Ignatius Messek Gee was aged 24 years old at time of registering passage for the Bombay. Ignatius was born in Bromham, Wiltshire, England, on the 6th of September,1839, coincidentally the same village as fellow passengers the Wootten’s.
Ignatius parents were George Gee and Mary Ann Hughes, who had him baptized on the 22 November,1840. Joseph was a grocer, and his mother a baker with a shop on Church Street, Bromham near the junction with Lovers Lane.
The family were fairly comfortable and even though his father died at a early age, his mother purchased for £208 three adjoining cottages a few doors down in The Chantry and converted them into a store with accommodation, of interest descendants will bake bread until 1957, being the last commercial bakers in Bromham. In the 1861 Census Ignatius is listed as a Baker.
In January,1873 Ignatius married Alice Reed and they would go one to farm on the North Shore of Auckland. Alice was half Maori, her mother being Te Kahumahinga, Kahumahinga was a first cousin to Te Rauparaha and grand daughter of Kimihia. Her mother Paretona left Kawhia with her nephew, Te Rauparaha, in Ngati Toa’s first migration and married Te Pukere.
Alice’s father was James Reed and was born in Hamstead, London in 1792. James’s birth name was Maurice Philippe de Montboissier Beaufort de Canillac and was the son of a French Count who fled the French Revolution.
Ignatius became a butcher in later life, and later still suffered from dementia, being admitted into hospital in 1916, a brief extract of his assessment states: “Patient is suffering from senile dementia. States his age to be 18, says he is unmarried and has no family (He is married and has nine children). Says he lives in Bromham, Wiltshire, England. Thinks his father and mother are alive and that the former is thirty and the latter 25 (both dead). He is disorientated for time and place; restless and wanders about in an aimless way stating that he must get along as he has business to transact up the road.”
Ignatius died shortly after being hospitalized, on the 23rd of October,1916. Alice lived until 26th of June,1936 in Mount Albert.
Ignatius and Alice’s known children are:
Herbert Ignatius Gee. Herbert was born on the 9th of November, 1873 and married Florence Amelia Baker in 1901.
Louisa Emily Wiltshire. Louisa was born on the 6th of June,1875 and married Henry John Wiltshire in 1901.
Walter Henry Gee. Walter was born on the 10th of August,1877 and married Edith Norgrove in 1902. Walter died while swimming in 1939.
Fredrick George Gee. Fredrick was born on the 13th of August,1879 and married Dorothea Jordan on the 31st of July,1905.
Edward James Gee. Edward was born on the 17th of July,1881 but died 6 months later.
Ernest Thomas Gee. Ernest was born on the 25th of January,1883. Ernest served in the Boer War as a private of the 10th Regiment and WW1 with the 9th Reinforcements, 1st Battalion, E Company. Ernest although wounded survived the War and married Margret Heath in 1921.
Winifred Mary Alice Patterson. Winifred was born on the 6th of January,1885 and married Henry Patterson in 1904.
John Leonard Gee. John was born on the 5th of February,1887 and married Rene Dorothy Munro.
Joseph Reed Harold Gee. Joseph was born on 26th of August,1888 and married Florence Anderson in 1911.
Eliza Hazel Kilgour. Eliza was born on the 26th of June,1890 and married William John Kilgour in 1911.
Ivy May Gee. Ivy was born on the 13th of May,1894 but sadly died a few months later.
Lillian Tabitha Olive Gee. Lillian was born 10th of October,1895 but died as a 11 month infant.
John Gillard was aged 42 years old at time of registering passage for the Bombay. John was born in Bampton, Devonshire, England to Robert Gillard and Elizabeth Arnold. John worked as a Agricultural Labourer and married Susanna Elworthy on the 21st of March,1844 in Uplowman, Devonshire.
John and family settled Williamson Clearing and farmed for several years before buying a farm in the East Tamaki area of South Auckland where the family would farm on the land for over a hundred years and stretched for 400-500 acres. The farmhouse built by John in 1869 at 39 Flat Bush School Road, having only been torn down in recent times. Gillard Reserve in Botany Downs is named after the family. http://www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/council/documents/districtplanmanukau/changes/5BuiltHeritage.pdf
John died on the 18th of July,1911 and is buried in Saint John’s Church Cemetery in Papatoetoe in South Auckland with his wife.
