Henry Wooderson was aged 47 years old at time of registering passage for the Bombay. Henry was born in 1818 in Easthampstead, Berkshire, to Thomas and Phoebe Wooderson.
Henry and Susanna eldest daughter Susannah Cantell also traveled on the Bombay with her husband (Refer separate entry)
Henry died on the 9th of January,1878 in Auckland on Karangahape Road.
Susannah Wooderson (Maiden name Hopkins) was aged 48 years old at time of registering passage for the Bombay. Susanna was born in West Drayton, Buckinghamshire on the 31st of March,1813 to James Hopkins and Susannah Taylor.
Susannah had previously been married before Susannah and Henry married on the 5th of August,1838 in Camden, London.
Sarah died on the 20th of Febuary,1871 in Karaka Road, Auckland.
Henry and Susanna’s known children are:
James Robert Wooderson. James was born on the 23rd of July,1839, in Saint Pancras, London and will marry Emma Bowman who died in 1865 then Margret Cavander.
Susannah Cantell. Susannah was born on the 14th of October,1840, in Marylebone, London, she married Charles Cantell on the 10th of October,1859. The couple also traveled on the Bombay.
Henry Thomas Wooderson. Henry was born on the 20th of February 1842 in Marylebone, London. Henry did not travel with the family to New Zealand instead marrying Sarah Ann Grewcock and staying behind. Henry died on October the 15th, 1914.
Mary Ann Wooderson. Mary was born on the 12th of March,1845 in London, England. Mary remained in England and died on the 2nd of April,1873.
Robert Wooderson. Robert was born on the 30th of March, and married Elizabeth Bennington in 1887 in Australia.
Phoebe Martinson. Phoebe was born on the 30th of March,1847 and married Peter Ferdinand Martinson.
William Alfred Wooderson. William was born in 1849 in Convent Garden, London, William married Kathleen Ryan in Australia. William is not on the Bombay passenger list.
Sarah Ann Wooderson. Sarah was born in 1851 in Covent Garden, London but died just two years later.
Harriet Clark. Harriet was born on September the 15th,1855 and will marry George Clark on the 25th of May,1881.
Robert Wooderson was aged 17 years old at time of registering passage for the Bombay. Robert was born on the 30th of March,1847 in Saint Clement Danes, London.
Robert worked as a Fruiterer and Greengrocer before moving to Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia and marrying Elizabeth Bennington in 1887.
Elizabeth was born in New Zealand in 1864 to Elizabeth Seifert and James Bennington.
Elizabeth died in September,1920 and Robert died on the 29th of August,1931 in West Wallsend, Australia.
It is not known if Robert and Elizabeth had children, but evidence does support they didn’t.
Phoebe Wooderson was aged 17 years old at time of registering passage for the Bombay. Phoebe was born on the 30th of March 1847 in Saint Clement Danes, London and married Peter Ferdinand Martinson in Auckland soon after arriving in 1865.
Peter was born on the 6th of May,1833 in Estonia and had anglicized his name from Machinson. Peter is recorded as being a Chemist.
Peter died on the 10th of March,1896 in Newton and Phoebe lived until the 3rd of July,1901.
Phoebe and Peter’s known children are:
Henry Robert Martinson. Henry was born on the 19th of December,1868 and married Annie Elizabeth Ewington in 1890. Looking through Papers Past it is likely they met during local Cricket games, Henry playing for the singles team versus married men, and Annie provided refreshments.
Carolyn Susannah Martinson. Carolyn was born on the 22nd of June,1871 in Auckland and possibly married William Stewart. Carolyn was at Costly Home in 1905 for two years and died on the 24th of March,1909. By 1905 Costly Home in Auckland was for the Aged Poor, so it might appear she worked there as opposed to being committed.
Fredrick Charles Valentine Martinson. Fredrick was born on the 14th of September,1873 in Shortland Street, Auckland and married Mary Esther Ramsbottom on the 9th of April,1900. Fredrick was a Saddler and sentenced to Arson in 1897.
Isabel Phoebe Carter. Isabel was born on the 26th of March,1876 and married Job Carter in 1925.
Rose Beatrice Johnson. Rose was born on the 27th of June,1878 in Auckland and married William James John Johnson in 1908 then Sydney O’Dell in 1919.
Harriet Wooderson was aged 9 years old at time of registering passage for the Bombay. Harriet was born on the 15th of September,1855 and will marry George Clark on the 25th of May,1881 in Whakahara, Northland.
George was born in Nelson, South Island on the 5th of November 1845 to Dinah Jowett and Charles Clark. Charles and Dinah had arrived to NZ on the Indus in 1843. Link to family history below: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/suffragist/dinah-clark
Harriet died in 20 Herbert Road, Mount Eden, Auckland on the 21st of October,1937, aged 82.
Harriet and George’s known children are:
Mabel Clark. Mabel was born on the 10th of May,1881 in Whakahara and died on the 22 May,1973 at 20 Herbert Road, Mount Eden, Auckland.
Edith Mathews. Edith was born on the 5th of August,1882 and married William John Mathews on the 28th of September,1909.
Ada Clark MBE. Ada was born on the 11th of February,1884, she also died at 20 Herbert Road, Mt Eden on the 22nd of October,1970. Ada was awarded a MBE in 1965 for services to the Missions to Seamen Harbour Lights Guild..
