Was Anne Beard born to John BEARD and Zillah AULT of Derbyshire in 1856? (1861 and 1871 census, also a christening there in 1856). Or possibly in Gloucestershire (immigration record and obituary), although there are no births registered to Ann Beard, Gloucestershire from December 1855-Dec 1857 (Free BMD UK).
Either way at the age of 18 years, she emigrated, arriving in New Zealand 19 November 1875 aboard the Duke of Edinburgh which had set sail from Gravesend on August 08. The trip included '36 single girls, mostly domestic servants, and are of superior class... bound for Timaru' (Timaru Herald, Friday 19th November 1875). The shipping list (Timaru Herald Wednesday 03 November 1875, page 2) shows Ann to be an 18 year old servant from Gloucestershire.
Immediately upon arrival Ann was sent to the immigration barracks at Timaru, a description of the new barracks can be found at Timaru Herald, 19 February 1875, Page 3.
From there Anne entered service for Mr McSweeny of the Star of the South Hotel in Rangitata, and it was from here she met her husband to be, Daniel King.
Ann became part of the King family after the untimely death of Eliza, wife of Daniel, in May 1876 due to childbirth complications. At that time Daniel had been left a widow with six children aged; newborn, 3, 6, 9, 11, 15 and 17 years. One can imagine how difficult this could have been for Ann, barely 20 herself and six children to attend to...did Eliza at 17 despise her? Did Daniel at 15 listen to her? Were the young ones torn between their loyalty to a mother now gone and a need to be nurtured? One thing known is that when the newborn, Ruth, died of bronchitis on 14th April 1877, aged only eleven months, Ann Beard signed her name on the death registration as being present at her death (death registration).
Although no actual marriage registration has been found, an 'application to marry' was lodged with the Temuka District Court on 03 October 1877, to be solemnized at the Register Office 31 November 1877 (New Zealand Archives ref# BDM20/22 689/14).
Ann and Daniel had eight children:
Alfred Henry King (m), born 1877 at Temuka, South Canterbury, New Zealand.
Mary Ann King (f), born 1879 at Temuka, South Canterbury, New Zealand.
Ruth King (f), born 1881 at Temuka, South Canterbury, New Zealand.
Susan Jane (f) King, born 1884 at Temuka, South Canterbury, New Zealand.
James King (m), born 1886 at Temuka, South Canterbury, New Zealand.
William Joseph King (m), born 1888 at Temuka, South Canterbury, New Zealand.
Rose Arene (Irene) King (f), born 1891 at Temuka, South Canterbury, New Zealand.
Frank Erney King (m), born 1893 at Temuka, South Canterbury, New Zealand.
Ann outlived Daniel by twenty years.
Obituary Column, Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVI, Issue 19124, 4 March, 1932, Page 8. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/THD19320304.2.68
Both are buried together at Temuka Cmetery, General Section, Row 165, Plot 499.
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