Susanna Gillard (Maiden name Elworthy) was aged 41 years old at time of registering passage for the Bombay. Susanna or Susan as she preferred to be known, was born on the 3rd of August,1823 in Uplowman, Devonshire to James Elworthy and Frances Taylor.
Susan died on the 1st of January,1890 and is buried with her husband in Saint John’s Presbyterian Cemetery.
Susan and John’s known children are:
Jane Leigh Gillard. Jane was born in 1844.
John Hugh Price Gillard. John was born on the 18th of June,1847 and married Caroline Mary Gabb on the 14th of August,1873.
Mary Ludwig. Mary was born in 1847 and married Charles Ludwig on the 4th of July,1865.
William Gillard. William was born in 1850 and married Mary Coxhead on the 3rd of June,1874.
Arthur Gillard. Arthur was born on the 5th of July,1853 and married Susanna Knox on the 25th of April,1877.
Charles Gillard. Charles was born on the 1st of September,1856 and married Eliza Douglas in 1881.
Thomas Gillard. Thomas was born in 1858 in Tiverton, Devon, and married Mary Agnes Crooks on the 6th of June,1889.
Emily Percy. Emily was born in 1861 in Tiverton, Devon. Emily married Robert Percy on the 18th of May,1897.
Janella Leigh Gillard was aged 19 years old at time of registering passage for the Bombay. Jane was born in 1844 and Christened on the 20th of September,1844 in Uplowman, Devon.
Jane or Jinny as she preferred died on the 28th of December,1906 at her parents residence and is buried at Saint John’s Presbyterian Church, Papatoetoe.
It would appear Jane never married or had children.
John Hugh Price Gillard was aged 17 years old at time of registering passage for the Bombay. John was born on the 18th of June,1847 in Bampton, Devonshire. John was allocated lot 85 of 3 in the Parish of Opaheke in May,1869, then later moving to East Tamaki with his family.
John married Caroline Mary Gabb in Otahuhu on the 14th of August, 1873 and had a large family. Caroline was born in 1856 in Michaelchurch, Herefordshire to Sarah Motley and William Gabb, a farmer of 61acres.
Caroline lived until 13th of October,1902 and John to the 6th of August,1915.
John and Caroline’s known children are:
Arthur Robert Gillard. Arthur was born on the 19th of May,1874 in East Tamaki and married Rose Ada Kayes on the 27th of June,1906 in Pukekohe.
George Gillard. George was born on the 27th of December,1875. George married Mary Britt on the 8th of April,1900.
Albert John Gillard. Albert was born on the 6th of November,1877 and married Ada May Buckley on the 12th of September,1900.
Neis Walters Gillard. Aneas was born on the 27th of August,1879 in East Tamaki, and married Mary Cronin on the 6th of October,1899.
Harold Stackpoole Gillard. Harold was born on the 20th of April, 1882 and married Josephine Charlotte Johnston on the 8th of October,1903.
Hugh Price Gillard. Hugh was born on the 5th of May,1884 in Flat Bush and married Anne Elizabeth Styles on the 8th of April,1912 in Paeroa, Waikato.
Ada Olive Green. Ada was born on the 14th of October,1885 in East Tamaki and married Arthur Clifford Green on the 27th of December, 1906 in the same location.
Charles Gillard. Charles was born on the 27th of August,1887 in East Tamaki and married Bertha Annie Kayes (McDonald) on the 7th of March,1911 in Saint Mathews Church, Auckland. Bertha’s mother Susan Kayes remarried to a Alexander McDonald in 1890.
Robert Roland Gillard. Robert was born on the 30th of October,1890 and married Nellie Marie Gunderson in 1914.
Ellen Georgina Gillard. Ellen was born in 1892 but died on the 29th of April,1912.
Eva Mary Bellingham. Eva was born on the 22nd of June,1893 in East Tamaki and married William Edward Bellingham on the 27th of August,1913.
