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1808 - 1896 (88 years)
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Name |
Hart Udy |
Born |
25 Apr 1808 |
Lanlivery, Cornwall, England |
Gender |
Male |
Died |
27 Nov 1896 |
Greytown, South Wairarapa, Wellington, New Zealand |
Notes |
- Mr. Hart Udy, senr., twice occupied the mayoral chair of the Borough of Greytown. This well known pioneer, who passed away on the 27th of November, 1890, aged eighty-two years, was born in Cornwall in 1808. He served an apprenticeship as a builder and implement maker, and married in 1832. Seven years later he left England for New Zealand with his wife and family, arriving in Petone in February, 1840, by the ship 'Duke of Roxburgh.' For some time he worked for Sir Francis Molesworth. building the first cutter and the first house of New Zealand woods After working in Wellington for three years, he went to live at Waiwetu, where he worked at his trade for many years. Removing to Stokes Valley, he erected the first sawmill in 1857. Having secured some valuable bush land at Matarawa, he transferred his family and carried on a sawmilling business till 1865, when he retired, leaving it to his sons. Mr. Udy was at one time a member of the Petone Town Board, and sat on the first Carterton-Taratahi Highway Board. Twice he was elected mayor of Greytown, of which borough he served also as a councillor. In the Greytown Rifles Mr. Udy and his sons served during the native troubles. In Greytown, where he lived during the latter years of his life, he was much beloved. He took an active part in church work, for many years acting as a local preacher in the Wesleyan church. Mr. Udy and his family of four sons and three daughters appear in the accompanying engraving. His widow died in January, 1896, aged eighty-three years. The subject of this sketch was eighty-two years of age at the time when the photograph was taken.Cylopedia of New Zealand published 1897
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Person ID |
I16225 |
Frost Family |
Last Modified |
26 Jul 2014 |
Family |
Jane Clemence, b. 26 Dec 1811, Bodmin, Cornwall, England , d. 25 Jan 1896, Greytown, South Wairarapa, Wellington, New Zealand (Age 84 years) |
Married |
Abt 1832 |
St Winnow, Cornwall, England |
Immigration |
08 Feb 1840 |
Port Nicholson, Wellington, New Zealand |
on Duke of Roxburgh |
Children |
+ | 1. Ann Udy, b. 29 Jun 1833, Lanlivery, Cornwall, England , d. 27 Nov 1890, Greytown, South Wairarapa, Wellington, New Zealand (Age 57 years) |
+ | 2. Hart Udy, b. 31 Jan 1835, Lanlivery, Cornwall, England , d. 21 Dec 1905, Greytown, South Wairarapa, Wellington, New Zealand (Age 70 years) |
+ | 3. William Udy, b. 14 Jun 1838, Lanlivery, Cornwall, England , d. 02 Sep 1930, Greytown, South Wairarapa, Wellington, New Zealand (Age 92 years) |
+ | 4. Thomas Clemence Udy, b. 27 May 1840, Petone, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand , d. 02 Mar 1927, Greytown, South Wairarapa, Wellington, New Zealand (Age 86 years) |
| 5. Jane Udy, b. 22 Mar 1850, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand , d. 25 Apr 1939, Greytown, South Wairarapa, Wellington, New Zealand (Age 89 years) |
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Photos |
| Family of Hart Udy Snr
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Last Modified |
27 Jul 2014 |
Family ID |
F15765 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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