Memories from Ancestry: “A small woman with an eager active mind, a keen sense of humour, and a sparkle in her eyes (which were hidden behind thick glasses, most of her life). She crushed her leg as a girl, when running over a raft of Kauri logs, (which were floated down the Northern Wairoa river). Her father resisted all attempts to amputate and took her to a specialist in Auckland, where, over a long period, he removed shards of bone, etc from her leg and managed to save it. She had a slightly dicky heart for the rest of her life after this and a limp (surprise, surprise!). An inverterate “pack rack”, she collected NZ stamps, among other things and had a long life of service to others. I don’t know if she had a fiancé – probably – he was probably one of those whose photo was amongst those that adorned the front hall of Herbert Road – most of whom did not return. When she died, it took my mother and Monica a week to clear out her room – what a treasure trove that was – most of the family photos I have were retrieved from a sack that was going to the tip!!! A lovely lady who was usually remembered with pleasure if tempered with a little occasional frustration, by those who knew her!” John Liddle
Charles Clark. Charles was born on the 7th of December,1885 in Whakahara and married Maude Margret Burrows on the 1st of October,1913.
Annie Beatrice Livingstone. Annie was born on the 30th of June,1887 in Whakahara and married James Shields Livingstone in 1913.
Dinah Clark. Helen as she was known was born on the 10th of January,1889 in Whakahara. Dinah had a relationship with Herman Obee of German descent. Memory from Ancestry recalls: “Herman became a boarder after WW1. Everyone assumed Herman and Helen would marry, but they never did. He had the room across the hall from Helen. It was always assumed it was because he liked a tipple – he certainly had a bulbous red nose in later years. He was the secretary to Sir Earnest Davies. There are persistent rumors of a miscarriage from the early 1930’s. Aunty Barbara certainly reckoned so from the “kerfuffle” at Herbert Rd when she was staying there as a kid.” Dinah also died at Herbert Road, on the 8th of June,1965.
Florence Clark. Florence was born on the 9th of March,1891 in Wairoa. Florence was a Nurse and died in Auckland on the 14th of August,1960.
Gertrude Hillary. Gertrude was born on the 3rd of May,1892 and married Percival Augustus Hillary. Gertrude and Percival are the parents of Sir Edmund Hillary born on the 20 July,1919 in Tuakau, South Auckland.
Sir Edmund Hillary was the first to climb Mount Everest in 1953 with Tenzing Norgay.
Henry George Clark. Henry was born on the 22nd of March,1893 in Whakahara. Henry served in WW1 for the NZEF but died at the Somme on the 23rd of August,1918 from wounds. Extracts from Henry’s Diary:
August 12th,1914. – Embarked on the Moeraki, and on Saturday morning found ourselves steaming out of Wellington Harbour. August 2lst,1914. – Arrived at Noumea yesterday. August 29th,1914. – Samoa at last. February 17th,1915. – Nearly three weeks ago the Talune arrived. My name is on the list to return by her. Visited Stevenson`s grave on the top of the hill. March 4th,1916. – Embarked at Wellington on Tofua. On duty on the bridge till eight. March 9th,1916. – Passed through Bass Strait last night. We passed between Swan Is. and Clark Is. Rather a coincidence that Corp. Swan and l should be on the watch at the time. March 13th 1916. – Arrived at Albany. March 21st,1916. – Passed Cocos Is. last night. This is where the remains of the Emden are still to be found. Landed in Wellington on 22nd March last year, from Samoa. March 26th,1916. – Colombo at last. March 28th,1916. – At sea. Got shore leave for one day, and the Transport Signalers were the only ones. Had several rickshaw rides. April 11th,1916. – In Egypt. Camped at Moascar. Found that whole N.Z. Army had left for France a few days before. April 13th,1916. – All packed up to depart at midnight. Said good-bye to Edwin. Embarked on Kinsfaun Castle. April 27th,1916. – ln camp at Etaples. Arrived at Marseilles on 21st. May 18th,1916. – Camp inspected by Sir Douglas Haig. ln afternoon Signallers tested by Sgt. Bassett. l got 100 Percent for one message, and 99 per cent for the other. I was the only one who had a message quite correct – was on top of list. June 3rd,1916. – Been at Abbeville a couple of days. June 15th,1916. – Went up the valley of Somme for long ramble; visited Mareuil. June 24th,1916. – Visited Pont Remys; passed through villages of Eaucourt, Epagne, and Epagnette. July 15th,1916 – Left camp on grand tour. Passed Bellancourt and stopped at Ailly-le-Haut-Clocten; passed Cockerel. September 30th,1916. – Received the call Sunday morning. Paid farewell visit to Abbeville, and left for Somme front, and arrived at Albert and continued on our way to a spot called Green Dump. October 7th,1916. – A couple of days ago had a good look over a “ tank.” Continued on airline work. On Thursday sent to Fricourt and attached to 2nd Brigade. Now quartered at Evondelle, near Abbeville. October 14th,1916. – Departed same evening, and reached Bailleul, where disembarked; billeted nearer Hazebrouk. October 16th,1916. – Received marching orders and were driven to Armentieres, where walked to test station and left for trenches. October 28th,1916. – Reached Sailly, about 5 miles from Armentieres. Next morning assisted in putting up an airline. Visited Ectaires. November 18th,1916. – Visited Steenwerek, and walked on to Bailleul.
