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John Brown Reading

M, #8151, b. 12 January 1813, d. 2 November 1876
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Family: Elizabeth (Betsy) Jane Phillips (b. 29 March 1812, d. 3 January 1893)

SonGeorge Reading (b. 1838, d. 1859)
DaughterEllen Reading+ (b. 13 November 1839, d. 17 February 1897)
SonReading (b. about 1842, d. 1844)
SonAlfred John Reading (b. about 1842)
SonEdward Reading (b. 1844)
DaughterLouisa Catherine Reading (b. 1849)
DaughterElizabeth Reading (b. about 1851)
DaughterSarah Jane Reading (b. 2 June 1852, d. 17 November 1890)
SonWalter Joseph Reading (b. 1855)

Biography

John Brown Reading was born on 12 January 1813 in Birmingham, WAR, ENG.1,2,3 He and Elizabeth (Betsy) Jane Phillips were married on 12 October 1835 in Harbourne, Stafford, ENG.1 He died on 2 November 1876, at age 63, in Karori, Wellington, NZ.1
Servant to Pierce class: steerage. John Brown Reading had person sources.4 He immigrated to ENG to NZ on the Duke of Roxburgh arriving NZ 8/2/1840 on 5 October 1839.5 He was a Smith & Carpenter in 1840.5 He was a carpenter Wellington in 1843.2

Citations

  1. [S704] web site extensive trees
  2. [S325]
  3. [S431] Shipping Lists
  4. [S145] various Personal Database
  5. [S116] Shipping Lists
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Elizabeth (Betsy) Jane Phillips

F, #8152, b. 29 March 1812, d. 3 January 1893
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Family: John Brown Reading (b. 12 January 1813, d. 2 November 1876)

SonGeorge Reading (b. 1838, d. 1859)
DaughterEllen Reading+ (b. 13 November 1839, d. 17 February 1897)
SonReading (b. about 1842, d. 1844)
SonAlfred John Reading (b. about 1842)
SonEdward Reading (b. 1844)
DaughterLouisa Catherine Reading (b. 1849)
DaughterElizabeth Reading (b. about 1851)
DaughterSarah Jane Reading (b. 2 June 1852, d. 17 November 1890)
SonWalter Joseph Reading (b. 1855)

Biography

Elizabeth (Betsy) Jane Phillips was born on 29 March 1812 in Madeley, Shropshire, ENG.1 She and John Brown Reading were married on 12 October 1835 in Harbourne, Stafford, ENG.2 She died on 3 January 1893, at age 80, in Karori, Wellington, NZ.2
Class: steerage. Elizabeth (Betsy) Jane Phillips had person sources.3 She immigrated to ENG to NZ on the Duke of Roxburgh arriving NZ 8/2/1840 on 5 October 1839.4 She was in 1840.

Citations

  1. [S436] Index of Births Deaths and Marriages
  2. [S704] web site extensive trees
  3. [S145] various Personal Database
  4. [S116] Shipping Lists
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George Reading

M, #8153, b. 1838, d. 1859

Parents

FatherJohn Brown Reading (b. 12 January 1813, d. 2 November 1876)
MotherElizabeth (Betsy) Jane Phillips (b. 29 March 1812, d. 3 January 1893)
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Biography

George Reading was born in 1838.1 He died in 1859, at age ~21.2
Class: steerage. George Reading had person sources.3 He immigrated to ENG to NZ on the Duke of Roxburgh arriving NZ 8/2/1840 on 5 October 1839.1

Citations

  1. [S116] Shipping Lists
  2. [S227] BDM on line indices
  3. [S145] various Personal Database
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Ellen Reading

F, #8154, b. 13 November 1839, d. 17 February 1897

Parents

FatherJohn Brown Reading (b. 12 January 1813, d. 2 November 1876)
MotherElizabeth (Betsy) Jane Phillips (b. 29 March 1812, d. 3 January 1893)
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Family: Henry Allington (b. 2 February 1837, d. 28 September 1901)

DaughterGertrude Catherine Allington (b. 1 December 1866, d. 2 May 1918)

Biography

Ellen Reading was born on 13 November 1839 in Newton Row, Birmingham, WAR, ENG.1 She and Henry Allington were married on 24 December 1864 in Karori, Wellington, NZ.1 She died on 17 February 1897, at age 57, in Holladay, Utah, USA.1
Class: steerage. Ellen Reading had person sources.2 She immigrated to ENG to NZ on the Duke of Roxburgh arriving NZ 8/2/1840 on 5 October 1839.3 She was in 1840.

