George GARNHAM

1834 - 1912  (78 years)

• Name	George GARNHAM
  Birth	20 Oct 1834	Thorpe le Soken, Essex   [1]
  Christening	30 Jul 1837	Thorpe le Soken, Essex   [1]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	C0B4CF4BC54C4489818484FE5BC0A8DA902E
  Death	23 Oct 1912	Catherine St, Invercargill, New Zealand   [2]
  Notes	September 2011: Janice Taufana reports that George was first baptised on 26 December 1834 in the Thorpe-le-Soken Baptist Church by Min. William Bolton, who was sent to Thorpe to open the first Baptist Church in 1800. The reason for George's second baptism in 1837 at St Michaels Church isn't known. 1851 census (indexed as GAMBARO by Ancestry): George, 14, born Thorp Green, Essex, was a page at a lady's school at 50 Hamilton Terrace, St John, Marylebone, London. 1861 census: at 12 Sykes Place, Mile End Old Town, London, George (25, beer house keeper, born Essex), Martha (27, born Essex), William (brother, 16, potman, born Essex), Ellen (sister, 21, servant, born Essex), a lodger John Weller and a boarder, name unreadable. Janice Taufana writes: George first came to the Southern Hemisphere in 1859 on the Royal Mail packet steam ship ONEIDA as forward bedroom servant (... my father Aubrey would tell us children that his Grandfather, George, was the Captain I only found out after my Daddy died that in fact, George was crew.!!) The ONEIDA arrived Sydney, New South Wales 23rd Jan 1859. His second voyage arrived Sydney NSW 4th May 1859. This steamer would carry mail and passengers from the Northern Hemisphere to the Southern. A steamer in turn would arrive from New Zealand to pick up mail etc. from Sydney or Melbourne. George changed his name to de Garnham when he arrived in New Zealand. All the de Garnhams in the world are direct descendants of this man. We have no idea why he put the "de" in front of GARNHAM when he settled in NZ. I do know for certain that he spoke the French language. Where he picked it up? Well that is anyone's guess. The first documented evidence that I have where he is named George de Garnham is 2nd Jan 1867 Southland Times Newspaper New Zealand. George's wife Catherine Kirkham's father was a convict, Thomas Alfred Kirkham. The website at: http://roger.lisaandroger.com/getperson.php?personID=I12840&tree=Roger indicates that George and Catherine had 9 children, the first of which, Thomas George de Garnham, was Janice Taufana's grandfather.
  Person ID	I576	Thorpe le Soken, Essex
  Last Modified	20 Jul 2017

  
  

  Father	James GARNHAM,   b. Bef 9 Feb 1806, Thorpe le Soken, Essex d. Bef 30 Oct 1886, Tendring RD (Age ~ 80 years)
  Mother	Mary CARDY,   b. Abt 1808, Great Clacton, Essex d. Bef 24 Jun 1862, Thorpe le Soken, Essex (Age ~ 54 years)
  Marriage	19 Oct 1830	Thorpe le Soken, Essex   [1]
  	James Garnham of this Parish Bachelor and Mary Cardy of this Parish spinster were married in this church by Banns this nineteenth day of October in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty by John Adeney curate This marriage was solemnized between us James Garnham, Mary Cardy in the presence of Joseph Reid, Charlotte Cardy
  Family ID	F203	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Martha FLOYD,   b. Abt 1834, Essex d. Aug 1861, Whitechapel RD (Age ~ 27 years)
  Marriage	8 Feb 1860	St George Hanover Square RD   [3]
  	Per Janice Taufana, George is listed on marriage the certificate as Mariner, father James GARNHAM, gardener.
  Children	1. George Joseph GARNHAM,   b. Sep 1861, Stepney, London d. Mar 1943, Surrey SW RD (Age ~ 81 years)
  Family ID	F237	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Feb 2012

  
  

  Family 2	Phoebe Catherine KIRKHAM,   b. 31 Jan 1848, Buckingham, Tasmania d. 27 Apr 1940, Tay St, Invercargill, New Zealand (Age 92 years)
  Marriage	13 Apr 1870	St John's Church, Tay Street, Invercargill, New Zealand   [1]
  Children	1. Thomas George de GARNHAM,   b. 4 Apr 1872, Invercargill, New Zealand d. 22 Aug 1952 (Age 80 years)   2. James de GARNHAM,   b. 11 Nov 1873, Invercargill, New Zealand d. 17 May 1958 (Age 84 years)   3. Mary Caroline de GARNHAM,   b. 10 Aug 1875, Invercargill, New Zealand d. 23 Sep 1966 (Age 91 years)   4. Ellen de GARNHAM,   b. 1 Aug 1877, Invercargill, New Zealand d. 10 Jul 1896 (Age 18 years)   5. Charles de GARNHAM,   b. 25 Oct 1879, Invercargill, New Zealand d. 5 Jul 1914 (Age 34 years)   6. Eliza de GARNHAM,   b. 10 Dec 1881, Invercargill, New Zealand d. Poss. 1951 (Age 69 years)   7. George de GARNHAM,   b. 14 May 1884, Invercargill, New Zealand d. 2 Jul 1941 (Age 57 years)   8. William de GARNHAM,   b. 14 Sep 1885, Invercargill, New Zealand d. 22 Dec 1960 (Age 75 years)   9. Ann Vera de GARNHAM,   b. Poss. 1887, Invercargill, New Zealand d. 13 May 1967 (Age ~ 80 years)
  Family ID	F240	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Feb 2012

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 20 Oct 1834 - Thorpe le Soken, Essex Christening - 30 Jul 1837 - Thorpe le Soken, Essex  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S44] Janice Taufana, August 2011 and later. [S52] Janice Taufana, March 2012. [S3] BMD index, Q1 1860 St George Hanover Square 1a/290. Date from Janice Taufana. (Reliability: 3).