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again for toolbar to return Amelia Tuck (b: 24 Jul 1814 in White
Waltham,Wiltshire, the dau. of Joseph Tuck and
Charlotte nee Heath, d: 15 Aug 1903 in Nelson) Mar: 13 Jul
1834 in St. Mary's,White Waltham, Berkshire to John Kidson (b: 1808 in Windsor, Berkshire, Eng; Christened: 3 Aug
1810; d: 29 Sep 1875 in Nelson) They were bur: at Wakapuaka
Cemetery,Nelson
Amelia and John Kidson
left Gravesend 29 October 1841 for NZ on the ship "Bolton" a barque of 540 tons. A converted
Man-o-War the Bolton was on it's 2nd voyage and arrived at
Nelson on 15 March 1842. John 34 yrs occ. given as
boatbuilder and wife Amelia 29, and one child John 5 yrs was
allocated berth 81 and two Kidson children, Amelia 3 and Sarah 11
mths to berth 80.
Ashburton Guardian, 30
June 1898 Three hundred passengers left by the ship Bolton in October,
1841. The voyage was pleasant until the Cape of Good Hope was reached.
Here the weather was very rough, the sea rose mountains high, foam dashed
over the deck, and the passengers were under hatches. A climax to the
crisis was reached when an accident rendered necessary the cutting adrift
of the long boat. This was picked up by a passing ship which reported in
London that the Bolton was lost, and it was not for two years afterwards
that they knew the facts. New Zealand was reached in March, 1842. After
calling at Wellington for a pilot, a start was made for Nelson, only one
sailor being aboard, the rest having stopped at Wellington. It took
twenty-four hours to reach Nelson, the ship anchoring in Bolton Roads,
named after it. On land, Nelson was found to be anything but inviting
- nothing but bush and craggy mountains in view. It is now, however,
acknowledged to be the healthiest place, as well as one of the most
charming spots, in New Zealand. Before the barracks were built, tents were
used by the immigrants. For two or three years work was found by the New
Zealand company at road-making, etc., at �1 a week and rations. The funds
having been exhausted, the people began to cultivate the land, their chief
means of subsistence previous having been ship biscuits, rice and mutton.
The land was quite inadequate to produce enough for the people there, and
many went to the Californian and Australian diggings, taking with them
frames of houses built in Nelson. For education, each adult had to pay �1,
and 5s for every child to the number of four. This was the beginning of
the first education system in New Zealand.
Great! Nelson
Historical Society Journal, Vol. 3, Issue 3, Sep 1977 John Kidson
John and Amelia Kidson's
children:
1 Catherine Kidson (b: 12 Mar 1835
in White Waltham, Wiltshire; d: 17 Jan 1836 in White Waltham, Wiltshire)
2 John Kidson (b: 08 Nov 1836 in Buckinghamshire UK; d: 31 Jul 1892
in Nelson) Mar: to Martha
Newport b: 8 Aug 1840 in
Bradenham,Buckinghamshire,England d: on 1 November 1918.
They had 11 children.
MARRIED: On the 3rd May, at the residence of the
bridegroom, by the Rev. E. Thomas, Mr. John Kidson, to Miss Martha
Newport, both of Brook-street, Nelson.
John Kidson was one of the longest
serving head keepers - 27 years. He and his wife had 11 children at the
Nelson Boulder Bank
lighthouse . John Kidson served from 1865
until his death in 1892 aged only 55, leaving his wife with five children
to provide for. He was taken from the Boulder Bank in the pilot boat, his
coffin draped with the Union Jack.
3 Amelia Kidson (b: 03 Sep 1838 in Eton,
Buckinghamshire; d: 01 Jan 1911 in Nelson) mar: 1862 to
John Nicholas Ward (b: 27 Jul 1833, d 1913) They had 7 children.
MARRIED: On the 24th July, by the Rev. E. Thomas, at the
residence of Mr. John Kidson, gardener, Brook-street, Mr. John Ward,
miner, to Miss Amelia Kidson.
MRS. J. WARD ("The Colonist," Jan. 4.) The death
occurred on Saturday last of Mrs Ward, wife of Mr John Ward of Brook
Valley, at the age of 72. The late Mrs Ward arrived in Nelson in the
Bolton in 1842, and took up her residence in the Brook Valley, and never
left the city during her lifetime. The deceased, who was widely known
for her kindly and charitable disposition, has left four daughters, one
son, and 26 grandchildren.
4 Sarah Kidson (b: 24 Jun 1840 in
Eton, Buckinghamshire; d: 01 Jul 1925 at Greymouth) Mar: 1861 to
Edward Goodall (b: 16 Feb 1839 Bathurst NSW; d: 30 Jan
1909 Greymouth) They had 10 children.
OBITUARY. The death of Mr Edward
Goodall which took place on Saturday morning cast quite a gloom
over the town, as he was one of the oldest residents in the place.