Citations

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

H (Captain) T G Pinstone

M, #8155, b. about 1810

Biography

H (Captain) T G Pinstone was born about 1810.1
H (Captain) T G Pinstone was a Captain of Joseph Cripps in 1845.1

Citations

  1. [S664]
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Philip Roberts

M, #8156, b. 1804
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Family: Unknown (b. 1805, d. February 1840)

SonJonathan Roberts (b. 1825)
DaughterMary Anne Roberts+ (b. 1827, d. 1900)
SonPhilip Roberts (b. 1830, d. 15 January 1901)
DaughterJane Roberts (b. 1834, d. 1840)
ChildRoberts (b. 1839)

Biography

Philip Roberts was born in 1804 in Cornwall, ENG.1 He and Unknown were married.
Class: steerage
family emigrated to Australia 1845? ACHT. Philip Roberts had person sources.2 He immigrated to ENG to NZ on the Duke of Roxburgh arriving NZ 8/2/1840 on 5 October 1839.1 He was a Miner in 1840.

Citations

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

Unknown

F, #8157, b. 1805, d. February 1840
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Family: Philip Roberts (b. 1804)

SonJonathan Roberts (b. 1825)
DaughterMary Anne Roberts+ (b. 1827, d. 1900)
SonPhilip Roberts (b. 1830, d. 15 January 1901)
DaughterJane Roberts (b. 1834, d. 1840)
ChildRoberts (b. 1839)

Biography

Unknown was born in 1805 age 34 on ship.1 She and Philip Roberts were married. She died in February 1840, at age ~35, in Petone, Wellington, NZ.2
Class: steerage. Unknown had person sources.3 She immigrated to ENG to NZ on the Duke of Roxburgh arriving NZ 8/2/1840 on 5 October 1839.1

Citations

  1. [S116] Shipping Lists
  2. [S723] Tawa Flat and the Old Porirua Road
  3. [S145] various Personal Database
Family Explorer

Jonathan Roberts

M, #8158, b. 1825

Parents

FatherPhilip Roberts (b. 1804)
MotherUnknown (b. 1805, d. February 1840)
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Biography

Jonathan Roberts was born in 1825.
Jonathan Roberts immigrated to ENG to NZ on the Duke of Roxburgh arriving NZ 8/2/1840 5/10/1839. Class: steerage. He had person sources.1 He was a Labourer in 1840.

Citations

  1. [S145] various Personal Database
Family Explorer

Mary Anne Roberts

F, #8159, b. 1827, d. 1900

Parents

FatherPhilip Roberts (b. 1804)
MotherUnknown (b. 1805, d. February 1840)
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Family: Joseph Ralph Crew (b. about 1822, d. 1883)

SonJoseph Ralph Crew (b. 1852)
SonPhilip Ralph Crew (b. 1856)
SonJohn Joseph Crew (b. 1859)
SonGeorge Edward Crew (b. 1861)

Biography

Mary Anne Roberts was born in 1827 SL has age 12 so born abt 1827
age 58 in 1892 JGOC (must be 68 !)
died aged 74 in 1900 so born abt 1826.1,2 She and Joseph Ralph Crew were married in 1846 in St Paul's Anglican Church, Auckland.3,4 She died in 1900, at age ~73, in Auckland, NZ.3
Class: steerage. Mary Anne Roberts had person sources.5 She immigrated to ENG to NZ on the Duke of Roxburgh arriving NZ 8/2/1840 on 5 October 1839.1,2 She was a house cleaner in 1895.4

Citations

  1. [S743] Early Settlers Roll
  2. [S807] Jubilee Gathering of Old Colonists October 10 1892
  3. [S442] index
  4. [S1012] The Wilson Collection
  5. [S145] various Personal Database
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Philip Roberts

M, #8160, b. 1830, d. 15 January 1901

Parents

FatherPhilip Roberts (b. 1804)
MotherUnknown (b. 1805, d. February 1840)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Philip Roberts was born in 1830. He and Amelia Thomas were married about 1860 in Australia.1 He and Mary Ann Thomas Symons were married in 1884 in Wellington, NZ.2 He died on 15 January 1901, at age ~71, in Tawa, Wellington, NZ.1,3
Class: steerage
went to Australia form Wellington about 1845 and married in Australia then returned to NZ with his wife and mother in law ACHT. Philip Roberts had person sources.4 He immigrated to ENG to NZ on the Duke of Roxburgh arriving NZ 8/2/1840 on 5 October 1839.5 He was in 1840.