February 25th,1917. – Reached Nieppe. March 1st,1917. — In Belgian soil. May 5th,1917. – Camp shelled at 9.30 p.m. May 31st,1917. – Shifted camp to posse between Croix de Bac and Steenwerck. June 5th,1917. – Shipped to Westhof as spare linesman. June 12th,1917. – Leave for Calais to remount camp. June 26th,1917.- Saw Edwin at Prowse Pt. August 6th,1917. – Left with Ross for Rein. Camp for leave. Arrived Boulogne 6 p.m. August 6th 1917. – Arrived Folkestone 1 p.m. Left for London and arrived about 6 p.m. August 7th,1917. – Left for Edinburgh. August 17th,1917. – Arrived back from leave. August 27th,1917. – Left Steenwerck for Caestre. August 28th,1917. – Left for Arques at 10 a.m. August 29th 1917. – Left for Nielles-les-Blequin at 9.15. September 25th,1917. – Left Nielles for Arques. September 26th,1917. – Reached Hazebrouck. October 1st,1917. – At Weltze. Slept at T 8 at night. Visual. October 2 1917. – On visual. Met Edwin. October 3rd,1917. – Slept at 37 dugout with 4 others. Barrage on hill all night. October 4th,1917. – Stunt. Barrage at 6 a.m. New Zealanders go over. On visual at 37. October 10th,1917,_- Visited Korek and Abraham Heights in morning. October 11th,1917, – Attached to 2nd Brigade. October 12th,1917. – Over top. Terrific. Casualties heavy. Slept at 37. October 19th,1917. – Staff reduced to six Gassed, shock, sick, etc. October 20th,1917. – Left T 8 for Weltze. Only Hill 37 station running. October 24th,1917. – Off to School at Morbecque. November 5th,1917. – Last day at School. Test. November 7th,1917. – Left for Neilles. News of L/Cpl. and M.M. December 10th,1917. – At Segard as usual. February 28th,1918. – Left Anzac Camp for Hazebrouck. Great Trek. March 11th,1918. – 26 machine gun sigs. arrive for visual work. School commenced. March 16th,1918. – Town bombarded by Fritz for couple of hours. All depart and return at dinner time. April 8th,1918. – Out mending breaks till 10 a.m. to the artillery. April 17th,1918. – Receive news of promotion to Corpl while at Divn. May 25th,1918. – At 2nd Artly. June 15th,1918. – Practice stunt around Bayencourt. Out with cable cart. July 15th 1918. – Stunt in afternoon. July 28th,1918. – Moved to catacombs at Sailly. Took over from 286 Bde. Artly. at 10 p.m. August 12th,1918. – Fun commenced. Visual training with battery men. August 14th,1918. – Huns retiring. Line work.
Cpl. H.G. Clark – MM citation London Gazette, 28 January,1918, p1405, Rec No 1612:During operation Belle Vue Spur near Passchendaele on 12th October,1917, Sapper Clark went forward with 2nd Brigade Forward Station Party about midnight. Under shellfire they wended their way towards the front line. At daylight they were met by heavy machine gun and shellfire. Sapper Clark was twice knocked down by concussion and debris but carried on as most of the party had been knocked out. He was eventually the only visual man left, but set up station at Waterloo House. Without cover, he got “through” to Abraham’s heights and transmitted messages. At this time Waterloo was heavily shelled and his conduct was of exceptional nature. Sapper Clark has done work of the greatest value throughout the period the division has been on the Ypres front.
Edwin Mitchelson Clark. Edwin was born in Whakahara, New Zealand on the 13th of March,1896. Edwin followed his brother and served in WW1 as a Sergeant of the Auckland Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion A Company. Edwin died of wounds on the 4th of October,1917 at Paschendaele Ridge, just a few miles from his brother.
Dorice Mildred Rose Storey. Dorice was born on the 4th of May,1898 in Whakahara, and married Archibald William Storey in 1922.
James Robert Wooderson was aged 25 years old at time of registering passage for the Bombay. James was born in Saint Pancras, London, England on the 23rd of July,1839.
James married Emma Bowman on the 25th of December,1861 at Saint George’s Church in Camden, London.
James did not stay long in New Zealand, after his wife and child died soon after arriving to NZ he moved to Australia and married Margret Emma Cavander in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia in 1868.
Margret was born on the 10th of April,1850 in Singleton, NSW, Australia to Margret Lynch and Thomas Cavander. James and Margret will return to New Zealand where several children will be born, but again will return across the ditch.
Margret died on the 31st of January,1888, and James died on the 2nd of August,1920 in West Wallsend, NSW, Australia.
Robert and Margret’s known children are:
Henry Simms Wooderson. Henry was born on the 12th of August,1869 in Newcastle, Australia, and married Elizabeth Ann Thomas on the 26th of April,1890.
William Richard Wooderson. William was born in 1870 in Newcastle NSW and married Esther Charlotte Lewis.
Phoebe Emma Soper. Phoebe was born in NZ on the 4th of November,1872, and marry Walter Edgar Soper in Australia in 1900.
Thomas James Wooderson. Thomas was born on the 19th of September,1874 also in Thames. Thomas married Ada Jane Wooderson in Australia.
Charles John Wooderson. Charles was born in 1880 in Bathurst, NSW, Australia, but died just two years later.
Margret Alice Eliassen. Margret was born on the 4th of August,1882 in Bathurst, NSW. Margret will marry a Norwegian Olaf Eliassen, then after his death Everett Randell, who had been married to her sister.
Isabelle May Johns. Isabelle was born on the 1st of January,1884 in Newcastle, Australia and married Phillipe Henry Johns.
