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Reuben Bird

M, #4826, b. 1815, d. 16 January 1850
Pedigree Link

Family: Ann (b. 1817, d. 25 June 1891)

DaughterAnne Bird (b. 1840)
DaughterMary Bird (b. 26 November 1841)
SonThomas Reuben Bird+ (b. 1843, d. 1868)
SonBird (b. 1845)
ChildBird (b. about 1850)

Biography

Reuben Bird was born in 1815 in ENG.1,2,3 He died on 16 January 1850, at age ~35, in Nelson, NZ.3
Class: steerage
Our NZ Grants are on my husband?s side of the family.
The family was the well known Grant Brothers? carriers in Nelson. They are mentioned in the Cyclopedia of NZ 1897-1902.
The information passed down through the family was that the first of that family to arrive in NZ was James Grant, the surveyor, who survived the ?Wairau Affray? in 1843. His name appears amongst the list of survivors in the Nelson Examiner, 23/12/1843, on Paperspast.
This is the only reference I have found to this James. I haven?t done a lot of work on this part of the family tree for a while.
I did get the marriage certificate of Robert Grant [Carter] & Susannah Bird, hoping to get my next clue, but there was no mention of their parents. The marriage took place on 11/6/1868, at the residence of WM Dalton, Milton St, Nelson.
James Grant, the surveyor, is likely to be Robert?s father, but I have no proof, as yet.
I am presuming that Susannah Bird?s parents were Rueban & Ann Bird, who arrived in Nelson on the Fireshire in 1842.
LNDA. Reuben Bird had person sources.4 He immigrated to ENG to NZ on the Fifeshire arriving NZ 1/2/1842 on 26 September 1841.5 He was a Carpenter in 1842.6 He was a carpenter, Bridge St., Nelson, butcher in 1844.2

Citations

  1. [S402] Linda, husband's ancestors
  2. [S554] papers past, Juror list 1844 Nelson
  3. [S857] Max D LASH, Nelson Notables 1840-1940
  4. [S145] Shipping Lists, various Personal Database
  5. [S431] various, Shipping Lists
  6. [S116] various web sites, Shipping Lists
Family Explorer

Ann

F, #4827, b. 1817, d. 25 June 1891
Pedigree Link

Family: Reuben Bird (b. 1815, d. 16 January 1850)

DaughterAnne Bird (b. 1840)
DaughterMary Bird (b. 26 November 1841)
SonThomas Reuben Bird+ (b. 1843, d. 1868)
SonBird (b. 1845)
ChildBird (b. about 1850)

Biography

Ann was born in 1817.1,2 She died on 25 June 1891, at age ~74, in Nelson, NZ.3
Class: steerage
ANN BIRD
Ann Bird, often remembered as ?the first white woman to step ashore? in Nelson in 1842, wins the prize for business longevity. She inherited a six-year-old butchƯering business when her husband Reuben died in 1850, aged 32, although she may have been involved before his death. Her business became a Nelson landmark. IniƯtially, in 1851, fellow butcher Henry Hargreaves killed the beasts for her. Whether this was out of kindness or for a price, his support certainly helped. She did not advertise often but got free publicity from other businesses that stated they were ?across the street from Mrs Bird?s butcher?s shop?. Her sons joined her in the business but Ann was in charge until her death in 1891 leaving an estate worth £950. Ann?s sons included Thomas, who hanged himself when he was 25 in 1868 after being told he had an incurable heart condition. He left behind his pregnant wife of two years, Harriet, and a one-year-old son. Rather than join the family business, Harriet more conventionally advertised a ?day school for young children? and then a boarding house at her home in the Washington Valley. Four years later she sold up and moved to Melbourne, where she married Edward Wilkinson in 1874. Ann had person sources.4 She immigrated to ENG to NZ on the Fifeshire arriving NZ 1/2/1842 on 26 September 1841.1 She was a butcher, Nelson in 1850.

Citations

  1. [S431] various, Shipping Lists
  2. [S861] Catherine BISHOP, Woman Mean Business
  3. [S857] Max D LASH, Nelson Notables 1840-1940
  4. [S145] Shipping Lists, various Personal Database
Family Explorer

Anne Bird

F, #4828, b. 1840

Parents

FatherReuben Bird (b. 1815, d. 16 January 1850)
MotherAnn (b. 1817, d. 25 June 1891)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Anne Bird was born in 1840.1,2
Class: steerage. Anne Bird had person sources.3 She immigrated to ENG to NZ on the Fifeshire arriving NZ 1/2/1842 on 26 September 1841.1

Citations

  1. [S431] various, Shipping Lists
  2. [S857] Max D LASH, Nelson Notables 1840-1940
  3. [S145] Shipping Lists, various Personal Database
Family Explorer