Citations

  1. [S723] Tawa Flat and the Old Porirua Road
  2. [S1012] The Wilson Collection
  3. [S442] index
  4. [S145] various Personal Database
  5. [S116] Shipping Lists
Family Explorer

Jane Roberts

F, #8161, b. 1834, d. 1840

Parents

FatherPhilip Roberts (b. 1804)
MotherUnknown (b. 1805, d. February 1840)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Jane Roberts was born in 1834.1 She died in 1840, at age ~6, in at sea on the Duke of Roxburgh.1
Died at sea class: steerage. Jane Roberts had person sources.2 She immigrated to ENG to NZ on the Duke of Roxburgh on 5 October 1839.1

Citations

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

Roberts

U, #8162, b. 1839

Parents

FatherPhilip Roberts (b. 1804)
MotherUnknown (b. 1805, d. February 1840)
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Biography

Roberts was born in 1839 in at sea on the Duke of Roxburgh.1
Roberts immigrated to to NZ on the Duke of Roxburgh arriving NZ 8/2/1840.1 Born at sea class: steerage. He/she had person sources.2

Citations

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

William Roberts

M, #8163, b. 1805
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Family: Elizabeth (BATTRALL) Bottrell (b. 1805)

DaughterMary Roberts+ (b. 1822, d. 28 April 1854)
DaughterSophia Roberts (b. 1824)
DaughterElizabeth Roberts (b. 1825)
SonThomas Roberts (b. 1829)
DaughterPriscilla Roberts (b. 1835)
DaughterKeziah Roberts (b. 1838)
SonWilliam Roberts (b. 1840)
SonJoseph (Job) Roberts+ (b. 1844)

Biography

William Roberts was born in 1805 in Devon, ENG.1,2,3 He and Elizabeth (BATTRALL) Bottrell were married.
Class: steerage
1842 Lambton Quay
witness at marriage of daughter Elizabeth (minor) to Joshuah. Mother Elizabeth also a witness. MARRWES
ROBERTS family:
William was a Cornish miner born in Devon. Elizabeth (nee BOTTRELL or BATTRALL) was born in Camborne, Cornwall. They had been at various Cornish locations, lastly St Austell, before departing for Petone. William and Elizabeth were in Wellington until 1846. Their son born on board was baptized William. They had another son, Joseph, in 1842. Their elder daughter married John ESLICK in 1842. The ESLICKs went to South Australia and then Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia. The second daughter Sophia married James/Joseph THOMPSON in 1840. Their descendents are mainly in the North Island of New Zealand. Third daughter, Elizabeth, married Joshua GREGORY, a soldier, in 1845. They were to travel to Australia, India, England and finally settle in Brisbane, Australia. Thomas possibly settled in Thames, New Zealand. The remainder of the family departed to Kawau Island for the mining, until about 1848. Daughter Priscilla married Richard Grey BELL in 1848. The BELLs and the remainder of the family went to South Australia and then Castlemaine in Victoria. If you wish to know more or can connect with this family please contact Cheryl Berquist. ceduggan@bigpond.com (from Our Stuff.) William Roberts had person sources.4 He immigrated to ENG to NZ on the Duke of Roxburgh arriving NZ 8/2/1840 on 5 October 1839.3 He was a Miner in 1840.3 He was a boatman in 1842.1

Citations

  1. [S314]
  2. [S308] The Birth of a City Wellington 1840 - 1843
  3. [S431] Shipping Lists
  4. [S145] various Personal Database
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Elizabeth (BATTRALL) Bottrell

F, #8164, b. 1805
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Family: William Roberts (b. 1805)

