Stephen Pilcher

Stephen Pilcher

Male 1794 - 1865  (71 years)

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  • Name Stephen Pilcher 
    Born 24 Apr 1794  Wychling, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Immigration 13 Dec 1839  Gravesend, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Ship "Coromandel" departed Gavesend, England 13 Dec 1839 called in to Cork 2 Feb 1840, then Sydney 26 Jun 1840, before arriving Wellington 29 Aug 1840.  
    Died 25 Nov 1865  New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I17651  Frost Family
    Last Modified 19 May 2016 

    Family 1 Ann McPharlane,   b. Abt 1789, Northern Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Dec 1834, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 45 years) 
    Children 
     1. George Pilcher,   b. Abt 1820, Wychling, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Dec 1891, Napier, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 71 years)
     2. Susan Pilcher,   b. Abt 1823, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Ann Pilcher,   b. 7 Jan 1826, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jan 1839, Hollingbourne, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 13 years)
    +4. John Pilcher,   b. 13 May 1829, Wychling, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Sep 1895, Naenae, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
     5. Stephen Pilcher,   b. 13 Oct 1832, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Apr 1929, Strathfieldsaye, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 96 years)
    Last Modified 19 May 2016 
    Family ID F2281  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Bennett Mather Hook,   b. 29 Jan 1809, Otterden, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 05 May 1865, Wellington, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years) 
    Immigration 29 Aug 1840  Wellington, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Following the death of Ann, Stephen decided to emigrate to New Zealand with his children, Susan aged 17, Stephen aged 11 and John aged 8. They departed from Gravesend, England on the 13th December 1839 on the 'Coromandel'. Another passenger on board was Bennett Hook and her children, Rachael aged 12, Emily aged 8 and Friend aged 5. Stephen and Bennett's relationship bloomed on the voyage to New Zealand. The Coromandel arrived Wellington on 29 August 1840 and their daughter Sarah Annis, conceived on board, was born on the 15th October. Stephen and Bennett married in 1842 and had six more children. 
    Married 6 Aug 1842  Wellington, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Marriage 1 Jul 1844  Wesleyan Chapel, Manners St, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married Stephen Pilcher to Bennett Hook
    Married Stephen Pilcher to Bennett Hook
    Children 
     1. Sarah Annis Pilcher,   b. 15 Oct 1840, Wellington, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Sep 1854, Auckland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 13 years)
     2. Annie Pilcher,   b. 23 Jun 1843, Wellington, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 04 Dec 1893, Feilding, Manawatu, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 50 years)
     3. Francis Pilcher,   b. 2 Feb 1845, Tawa Flat, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 2 Mar 1845, Tawa Flat, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     4. Samuel Pilcher,   b. Abt 1847, Wellington, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Sep 1854, Porirua, Wellington, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 7 years)
     5. Elizabeth Pilcher,   b. 12 Aug 1848, Wellington, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jan 1941, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years)
    +6. Edward Pilcher,   b. 25 Feb 1851, Tawa Flat, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jun 1933, Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
     7. Harriet Pilcher,   b. Abt 1853,   d. Abt 1943  (Age ~ 90 years)
     8. Caroline Pilcher,   b. 17 Mar 1857, Wellington, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 1 Jan 2020 
    Family ID F16137  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - Ship "Coromandel" departed Gavesend, England 13 Dec 1839 called in to Cork 2 Feb 1840, then Sydney 26 Jun 1840, before arriving Wellington 29 Aug 1840. - 13 Dec 1839 - Gravesend, Kent, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - Following the death of Ann, Stephen decided to emigrate to New Zealand with his children, Susan aged 17, Stephen aged 11 and John aged 8. They departed from Gravesend, England on the 13th December 1839 on the 'Coromandel'. Another passenger on board was Bennett Hook and her children, Rachael aged 12, Emily aged 8 and Friend aged 5. Stephen and Bennett's relationship bloomed on the voyage to New Zealand. The Coromandel arrived Wellington on 29 August 1840 and their daughter Sarah Annis, conceived on board, was born on the 15th October. Stephen and Bennett married in 1842 and had six more children. - 29 Aug 1840 - Wellington, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 6 Aug 1842 - Wellington, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 25 Nov 1865 - New Zealand Link to Google Earth
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    Stephen Pilcher
    Stephen Pilcher

  • Sources 
    1. [S293] BDM NZ Historical Records, (http://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.identityservices.govt.nz/home/), 1842/63 (Reliability: 3), 6 Aug 1842.
      Bennett Hooks
      Stephen Pilcher