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| 👶 Birth | 23 Aug 1852 | Potters Court, Castle Street, Chester, Cheshire 📍 ⓘBirth Civil Registration Index Notes from Margaret Hayes: Potter's court was located in a small gap between the original houses on Castle St. It is no longer there and was probably renovated around the 1920's or maybe even earlier. There were 4 tiny houses with one room upstairs and one room downstairs in each of the connected houses, There was no back yard and a small cobblestone area in the front where the single toilet that was shared by all 4 houses was located. There were many of these courts in Chester in the 1800s a… Show more 🏛️ Irish Potato Famine — mass emigration |
| 🏠 Lived | 1861 (9) | Stockport Road (Next to Police Station), Cheadle, Cheshire 📍 ⓘ1861 Census 📎 View 🏛️ Death of Prince Albert |
| 🏠 Lived | 1871 (19) | Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire 📍 ⓘ1871 Census 📎 View 🏛️ Bank Holidays introduced |
| 💼 Occupation | 1871 (19) | Labourer ⓘ1871 Census |
| 🚢 Emigration | abt 1876 | Chester, Cheshire 📍 ⓘPeter Moore 🏛️ Victoria becomes Empress of India |
| 💒 Marriage | 04 May 1881 (29) | Helenne LEPROU St Peters, Akaroa, South Island, New Zealand 📍 |
| 💼 Occupation | 1881 (29) | Labourer Barrys Bay, Akaroa, South Island, New Zealand 📍 |
| 💼 Occupation | 1882 (30) | Hotel Keeper |
| 💼 Occupation | 1883 (31) | Proprietor of Hilltop Tavern Hilltop Tavern, Near Akaroa, South Island, New Zealand 📍 |
| 💼 Occupation | 1884 (32) | Farmer Little River, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand 📍 🏛️ Third Reform Act — rural workers gain the vote |
| 💼 Occupation | 1885 (33) | Labourer Little River, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand 📍 |
| 💼 Occupation | 1887 (35) | Bushman Little River, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand 📍 🏛️ Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee |
| 💼 Occupation | bet 1889 and 1893 | Farmer Little River, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand 📍 |
| 💼 Occupation | 1895 (43) | Farmer Rolleston, South Island, New Zealand 📍 🏛️ National Trust founded |
| 💼 Occupation | bet 1896 and 1897 | Farmer Little River, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand 📍 ⓘWises Post Office Directories |
| 💼 Occupation | 1897 (45) | Labourer Rolleston, South Island, New Zealand 📍 🏛️ Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee |
| 🏠 Lived | 1905 (53) | Tiriraukawa, Taihape, North Island, New Zealand 📍 with Helenne LEPROU ⓘCensus records |
| 💼 Occupation | 1905 (53) | Farmer Mangaweka, North Island, New Zealand 📍 ⓘRangitikei Electoral Roll |
| 💼 Occupation | 1907 (55) | Farmer Taihape, North Island, New Zealand 📍 |
| 🏠 Lived | 1945 (93) | 5 Risk Road, Remuera, Auckland, New Zealand 📍 with Helenne LEPROU 🏛️ Second World War · VE Day — war in Europe ends |
| 💼 Occupation | 1945 (93) | Retired Farmer |
| ✝️ Death | 07 Apr 1945 (93) | Green Lane Public Hospital, Epsom, Auckland, New Zealand 📍 Senility ⓘDeath Certificate 📎 View Newspaper cutting in Sigrid BRICKAND'S bible: BRICKLAND:- On April 7, 1945, at Green Lane Hospital, Henry Charles, dearly loved husband of Ellen Jane, of 5 Risk Rd, Remuera; in his 93rd year. A service will be held at Watney Sibun and Son's Chapel, Khyber Pass, New Market, at 2pm today (Monday), the funeral then leaving for Purewa Cemetery |
| 🪦 Burial | 09 Apr 1945 (93) | Purewa Cemetery, Auckland, New Zealand 📍 Block/Row/Plot: 039/008/039 |
| ⚖️ Probate | 26 Jul 1945 (93) | Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand 📍 Probate No: BBAE 1570 0874/45 |
Children with Helenne LEPROU
b. 1882, Akaroa, Banks Penisula, South Island, New Zealand · d. 1964, Hamilton, Waikato, North Island, New Zealand · m. Sigrid Ingyard SANDAHL
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b. 1884, Little River, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand · d. 1972, Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand · m. William ALLEN
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b. 1885, Little River, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand · d. 1973, Papatoetoe, Auckland, New Zealand · m. Phoebe ALLEN
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b. 1887, Little River, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand · d. 1978, Remuera, Auckland, New Zealand · m. Francis Joseph HINTZ
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b. 1889, Little River, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand · d. 1973, Taihape, North Island, New Zealand · m. Robert MCNEILL
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b. 1891, Little River, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand · d. 1974, New Zealand, New Zealand · m. Jack Philpott O'CALLAGHAN
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b. 1893, Little River, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand · d. 1981, Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand · m. Ernest John ALLEN
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b. 1895, Rolleston, South Island, New Zealand · d. 1986, Hastings, Hawkes Bay, North Island, New Zealand · m. Mabel Ruth LARSEN
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b. 1897, Rolleston, South Island, New Zealand · d. 1972, Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand · m. Cyril James PORTER
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b. 1907, Tiriraukawa, Taihape, North Island, New Zealand · d. 1997, Hamilton, Waikato, North Island, New Zealand · m. Jean Valda REMNANT
Notes
Bankruptcy - Index AL turnbull Library 1881-1940:
BRICKLAND, Henry Charles, Rolleston, farmer, 16 Mar 1897
From 'A Return of the Freeholders of NZ - Oct 1882:
BRICKLAND, Henry: labourer, Barry's Bay, Akaroa, 22 pounds
From "77 Years Among the Kowhais - Early Days at Tiriraukawa"
Page 79:
Two newcomers to the district were Alex Coleman and Jack Bowler. The latter lived a lonely life in the original Brickland home at the top of the Ngauinga Road, until he sold out to Arthur Adlam
BRICKLAND, Henry Charles, Rolleston, farmer, 16 Mar 1897
From 'A Return of the Freeholders of NZ - Oct 1882:
BRICKLAND, Henry: labourer, Barry's Bay, Akaroa, 22 pounds
From "77 Years Among the Kowhais - Early Days at Tiriraukawa"
Page 79:
Two newcomers to the district were Alex Coleman and Jack Bowler. The latter lived a lonely life in the original Brickland home at the top of the Ngauinga Road, until he sold out to Arthur Adlam
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