Anne BEARD (1856-1932)

 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. 

Isabella MILES 1861-1906

 

Isabella MILES was born between Jun–Sep 1861 in Hungerford, England. as the second child of George MILES and Mary Ann JONES. She had three (known) siblings, namely: William, Mary Ann, and Charles.

As a young child Isabella  lived in Swindon, Wiltshire, England in 1871. (census)
As a young woman she lived in St Botolph, London, England in 1881.　(census)

Isabella Miles emmigrated to New Zealand in 1883-84 aboard the steam ship 'Bombay' as an assisted passenger. She appears to have travelled alone. She is listed as a 24 year old single woman, general servant from Berkshire .
The Bombay left Plymouth, England on 29th November 1883 and arrived at Port Chalmers, New Zealand 23 January 1884 after a 55 day voyage. There were over 580  included amongst the passengers and immigrants; ordinary, steerage, cabin, and 3 stowaways.  A brief description and passenger list is available at   https://sites.rootsweb.com/~nzbound/Bombay1883.htm

Her first child Beatrice Ada MILES was born about a year later (possibly January) in 1885 in Temuka, South Canterbury. Her father's name was not registered on the record.
NZBDM # 1885/3561 https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz  however Thomas KING is the suspected father as:
a) Isabella's marriage took place a month later and
b) shared DNA centimorgans of myself and a proven paperchase 3rd cousin strongly suggests a full relationship with siblings born within that marriage.

Isabella married Thomas KING,son of Daniel KING and nee Eliza FOARD, on 12 Feb 1885 in Office of the Registrar, Temuka, South Canterbury, NZ. 
NZBDM marriage # 1885/690 https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz 

 

   

 

Thomas KING and Isabella MILES also had the following children:

1. Isabella Maude KING was born on 26 Apr 1886 in Temuka, South Canterbury, New Zealand.. She died in Mar 1973 in South Canterbury, New Zealand. She married not registered in 1907. She married Ambrose Muriel McKay in 1912. She married Frank Walter KINZETT in 1920.
2. Thomas William KING was born on 02 Jun 1888 in Temuka, South Canterbury, New Zealand.. He died in 1964.
3. Maryann Ellen Eliza KING was born on 27 Sep 1889 in Temuka, South Canterbury, New Zealand.. She died on 14 Jul 1935 in Marrickville, New South Wales, Australia. She married William VIRGIN on 12 Oct 1910 in Kent Terrace Presbyterian Church, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (marriage at Pirie Street Wellington New Zealand, witnessed by Annie Elliott and R.D. Elliott. NZ Registration Number 1910/7001).
4. Charles John KING was born on 28 May 1891 in Temuka, South Canterbury, New Zealand.. He died in 1943.
5. Sarah Eva KING was born on 18 Jul 1892 in Temuka, South Canterbury, New Zealand.. She died in Sep 1972 in timaru. She married Frederick ROBINSON in 1917 in Timaru, South Canterbury, New Zealand..
6. George Henry KING was born on 29 Sep 1893 in Arowhenua, Temuka, South Canterbury, New Zealand. He died on 05 May 1949 in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand (Christchurch Public Hospital from 50 Studholme St, Christchurch.Buried in the Armed Services section of the Ruru Lawn Cemetery, Linwood.). He married Phyllis Olive GREENFIELD on 01 May 1930 in Christchurch, New Zealand (at Knox House, Carlton Mill Rd, Christchurch).
7. Leona Clara KING was born on 10 Sep 1895 in Temuka, South Canterbury, New Zealand.. She married Edward MARRA on 15 Jul 1919.
8. Ivena Elsie KING was born on 09 Jul 1900 in Temuka, South Canterbury, New Zealand.. She died on 09 Dec 1959 in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.

Isabella lived in Geraldine, Canterbury, New Zealand between 1896 and 1906.

She died on 28 Sep 1906 in Timaru Hospital, South Canterbury, New Zealand.

 



Cause of death:
1. Deciduoma Malignoma ie:  an intrauterine mass of decidual tissue, probably the result of hyperplasia of decidual cells retained in the uterus after parturitionls (also called placentoma) about 5 months. 
2. Pyaemia following a curettage ie: a diseased state in which pyogenic bacteria are circulating in the blood, characterized by the development of abscesses in various organs, 8 days.