Catherine Florence Randall. Catherine was born on the 2nd of February, 1886 in Stockton, NSW, Australia. Catherine married Everett Randell, when she died in 191, he will remarry to her elder sister Margret.
Elizabeth Margret Hammond. Elizabeth was born on the 23rd of January,1888 in Newcastle, Australia. Elizabeth married a Scotsman William Muir, and after he died in 1912 in a coal mine she remarried to William Arthur Hammond.
Emma Wooderson (Maiden name Bowman) was aged 25 years old at time of registering passage for the Bombay. Emma was born on the 19th of May,1839 in London to Catherine and George Bowman
Emma married James on the 25th of December,1861 in Bloomsbury. Emma survived the voyage of the Bombay but died shortly after arriving on the 25th of March,1865 at Onehunga Barracks.
James and Emma’s known children were:
Catherine Mabel Wooderson. Catherine died in March,1865.
Catherine Mabel Wooderson was aged 6 months old at time of registering passage for the Bombay.
Catherine was born in Saint Pancras, London, England in May,1864. Catherine survived the voyage of the Bombay, however she died soon after arriving in March,1865 at Onehunga Barracks.
Richard Worden was aged 46 years old at time of registering passage for the Bombay. Richard was born in Preston in 1818, to Thomas Worden and Jenny Mansley. Thomas Worden was a Gardener employing 3 staff.
Richard married Elizabeth Storey in 1842 and worked as a Waiter in the 1851 Census and a Labourer in the 1861 Census. The family came to New Zealand as part of the Waikato Immigration Scheme and given land in the Williamson Clearing area, later renamed Bombay.
Richard died on the 12th of July,1902 and is buried at Saint Peter’s Church, Bombay.
Elizabeth Mary Worden (Maiden name Storey) was aged 44 years old at time of registering passage for the Bombay. Elizabeth was born to Shoemaker George Storey and Jane Horner.
Elizabeth worked as a dressmaker and came from a nautical family, her brother Mathew Storey was a Sailing Ship Captain and her Grandfather Juno Storey a shipbuilder in Sunderland, building the Jane Gifford, one of the first immigrants ships to New Zealand in the 1840’s,
Elizabeth married Richard in 1842, however he was Anglican and her family was Catholic, her family strongly disapproved of the union and disowned her, cutting her from financial support or wills. Richard and Elizabeth fled to Durham, England where he worked as a waiter and her a seamstress.
On the voyage of the Bombay, Elizabeth’s experience with life at sea made her advice and experience widely sought-after with the other passengers, especially with food preparation, her brown cake recipe a particular success.
Elizabeth voted in the 1893 General Election, making her one of the first women in the world to vote.
Elizabeth died on the 12th of August,1907 and is buried alongside her husband at the Anglican Church of Saint Peter’s, in Bombay.
Richard and Elizabeth’s known children are:
George Worden. George remained in England and did not travel on the Bombay.
Alice Cornthwaite. Alice was born on the 5th of November,1844 and married fellow Bombay passenger William Knowles Cornthwaite on the 5th of September,1865.
Richard Worden. Richard was born in 1847 and married Susan Elizabeth Clarke in 1873.
Elizabeth Jane Warren. Eliza as she was known was born on the 2nd of March,1852 and married Joseph Young Warren on the 10th of December,1868.
William Mathew Storey Worden. William was born in 1854 and married Barbara Forrester in 1878 in Victoria, Australia.
Thomas Worden. Thomas was born on the 29th of September,1856 and married Caroline Janet McKenzie in 1879.
Julia McKenzie. Julia was born in 1863 and married Donald McKenzie on the 8th of August,1883.
Alice Maria Worden was aged 19 years old at time of registering passage for the Bombay. Alice was born on the 5th of November 1844 in Newcastle, England. Alice worked as a House-Servant in Seaham, County Durham, England, before travelling with her family on the Bombay.
Alice married fellow Bombay passenger William Cornthwaite on the 5th of September,1865 and resided in the Bombay area.
Alice voted in the 1893 General Election, making her one of the first women to vote.
Alice died on the 15th of June,1915 and is buried at Saint Peter’s Church, Bombay next to her husband.
Alice and William’s known children are:
William Joseph Mercer Cornthwaite. William was born on the 31st of March,1867 and married Annie Helen Flett in 1898. William died in a mining accident in Waihi on the 10th of May,1903.
Margret Elizabeth Cummins. Maggie as she was known was born on the 8th of December,1868 in Drury and married John Cummins in 1895. John Cummins family arrived in 1865 on the Ganges.
Juliet Isabella Cornthwaite. Juliet was born on the 9th of May,1870. Julia as she was known married either Ben Martin Chellew or a Little.
Christopher Cornthwaite. Christopher was born on the 1st of January 1872 and married Martha Ann New in 1901.
Elizabeth Sharp. Elizabeth was born on the 16th of August,1873 and married William John Dunbar Sharp in 1899.
Robert Cornthwaite. Robert was born on the 24th of April,1875.
Thomas Cornthwaite. Thomas was born on the 5th of December 1876 and married Annie Ethel McIndoe in 1906.
Alice Newson. ally as she was known was born on the 12th of August,1878 and married Charles Herbert Newson in 1904.
George Cornthwaite was born on the 8th of July,1880.
John Cornthwaite. Jack as he was known was born on the 30th of September,1882 and married Harriett Eva Thorburn on the 20the December,1911.