Mary Bird

F, #4829, b. 26 November 1841

Parents

FatherReuben Bird (b. 1815, d. 16 January 1850)
MotherAnn (b. 1817, d. 25 June 1891)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Mary Bird was born on 26 November 1841 in at sea on the Essex.1
Mary Bird immigrated to to NZ on the Fifeshire arriving NZ 1/2/1842.1 Born on board 26/11/1841 class: steerage. She had person sources.2

Citations

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

John Burton

M, #4830, b. 1814
Pedigree Link

Biography

John Burton was born in 1814.1 He and Maria were married.
Class: steerage. John Burton had person sources.2 He immigrated to ENG to NZ on the Fifeshire arriving NZ 1/2/1842 on 26 September 1841.1 He was an Agricultural Labourer in 1842.1

Citations

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

Maria

F, #4831, b. 1814
Pedigree Link

Biography

Maria was born in 1814. She and John Burton were married.
Maria immigrated to ENG to NZ on the Fifeshire arriving NZ 1/2/1842 26/9/1841. Class: steerage. She had person sources.1 She was in 1842.

Citations

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

Robert Carter

M, #4832, b. 1812
Pedigree Link

Family: Lucy (b. 1812)

SonRobert Carter (b. 1840)
DaughterEmma Carter (b. August 1841, d. 6 October 1841)

Biography

Robert Carter was born in 1812.1 He and Lucy were married.
Class: steerage. Robert Carter had person sources.2 He immigrated to ENG to NZ on the Fifeshire arriving NZ 1/2/1842 on 26 September 1841.3 He was an Agricultural Labourer in 1842.3

Citations

  1. [S581] Ruth M ALLAN, Nelson a history of early settlement
  2. [S145] Shipping Lists, various Personal Database
  3. [S116] various web sites, Shipping Lists
Family Explorer

Lucy

F, #4833, b. 1812
Pedigree Link

Family: Robert Carter (b. 1812)

SonRobert Carter (b. 1840)
DaughterEmma Carter (b. August 1841, d. 6 October 1841)

Biography

Lucy was born in 1812. She and Robert Carter were married.
Lucy immigrated to ENG to NZ on the Fifeshire arriving NZ 1/2/1842 26/9/1841. Class: steerage. She had person sources.1 She was in 1842.

Citations

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

Robert Carter

M, #4834, b. 1840

Parents

FatherRobert Carter (b. 1812)
MotherLucy (b. 1812)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Robert Carter was born in 1840.
Robert Carter immigrated to ENG to NZ on the Fifeshire arriving NZ 1/2/1842 26/9/1841. Class: steerage. He had person sources.1 He was in 1842.

Citations

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

Emma Carter

F, #4835, b. August 1841, d. 6 October 1841

Parents

FatherRobert Carter (b. 1812)
MotherLucy (b. 1812)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Emma Carter was born in August 1841 in ENG.1 She died on 6 October 1841, at age 0, in at sea on the Fifeshire diarrohea.1
Died on board 06/10/1841Diarrhoea class: steerage. Emma Carter had person sources.2

Citations

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

Thomas Cleverly

M, #4836, b. 1808
Pedigree Link

Family: Hannah (b. 1813, d. 3 January 1842)

SonThomas James Cleverly (b. 1838)
DaughterTheresa Cleverly (b. 1839)
DaughterLouiza Cleverly (b. 1841)
SonCleverly (b. 31 December 1841, d. 31 December 1841)

Biography

Thomas Cleverly was born in 1808.1 He and Hannah were married.
Class: steerage. Thomas Cleverly had person sources.2 He immigrated to ENG to NZ on the Fifeshire arriving NZ 1/2/1842 on 26 September 1841.1 He was a Smith and Farrier in 1842.1

Citations

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

Hannah

F, #4837, b. 1813, d. 3 January 1842
Pedigree Link

Family: Thomas Cleverly (b. 1808)

SonThomas James Cleverly (b. 1838)
DaughterTheresa Cleverly (b. 1839)
DaughterLouiza Cleverly (b. 1841)
SonCleverly (b. 31 December 1841, d. 31 December 1841)

Biography

Hannah was born in 1813.1 She and Thomas Cleverly were married. She died on 3 January 1842, at age ~29, in at sea on the Fifeshire consumption.1
Died on board 03/01/1842 Consumption class: steerage. Hannah had person sources.2

Citations

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

Thomas James Cleverly

M, #4838, b. 1838

Parents

FatherThomas Cleverly (b. 1808)
MotherHannah (b. 1813, d. 3 January 1842)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Thomas James Cleverly was born in 1838.
Thomas James Cleverly immigrated to ENG to NZ on the Fifeshire arriving NZ 1/2/1842 26/9/1841. Class: steerage. He had person sources.1 He was in 1842.