 

She was buried in Oct 1906 in an unmarked grave at Temuka cemetry, Plot 487 Row 175.
https://www.timaru.govt.nz/services/community-and-culture/cemeteries/cemetery-search?

 

 

NB: Beatrice Ada KING was born  in Temuka, South Canterbury, New Zealand. She married  Zaccheus KAY in 1903 in Temuka, South Canterbury, New Zealand. She died March 1927 at Temuka.





52 Ancestors in 52 weeks week 3 –Longivity

I had always believed longevity was not an attribute I possessed as all my close rellies ‘popped off’ by fifty.
This week’s challenge has prompted me to take a deeper and closer look at my familial life spans and  the outcome has been somewhat surprising. Using basic statistics to analyse the life-span of 46 direct line ancestors, I conclude it’s not as bad as I had first thought, but I would like to see the longer bars at the end of the scale...     

                                   
Closer analysis of my closest direct ancestors included parents through to great-grandparents however brings both good and not so good results; with analysis of the past 4 generations only, the mean average of life span dropped to  55.5 yrs (-6.5 yrs) on my father’s side and rose to 68 yrs (+2 years) on my mothers.

George Edward KING- father- 48yrs-heart disease
Edna Rose O’MALLEY – mother- 73yrs- chronic lung disease (emphysema-smoker)
George Henry KING- paternal grandfather- 55yrs- heart disease
 Phyllis Olive GREENFIELD- paternal grandmother-57 yrs- breast cancer
Thomas Augustine O’MALLEY- maternal grandfather- 69yrs –myocardial degeneration and  
                                                                                                                         broncho-pneumonia
Beatrice BIRD-maternal grandmother-58yrs-heart disease and emphysemia (non-smoker)
Paternal  great-grandparents:   
                                             Thomas KING-79yrs- heart disease
                                             Isabella MILES- 45yrs –deciduoma malignoma  (due to post-partum issues)
                                             Henry GREENFIELD- 69yrs- unknown
                                             Frances MOFFETT- 37 yrs –uterine cancer
Maternal great-grandparents:  
                                              Patrick O’MALLEY- 68yrs- carcinoma of larynx (smoker) and heart failure
                                              Eileen Marianne SHERIDAN- 66 yrs- cerebral thrombosis and
                                                                                                                                      myocardial degeneration
                                              George BIRD- 65yrs- Carcinoma of the rectum
                                              Sarah TIPTON-78yrs –Myocardial degeneration

Once bringing the information together  I see heart disease is prevalent in the paternal side, whilst making itself known on the maternal side it would appear to be mostly degeneration probably due to other issues.
Lung weakness in one form or another prevails on my maternal side, and cancer in various forms from both lines.

An online test by My longevity considers 5 areas that effect longevity; surroundings, health, attitude, parental relevance, and eating...   it predicts I will live to 81ys..... that will mean I’m beaten by only  3 of my direct ancestors.
http://www.mylongevity.com.au/Analyser.aspx?PageSection=IntroPage&Questions=9&Pool=n/a

52 Ancestors in 52 weeks -week 1 -START

 Week 1 prompt: START

A three word blog for this prompt could well be ‘where to start?’ fullstop.
Where is the start? Is it how one started? Who got one started?
Is start a person? A time? A place? A memory? A reason? The first amazing discovery?
Is it the first ancestor? The farthest away ancestor? Myself? My newest great-grandchild?
Each in itself could also be a complete blog.

I started my family history about 45 years ago. My best friend introduced me to her ‘hobby’, and I was hooked! By that time my four grandparents had all passed, my parents divorced when I was young, and my mother was an only child. My mother knew very little about either her father’s (Catholic) family history, or her mother’s (Church of England) upbringing. There was not a lot of extended family interaction. When I asked her why she hadn’t enquired about her own parents’ family history she replied ‘you just didn’t’. Not conducive for beginners or oral family history.

                                                   Paternal grandparents                         

  

               George Henry KING                   Phyllis Olive GREENFIELD
                      1893-1949                                                 1904-1962

                                         
                                                 Maternal grandparents



    Thomas Augustine O'MALLEY                     Beatrice BIRD                 
                       1903-1973                                           1902-1960

Research was very different back then. Personal use computers were still about ten years away, very complicated, and expensive. Research consisted mainly of physically visiting the library, Church of the Latter Day Saints, or by snail mail. One would write away for information and if that was overseas the process could take MONTHS... take for example my two year ongoing correspondence to find if my 2x great grandfather was indeed a member of the Royal Irish Constabulary... no conclusion after much to-and-froing, but confirmed serendipitous online decades later.