Cicily Crump. Cissy as she was known married Edgar Thomas Crump in 1907.
Harry Cornthwaite. Harry was born on the 13th of Febuary,1886 but died died on the 31st of January,1902.
Arthur Cornthwaite. Arthur was born on the 7th of April,1888 and married Sarah Elizabeth Maud Corbett in 1915.
Richard Cornthwaite. Richard was born on the 19th of Febuary,1889 and married Margaret McKay on the 29th of June,1921.
Richard Worden was aged 17 years old at time of registering passage for the Bombay. Richard was born in Newcastle, England in 1847.
Richard was given 10 acres of land in the Williamson Clearing, later renamed Bombay area. Richard became a blacksmith and married Susan Elizabeth Clarke and move to Tairua.
Richard died at his last residence of number 1 Wood Street, Ponsonby on the 19th of Febuary, 1912. Susan died in 1933 aged 80 from Influenza.
Richard and Susan’s known children are:
Ada Worden. Ada was born in 1871 but died on the 12th of August 1921 after a long illness.
George Richard Worden. George was born and died in 1874.
Elizabeth Alice Worden. Elizabeth was born on the 25th of August 1884, but died on the 4th of October,1884.
Percy Richard Worden. Percy was born on the 6th of September,1890 and served in WW1 with the Auckland Infantry. Percy married Emma Firth in 1918.
Elizabeth Jane Worden was aged 12 years old at time of registering passage for the Bombay. Eliza as she was known was born on the 2nd of March,1852 in Durham and married Joseph Young Warren on the 10th of December,1868.
Joseph was born on the 11th of November,1846 in Sligo, Ireland to George Warren to Rebecca Amy Young.
At the time of Leslie’s enlistment they were living at 15 Grosvenor Street, Grey Lynn.
Joseph died on the 27th of March,1915 and Elizabeth on the 19th of August,1937.
Elizabeth’s and Joseph children are:
George Richard Warren. George was born on the 16th of January 1870. George died in 1940 in NSW.
Elizabeth Jane Warren. Lizzie as she was known was born on the 26th of September,1871.
Joseph Young Warren. Joseph was born on the 31st of May,1873.
Laura Kemp. Laura was born on the 9th of March,1875 and married James Falconer Kemp on the 6th of September,1899. James was the son of Mary Stewart Stouter and LT Col David Kemp.
Maude Ward. Maude was born on the 16th of April,1878 and married Horace Alfred Ward in 1900.
William Thomas Warren. Jack as he was known was born on the 10th of April,1880 and married Edith May Ryder on the 27th of May,1909 in Liverpool England.
Norman Percy Warren. Norman was born on the 6th of December 1882 and married Alice Emily Phillips Brown in 1907 in New Plymouth.
Mabel Eveline Hendry. Mabel was born on the 10th of March,1885 and married William King Hendry on the 13th of December,1905.
Ruby Elizabeth Price. Ruby was born on the 1st of July,1887 and married William Edward Maryon Price on the 15th of October,1912.
Leslie John Warren. Leslie was born on the 12th of December,1894 and served in WW1 with the 20th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion, A company. Leslie married Jean Esma Shepard in 1933.
William Mathew Storey Worden was aged 10 years old at time of registering passage for the Bombay.
William was born in 1854 in Durham and married Barbara Forrester on the 30th of March,1878 in Melbourne, Australia. Barbara was born in Melbourne in 1856 to Mary Ann Sutherland and David Forrester.
William worked as a Blacksmith and lived with his family at Quambatook, Victoria.
William died in 1926 and Barbara on the 20th of June,1926 in Quambatook.
William and Barbara’s known children are:
William Joseph Warren Worden. William was born in Frankston, Victoria in 1879.
George David Worden. George was born on the 30th of September 1880 in Frankston.
Hugh Richard Worden. Hugh was born in 1883 and married Lillian Freeman in 1910.
Isabella Alice Hewett. Isabella was born in 1885 in Ascot Vale, Victoria and married William James Hewett.
Violet Ruby Elder. Violet was born in 1890 in Ascot Vale and married Walter Grieve Elder.
Harold Leslie Worden. Harold was born on the 2nd of september,1896 in Ascot Vale.
Thomas Worden was aged 8 years old at time of registering passage for the Bombay. Thomas was born in 1856 and married Caroline Janet McKenzie in 1879.
Caroline is the daughter of Francis McKenzie and Caroline Kemp and was born on the 27th of January,1856 in Islington, London.
Thomas and Caroline owned and ran the Ramarama General Store and Post Office, they retired to 50 Williamson Avenue, Grey Lynn, Auckland.
Thomas died on the 17th of March,1938 and Caroline on the 8th of December,1943, both are buried in Papakura Cemetery.
Thomas and Caroline’s known children are:
Thomas Donald Worden. Thomas was born in 1880 and married Ellen Catherine Clarke in 1906.
Jannet Beatrice Worden. Jannet was born on the 2nd of September 1886 and married Albert Archable Wrathall on the 12th of August 1914.
Ada Caroline Elizabeth Hrstich. Ada was born on the 14th of August,1899 in Bombay and married Frank Vincent Hrstich in 1919.
Charles Thomas Worden. Charles was born and died in 1904.
Julia Worden was aged 1 years old at time of registering passage for the Bombay. Julia was born in 1863 and married Donald Mackenzie on the 8th of August,1883.