Citations

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

Theresa Cleverly

F, #4839, b. 1839

Parents

FatherThomas Cleverly (b. 1808)
MotherHannah (b. 1813, d. 3 January 1842)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Theresa Cleverly was born in 1839.
Theresa Cleverly immigrated to ENG to NZ on the Fifeshire arriving NZ 1/2/1842 26/9/1841. Class: steerage. She had person sources.1 She was in 1842.

Citations

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

Louiza Cleverly

F, #4840, b. 1841

Parents

FatherThomas Cleverly (b. 1808)
MotherHannah (b. 1813, d. 3 January 1842)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Louiza Cleverly was born in 1841.
Louiza Cleverly immigrated to ENG to NZ on the Fifeshire arriving NZ 1/2/1842 26/9/1841. Class: steerage. She had person sources.1 She was in 1842.

Citations

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

Cleverly

M, #4841, b. 31 December 1841, d. 31 December 1841

Parents

FatherThomas Cleverly (b. 1808)
MotherHannah (b. 1813, d. 3 January 1842)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Cleverly was born on 31 December 1841 in at sea on the Fifeshire.1 He died on 31 December 1841, at age 0, in at sea on the Fifeshire 6 hours.1
Born on board 31/12/1841 Died in 6 hours class: steerage. Cleverly had person sources.2

Citations

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

Thomas Dillon

M, #4842, b. 5 June 1817, d. 1857

Parents

FatherDillon (b. about 1780)
Pedigree Link

Family: Eleanor Nowell (b. 1820)

DaughterEllen Jane Dillon (b. 1840)
DaughterThomas Harford Dillon (b. 21 December 1841)
SonFrederick Nelson Dillon (b. 1844)
SonAlfred Wellington Dillon (b. 11 August 1847)
DaughterClara Dillon (b. about 1855)

Biography

Thomas Dillon was born on 5 June 1817 in Bath, SOM, ENG.1,2 He and Eleanor Nowell were married in 1838 in St Michael's, Bath, SOM, ENG.2 He died in 1857, at age ~40, in Christchurch, NZ.3
Class: steerage
I've been doing some work lately on descendants of William BELL & Martha DILLON who took their family from Bath in England to New York in 1852.
Martha was the sister of Thomas DILLON who married Eleanor NOWELL at Bath in 1838 who emigrated from Bath to Nelson New Zealand arriving Feb 1842, returned to England late in the 1840s, then re-emigrated to Christchurch New Zealand in 1851. There are loads of descendants in NZ PEDI

Thomas DILLON was born on June 5th 1816 at Bath, Somersetshire, England. In 1838 he married Eleanor NOWELL at St Michaels in Bath. Eleanor, the daighter of Joseph and Maria NOWELL (nee CARNICK) was born c 1817, also at Bath. In September 1841 Thomas and Eleanor along with young daughter Ellen Jane and Eleanor's younger sister Maria NOWELL (born c 1825) emigrated to New Zealand on board the Fifeshire. During the voyage a son Thomas Harford DILLON was born on December 21st 1841, halfway across the Indian Ocean. He had been named after the ships Captain, Harford ARNOLD. In New Zealand Thomas and Eleanor were to have two more sons: Frederick Nelson DILLON born in Nelson in 1844 and Alfred Wellington DILLON born in Wellington in 11th August 1847. Thomas and Eleanor and the family returned to England and later again sailed for New Zealand on board the ship Cornwall, settling at Christchurch where their youngest child, Clara, was born. Thomas died in 1857 at the age of 41 years and in 1863 Eleanor re-married George ARBER. Thanks for the above to Peter Dillon the great, great grandson of Thomas and Eleanor DILLON. Peter has a large amount of research material on the DILLON family on board this ship. SL. Thomas Dillon had person sources.4 He immigrated to ENG to NZ on the Fifeshire arriving NZ 1/2/1842 on 26 September 1841.3 He was a Carpenter in 1842.3 He was a butcher, Bridge St, Nelson in 1844.1

Citations

  1. [S554] papers past, Juror list 1844 Nelson
  2. [S1067] Peter DILLON, descendant
  3. [S116] various web sites, Shipping Lists
  4. [S145] Shipping Lists, various Personal Database
Family Explorer

Eleanor Nowell

F, #4843, b. 1820

Parents

FatherJoseph Nowell (b. about 1800)
MotherMaria Carnick
Pedigree Link

Family: Thomas Dillon (b. 5 June 1817, d. 1857)

