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« on: Tuesday 26 February 08 21:02 GMT (UK) »
Hello,
Any Information on this branch of the Beards would be much appreciated thanks.
My grandfather Ralph Beard and his sister immigrated to New Zealand on the Merope. The Merope left Gravesend on 21/6/1874 and proceeded to Plymouth. Embarked immigrants on 26 June, got to sea on the 27th. Arriving Sunday 27/9/1874 at Lyttelton New Zealand.
From the passenger register:
Beard Ralph, 21, and Mary Jane 22, (no surname but possibly Seymour as Ralph married a Mary Jane Seymour in 1878).
Address: Gloucester.
Henry Niblett, 22, and Rose, 25 with their son William 5. (Rose was a sister of Ralph).
Address: Gloucestershire.
Mary Jane died on 19 Feb 1895.
Ralph remarried Mary Anne Hughes on 8 Jun 1898, in Christchurch, New Zealand.
Mary was from Dungannon, Ireland. Born abt 1862, father James, blacksmith and mother Elizabeth nee Hogan.
In 1861 Ralph, aged 6, was living at 1 Guinea St, Kingsholm St Mary
Also at the same address were;
Father William, approximate age 40, widower, Labourer, born at Upton, Gloucestershire.
Sister, Prudence Beard, 4, (Mother was Ann Beard who seems to have died before 1861).
Sister, Rose Beard, 14, maybe 11?
Maybe housekeeper’s daughter, Clara Clark, 10.
Maybe housekeeper, Elizabeth Clark 33.
In 1871 Ralph, aged 16, was living at Passage of Columbia Lane, St John The Baptist.
Also at the same address were;
Father William, approximate age 50, widower, Labourer, born at Upton St Leonard, Gloucestershire.
Sister, Prudence Beard, 14
I have Prudence’s birth Certificate which says she was born on 29 October 1856, father is William Beard and mother is Ann nee Hall. Cannot find a birth certificate for Rose or Ralph.
Regards,
NZBeard
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