Donald was born on the 1st of September,1860 in Shoreditch London to Francis McKenzie a Carpenter and Caroline Kemp. Donald is the younger brother of Caroline Mackenzie.
Donald and Caroline with there family arrived in Auckland New Zealand on the 20th of October,1862 onboard the ship Romulus.
Julia died on the 12th of December,1937 and Donald died on the 7th of June,1945 both in Papakura.
Julia and Donald’s known children are:
Donald Mathew Mackenzie. Donald was born on the 18th of June 1884 in Paparata.
Elizabeth Caroline Mackenzie was born in 1886 in Drury.
Vera Julia Mackenzie was born in 1890 in Drury.
Phoebe Annie Harrison. Ivy as she was known was born on the 16th of March,1893 in Drury and married Fredrick William Harrison in 1920.
Joseph Wootten was aged 50 years old at time of registering passage for the Bombay. Joseph was born on the 14th of January 1813, in Bromham, Wiltshire, to George Wootten and Mary Blackman. Joseph worked as Postmaster and Storekeeper in Bromham village and married Sarah Sansom on the 7th of June,1837.
Sarah was born on the 6th of May,1812 in Bromham and will have several children with Joseph before dying on the 5th of July,1847.
Joseph remarried Constance Fennell on the 16th of May,1850 Constance also known as Coney was born on the 29th of October 1822 in Bromham. Joseph with Coney and family came to New Zealand as part of the Waikato Immigration Scheme and settled in Williamson Clearing, later to be renamed Bombay, however Constance died soon after arriving on the 12th of April,1865. Wootten Road in Bombay is named after the family.
Joseph remarried in 1872 to Alice Wilson, mother of fellow Bombay passengers William and Charles Anderton (Refer separate entry).
Joseph died on the 18th of November,1876 and Alice on the 27th of March,1887.
Joseph and Sarah’s known children are:
Mary Rebecca Sharp. Mary was born on the 25th of February,1841. Mary not travel on the Bombay, but came a few years later and married William George Sharp, who did travel on the Bombay on the 12th of December,1871. Mary died on the 29th of July,1927.
Charles Wootten. Charles was born on the 7th of November,1842 and married Ellen Anderton on the 3rd of October,1872.
Mary Wootten. Mary was born in 1844 on the 9th of November, but died the next day.
Ann Wootten. Ann was born on the 9th of November 1844, but died on the 11th of November,1845.
Constance Wootten (Maiden name Fennell) was aged 42 years old at time of registering passage for the Bombay. Constance, or Coney was born on the 29th of October,1822 in Bromham, Wiltshire to Mary and Enoch Fennell.
Coney died soon after arriving to New Zealand on the 12th of April,1865.
Joseph and Constance’s known children are:
Harriet Jane Landon. Harriet was born on the 20th of May,1851 and married fellow Bombay passenger William Landon on the 14th of Febuary,1867 in Ramarama.
Joseph Enoch Wootten. Joseph was born on the 26th of July,1853 and married Jessie Robinson on the 11th of May,1892 in Papakura.
George Wootten. George was born on the 15th of September,1859 and married Elizabeth Phyllis Jessup on the 24th of September,1884.
Henry Robert Wootten. Henry was born on the 8th of March,1862 and married Jane Jessup on the 2nd of Febuary,1893.
Charles Wootten was aged 21 years old at time of registering passage for the Bombay. Charles was born on the 7th of November 1842 in Bromham, England to Joseph Wootten and his second wife Sarah Sansom.
Charles was born on the 7th of November,1842 in Bromham, Wiltshire and married Ellen Anderton on the 3rd of October,1872.
Ellen was born on the 28th of August,1851 in Bamber Bridge Lancashire to Alice Wilson and Henry Charles Anderton and is the sister of fellow Bombay passengers William and Charles Anderton. Ellen left England with her mother and sisters in the sailing ship Royal Dane and arrived at Auckland after a voyage of five months in 1868.
Charles worked for the Government as a Officer to keep order with the Maori in Mercer, Waikato before returning to Bombay to farm and grow wheat.
Charles lived to the 5th of July,1917 and Ellen to the 8th of August,1841.
Charles and Ellen’s known children are:
Sarah Waugh. Sarah was born in 1870, and married George William Waugh on the 3rd of August,1898, George is the oldest child of fellow Bombay passengers Christopher and Esther Waugh.
Henry Wootten. Henry was born on the 29th of September,1874 and married Margret Jane Slade on the 20th of April,1910.
Alice Bilkey. Alice was born on the 24th of July,1876 and married Arthur Vivian Bilkey in 1906.
Rowland Wootten. Rowland was born on the 1st of January,1878 in Bombay and married Una Wootten on the 4th of August,1915. Una is the daughter of Charles half brother Joseph Enoch Wootten.
Margret Wootten. Margret was born in 1879, but died aged just 11 in 1890.
Issac Wootten. Issac was born in 1881, but again died young aged 12, in 1893.
Mary Jane Evangeline Wootten. Mary was born on the 6th of May 1884 in Bombay and married John Henry Ferguson on the 11th of July,1906.
Harriet Jane Wootten was aged 13 years old at time of registering passage for the Bombay. Harriet was born in Bromham, Wiltshire on the 20th of May,1851.
Harriet married fellow Bombay passenger William Landon on the 14th of February,1867 in Ramarama.
William died on the 8th of August,1914 and Harriet lived to the 8th of August,1937, both passed in Bombay.