Cicily Elizabeth Preston. Cicily was born on the 5th of March,1897 and married Bill Preston on the 26th of June,1918.
Linda Caroline Newton Allen. Linda was born on the 25th of March, 1900 and married Gerald Robert Allen on the 23rd of August,1921.
Mary Gillard was aged 17 years old at time of registering passage for the Bombay. Mary was born in 1847 and baptized in May of that year, Mary is the twin to John.
Soon after arriving to New Zealand, Mary married Charles “Karl” Heinrich Ludwig on the 4th of July,1865. Karl was from Danzig, in Prussia, Germany, and had moved to the United States when he was 11. It is believed he served in the American Civil War, but further research is required. Karl was a early settler in the Thames area and worked as a Amalgamator, in later life he was Naturalized.
Charles died on the on the 5th of December,1906 and Mary remarried to a George Brewer on the 7th of April,1911. Mary died on the 7th of June,1930.
Mary and Charles’s known children are:
Charles Henry Ludwig. Charles was born in 1867 and married Lydia Deeble on the 28th of November,1889.
John Fredrick Ludwig. John or Jack as he was known, was born on the 13th of April,1869 and married Alice Phoebe Stanford on the 24th of October,1889.
Mary Jane Ludwig. Mary was born on the 13th of March,1871 and married George Graham on the 20th of December,1891.
Emily Trainer. Emily was born on the 1st of August,1874 and married Edward Trainer on the 1st of November,1890.
Hugh Ludwig. Hugh was born in 1876.
Arthur Ludwig. Arthur was born in 1877 and married Naomi Louisa Hillman on the 23rd of October,1899.
Arthur died on the 16th of June,1929 during a quarrel with Thomas Nizich, Thomas was acquitted of manslaughter .
Julia Fort. Julia was born on the 16th of August,1879 and married George Dudley Fort on the 18th March,1903. Julia died on the 18th of March,1919 at her family home at 23 Cromwell Street, Mt Eden, after a long illness.
William John Ludwig. William was born on the 26 of November,1881 and married Laura (Roora) Faulkiner on the 15th of August,1904. Laura’s mother was Moetu Ripeka (Rebecca) Taui and of Maori descent. Laura could be related to John Lees Faulkner and requires further investigation.
George Albert Ludwig. George was born on the 23 of March,1884 and married Ethel May Vercoe in 1905.
Fredrick Thomas Ludwig. Fredrick was born on the 6th of December, 1886 and married Ruby Winifred Mackay in 1911.
William Gillard was aged 14 years old at time of registering passage for the Bombay. William was born on the 27th of October,1849 in Cove Down, Tiverton, Devon. William married Mary Coxhead on the 3rd of June,1874 in Papatoetoe. William worked as a market Gardner, but the marriage broke down soon after and they separated sometime before 1900, they were fully divorced in 1916.
Mary died on the 24th of November,1919, but William had already remarried to Rachel Esther Babb or Warner, on the 26th of September,1917. William died on the 21st of February,1926 in Avondale and Mary on the 19th of April,1935 at 19 Highbury Street, Avondale, Auckland.
William and Mary’s known children are:
Isabella Mary Findlay. Isabella was born on the 17th of March,1875 and married Mathew Findlay in Panmure on the 28th of July,1897.
John Gillard. John or Jack as he was known was born on the 28th of May,1876 in Howick.
Susan McMechan. Susan was born on the 22nd of January,1878 and married Samuel McMechan in 1895.
William Thomas Alden Gillard. William was born on the 22nd of July, 1879 and married Alice Hilda Christey on the 8th of March,1905 in Mangatangi.
Eveline McLarnon. Eveline was born on the 29 of September,1881 and married Andrew McLarnon on the 14th of August,1899.
Annie McLarnon. Annie was born on the 3rd of March,1883 and married Robert McLarnon, the brother of Andrew McLarnon on the 14th of August,1899.
Mary Ella Gillard. Mary was born on the 31st of December,1884 in East Tamaki, but died on the 20th of Septemver,1902.
