 July 1814, d. 20 June 1861)
MotherMary Sykes (b. 1 April 1817, d. 29 October 1883)
Pedigree Link

Biography

George Henry Hirst was born in 1841 in YKS, ENG.1 He and Elizabeth Wadman Hooper were married in 1869 in NZ.1 He died on 5 March 1908, at age ~67, in Konini, Wairarapa, NZ.1
George Henry Hirst was a farmer.1 Class: steerage
Feilding Star, 7 March 1908
... Mr G. H. Hirst, whose death, at Konini, we announced yesterday, was a native of Yorkshire, arriving with his parents in the ship George Fife at Wellington in 1842 - the same vessel that brought Sir William Fox to New Zealand. After living at the Taita and the Hutt for some years, young Hirst removed to Sandon, where he engaged in farming pursuits for about nineteen years, eventually removing to the Palmerston district, in which he lived for about fifteen years. He leaves a widow and family of ten, five sons and five daughters.
The daughters are:
Mrs J. Kennedy, Hastings
Mrs J. Windle, Masterton
Mrs A. Cameron, Kakaramea, Taranaki
Mrs R. McCardle, Raglan
Miss Florence Hirst, Konini
The sons are:
Mr Herbert Hirst, Eketahun
Mr Henry Hirst, Konini
Mr Arthur Hirst, Konini
Mr Walter Hirst, Konini
Mr Albert Hirst, Konini
PECK. He had person sources.2 He immigrated to ENG to NZ on the George Fyfe arriving NZ 7/11/1842 on 16 June 1842.3

Citations

  1. [S704] web site extensive trees
  2. [S145] various Personal Database
  3. [S116] Shipping Lists

Francis Jones

M, #2861, b. 1810
Pedigree Link

Biography

Francis Jones was born in 1810. He and Rosa were married about 1842.
Francis Jones immigrated to ENG to NZ on the George Fyfe arriving NZ 7/11/1842 16/6/1842. Class: steerage Jones. He had person sources.1 He was a Carpenter in 1842.

Citations

  1. [S145] various Personal Database

Rosa

F, #2862, b. 1808
Pedigree Link

Family: Roberts (d. about 1841)

DaughterRosa Roberts (b. 1830)
DaughterElizabeth Roberts (b. 1835)
SonCharles Roberts (b. 1839)
DaughterSarah Roberts (b. 1841)

Biography

Rosa was born in 1808. She and Roberts were married. She and Francis Jones were married about 1842.
Rosa immigrated to ENG to NZ on the George Fyfe arriving NZ 7/11/1842 16/6/1842. Class: steerage
not sure if all children are Rosa's? SL has Rosa as her child. She had person sources.1 She was in 1842.

Citations

  1. [S145] various Personal Database

Rosa Roberts

F, #2863, b. 1830

Parents

FatherRoberts (d. about 1841)
MotherRosa (b. 1808)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Rosa Roberts was born in 1830.
Rosa Roberts immigrated to ENG to NZ on the George Fyfe arriving NZ 7/11/1842 16/6/1842. Class: steerage Roberts. She had person sources.1 She was a Child by Mrs Jones first Husband in 1842.

Citations

  1. [S145] various Personal Database

Elizabeth Roberts

F, #2864, b. 1835

Parents

FatherRoberts (d. about 1841)
MotherRosa (b. 1808)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Elizabeth Roberts was born in 1835.1
Class: steerage. Elizabeth Roberts had person sources.2 She was in 1842. She immigrated to ENG to NZ on the George Fyfe arriving NZ 7/11/1842 on 16 June 1842.1

Citations

  1. [S431] Shipping Lists
  2. [S145] various Personal Database

Charles Roberts

M, #2865, b. 1839

Parents

FatherRoberts (d. about 1841)
MotherRosa (b. 1808)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Charles Roberts was born in 1839.
Charles Roberts immigrated to ENG to NZ on the George Fyfe arriving NZ 7/11/1842 16/6/1842. Class: steerage. He had person sources.1 He was in 1842.