Harriet and William’s known children are:
Constance Elizabeth Jane Landon. Constance was born in March, 1868.
John Edward Landon. John was born on the 1st of September,1870 and married Harriet Elizabeth Partridge (Bessie ) in 1897. Harriet is the daughter of fellow Bombay passenger William Partridge.
Charles William Landon. Charles was born on the 15th of September, 1872 and married Mary Wright in 1898.
Sarah Emily Wilson. Sarah was born in 1874 and married Henry James Wilson on the 19th of January,1903.
Joseph Landon. Joseph was born on the 25th of July,1876. Joseph married Julia Evans on the 14th of Febuary,1905. Julia is the daughter of fellow Bombay passengers Harriet Prior and Henry Evans.
Arthur George Landon. Arthur was born on the 21st of July,1878 and married Sarah Ann Wood on the 14th of March,1902.
Henry Wootten Landon. Harold as he was known was born on the 26th of July,1880 and married Ellen (Nellie) Wright in 1906.
William Herbert Landon. William was born on the 17th of September 1885 and married Lydia Israfel Ramsbottom on the 24th of April 1916.
Mabel Vera Landon. Mabel was born on the 22nd of February,1891 and married John Townsend on the 9th of July,1913.
Joseph Enoch Wootten was aged 11 years old at time of registering passage for the Bombay. Joseph was born on the 26th of July, 1853 in Bromham, Wiltshire, England to Joseph Wootten and Constance Fennell.
Joseph married fellow Bombay passenger Jessie Robinson in 1882. Refer entry to Jessie Robinson for children.
Joseph died on the 6th of October, 1903 in Bombay, Auckland, and Jessie on the 10th of November, 1909.
Joseph and Jessie’s known children are:
Fredrick Joseph Wootten. Fredrick was born on the 14th of October, 1883.
Jessie Constance Wootten. Jessie was born on the 11th of June, 1885.
Annie Ada Williams. Annie was born on the 24th of July, 1888 and married Herbert James Williams in 1935.
Una Wootten. Una was born on the 5th of July, 1890 and married Rowland Wootten on the 4th of August, 1915. Rowland is Una’s half cousin.
Hazel Olive Evelyn Longshaw. Hazel was born on the 26th of December, 1895 and married George Henry Longshaw on the 18th of August, 1925.
Raymond Enoch Wootten. Raymond was born on the 18th of August, 1903 and married Edna May Crump
Wootten, George. Aged 5 years old. George was born on the September the 15th, 1859, in Bromham, Wiltshire, England. George survived the voyage of the Bombay and will be quoted in later years in the the book “The Green Hill” by William G.M Heerdegen… “Its was only by the help of God that they ever succeeded in reaching our destination. George married Elizabeth Phyllis Jessup in 1884, Elizabeth was the daughter of fellow Bombay passengers John and Sarah Jessup.
Elizabeth lived until December, 1936 and is buried at Saint Peters Church, Bombay. George reached the age of 84, dying on the 2nd of October 1943, George is buried next to his wife.
George and Elizabeth’s children are:
Constance Phyllis Wootten. Constance was born on the 13th of August, 1885.
Archibald John Wootten. Archibald or Archie as he was referred was born on the 7th of September, 1888 in Paparata, Auckland. Archie married Margaret Susan Gwendoline Evans, Margaret worked as a domestic servant and Archie in the Railway’s. Archie heeded the call of the Great War and served in the 26th Waikato Regiment, however he died soon after returning in 1918 from pneumonia. Elizabeth remarried in 1931 to Joseph O’Connell. Archie and Margret are the authors great-grandparents.
Harry Jessup Wootten. Harry was born on the 8th of September, 1890 and married Kathleen Nora Hume.
Elsie Theodosia Wootten. Elsie was born on the 20th of November, 1894.
Wootten, Henry Robert. Aged 2 years old. Henry was born on the 8th of March, 1862 in Bromham, England. Henry worked as a farmer and lived in Portsmouth Road in Bombay, Henry died on the 2nd of January, 1927. Henry’s wife was possibly named Jane Fennell.
Henry’s possible known children are:
Muriel Annie Mill. Muriel married John Mill on the 28th of January 1925
George Wreford was aged 44 years old at time of registering passage for the Bombay. George was born in Witheridge, Devon, England in 1820. George was a trained as a butcher, and also had a farm on the outskirts of Tiverton, before turning his hand to being a publican. George married Harriotte Stirling and by 1858 George was running the Commercial Inn. In the 1861 census they were running the Hare and Hound in Witheridge, but the eldest daughter Drusilla then aged 14 was the head of the household, living with her four younger siblings and a seventeen year old servant girl girl named Emily Cheriton.
George was at the time in the debtors prison in Exeter, with Harriotte away visiting him and providing food. George was released from prison when he declared bankrupt.
On arrival into Auckland, the family settled in Onehunga, Auckland where they kept a boarding house in Princess Street.
George lived until 21st of March, 1891 and is buried with his wife and family members at Waikaraka Cemetery in Onehunga .
Wreford, Harriotte (nee Stiling). Aged 45 years old. Harriotte was born in Witheridge, Devon. England, on the 24th of June, 1819 to John Stiling and Grace Brock, she married George Wreford in Tiverton, England and lived until 5th of June, 1892. George and Harriotte’s children were:
Frank Wreford. Frank was born on the 4th of November, 1845.
