Jeffery Family

[LynM]

Hi,
I am new to Rootschat and am looking for the Kiwi Relatives to Robert Blight Jeffery my ggrandfather
He is the youngest child of Hannah B and James Jeffery, Illogan, Cornwall
Lynm

[BegClonrode ....]

Hello Lyn...

Welcome to Rootschat

I'll assume you're starting from scratch so...

An Elizabeth Ann GEORGE married a Robert JEFFERY in 1879. They had three children that I could find, namely...

Hannah Blight JEFFERY b.1879
Edward Blight JEFFERY b.1880 and
Eliza Blight JEFFERY b.1882

The middle name of the children makes me think this Robert JEFFERY is your Robert but I've no proof of that.

The marriage and births can be found on the BDM NZ website.

https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz

I note a Hannah Blight JEFFERY, daughter of Robert Blight JEFFERY, married a Charles YOUNG and is mentioned on the Australian Marriage Index. This index can be found on ancestry.com

An Eliza Blight JEFFERY marrying a Wm SCOTT is also mentioned in the same index. It possibly corresponds to the following record...

Auckland Born NZ'ers who married in Victoria, Australia
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~babznz/straysvic20.html

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A Hannah Blight YOUNG d.1955 is mentioned in the Australian Deaths Index, also on ancestry.com

Possibly corresponds to the following record...hope the link works

Adelaide Cemetery Authority
http://www.rootschat.com/links/0u0v/

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LDS has a possible arrival. A Robert JEFFERY from Cornwall arrived in NZ in 1874 aboard the Geraldine Paget". Aged 24 so born c.1850. Accompanied by a Harriet JEFFERY, aged 20.

Hope the link works...
http://www.rootschat.com/links/0u0u/

Nope...looks like there is a Robert Percy JEFFERY with a wife Harriet.

Regards
Beg

[ennael]

Hi,
Adelaide Cemeteries Authority:
 http://www.aca.sa.gov.au/RecordsSearch.aspx

http://www.genealogysa.org.au/

Leanne

[LynM]

Hi Beg and Leanne
Thanks so much for your efforts but I already have all the information and more about the family line in Aussie. On the 1871 census Robert aged 20 is still in Cornwell but married in NZ in 1879 his age listed as 24 so something is out there .Robert and Elizabeth had the 3 children in NZ and 5 more in Ballarat she died in 1896 he in 1903. There is a 5 year gap between the last born in NZ and the next in Ballarat dont know when the moved.

My mother remembers her  Auntie Florie, Uncle Bill Shaw well also Auntie Annie, she never knew her name to be Hannah, the family story is she married an part aborigional and was alsot banished from the family. I have yet to sort that out. But there is another line here in Nz the came from one of my ggrandfathers siblings.


Also I have never been able to sort out Why Robert and Elizabeth married in Nz. She was born in Burra Burra in South Australia Elizabeth Anne George to John George and Elizabeth nee Allen in 1859 .As they were all miners I assume that is the common link. I have not done any work on this for years so I am a little rusty any help with shipping records would be most appreciated.
 
thanks again Lynm
   

[Janette]

This may be him arriving in NZ

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-267-11569-84942-5?cc=1609792&wc=M9SS-5M2:55083894

Name: Robert Jeffery 
Event Type: Immigration 
Event Date: 27 Dec 1874 
Event Place: Canterbury, New Zealand 
Gender: Male 
Age:  24
Marital Status:  married
Nationality: Cornwall 
Occupation: farm laborer 
Ship Name: Geraldine Paget 
 Departure Date: 1874 
Arrival Port: Canterbury 
Arrival Place: Canterbury 
Digital Folder Number: 004412063 
Image Number: 00014 


Cheers Janette

[Janette]

If so,this is the marriage

Marriages Sep 1874 
Jeffery  Robert    Falmouth  5c 278   
Thomas  Harriet     Falmouth  5c 278   
 The district Falmouth is in the county of Cornwall

Cheers Janette

[LynM]

Hi Leanne
My apologies I have had a look a what documentation I have and it is Eliza known as Lila and Bill Scott and Auntie Florie married a Bill Jones and lived in Penguin Tasmania. Aside from Annies all the girls married BILL's confusing
I have yet to establish if Annies husband is indeed part aboriginal
Thanks again for your help.
Lyn


 

[kiwihalfpint]

LDS has a possible arrival. A Robert JEFFERY from Cornwall arrived in NZ in 1874 aboard the Geraldine Paget". Aged 24 so born c.1850. Accompanied by a Harriet JEFFERY, aged 20.

Hope the link works...
http://www.rootschat.com/links/0u0u/

Nope...looks like there is a Robert Percy JEFFERY with a wife Harriet.

Regards
Beg

The Robert Percy Jeffery was already in NZ in 1866 from what I can see on the Kiwi Index CD

Cheers
KHP

[LynM]

Thanks Janette
But unfortunately this is not my robert Jeffery however this may be a relative so I will hold onto this info for    the future. I am yet to investigate the other family members of James and Hannah Blight Jeffery. I do know that Hannah had a sister Joan as she is buried with her.
Lyn