DaughterMary Roberts+ (b. 1822, d. 28 April 1854)
DaughterSophia Roberts (b. 1824)
DaughterElizabeth Roberts (b. 1825)
SonThomas Roberts (b. 1829)
DaughterPriscilla Roberts (b. 1835)
DaughterKeziah Roberts (b. 1838)
SonWilliam Roberts (b. 1840)
SonJoseph (Job) Roberts+ (b. 1844)

Biography

Elizabeth (BATTRALL) Bottrell was born in 1805 in Camborne, Cornwall, ENG.1,2 She and William Roberts were married.
Class: steerage. Elizabeth (BATTRALL) Bottrell had person sources.3 She immigrated to ENG to NZ on the Duke of Roxburgh arriving NZ 8/2/1840 on 5 October 1839.2

Citations

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

F, #8165, b. 1822, d. 28 April 1854

Parents

FatherWilliam Roberts (b. 1805)
MotherElizabeth (BATTRALL) Bottrell (b. 1805)
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Family: John Eslick (b. about 1810)

SonEslick (b. about 1844, d. 1845)

Biography

Mary Roberts was born in 1822.1 She and Unknown were married. She and John Eslick were married on 7 November 1842 in Wesleyan Chapel, Wellington, NZ.2,3 She died on 28 April 1854, at age ~32, in Campbell's Creek, VIC, AUS.4,2
Mary Roberts emigrated from to SA, AUS then Castlemaine, VIC, AUS.2 Class: steerage
note Wesleyan marriage register notes Mary as a "widow" From death cert of Mary ESLICK, aged 32, parents given as William (Cornish miner) and Elizabeth ROBERTS. She had person sources.5 She immigrated to ENG to NZ on the Duke of Roxburgh arriving NZ 8/2/1840 on 5 October 1839.1 She was a Servant in 1840.1

Citations

  1. [S116] Shipping Lists
  2. [S913] Shipping Lists Our Stuff Peters n Denise Duke of Roxborough
  3. [S912] Marriage Register 1841-1862 Wesley methodist Church Wellington
  4. [S135]
  5. [S145] various Personal Database
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Sophia Roberts

F, #8166, b. 1824

Parents

FatherWilliam Roberts (b. 1805)
MotherElizabeth (BATTRALL) Bottrell (b. 1805)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Sophia Roberts was born in 1824.1,2 She and James (Joseph) Thompson were married in 1840 in Wellington, NZ.1
Class: steerage. Sophia Roberts had person sources.3 She immigrated to ENG to NZ on the Duke of Roxburgh arriving NZ 8/2/1840 on 5 October 1839.2 She was a Servant in 1840.2

Citations

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

Elizabeth Roberts

F, #8167, b. 1825

Parents

FatherWilliam Roberts (b. 1805)
MotherElizabeth (BATTRALL) Bottrell (b. 1805)
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Biography

Elizabeth Roberts was born in 1825.1,2 She and Joshua Hamlet Gregory were married on 11 November 1845 in Wesleyan Chapel, Wellington, NZ, minor.1,3
Elizabeth Roberts emigrated from eventually settled Brisbane, QSLD, AUS.1 Class: steerage. She had person sources.4 She immigrated to ENG to NZ on the Duke of Roxburgh arriving NZ 8/2/1840 on 5 October 1839.2 She was a Servant in 1840.2

Citations

  1. [S913] Shipping Lists Our Stuff Peters n Denise Duke of Roxborough
  2. [S116] Shipping Lists
  3. [S912] Marriage Register 1841-1862 Wesley methodist Church Wellington
  4. [S145] various Personal Database
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Thomas Roberts

M, #8168, b. 1829

Parents

FatherWilliam Roberts (b. 1805)
MotherElizabeth (BATTRALL) Bottrell (b. 1805)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Thomas Roberts was born in 1829.
Thomas Roberts immigrated to ENG to NZ on the Duke of Roxburgh arriving NZ 8/2/1840 5/10/1839. Class: steerage. He had person sources.1 He was in 1840.