My research habits were different too... very lacking in documenting resources -sadly. There are things I definitely remember hearing or seeing but can’t recall from where, other things I think I remember, and no doubt some things I have totally forgotten😡.
The habit of gathering information and ‘filing’ them in a box to sort later is one I have unfortunately found hard to break, and as numbers of family tree members and availability of information has increase exponentially... so has my disarray of priceless facts, figures and photographs. My two filing cabinets, two bookcases, and numerous boxes would surely rival any hoarders stash.

Finally, there is the start of new friend and cousinships discovered and developed along the way, time and distance presenting no barrier. Some will only ever be cyber family, but the blood and history of those who started our lineages flow through our collective veins.

...and PLEASE don’t get me started on DNA genealogy!!!!!

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Eliza FOARD 1831-1876

Eliza Foard was born c1831 in Mayfield, Sussex, England, the seventh child of Stephen Foard and Sarah Boots. She was baptized on 10 Apr 1831 in Mayfield, Sussex, England.

Eliza eventually had eleven siblings, namely: William b1817, Sarah b1820, Henry b1821, John b1823, Stephen b1826, Benjamin b1828, Dinah b1835, Alexander b1837, Frances b1839, Elizabeth Ann b1841, and Charlotte b1844

In 1841 she resided at High Street, Mayfield and by 1851 Eliza was living as housekeeper to her widowed brother William and his three young children at 16 Crown Square, Camberwell, Surrey.

When she was 25, at the Parish Church of St Giles, Camberwell, in the presence of brother William and sister Frances, she married Daniel KING (son of John KING and Hannah) on 18 October 1856

Daniel and Eliza had the following children:

1. Henry T KING was born about Sep 1857 in Newington, Surrey, England. Originally thought to have been buried at Mayfield 08 May 1861, however, a photo taken in 1906 names Henry as present.
   
2. Eliza Ellen KING was born in 1859 in Newington, Surrey, England. She died on 08 Feb 1936 in Temuka, South Canterbury, New Zealand. She married Amos DOUBLE on 07 May 1877 in Primitive Methodist Church, Timaru, South Canterbury, NZ.
3. Daniel Edward KING was born in Jan 1861 in Uckford, Sussex, England. He died on 28 Oct 1949 in Temuka, South Canterbury, New Zealand. He married Alice RYAN on 05 Jul 1883 in at the home of Daniel Edward King, Temuka.
4. Thomas KING was born about 1865 in Lambeth, Surrey, England. He died on 25 Sep 1944 in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. He married Isabella MILES on 12 Feb 1885 in Office of the Registrar, Temuka, South Canterbury, NZ. He married Margaret MARRA on 06 Oct 1909 in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.
5. Sarah KING was born about 1867 in Lambeth, Surrey, England.
6. John KING was born about 1870 in Lambeth, Surrey, England.
7. Elizabeth Ann KING was born in 1873.

Between her marriage and 1874, Eliza and her family lived at Mayfield and Croydon.

At age 40 Eliza, Daniel, and their 6 youngest children emigrated to New Zealand aboard the 'Carisbrooke Castle' which departed London on 30 May1874 and arrived at Lyttleton, New Zealand on 3 September 1874. An epidemic of measles broke out soon after departure claiming the life of 20 children, this must have been horrific for the family who had no way to escape the cramped and closed living conditions. An account of the voyage and other interesting miscellaneous information can be read at  http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nzlscant/carisbrooke.htm  

CARISBROOKE CASTLE, From London to Lyttelton, New Zealand

The Carisbrooke Castle, 1451 tons, ship, arrived Lyttelton, 3 September 1874 after a 93-day voyage. Michael Cook, a steerage passenger, sent his diary of the voyage back to England to his friends and it was printed in a local newspaper. 23% of the children who came down with measles on the voyage died.

Timaru Herald, 4 September 1874, Page 3

The Phoebe will arrive at Timaru to-day. with 250 immigrants, from the Carisbrooke Castle, at Lyttelton. The Carisbrooke Castle, 1415 tons, John Freebody, from London, with 490 immigrants, came to an anchorage in Lyttelton harbor on Wednesday. Twenty-five deaths (all of which were of children under five years, mostly from measles) occurred during the voyage, but the vessel was free from sickness upon arrival. There were five births during the passage. The men are mostly agricultural laborers, and the single girls are described as very creditable and respectable.