Citations

  1. [S145] various Personal Database

Sarah Roberts

F, #2866, b. 1841

Parents

FatherRoberts (d. about 1841)
MotherRosa (b. 1808)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Sarah Roberts was born in 1841.
Sarah Roberts immigrated to ENG to NZ on the George Fyfe arriving NZ 7/11/1842 16/6/1842. Class: steerage. She had person sources.1 She was in 1842.

Citations

  1. [S145] various Personal Database

David Kinniburgh

M, #2867, b. 1821
Pedigree Link

Family: Jane (b. 1818)

DaughterAnnie Kinniburgh (b. 12 February 1846)

Biography

David Kinniburgh was born in 1821.1,2,3 He and Jane were married.
Class: steerage
jul 1845 witness at marriage George LEVY and Ann BELL NZGnov2003. David Kinniburgh had person sources.4 He was a Carpenter in 1842.3 He immigrated to ENG to NZ on the George Fyfe arriving NZ 7/11/1842 on 16 June 1842 ESR has arived Auckland 1843.2,3

Citations

  1. [S322] historian. descendant of KINNIBURGH
  2. [S743] Early Settlers Roll
  3. [S431] Shipping Lists
  4. [S145] various Personal Database

Jane

F, #2868, b. 1818
Pedigree Link

Family: David Kinniburgh (b. 1821)

DaughterAnnie Kinniburgh (b. 12 February 1846)

Biography

Jane was born in 1818. She and David Kinniburgh were married.
Jane immigrated to ENG to NZ on the George Fyfe arriving NZ 7/11/1842 16/6/1842. Class: steerage. She had person sources.1 She was in 1842.

Citations

  1. [S145] various Personal Database

Daniel Leggard

M, #2869, b. 1811
Pedigree Link

Biography

Daniel Leggard was born in 1811. He and Ann were married.
Daniel Leggard immigrated to ENG to NZ on the George Fyfe arriving NZ 7/11/1842 16/6/1842. Class: steerage. He had person sources.1 He was an Agricultural Labourer in 1842.

Citations

  1. [S145] various Personal Database

Ann

F, #2870, b. 1817
Pedigree Link

Biography

Ann was born in 1817. She and Daniel Leggard were married.
Ann immigrated to ENG to NZ on the George Fyfe arriving NZ 7/11/1842 16/6/1842. Class: steerage. She had person sources.1 She was in 1842.

Citations

  1. [S145] various Personal Database

Robert Ledgard

M, #2871, b. 1817
Pedigree Link

Biography

Robert Ledgard was born in 1817. He and Mary were married.
Robert Ledgard immigrated to ENG to NZ on the George Fyfe arriving NZ 7/11/1842 16/6/1842. Assistant to Surgeon class: steerage. He had person sources.1 He was an Agricultural Labourer? in 1842.

Citations

  1. [S145] various Personal Database

Mary

F, #2872, b. 1814
Pedigree Link

Biography

Mary was born in 1814. She and Robert Ledgard were married.
Mary immigrated to ENG to NZ on the George Fyfe arriving NZ 7/11/1842 16/6/1842. Class: steerage. She had person sources.1 She was in 1842.

Citations

  1. [S145] various Personal Database

Charles Lewer

M, #2873, b. 1822

Biography

Charles Lewer was born in 1822.1
Class: steerage
farmed Porirua Road. Was robbed by Thomas LARKINS 1848 KHAR. Charles Lewer had person sources.2 He was an Agricultural Labourer in 1842. He immigrated to ENG to NZ on the George Fyfe arriving NZ 7/11/1842 on 16 June 1842.

Citations

  1. [S778] Cleansing The Colony
  2. [S145] various Personal Database

Alice Martin

F, #2874, b. 1824

Biography

Alice Martin was born in 1824.
Alice Martin immigrated to ENG to NZ on the George Fyfe arriving NZ 7/11/1842 16/6/1842. Servant to Mrs Fox class: steerage. She had person sources.1 She was a Servant in 1842.

Citations

  1. [S145] various Personal Database

James Remmnant

M, #2875, b. 1822
Pedigree Link

Biography

James Remmnant was born in 1822. He and Hannah were married.
James Remmnant immigrated to ENG to NZ on the George Fyfe arriving NZ 7/11/1842 16/6/1842. Class: steerage. He had person sources.1 He was an Agricultural Labourer in 1842.

Citations

  1. [S145] various Personal Database