Deceased was a kindly soul, and was respected and esteemed by all
sections of the community.. The late Mr Goodall had been ailing for
some time and his end was not unexpected. During the 40 years that he
resided in this town he made many friends who will sincerely mourn his
death. He until a year ago was in the employ of the Borough
Council as nightwatchman and caretaker of the fire brigade plant. He
carried out his duties in a most conscientious manner and as
nightwatchman was ever at his post, repeatedly saving much property from
destruction by fire by giving prompt alarm. As a
fireman very few were his equal, and in his younger
days he was one of the smartest. Deceased was a prominent member of the
Oddfellow's Lodge and that body will miss a true-hearted brother. The
late Mr Goodall leaves behind him a wife and ten children to mourn their
loss. Of the children, four sons reside in Greymouth, William at
Blackball and John in Wellington. The daughters are Mesdames Edward
Jones, Samuel Compton, Frederick Eell and Batchelor (Nelson.)
5 Mary Ann
Kidson (b: 06 Jul 1842 Nelson;
d: 22 Jul 1912 Cromwell) mar: 10 Jul 1861 at Nelson
to Edward Murrell (b: 17 Apr 1837; d: 1925) They had 11 children
Mr. Edward Murrell was for about twenty years a member
of the Cromwell Borough Council and was also Mayor. He was born in
Aberdeen, Scotland, in 1837, and was educated at Kirkwall, in the Orkney
Isles, Mr. Murrell served an
apprenticeship to the watchmaking and jewellery trades in Kirkwall and
afterwards worked as a journeyman in Edinburgh. His experience in
connection with the business was further enlarged in Exeter, and in
London, and in the latter city he became foreman in a large business in
Clerkenwell. He arrived in Nelson in 1861, by the ship “Wild Duck”. A
year later he commenced business in that city on his own account; and in
1869 he removed to Dunedin. There he worked for Mr. Hislor for three
years, but afterwards settled in Cromwell, and founded the business
which he has since conducted. Mr. Murrell served for twenty years as a
member of the hospital trustees, and was one of the first members. He
has for many years been a member of the school committee and was at one
time its chairman. Mr. Murrell also served on the Athenaeum committee.
He was married in July, 1861, to a daughter of Mr. J. Kidson, of Nelson,
and has four sons and six daughters surviving, and there are six
grandchildren. Mrs Murrell is Number 3 in the Register of Births for the
City of Nelson. Srce: Cyclopedia [Otago &
Southland]
6 Charles Benny Kidson (b: 15 Oct
1844 in Nelson; d: 20 Oct 1927 in Nelson) mar: 27 Dec 1868 to Eliza
Newport (b: 1847; d: 1921) They had 10 children.
MARRIED: On the 27th of December, by the Rev. E.
Thomas, Charles, the third son of Mr. John Kidson, to Eliza, the
youngest daughter of Mr. S. Newport.
7 Catherine Kidson b: 24 Feb 1847
in Nelson; d: 10 Nov 1879 in Nelson mar 1868 to William Arthur
Morrison
MARRIED. On the 8th of February 1868, at the
residence of the bride's father, by the Rev. E. Thomas, Mr. W. A
Morrison, jun., to Miss Catherine, fourth daughter of Mr. J. Kidson.
8 Charlotte Kidson (b: 24 Feb 1849
in Nelson; d: 19 Mar 1926 in Timaru Burial: 21 Mar 1926 Timaru Cemetery)
Mar: 08 Feb 1868 in Nelson to John Frederick Ericson (b: 11 Nov 1842
in Masthugget, Gothenburg, Västra Götaland,Sweden; d: 05 Aug 1932 in
Timaru Bur: 07 Aug 1932 Timaru Cemetery)
MARRIED. On the 8th of February 1868, at the
residence of the bride's father, by the Rev. E. Thomas, Mr. F. Erecson,
to Miss Charlotte, fifth daughter of Mr. J.
Kidson.
9 Arthur Kidson (b: 20 Oct 1850 in
Nelson; d: 25 Sep 1935 in Nelson 1886
Crown Lands Office, Nelson, May 1,
1885. APPLICATIONS for LEASES under " The Land Act, 1877," "Amendment
Act, 1882," received by the Commissioner of Crown Lands during the Month
of April, 1885 : No. 2896. Arthur Kidson, 198a 2r 32p, District, Motueka
Valley ; sections 13 and 14, bounded on the north-west by a public road,
on the north-east by section 23, on the south-east by the River Taumor,
and on the south-west by sections 11 and 12. 2897.
10 Ann Kidson (b: 23 Mar 1858 in
Nelson; d: 18 Jul 1924 in Nelson) mar: 1880 to William Arthur Wildman
(b: 1853 Motueka; d: 6 Apr 1937 Nelson aged 84) They
had 8 children
Captain William Arthur Wildman of the Anchor
Steam Ship Co.'s. s.s. “Kennedy,” was born at Motueka in 1852, and began
his seafaring life at the age of seventeen years. He sailed from Nelson
as an ordinary seaman, on various vessels engaged in the coastal trade,
and while so employed rose to the rank of first mate. He has been
permanently in the service of the Anchor Steam Ship Company for the past
fourteen years. Captain Wildman was successively mate of the s.s.
“Kennedy” and s.s. “Charles Edward,” was made captain of the s.s.
“Aorere” about 1889, was afterwards transferred to the command of the
“Waverley,” and in 1896 assumed his present command. Srce Cyclopedia [Wgtn
District]
Captain William Arthur Wildman Senior (1852-1937) and his
son. Captain William Arthur Wildman Jnr (1880-1953) were both
involved with shipping in Nelson. Captain Wildman senior served with the
Anchor Company for 53 years and his son served as master aboard the
"Matangi" (ship).
   
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