Timaru Herald, 7 September 1874, Page 3

Immigrants. - Two hundred and eleven immigrants were landed from the Phoebe at Timaru on Saturday morning. There were four adults from the ship Northampton, 11½ from the Canterbury, and 197½ from the Carisbrooke Castle; those from the last-named vessel comprising 41 families, 49 single men, and 23 single women.The Ship's Papers can be found at Archives New Zealand Wellington. On the microfiche listing, it says there are 5 pages, but in fact, there are 25 pages. The passenger list held at Archives New Zealand, Christchurch Branch.

To date, no record has been found as to why Henry Thomas did not accompany the family to New Zealand. It was assumed he had died as a child, however, a family portrait taken at Teuka in 1906 names Henry as being present.

By October 1875 Eliza and Daniel were expecting their first New Zealand born child.

       8.  Ruth KING was born on 24 May 1876 in Temuka, South Canterbury, New Zealand.

Eliza's new life in the new country was very short-lived, just a couple of hours after the birth of Ruth she died of confinement complications. The inquest recorded in 'the Timaru Herald' on 26 May 1876 gives quite a detailed and damning account.

Although the report states there had been nine children only eight births have been found to date.

Also to date and despite much research I have not been able to locate any further documentation of Elizas death or burial details.
Sadly baby Ruth lived only 11 months before succumbing to bronchitis on 14 April 1877. Her death certificate states she was buried at Temuka Cemetery although I have been unable to locate any documentation, I like to think baby Ruth and Eliza are resting together.
NB: The birth was not registered until 1877 (probably at the same time as her death).

A historic non-fiction snapshot re the birth of baby Ruth and death of Eliza
 (some poetic license has been taken)... by Corrinne

I don’t blame my Daniel. This was my ninth baby, I never 'ad a doctor at any of them. I knew what to expect.

My Daniel 'ad done the best by us all when he brought us to New Zealand, near on two year ago, and we was settled proper now. I was glad for the clean air, and my Daniel 'ad plenty of farm-work to keep us all warm and fed. It weren’t no 'ardship when we found we was 'aving another wee one.

When my time come, Ann Barrett and Mrs Murphy attended me from 'alf past one. I’d 'ad Ruth by four. She was perfect... an angel ...we was both doin’ well when they left at six.  Ann 'ad to get her Geordies breakfast.

When she came back at eight I weren’t  feelin’ too good but I didn’t want no doctor, I said I’d be good again by lunch.

My Daniel wanted to get the doctor too, but I just wanted a little cornflour to 'elp my faintness ... and a little drop of brandy...but soon I got to dreadin and was afeared  about wee Ruthie... I didn’t want Daniel to leave me... I was feelin real bad.

Daniel went for the doctor anyway, but when he got ‘ere at nine thirty it was too late.

The jury said if Daniel 'ad sent for the doctor in time I would probably be saved, but 'e only done what I told 'im. It weren’t 'is fault.

Information taken from an original  document available at:
INQUEST. Timaru Herald, Volume XXIV, Issue 1431, 30 May 1876
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/THD18760530.2.28?query=Eliza King

Another possible scenario from Daniels's viewpoint... by Corrinne
(some poetic license taken)

Daniel adjusted the woolen scarf, fastened his jacket, and donned his bowler.

The temperature had dropped dramatically this afternoon and he unconsciously noted a new smattering of snow on the Southern Alps.

As he made his way along Main Street toward home, his mind reviewed the torturous account given yesterday by James Match, the jury foreman... "had medical attendance been called in time, life probably might have been saved." Although not a close friend, Daniel knew James fairly well as a fellow resident of the budding township.

James, he let out an audible sigh, is that what you think? Is it what everybody thinks? If I'd have thought for a second...

Hindsight, a wonderful thing, but in the stark reality, he felt the weight of the world on his shoulders.

Eliza, my rock, gone.

He drew a sharp breath at the physical pain which accompanied his admission and fumbled on in pensive, decisive thought, eyes downcast as he walked.

The older children can help the younger ones, and I will ask young Annie if she can stay on as nurse for the baby.

Another wave of anguish washed over him as he thought how delighted they had been at the prospect of the baby being born in their new country. Now she was the source of his despair.

How can I ever look at her without seeing Eliza lying there so pale and still?
Oh God Eliza, how can I ever bear to look at her?