George ?.George married Patricia Masefield.
Patricia Masefield [Parents].Patricia married George ?.
George was a farmer at Akaroa on Banks Peninsula, Canterbury, NZ
They had the following children:
M i ?. M ii ?.
Henry Godfrey.Henry married Olive Fisher.
Olive Fisher [Parents].Olive married Henry Godfrey.
Olive and Winny were TWINS.
They had the following children:
F i Phoebe Godfrey.
Kileed while horse ridingM ii David Godfrey.
Lived at "Gunnedah", Australia
Evelyn Wright.Evelyn married Winny Fisher.
Winny Fisher [Parents].Winny married Evelyn Wright.
Olive and Winny were TWINS.
They had the following children:
M i Claude Wright. M ii Roy Wright. F iii Olive Wright. M iv Miles Wright.
? Smuts-Kennedy.? married Olive Wright.
Olive Wright [Parents].Olive married ? Smuts-Kennedy.
Living in Wellington in 2000
Stuart McIntire.Stuart married Bridget Emma Scales on 7 Feb 1998.
Bridget Emma Scales [Parents] was born on 24 Sep 1967. She married Stuart McIntire on 7 Feb 1998.
John Earl.John married Penelope Anne Scales.
Penelope Anne Scales [Parents] was born on 21 Feb 1966. She married John Earl.
They had the following children:
M i Jack ??. F ii Charlotte ??. F iii Georgina ??.
Reginald Blunden [Parents] was born in 1849. He died in 1916. He married Alice Moore on 30 Jan 1875 in Christchurch.
Station Owner. Died in a collision between a car and train on a Level Crossing at Bennetts, near Christchurch, New Zealand.
Alice Moore [Parents] was born in 1844 in England. She died in 1917. She married Reginald Blunden on 30 Jan 1875 in Christchurch.
Other marriages:Murphy, John
They had the following children:
M i Arthur Reginald Clarence Blunden was born on 25 Dec 1875. He died on 22 Sep 1960. M ii Harold Ernest Blunden was born on 31 Mar 1877. He died on 5 May 1953. M iii Leonard Walter Blunden was born on 28 Jul 1879. He died in 1917 in Killed in Action.
LEONARD Walter, born July 28 1879, killed in action in France October 1917M iv Bernard Lionel Blunden was born on 28 Aug 1881. He died on 8 Aug 1973. M v Arnold Blunden. F vi Gladys Blunden was born on 7 Nov 1886.
John Blunden [Parents] was born in Dec 1814 in Cross Bush, Lyminster. He was christened on 4 Feb 1816 in Lyminster, UK. He died on 29 Dec 1893 in Melbourne, Vic, Australia. He married Elizabeth Nance on 16 Aug 1844 in St Thomas, Portsmouth, County Southampton, UK. John was employed as Farmer/Chemist/Doctor.
Other marriages:Jelleff, Harriet
Chemist, practised as a Doctor and farmer in Australia. They took up land in the WIMMERA district and called their station (of approx 57,500 acres sheep and cattle)"Concongella" where the Dr also practised his profession and their six children were born - Ada, Ralph, Reginald, Godfrey, Blanche and Florence. The last two girls were twins, but a young nurse playing with Blanche one day, tossing her up and catching her, the baby somehow broke her neck.
Years later when the family had to be educated, they moved to Geelong where Dr Blunden bought a practice at Highton and the three boys went to the Geelong Grammar School, and the girls had a governess and tutors. Dr John was also the local coroner and Doctor, as well as run holder.
It was on their property that the first gold was found, and they also made champagne the "Great Western" that is still drunk today. The vineyards are still producing.
Elizabeth Nance [Parents] was born in 1819. She died on 16 Jul 1895. She married John Blunden on 16 Aug 1844 in St Thomas, Portsmouth, County Southampton, UK.
In Portsmouth, on 16 August 1844, Elizabeth Nance married Dr. John Blunden, a widower with one young son, George. This charming and accomplished young girl with her husband, decided to go and live in Australia, a country which seemed to offer more opportunities.
Elizabeth, and her sisters were, when old enough, sent from England to Caen in France, to be educated in a convent there. At the convent they were instructed in all branches of learning in the arts and graces of the day, music, dancing, painting, deportment etc. and of course they spoke and read French fluently.
The Nance sons went into the Navy and at least one became a distinguished officer.
They had the following children:
F i Ada Blunden was born in 1845. M ii Ralph James Blunden was born in 1847. M iii Reginald Blunden was born in 1849. He died in 1916. M iv Godfrey Halsted Blunden was born in 1851. He died in 1911. F v Florence Blunden was born in 1853. F vi Blanche Blunden was born in 1853. She died in 1853.
Twin of Florence.
John Blunden [Parents] was born in Dec 1814 in Cross Bush, Lyminster. He was christened on 4 Feb 1816 in Lyminster, UK. He died on 29 Dec 1893 in Melbourne, Vic, Australia. He married Harriet Jelleff in 1837. John was employed as Farmer/Chemist/Doctor.
Other marriages:Nance, Elizabeth
Chemist, practised as a Doctor and farmer in Australia. They took up land in the WIMMERA district and called their station (of approx 57,500 acres sheep and cattle)"Concongella" where the Dr also practised his profession and their six children were born - Ada, Ralph, Reginald, Godfrey, Blanche and Florence. The last two girls were twins, but a young nurse playing with Blanche one day, tossing her up and catching her, the baby somehow broke her neck.
Years later when the family had to be educated, they moved to Geelong where Dr Blunden bought a practice at Highton and the three boys went to the Geelong Grammar School, and the girls had a governess and tutors. Dr John was also the local coroner and Doctor, as well as run holder.
It was on their property that the first gold was found, and they also made champagne the "Great Western" that is still drunk today. The vineyards are still producing.
Harriet Jelleff was born in 1817. She died on 6 Mar 1842 in 84 High St, Portsmouth. The cause of death was Phthisis. She married John Blunden in 1837.
They had the following children:
M i George William Elsted Blunden was born on 9 Mar 1839. He died on 8 Feb 1920. M ii Frederic Blunden. U iii Fanny Blunden.
George Blunden [Parents] was christened in 1788 in Poling. He died on 31 Jan 1845 in Poling. He married Ann Frances Harton Cortis on 21 Feb 1814 in Angmering. George was employed as Farmer.
Ann Frances Harton Cortis [Parents] was born in 1789. She died in 1864 in Angmering, UK. She married George Blunden on 21 Feb 1814 in Angmering.
They had the following children:
M i John Blunden was born in Dec 1814. He died on 29 Dec 1893. M ii Stephen Blunden was christened in 1816 in Lyminster. F iii Frances Blunden was christened in 1818 in Lyminster. F iv Emily Blunden was born in 1820 in Lyminster. M v Henry Blunden was christened in 1822 in Angmeering. M vi George Blunden was christened in 1824 in Poling. F vii Martha Blunden was christened in 1826. F viii Helen Blunden was christened in 1829 in Poling. U ix Robert and Rachel Blunden was christened in 1830 in Poling. M x Edward Blunden was born in 1831 in Poling.
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