DaughterEllen Jane Dillon (b. 1840)
DaughterThomas Harford Dillon (b. 21 December 1841)
SonFrederick Nelson Dillon (b. 1844)
SonAlfred Wellington Dillon (b. 11 August 1847)
DaughterClara Dillon (b. about 1855)

Biography

Eleanor Nowell was born in 1820.1,2 She and Thomas Dillon were married in 1838 in St Michael's, Bath, SOM, ENG.2 She and George Arber were married in 1863.1
Class: steerage. Eleanor Nowell had person sources.3 She immigrated to ENG to NZ on the Fifeshire arriving NZ 1/2/1842 on 26 September 1841.1

Citations

  1. [S116] various web sites, Shipping Lists
  2. [S1067] Peter DILLON, descendant
  3. [S145] Shipping Lists, various Personal Database
Family Explorer

Ellen Jane Dillon

F, #4844, b. 1840

Parents

FatherThomas Dillon (b. 5 June 1817, d. 1857)
MotherEleanor Nowell (b. 1820)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Ellen Jane Dillon was born in 1840.1
Class: steerage. Ellen Jane Dillon had person sources.2 She immigrated to ENG to NZ on the Fifeshire arriving NZ 1/2/1842 on 26 September 1841.1

Citations

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

Thomas Harford Dillon

F, #4845, b. 21 December 1841

Parents

FatherThomas Dillon (b. 5 June 1817, d. 1857)
MotherEleanor Nowell (b. 1820)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Thomas Harford Dillon was born on 21 December 1841 in at sea on the Fifeshire.1
Born on board 21/12/1841(12:30pm) class: steerage. Thomas Harford Dillon had person sources.2 She immigrated to to NZ on the Fifeshire arriving NZ 1/2/1842 on 26 September 1841.1

Citations

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

George Dodson

M, #4846, b. 1823

Biography

George Dodson was born in 1823.
George Dodson immigrated to ENG to NZ on the Fifeshire arriving NZ 1/2/1842 26/9/1841. Class: steerage. He had person sources.1 He was an Agricultural Labourer in 1842.

Citations

  1. [S145] Shipping Lists, various Personal Database

James Draper

M, #4847, b. 1814, d. 26 November 1841

Biography

James Draper was born in 1814.1 He died on 26 November 1841, at age ~27, in at sea on the Fifeshire inflamation of the brain.1
Died on board 26/11/1841 Inflammation of brain class: steerage. James Draper had person sources.2 He immigrated to ENG to NZ on the Fifeshire arriving NZ 1/2/1842 on 26 September 1841.1 He was a Servant in 1842.1

Citations

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

David Drummond

M, #4848, b. 1815
Pedigree Link

Family: Jane (b. 1818)

SonRobert Drummond (b. 1839, d. 29 November 1841)
SonGeorge Drummond (b. 1841)
SonDavid Drummond (b. about 1843)

Biography

David Drummond was born in 1815.1 He and Jane were married.
Class: steerage. David Drummond had person sources.2 He immigrated to ENG to NZ on the Fifeshire arriving NZ 1/2/1842 on 26 September 1841.3 He was an Agricultural Labourer in 1842. He was a yeoman, Motueka, Nelson in 1844.1

Citations

  1. [S554] papers past, Juror list 1844 Nelson
  2. [S145] Shipping Lists, various Personal Database
  3. [S116] various web sites, Shipping Lists
Family Explorer

Jane

F, #4849, b. 1818
Pedigree Link

Family: David Drummond (b. 1815)

SonRobert Drummond (b. 1839, d. 29 November 1841)
SonGeorge Drummond (b. 1841)
SonDavid Drummond (b. about 1843)

Biography

Jane was born in 1818. She and David Drummond were married.
Class: steerage. Jane had person sources.1 She immigrated to ENG to NZ on the Fifeshire arriving NZ 1/2/1842 on 26 September 1841.2 She was in 1842.

Citations

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

Robert Drummond

M, #4850, b. 1839, d. 29 November 1841

Parents

FatherDavid Drummond (b. 1815)
MotherJane (b. 1818)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Robert Drummond was born in 1839.1 He died on 29 November 1841, at age ~2, in at sea on the Fifeshire disease of mesentine gland.1
Died on board 29/11/1841 Disease of Mesentine gland class:steerage. Robert Drummond had person sources.2 He immigrated to ENG to NZ on the Fifeshire arriving NZ 1/2/1842 on 26 September 1841.3

Citations

  1. [S431] various, Shipping Lists
  2. [S145] Shipping Lists, various Personal Database
  3. [S116] various web sites, Shipping Lists
Compiler: Anthony Christiansen
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