Drusilla Howard Wills. Drusilla was born on the 4th of January, 1847 and married fellow Bombay passenger Thomas Wills in 1865.
Mathew Wreford. Mathew was born on the 11th of December, 1849.
George Wreford. George was born on the 25th of April, 1853.
William Wreford. William was born on the 24th of May, 1854 and married Jessie Taylor in 1888.
Sarah Grace Stirling Wreford. Sarah was born on the 17th of September, 1856 and will marry James Cunningham on the 9th of March, 1875.
Augusta Harriet Wreford. Augusta was born on the 8th of October, 1859 and married George Wright Palmer on the 8th of February, 1875
Mary Ann Howard Wreford. Mary was born on December 23rd, 1862, but died on the voyage of the Bombay.
Wreford, Frank. Aged 18 years old. Frank was born on the 4th of November, 1845. Frank died on the 15th of January, 1923 and is buried at Hillsborough Cemetery.
Wreford, Drusilla Howard. Aged 17 years old. Drusilla was born on the 4th of January, 1847 in Witheridge, Devonshire, England. Soon after arriving to Auckland, Drusilla married fellow Bombay passenger Thomas Wills on the 18th of June, 1865 in St Peters Church, Onehunga, Auckland. Drusilla and Thomas lived in Church Street, Onehunga until the 1880’s before moving to Awhitu, New Zealand. Drusilla will have ownership of the store by 1897 and was a businesswomen in her own right. Drusilla voted in the 1893 General Election, making her one of the first women in the world to vote. The family will have nine children before moving back to Church Street and retiring in 1911. Drusilla lived until 13th of June 1934 and was buried in Waikaraka Cemetery, Onehunga. Drusilla and Thomas’s children are:
George Wills. George was born 10th of June 1866, but died the following year.
Thomas Wills. Thomas was born in 1867 and married Coralie Victoria Onley in 1904, Thomas died after a wall fell on him on the 16th of August 1916.
Drusilla Howard Wills. Drusilla was born in 1868. Drusilla died on the 5th of August 1916.
Charlotte Evans. Charlotte was born on the 28th of May, 1869 and married David Hugh Evans in 1887.
Francis Edward Wills. Born in 1870 and married Mary Healy in 1899.
Tom Wills. Tom was born in 1872.
Richard Henry Wills. Richard was born in 1874, in September 1894, Richard was in charge of a boatload of Gum being sent by his father to Onehunga. When the next day the boat did not arrive, his father Thomas charted the SS Manukau to search for him, the boat found, but Richard Henry was missing at sea.
James Howard Wills.
Henry Wills.
Wreford, Matthew. Aged 14 years old. Mathew was born on the 11th of December, 1849 in Witheridge, Devon. Mathew was charged in 1875 with his brother William for drunk behavior in the Royal Hotel, Onehunga. Mathew died on the 15th of January, 1923.
Wreford, George. Aged 11 years old. George was born on the 25th of April, 1853 in Tiverton, Devon. George was found dead on 21st of June 1902 on a street in Penrose, Auckland, he had died of consumption.
Wreford, William. Aged 10 years old. William was born on the 24th of May, 1854. William was charged in 1875 with his brother Mathew for drunk behavior in the Royal Hotel, Onehunga. William married Jessie Taylor in 1888. Jessie died on the 18th of January, 1899 and William on the 5th of August, 1914, both are buried in Onehunga.
Wreford, Sarah Grace Stirling. Aged 8 years old. Sarah was born on the 17th of September, 1856 in Tiverton, Devon. Sarah married James Cunningham on the 9th of March, 1875. James died on the 29th of December, 1899 and Sarah on the 19th of October, 1944 at Catherine Street, Onehunga. Sarah and James’s children are:
Harriet Augusta Wreford Cunningham.
James Wreford Cunningham. James was born in 1877.
Harry Wreford Cunningham. Harry was born in 1880.
Drusilla Howard Cunningham. Drusilla was born in 1882.
William Cunningham. William was born in 1884.
George Wreford Cunningham. George was born in 1885.
Albert Edward Wreford. Albert was born in 1897.
Wreford, Augusta Harriet. Aged 5 years old. Augusta was born on the 8th of October, 1859 and married George Wright Palmer on the 8th of February, 1875. George was born on the 4th of July, 1850 in Gosport, Hampshire. George died on the 24th of March, 1918 and Augusta on the 28th of February, 1921 both in Dunedin. Augusta and George’s children are:
Drusilla Howard Wright Palmer. Drusilla was born on the 8th of November, 1876.
Harriet Augusta Palmer. Harriet was born on the 25th of January, 1877.
Mary Ann Palmer. Mary was born on the 26th of February, 1878.
Emily Elizabeth Palmer. Emily was born in 1881.
Ellen Palmer. Ellen was born on the 19th of May, 1883.
Grace Palmer. Grace was born in 1885.
George Wright Wreford Palmer. George was born on the 16th of September, 1885.
Charlotte Stilling Palmer. Charlotte was born in 1887.
Thomas Henry Palmer. Thomas was born on the 27th of September, 1889
Herbert Frank Palmer. Herbert was born on the 16th of January, 1893.
Wreford, Mary Ann Howard. Aged 2 years old. Mary was born in Witheridge, Devon, England in December 23rd, 1862. Mary died on the voyage of the Bombay and was buried at sea at about 17:30 on December 31st, shortly after her second birthday. The Surgeon led the service. Ann had suffered a illness lasting several weeks.
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