Francis Petch

  General Notes:

ANN BERRIN and FRANK PETCH.

Ann Berrin b. c1797, married Frank Petch 4th May 1817. Frank died, June 1829 buried 18th June 1829.

They had a family of Four
John bap. 24th June 1819
Rueben bap. 1st March 1923 died. 14th Aug. 1887
Rebekah bap. 24th Oct. 1824
Charles bap. 1st June 1825

Charles came to NZ with his Family and settled in the Taranaki area.

In 1833, four years after Frank's death, Ann gave birth to twin girls, Mary and Margaret b. c21st Feb.1833, father unknown.

In the 1841 Census Ann was living at South Killingholme with the twins and next door lived Peter Petch and his family, from his age he appears to have been Frank's brother. Ann died c1869 and was buried on the 9th Jan 1969.

Margaret married, 3rd August 1854 to Joseph Brown b. c1821 at either Louth or Boston [they are variously used in the Census]
Joseph was a Farm Labourer and work on farms in the Wootton and Lacey Areas.

There were seven children born

Jane b c.1855 Killingholme
George b. c1856
John b. c1858 "
Elizabeth Bap. 22nd June 1862 Wootton
Mary b. " 1865
James Bap.. 27th June 1869, Lacey
Robert Bap. 31 March 1872 "

By 1871 farm life for the Workers wasn beginning to change and the "Revolt of the Fields" had begun in Rural England. At this time skilled Rural workers where recruited to settle in New Zealand. and many took advantage of this oppitunity. Lincolnshire had many families take this oppituniy amoungst them, Joseph and Margaret and their seven children.

They sailed on the 'Geraldine Paget', which arrived in Lyttelton, New Zealand 27th Dec. 1874. The "Geraldine Paget" was a fully rigged ship of 1200 tons and the journey took 100 days..

The Brown Family settled at The Kaik, Akaroa, on the Banks Peninsula, in the South Island, N.Z.. Joseph continued working as a Labourer eventually buying a few acres of land.

Joseph died on the 1st April 1903, at his home, Grehan Valley, Akaroa, Canterbury.
Margaret was still alive at this time

Jane married Joseph Hammond, John and James married two sisters, Agnes and Sophia Woodill. Elizabeth and Mary married two brothers, Benjamin and William Shadbolt.

The Shadbolts were an interesting family, the father, Benjamin was a larger than life character who had lived life to the full. He was born in Datchworth, Herefordshire. Sent as a convict to Australia where he served his time on Norfolk Island and Tasmania. He married Elizabeth Perham b. Ashcott, Somerset. They had 15 children and Benjamin jnr. was the oldest male born in New Zealand. The Shadbolts were considerable Land owners as well as running the Local Pub, Saw Mill and running Race Horses. After his death in 1882 the land was divided up and Benjamin jnr. was farming on his own account.

Elizabeth Brown married Benjamin Shadbolt jnr. c1882 They had two living children.

Elizabeth Margaret b. 8th March 1885. d. 14th Nov. 1969 [Known as Muffin]
Benjamin Peter b 18th Oct 1887 d.15th Jan 1968. Hastings . Married Dorothy Pauline Kelly 20th Apr. 1920.
Norman Charles b. 10th Aug 1888 d. 27th Oct 1888
Ivy Ruth b. 25th Mar. 1892 d. 2nd Oct 1893


About 1905 Benjamin sold his land at Hickory Bay and moved to Hawkes Bay in the North Island where he leased land as well as buying a coastal farm. When Peter was settled at the Coast and he retired to Haumoana near Hastings where he induldged his love of horses and set up his own Trotting track. His best known horses were Native King and Hal Zolock.
His son Peter often used to drive them in races and and Muffin often used to help with the training.

Elizabeth died 8th Oct. 1912 and is buried in the Old Hastings Cemetery.
Benjamin died 17th Jan. 1922. buried with Margaret.

Elizabeth Margaret married 22nd July 1908 to George Jamieson b. 17th Nov. 1870 at Hokatika. George was of Shetland and Cornish descent, born shortly after his parents John and Jane arrived in New Zealand.

Their family was,
John Benjamin Livingstone b.25th March 1909 d. 13th April 1986 Farmer
Ida Margaret Jane b. 17th Dec 1912 d. 12th Fen 1981 Dress Maker
Mary Elizabeth [Mollie] b. 12nd Mar. 1914 d. 24th Apr.2004 Farmers wife
James Allan b, 27th Jul. 1916 Still living Farmer
George David [David] b. 17th June 1918 d. 27th May 1984 Farmer
Muffyn Helen b. 20th Mar. 1920 Still living Farmers wife
Frank Robert b. 12th Aug. 1922 Killed in a car accident May 1965 Farmer
Campbell Shadbolt b 10th Mar. 1924 d. 2004 Entrepreneur from Shops to Tourism
Patrica Lesley b. 2nd Feb, 1929 Still living Post Mistress and Shop owner

Mary Elizabeth married on the 10th Oct. 1939, to Maurice Marshall Dyer b. 31st March 1912 at Waimate Sth. Canterbury.d. 4th June 1998. at Hastings, Hawkes Bay.

They met at the Mahora School when Maurice arrive from Canterbury with his parent to start a new life after the death of his older brother, Lesley.in c1925. The Dyers are members of the extensive Field family of Port Levy, Banks Peninsula, Canterbury.originally of Lincolnshire and Wiltshire.

Maurice was a keen Rugby player and represented Hawkes Bay and had a Trial to play for the All Blacks in1939. This tour was cancelled with the start of WW 2. He and Mollie settled to farming their land at Patangata, Hawkes Bay where they lived until 1994 when ill health meant they had to move into Hastings. Their Golden Wedding was celebrated with a large party in 1989 at their daughter Mary's home.

They had four daughters

Elizabeth-Anne b. 8th Nov. 1940 married 22nd Aug. 1975 to Edward James Grimshaw at Yeovil, Somerset.
son; Daniel George Grimshaw, b. 5th June 1978. Soldier/Carpenter
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Jane Louisa b. 22nd June 1942 Un married Nurse ***** see note

Mary Margaret b. 27th Nov. 1944 Married Oct. 1965 Adrien Owen Ryan of Hastings. Farmer.
Children Rachael Jane b 27th Dec. 1967 Insurance Broker,married Andrew Flint in 2004
Matthew John b 26th Oct. 1969 Oil Driller, drowned 21st Jan. 2001
Gabrielle Mary b. 21 Dec. 1973 Accountant.

Helen Ruth b, 27th March 1950 Married Aug. 1977 to Trevor Lennox Trew. Farmer.
Children; William Lennox At Otago University
Benjamin Marshall Farm Manager. partner. Jessica Winterburn
daughter Isabella Emily b.25th July 2007
James Bradford Farm worker.

This record is as true and correct as it is possible to this date. Corrections will be made as and when required.
E-A. G.
NOTE ****Please don't include any of my family from Jane on in a published tree. Thank-you

Francis married Anne Barron, daughter of Reuben Barron and Rebekah Parnil, on 4 May 1817 in Killingholme, Lincolnshire. (Anne Barron was born about 1797 in South Killingholme, Lincolnshire, christened on 19 Dec 1797, died on 7 Jan 1869 in Barton, South Killingholme, Lincolnshire and was buried on 9 Jan 1869.)