LE BRETON family

[Sue Williams]

Trying to trace more information on the le Breton family who emigrated to new Zealand from the channel isle I believe they were tailors thanks

Moderator edit: subject line edited to correct spelling.

[Lucy2]

Hello Sue

Welcome to RootsChat.   

Should just point out firstly, that in the subject heading to this thread, you have written  > "Me Breton" family ... rather than Le Breton (or le Breton).   You may want to correct that. 

A Francis le BRETON, ex Jersey, accompanied by his wife Mary and six children, arrived in the Province of Canterbury, in 1864.
The passenger list for the "Ivanhoe" on which they arrived, shows his occupation at that time as "farm labourer" ... but it's probable he became a farm worker only for the purpose of complying with the conditions of being granted a subsidised passage for his family under an immigration scheme of that time.

Francis appears on early NZ electoral rolls for Canterbury as a freeholder (owning land) in the  1870's, although his occupation is not stated.   But by 1880-81 he is listed as a tailor.

Is this the person you are looking for ?

   ~  Lu

[Lucy2]

Francis le BRETON  and family can be found on this passenger list >


https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6FX3-8JL?i=6&cc=1609792


    ~  Lu

[Johnf04]

Probate of Francis LE BRETON, tailor, of Christchurch

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99LW-LPDW?i=145&cc=1865481&cat=2138713

[TwiggyTree]

Births, death and marriages within New Zealand (in certain time frames) can be found on the NZ Births, Deaths and Marriages Historical Records website: https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz

[Johnf04]

Probate of Mary LE BRETON.

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9GY-2BSV?i=123&cc=1865481&cat=2138713

[Lucy2]

Sue ...

Francis Le BRETON married Mary LUCE at Jersey, 1843.

Francis, Mary and family are on the 1861 UK census at Jersey.

If this is the family you are wanting, then there are a number of "family trees" on the ancestry.com website.

*   Perhaps you can tell us in more detail, what information you are wanting to find.   

   ~  Lu

[minniehaha]

Death  notice [1905] Mary Le Breton:

https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19050506.2.48?end_date=31-12-1949&phrase=2&query=francis+le+breton&start_date=01-01-1839

Cemetery details:

Surname:   Le Breton
First name(s):   Mary
Date of death:   Sunday, 7 May 1905
Cemetery:   Addington
Date of burial:   Sunday, 7 May 1905
Block number:   0
Plot number:   5055A
Age:   87 years
Address:   
Occupation:   Unknown
Place of birth:   
Years in New Zealand:   
Comments:   

Added: Death registration:

1891/4229   Le Breton   Francis   69Y

Added: Funeral notice:

https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18910817.2.12.1?end_date=31-08-1891&phrase=0&query=breton&start_date=01-08-1891&title=AMBPA%2CAG%2CEG%2CGLOBE%2CLT%2COO%2CCHP%2CSCANT%2CTS%2CSUNCH%2CTEML%2CTHD%2CWDA


Minniehaha.

[minniehaha]

Burial details:

Surname:   La* Breton
First name(s):   Francis
Date of death:   Tuesday, 18 August 1891
Cemetery:   Addington
Date of burial:   Tuesday, 18 August 1891
Block number:   0
Plot number:   5055A
Age:   78 years
Address:   
Occupation:   Unknown
Place of birth:   
Years in New Zealand:   
Comments:

*Note error.......


Minniehaha