Elizabeth Gillard. Elizabeth was born on the 7th of September,1886 but died a few weeks later.
Millie Hill. Millie was born on the 10th of October,1887 in East Tamaki and married James Albert Hill on the 24th of December, 1906.
William and Rachel’s known children are:
Sidney Otto Gillard. Sidney was born on the 22nd of April,1895. Sidney was a Engineer and served in WW1. Sidney possibly married Clara Wolfenden in 1917.
Annie Coyle. Annie was born on the 8th of April,1898 and married John Henry Coyle in 1918.
Fredrick William Gillard. Fredrick was born on the 14th of November,1902 and married Mary Selina Hervieu (Patard). Marie was from Guernsey, Channel Islands. Fredrick remarried to Annie Harvey on the 28th of June,1930.
May Gillard. May was born on the 27th of October,1905 and married John Henry Peters on the 24th of October,1924.
Henry Gillard. Henry was born on the 24th of August,1908.
Frank Gillard. Frank was born on the 19th of May,1912 and married Ina Margret Gillard on the 6th of April,1936. Ina is the daughter of Albert Gillard and Ada Buckley.
Arthur Gillard was aged 14 years old at time of registering passage for the Bombay. Arthur was born on the 5th of July,1853 in Tiverton, Devon.
Arthur married Susanna (Susan) Knox at her fathers home in Hamilton, on the 25th of April,1877. Susan was born to John Knox and Susanna Noble on the 4th of September,1856 in Geelong, Australia.
Arthur died on the 31st of August,1931 in Paton Avenue, Papatoetoe and Susan on the 18th of December,1941 in Murdoch Road, Grey Lynn.
Arthur and Susanna’s known children are:
Alison Camilla Crow. Alison was born in 1878 in East Tamaki and married William Thomas Crow on the 29th of March,1902.
Hilda Maria Bryant. Hilda was born on the 15th of January,1881 and married Ernest George Bryant on the 24th of March,1909.
Nina Edith Stewart. Nina was born on the 20th of November,1883 and married William Stewart on the 29th of April,1908.
Charles Everett Gillard. Charles was born on the 23rd of May,1887 and married Annie Kathleen Farley on the 11th of August,1915. In 1916 Annie died giving birth and the baby was stillborn. Charles enlisted soon after and served in WW1 with the 1st Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment and was killed in action on the 10th of October,1918 in France.
It is also thought Charles served in the South Auckland Cossacks in 1913 with his cousins.
Charles Gillard was aged 8 years old at time of registering passage for the Bombay. Charles was born on the 1st of September,1856 in Tiverton, Devonshire.
Charles married Jean Eliza Douglas on the 2nd of May,1888. Eliza was born in Dunmore, County Tyrone, Ireland on the 11th of September,1865 to Samuel Douglas and Jane Bell, with her family emigrating to New Zealand on the Barque Dover Castle, arriving into Auckland late in August,1875.
Charles and Eliza will have a long marriage, Charles died on the 28th of January,1943 in Te Rapa, Hamilton at his daughter’s Ida’s residence, and Jean on the 23rd of March,1946, (From myocardial degeneration).
Charles and Eliza’s known children are:
Ida Jane Primmer. Ida was born on the 20th of January,1889 in East Tamaki and married Frederick Thomas Primmer in 1920.
Herman Douglas Gillard. Herman was born on the 23rd of May,1891 in Papatoetoe and married Jane Eliza Bell on the 23rd of June,1920.
Roderick Charles Elworthy Gillard. Roderick was born on the 8th of September,1894 in Papatoetoe and married Myrtle Jane Ryburn at her parents house on the 24th of March,1926. Roderick has served in WW1 with the 35th NZ Mounted Rifles (50019).
James George Gillard. James was born on the 8th of March,1900 and married Margaret Gladys Field on the 9th of April,1929.
Thomas Gillard was aged 5 years old at time of registering passage for the Bombay. Thomas was born in 1858 in Tiverton, Devon, and married Mary Agnes Crooks on the 6th of June,1889 in Papatoetoe.
Mary was born on the 19th of September,1866 in Moneymore, Londonderry, Ireland to Nancy Ann Bell and David Crooks.
