Individual Notes
Note for: Mary Ferris Grant, ABT 1838 - 1875
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Individual Note: Name from Marriage Folio and Census information
*Free BMD Records show Mary Ferris Grant, Birth registered: September 1838, Volume: 9, Page: 449*
*Free BMD Records show Benjamin Broomfield and Mary Ferris Grant, Marriage Registered: December 1861, District: Tiverton, Volume: 5b, Page: 799*
1871 English Census shows Mary F Broomfield, Wife, Aged: 32, Occ: Needle Woman, Birthplace: Dittsham, Devon, England, Civil Parish: Tunbridge, County: Kent, Name of House: ?
*Free BMD Records show Death Registered March 1875, Mary Ferris Broomfield, Aged: 36, District: Tunbridge, Volume: 2a, Page: 404*
Individual Notes
Note for: Harry Broomfield, 3 DEC 1865 - 4 OCT 1949
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Burial: Place: Ashburton Area
Individual Note: Some details from B Carrick nee Hobday's Notes
Name from 1871 English Census
1871 English Census shows Harry Broomfield, Son, Aged: 5, Occ: Scholar, Birthplace: Langton, Kent, England, Civil Parish: Tunbridge, County: Kent, Name of House: ?
1881 English Census shows Harry Broomfield, Relation to Head: Other, Aged: 15, Occ: Scholars Inmate Of Reformatory, Birthplace: Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, Institution: "Herts Reformatory", Census Place: Bengeo, Hertford, England
Was an inmate of the Herts Reformatory, Bengeo and in the notes it mentions Harry sailed to New Zealand. On September 24th, 1885 there is mention that "H.B sailed to join his father in New Zealand by the New Zealand Shipping Co. SS Rimutaka, his father having paid his passage £17.0.0"
from web site http://www.mail-archive.com/new-zealand-@rootsweb.com/msg02346.html
*Marriage Details Date: 1906, Folio No: 6772, Names: Harry Broomfield and Mary Ann Begg*
Probate Record shows Harry Broomfield, Place: Tinwald, Occ: Retired Farmer, Court: Wellington, Archives Reference: AAOM 6031 2325/49, Probate No: 2325/49, Date Filed: 1/11/1949, Type: Will, Archives NZ, Wellington
- Will Document shows Harry Broomfield of Tinwald in the Provincial District of Canterbury, Retired Farmer, Died on 4/10/1949, Estate under the value of 690.00 pounds, Executor Public Trustee, Wanted to be buried in Ashburton Cemetery, same plot as late wife Mary Ann Broomfield, Estate left to
Son William Harry Benjamin Broomfield, Invercargill, Police Constable
Daughter Mary Joice Forbes
Daughter Helen Vera McPherson
Daughter Alice Lucinda Kircher
Will Signed 31/5/1946
Individual Notes
Note for: Joice Broomfield, ABT 1863 - 26 JUN 1929
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Burial: Place: Old Balclutha Cemetery
Individual Note: Name from Passenger List arriving with Father, Benjamin Broomfield and Step Mother, Mary Ann Broomfield
1871 English Census shows Josie? Broomfield, Daughter, Aged: 8, Occ: Scholar, Birthplace: Teignmouth, Devon, England, Civil Parish: Tunbridge, County: Kent, Name of House: ?
*Marriage Details Date: 1887, Folio No: 3146*
Probate Record shows Joice Dickson, Place: Balclutha, Occ: Widow, Court: Dunedin, Archives Reference: DAAC 9075 D239 11593, Probate No: 11593, Date Filed: 10/7/1929, Type: Will, Archives NZ, Dunedin
Cemetery Fiche for Old Balclutha Cemetery shows Record No: 631
Joice Dickson sister of A and H Broomfield died 26th June 1929 aged 66 years
Also Alice Broomfield died 26th Aug 1929 aged 58 years
Individual Notes
Note for: Alice Broomfield, ABT 1871 - 26 AUG 1929
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Burial: Place: Old Balclutha Cemetery
Individual Note: Name from Passenger List arriving with Father, Benjamin Broomfield and Step Mother, Mary Ann Broomfield
*Free BMD Records show Birth Registered: March 1871, Alice Broomfield, District: Tunbridge, Volume: 2a, Page: 576*
1871 English Census shows Alice Broomfield, Daughter, Aged: 2 Months, Occ: None Listed, Birthplace: Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, Civil Parish: Tunbridge, County: Kent, Name of House: ?
Probate Record shows Alice Broomfield, Place: Balclutha, Occ: Nurse, Court: Dunedin, Archives Reference: DAAC 9075 D239 11673, Probate No: 11673, Date Filed: 31/8/1929, Type: Will, Archives NZ, Dunedin
Cemetery Fiche for Old Balclutha Cemetery shows Record No: 631
Joice Dickson sister of A and H Broomfield died 26th June 1929 aged 66 years
Also Alice Broomfield died 26th Aug 1929 aged 58 years