John HEPWORTH

1838 - 1931  (92 years)

• Name	John HEPWORTH
  Birth	27 Sep 1838	Batley, Yorkshire   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	0FD033BF06EC4A888DB941FA3ABD2F79B58A
  Death	31 Aug 1931	Palmerston North, Palmerston North City, Manawatu-Whanganui, New Zealand   [2]
  Burial	Terrace End Cemetery, Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand   [2]
  Notes	1861 Census: in Billy Well Lane, Batley, Yorkshire (all HEPWORTH), John (head, 22, woollen weaver, born Batley), Sarah (wife, 21, born Honley, Yorks) and Clara (daughter, 1, born Batley). 1871 Census: in Mill Lane, Batley, Yorkshire (all HEPWORTH), John (head, 32, woollen weaver, born Batley), Sarah (wife, 31, born Honley, Yorks), Clara E (daughter, 11, scholar, born Batley), Ernest (son, 6, scholar, born Batley), Herbert (son, 3, born Batley) and Esther H (daughter, 6 months, born Batley). Glenys Parton has information showing that the Hepworth family emigrated to Perth, Australia when Clara was 15 years old. The family left London Docks on 27 May 1875 on the sailing ship "Daylight", clearing Gravesend on 29 May 1875. The ship dropped anchor off Fremantle, Western Australia on 28 August 1875. The following day passengers were told they would be taken to Perth by steamer. A document "1875 Voyage of the Ship "Daylight" to Western Australia" explaining the background to the voyage is on the Minter Exchange website. Further details can be found at https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Hepworth-38. Western Australia may not have been to the Hepworth family's liking and the family returned to England in 1879. Those returning included Clara whose marriage may have ended in the death or divorce of her husband Daniel HEALEY. (It hasn't been possible to establish what became of Daniel). Clara was pregnant when she left Australia and her daughter Ada Constance Bush HEALEY was born back in Bately, Yorkshire. 1881 Census: in Russell Street, Batley, Yorkshire (all HEPWORTH apart from Clara and her daughter), Sarah (head, married, 41, born Honley, Yorks), Clara E HEALEY (daughter, married, 31, woollen power loom weaver, born Batley), Ernest (son, 16, warehouse boy, born Batley), Herbert (son, 13, scholar, born Batley), Esthels(?) H (daughter, 10, scholar, born Batley), Elizabeth (daughter, 8, scholar, born Batley), Raymond (son, 6, scholar, born Batley), Florence G (daughter, 4, born Australia) and Ada Constance B HEALEY (granddaughter, 1, born Batley). Not found: John HEPWORTH. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz has a copy of the news article (originally printed in The Lyttleton Times) which announced the arrival at the Port of Lyttleton on 22 March 1883 of the ship Crusader, 1225 tons, from London via Plymouth. Among the passengers were Mr and Mrs HEPWORTH and family (6). This trip was for assisted emigration. It left for Canterbury, NZ on 16 December 1882 and arrived on 22 March 1883. A copy of the list of passengers has the following details of the HEPWORTH family. The original is at familysearch.org. All HEPWORTH, from Yorks: John 44, weaver Sarah 43 Elizabeth 10 Raymond 8 Florence 5 The following appears in The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Wellington Provincial District], reproduced at https://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz: " Hepworth, John, Eclectic Medical Herbalist Specialist in the treatment of Organic diseases, The Square, Palmerston North. Telegraphic address, “Hepworth, Palmerston North.” Private residence, Church Street. Mr. Hepworth is a native of Yorkshire, England, and arrived in this Colony in 1883, per ship “Crusader,” from London. He studied under Dr. Skelton, of Leeds and was for some twelve years in business in Batley, Yorkshire. Mr. Hepworth dispenses all his own medicines, and has, of course, a large number of proprietary articles, all of which have proved most valuable for the particular diseases for the cure of which they have been compounded. He is agent for Neill, of Dunedin whose herbal preparations are known throughout the world. Mr Hepworth has a good shop, conveniently situated within a few doors of the Club Hotel, and his private house is but a few yards away, thus enabling him to attend to urgent cases with the least possible delay." (Research): Arial; \uc1 (Medical): Arial; \uc1
  Person ID	I4511	Great Horkesley, Essex
  Last Modified	10 Mar 2022

  
  

  Family 1	Sarah RENSHAW,   b. Abt 1840, Honley, Yorkshire d. 24 May 1899, Palmerston North, Palmerston North City, Manawatu-Whanganui, New Zealand (Age ~ 59 years)
  Marriage	16 Jan 1858	West Ardsley, Yorkshire   [4, 5]
  Children	1. Clara Emma HEPWORTH,   b. Sep 1859, Dewsbury RD d. 10 Apr 1926, Napier, New Zealand (Age ~ 66 years)   2. Ada HEPWORTH,   b. Mar 1862, Dewsbury RD d. Dec 1863, Dewsbury RD (Age ~ 1 years)   3. Ernest HEPWORTH,   b. Jun 1864, Batley, Yorkshire d. Yes, date unknown   4. Thomas HEPWORTH,   b. Sep 1866, Dewsbury RD d. Mar 1867, Dewsbury RD (Age ~ 0 years)   5. Herbert HEPWORTH,   b. Mar 1868, Batley, Yorkshire d. Yes, date unknown   6. Esther Hannah HEPWORTH,   b. Dec 1870, Batley, Yorkshire d. Yes, date unknown   7. Elizabeth HEPWORTH,   b. Sep 1872, Batley, Yorkshire d. Yes, date unknown   8. Raymond HEPWORTH,   b. Sep 1874, Batley, Yorkshire d. Yes, date unknown   9. Florence G HEPWORTH,   b. Abt 1877, Australia d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F1527	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Mar 2022

  
  

  Family 2	Jessie Frances BANNISTER,   b. 1860, Wellington, New Zealand d. 13 Jan 1951, Palmerston North, Palmerston North City, Manawatu-Whanganui, New Zealand (Age 91 years)
  Marriage	1901	Palmerston North, New Zealand   [3]
  Family ID	F1530	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Mar 2022

  
  

• Documents		John Hepworth 1838 - 1931 Passenger list of ship Crusader which left for Canterbury, New Zealand on 16 December 1882 and arrived on22 March 1883.
  		John Hepworth 1838 - 1931 Description of the 1875 voyage of the ship "Daylight"

  
  

• Sources

  [S32] 1861 census. [S307] findagrave.com, November 2013 and later. [S560] https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Hepworth-38. [S178] BMD index, Q1 1858 Wakefield 9c/47. (Reliability: 3). [S285] Family Search, Feb 2013 and later.