Hart Udy

Hart Udy

Male 1808 - 1896  (88 years)

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  • Name Hart Udy 
    Born 25 Apr 1808  Lanlivery, Cornwall, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 27 Nov 1896  Greytown, South Wairarapa, Wellington, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location 
    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
    Person ID I16225  Frost Family
    Last Modified 26 Jul 2014 

    Family Jane Clemence,   b. 26 Dec 1811, Bodmin, Cornwall, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jan 1896, Greytown, South Wairarapa, Wellington, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Married Abt 1832  St Winnow, Cornwall, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Immigration 08 Feb 1840  Port Nicholson, Wellington, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location 
    on Duke of Roxburgh 
    Children 
    +1. Ann Udy,   b. 29 Jun 1833, Lanlivery, Cornwall, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Nov 1890, Greytown, South Wairarapa, Wellington, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years)
    +2. Hart Udy,   b. 31 Jan 1835, Lanlivery, Cornwall, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Dec 1905, Greytown, South Wairarapa, Wellington, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
    +3. William Udy,   b. 14 Jun 1838, Lanlivery, Cornwall, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 02 Sep 1930, Greytown, South Wairarapa, Wellington, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years)
    +4. Thomas Clemence Udy,   b. 27 May 1840, Petone, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 02 Mar 1927, Greytown, South Wairarapa, Wellington, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
     5. Jane Udy,   b. 22 Mar 1850, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Apr 1939, Greytown, South Wairarapa, Wellington, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
    Photos
    Family of Hart Udy Snr
    Family of Hart Udy Snr
    Last Modified 27 Jul 2014 
    Family ID F15765  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 25 Apr 1808 - Lanlivery, Cornwall, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - Abt 1832 - St Winnow, Cornwall, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 27 Nov 1896 - Greytown, South Wairarapa, Wellington, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Hart and Jane Udy in the 1860s
    Hart and Jane Udy in the 1860s