Thomas died on the 25th of July,1908 and is buried at St. Paul`s Anglican Church in East Tamaki, Mary died at her residence on Old School Road on the 12th of September,1955.
Thomas and Mary’s known children are:
Mabel Annie Hattaway. Mabel was born on the 30th of March,1890 in East Tamaki and married Vincent Robert Andrew Hattaway on the 17th of November,1915.
Fredrick Gillard. Fredrick was born on the 9th of August,1891. Fredrick was a volunteer in the South Auckland Cossacks’ in 1913 and served in WW1 as a Lance Corporal with the Auckland Mounted Rifles (13/60). Fredrick died on the 8th of August,1915 at Gallipoli, one day before his 24th birthday.
Thomas Gillard. Thomas or Tom as he was known was born on the 17th of October,1892. Tom also served in the South Auckland Cossacks and in WW1 with the Auckland Mounted Rifles (13/2785), surviving the war and marrying Grace Brown on the 17th of October,1918.
David Gillard. Davis was born on the 2nd of Febuary,1894 in East Tamaki, David also served in WW1 with the 20th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion, A Company (30793). David survived the war and married Jane Louisa Withey on the 3rd of April,1929.
Louis Irwin Gillard. Louis was born on the 7th of September,1895 in East Tamaki. Louis also was a member of the South Auckland Cossacks and served in WW1 with the 28th Reinforcements Auckland Infantry Division, A Company (52193). Louis survived the war and married Alice Mabel Ormiston on the 7th of April,1920.
Benson Gillard. Benson was born on the 2nd of March,1897. Benson also served in WW1 with the 28th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Division, A Company (52192). Benson survived and married Catherine Ethel Fry on the 2nd of July,1924.
James Gordon Gillard. James was born on the 23rd of May,1898 and also enlisted in WW1 (84039). It would appear James did not marry.
Septimus Gillard. Septimus was born on the 7th of September,1899 and married Mary “Molly” Withey on the 8th of August,1923. Molly was the younger sister of Jane Withey.
Emily Gillard was aged 3 years old at time of registering passage for the Bombay. Emily was born in 1861 in Tiverton, Devon.
Emily married Irishman Robert Percy on the 18th of May,1887, Robert was a farmer in East Tamaki. Robert died on the 29th of July,1920 and Emily on the 9th of March,1943.
Emily and Robert’s known children are:
Emily Matilda Roberts. Emily was born on the 1st of March,1888 and married Harold Wilfred Roberts on the 24th of January,1919.
Marion Hazel Blythe. Marion was born on the 18th of November 1891 and married Thomas Henry Blythe on the 16th of June,1915.
George Henry Percy. George was born on the 24th of November, 1896. George worked as a ship’s plumber and also enlisted in WW1 (76070) and married Alice Maud Speechley on the 15th of January 1918.
Henry Golding was aged 20 years old at time of registering passage for the Bombay. Henry married fellow Bombay passenger Ann Williams aged 14, on August 28th,1865 at Williamson Clearing, later renamed Bombay by the Reverend Norrie. (Refer separate entry)
Not much information about Henry’s life has been found, but of interest there was a James Golding who would also settle in the area, James had travelled to New Zealand in 1864 and coincidently watched the Bombay come into Auckland (Perhaps waiting for Henry?).
William Henry Goodfellow was aged 20 years old at time of registering passage for the Bombay.
Fredrick Gouge was aged 26 years old at time of registering passage for the Bombay.
George Gouge was aged 20 years old at time of registering passage for the Bombay.
Thomas Henry Greene was aged 22 years old at time of registering passage for the Bombay. Thomas married fellow passenger Susanna Tarry Howe (Refer separate entry) shortly after arriving in Auckland on the 18th of October,1865 at the Parsonage House in Drury, near Bombay.
Thomas was a farmer and the couple lived in Wharepoa in Thames. Thomas died on the 21st of Febuary,1914 and Susanna on the 27th of Febuary,1915, both are buried at Omahu Cemetery in Thames. They are not thought to have children.
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