Jacob Henry Granger: Another twist added

[jericho]

Jacob Henry Granger was born in 1848,  Kent England  and is believed to have arrived in New Zealand abt 1866 and settled in Foxhill Nelson. So it is possible he landed in Nelson.
He married Mary Jane Andrews in 1874 in Wakefield. I would like to know what ship he arrived on and did he travel alone.





jericho

[Infobunny]

Hi Jericho,

I've just found this on the web...http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~nzbound/from_range_to_river.htm

Waimea South Historical Society. 'From River to Range'. Gives names and brief biographies of many early families immigrating to the Nelson region 1840-1880.   To commemorate the 150th  anniversary of European settlement. These names appear in the booklet...

GRANGER Jacob Henry 1848-1893

This is more than likely your guy.  Maybe you should give it a shot and try the WSHS to see if they have some more details on how and when he arrived.

Cheers

Bunny

[jericho]

Hi Bunny


I see a few names that I am researching on the list so I will contact them to see what they have available. thanks



jericho

[bee29]

Hi Jericho

Unfortunately the entry in the book doesn't say which ship he came on - it says that he died in a horse and trap accident and lists his wife, children and their spouses and the family of the son Charles Alfred.  Let me know if you want the full entry for him or others.

Regards, Bronwen

[jericho]

Hi Bronwen


Yes I would appreciate all the information, on both Jacob and his son Charles. Thanks




jericho

[Infobunny]

Hi Jericho,

Since I've got to go down to Archives for something else in the next week or so I'll have a look to see if your Mr Granger turns up in the passenger index, yeah?

Cheers

Bunny

[jericho]

Hi Bunny


That would be fantastic if you could, waiting to hear what you might find, thanks.




jericho

[bee29]

"GRANGER Jacob Henry: 1848-1893
Arrived in New Zealand about 1866, married in 1874 at St John's to Mary Jane Andrews 1857-1945.  He was from Kent, he died in a horse and trap accident at Top House leaving a family of nine.  They lived at Foxhill and later at Wai-iti.
Minnie Drusilla married William Wadsworth.
Alice Maude married Bob McCann.
John Wmn. (Billy) was a waggoner in the Murchison area.
May Catherine was Mrs Wmn. S Jefferies-Bryant.
Charles Alfred married Sarah Belle Griffith and they farmed in Trass Valley.
Henry Claude drowned aged 20.
Ethel Eliza was Mrs Peter Jack Higgins, they went to the West Coast.
Fred married Wilmot Mary Kerr.
Leonard Frank remained single, he lived at Foxhill.
The family of Charles Alfred still farm at Wai-iti today, they were:
Claude E. who died in an accident at the tinline.
Lewis S. who married Doris M. Gardiner whose son Vic still farms the land.
Margery M. who married J.H. Mansell and Fred Storey.
Harriett May who married Denis A. Ellery.
Douglas H. who married Betty Jeski and still lives at Wai-iti."

Section Two, Pages 68 and 69, "From River To Range" by Waimea South Historical Society

The reference in Section One, Page 12 is to Gwen Granger who appears in a list of those who worked at the telephone exchange.

The marriage references in case you don't have some of them:

1894, Folio 1580, GRANGER Minnie Drusilla, WADSWORTH William
1908, Folio 5110, GRANGER Alice Maude, McCANN Robert James
1902, Folio 5526, GRAINGER May Catherine, BRYANT William Sydney Paisley Jeffrys
1902, Folio 5526, GRAINGER May Catherine, JEFFRYS-BRYANT William Sydney Paisley
1906, Folio 2814, GRANGER Charles Alfred, GRIFFITH Sarah Bell Hopewell
1908, Folio 3244, GRANGER Ethel Eliza, HIGGINS Peter John
1909, Folio 1096, GRANGER Frederick, KERR Wilmott Mary
(*)GRANGER Lewis Sydney, GARDINER Doris Marjorie
(*)GRANGER Marjory Mary Hopewell, MANSELL John Henry
(*)MAUNSELL Marjory Mary Hopewell, STOREY Frederick Walter
(*)GRANGER Harriet Mary, ELLERY Denis Albert

There are also a couple of references to Granger Brothers mill, J H Granger and Billy Granger in a book called "Footprints: The story of the settlement and development of the Nelson back country districts" by J.N.W. Newport, if you would like them too.

Regards, Bronwen
(*) Moderator Comment:
Information deleted as it is likely to contravene NZ law (BDMRR Amendment Act 2008)

[jericho]

Hi Bronwen

That is fantastic, yes I would like the information for the Granger Brothers as it will help complete this part of my research. Thanks for all your wonderful help.





Regards jericho