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| Name |
William Sykes [1] |
| Born |
Abt 1812 |
Arksey, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England  [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Immigration |
20 Apr 1840 |
Port Nicholson, Wellington, New Zealand |
| William and Betsy arrived in New Zealand on the barque 'Bolton' on 20 April 1840 |
| Immigration |
1863 |
Australia |
- William and Betsy spent the early years at Karori, he as a labourer, possibly still with Mr Harrison, who had property there. It is not recorded whether he followed the advice of a letter in the New Zealand Gazette of 1 December 1843: 'Furze Seeds. This is the season for taking. There are few more important plants to cultivate in New Zealand. Once established it needs no further care.' The eventual covering of Tinakori Hill bears witness to someone having followed the instructions!
By 1845 William had moved up to Three Rivers, Hutt. Their location was subsequently given as Waiwhetu River and his occupation as a farmer. Relations between Europeans and Maoris there were normally good, but on Sunday 1 May 1846 William's and 13 neighbouring families were attacked and stripped of all their belongings, although not hurt physically. These attacks and those in the Hutt Valley caused great concern, even more when Andrew Gillespie was murdered, followed by the carnage at Boulcott's Farm. When the situation was under control, William's loss, estimated at £9 15s, was reimbursed to the extent of £5 8s 8d by private contributions, it was brought up to £6 6s 2d by the government. They stuck it out for a number of years and prospered, but sometime after 1863 they emigrated to Australia and lost touch with the New Zealand branch of the family.
Phil Sykes
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| Died |
Yes, date unknown |
| Person ID |
I239 |
Frost Family |
| Last Modified |
14 Apr 2012 |
| Father |
Isaac Sykes, b. 1780, Arksey, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England , d. 1858, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England (Age 78 years) |
| Mother |
Ann Simpson, b. 27 May 1773, Bentley, South Yorkshire, England , d. 10 Jun1821, Arksey, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England (Age 48 years) |
| Married |
24 Nov 1804 |
Arksey, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England [2] |
- Ann married Isaac as widow Ann Wright nee Simpson aged 30 at Arksey;
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| Family ID |
F64 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Elizabeth (Betsy) Child, b. 22 Jul 1809, Altofts, Normanton, West Yorkshire, England , d. Yes, date unknown |
| Married |
25 Aug 1839 |
Normanton, West Yorkshire, England [1] |
| Children |
| | 1. Mary Maria Sykes, b. 12 Mar 1842, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand , d. 19 Aug 1887, Dannevirke, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand (Age 45 years) |
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| Last Modified |
25 Jul 2012 |
| Family ID |
F65 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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