Citations

  1. [S145] various Personal Database
Family Explorer

Priscilla Roberts

F, #8169, b. 1835

Parents

FatherWilliam Roberts (b. 1805)
MotherElizabeth (BATTRALL) Bottrell (b. 1805)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Priscilla Roberts was born in 1835.1,2 She and Richard Grey Bell were married on 15 October 1848 in St Paul's, Auckland, NZ.3
Priscilla Roberts emigrated from to Castlemaine, VIC, AUS.1 Class: steerage. She had person sources.4 She immigrated to ENG to NZ on the Duke of Roxburgh arriving NZ 8/2/1840 on 5 October 1839.2

Citations

  1. [S913] Shipping Lists Our Stuff Peters n Denise Duke of Roxborough
  2. [S116] Shipping Lists
  3. [S813] Early Settler Roll auckland Province with additional notes in pencil by Ak PL Librarian
  4. [S145] various Personal Database
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Keziah Roberts

F, #8170, b. 1838

Parents

FatherWilliam Roberts (b. 1805)
MotherElizabeth (BATTRALL) Bottrell (b. 1805)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Keziah Roberts was born in 1838.
Keziah Roberts immigrated to ENG to NZ on the Duke of Roxburgh arriving NZ 8/2/1840 5/10/1839. Class: steerage. She had person sources.1 She was in 1840.

Citations

  1. [S145] various Personal Database
Family Explorer

William Roberts

M, #8171, b. 1840

Parents

FatherWilliam Roberts (b. 1805)
MotherElizabeth (BATTRALL) Bottrell (b. 1805)
Pedigree Link

Biography

William Roberts was born in 1840 in at sea on the Duke of Roxburgh.1
Born at sea class: steerage. William Roberts had person sources.2 He immigrated to ENG to NZ on the Duke of Roxburgh arriving NZ 8/2/1840 on 5 October 1839.1

Citations

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

James Rule

M, #8172, b. 1813
Pedigree Link

Family: Elizabeth (b. 1818)

SonJames Oliver Rule (b. 1838)
DaughterJane Rule (b. 15 October 1839)
SonJohn Samuel Rule (b. 17 December 1840)
SonRichard Ferguson Rule (b. 7 September 1845)

Biography

James Rule was born in 1813.1,2,3,4 He and Elizabeth were married.
Class: steerage
early 1840's living Auckland DM
listed in registers in Auckland. to 1845 see DIWI
see also J H RULE, Wellingtron.
can't find any death details for any of family maybe emigrated? James Rule had person sources.5 He immigrated to ENG to NZ on the Duke of Roxburgh arriving Wellington NZ 8/2/1840 on 5 October 1839 ESR has arrived Auckland 1841.2 He was a Miner in 1840.2

Citations

  1. [S194] The First Fleet of Auckland
  2. [S431] Shipping Lists
  3. [S743] Early Settlers Roll
  4. [S1012] The Wilson Collection
  5. [S145] various Personal Database
Family Explorer

Elizabeth

F, #8173, b. 1818
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Family: James Rule (b. 1813)

SonJames Oliver Rule (b. 1838)
DaughterJane Rule (b. 15 October 1839)
SonJohn Samuel Rule (b. 17 December 1840)
SonRichard Ferguson Rule (b. 7 September 1845)

Biography

Elizabeth was born in 1818.1 She and James Rule were married.
Class: steerage. Elizabeth had person sources.2 She immigrated to ENG to NZ on the Duke of Roxburgh arriving NZ 8/2/1840 on 5 October 1839.1

Citations

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

James Oliver Rule

M, #8174, b. 1838

Parents

FatherJames Rule (b. 1813)
MotherElizabeth (b. 1818)
Pedigree Link

Biography

James Oliver Rule was born in 1838 in ENG age 11mnths SL.1
Class: steerage. James Oliver Rule had person sources.2 He immigrated to ENG to NZ on the Duke of Roxburgh arriving NZ 8/2/1840 on 5 October 1839.1

Citations

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

Jane Rule

F, #8175, b. 15 October 1839

Parents

FatherJames Rule (b. 1813)
MotherElizabeth (b. 1818)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Jane Rule was born on 15 October 1839 in at sea on the Duke of Roxburgh.1,2
Jane Rule immigrated to to NZ on the Duke of Roxburgh arriving NZ 8/2/1840.1 Born at sea class: steerage. She had person sources.3 She was baptized on 8 October 1845 in Wesleyan Chapel, Auckland.2

Citations

  1. [S431] Shipping Lists
  2. [S1021] Register of Baptisms 1844-1972 Auckland area
  3. [S145] various Personal Database
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