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 Daniel Eyles Family
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Daniel EYLES was b: 1790; christened 4 Feb 1790, North Waltham,Hampshire,England; he d: 7 Oct 1870, Stoke, Nelson, NZ age 80 yrs; Bur: 9 Oct 1870, Richmond, Nelson, NZ 

Marriage (1): On 7 Apr 1814 in East Meon, Hampshire, England to Jane PRIMMER, dau: of Benjamin PRIMMER (1768-1833) and Martha NEWLIN (1776-1851); she was b: 27 Aug 1797 at East Meon, Hampshire, England; d: 19 Jun 1842 at Nelson aged 44 yrs Their children:

Elizabeth Eyles 1815-1899
Amelia EYLES 1816-1889
Amelia EYLES 1816-1889
Mary Eyles 1818-1888
EYLES 1821-1886
William EYLES 1823-1875
Jane Eyles 1825-1891
Ann EYLES 1828-1907
John EYLES 1831-1902
Benjamin EYLES 1833-1882
Esther Eyles 1834-
Ezra EYLES 1838-1841

Daniel emigrated with his family on the vessel "Maryann" which sailed Sept 24th 1841 and arrived Nelson Feb 7th 1842. Eyles recorded on the ships list:

Eyles Daniel 44 Ag Lab; Jane Age 44; Mary 23 Servant; William 18 Ag Lab; Jane 16 Servant ; John 11; Benjamin 10; Ann 13 ; Ezra 2 (Died on board 19 Oct 1841 aged 2)

(Son Charles, did not travel with his family as he was serving with the Devonshire regiment in Australia and came to NZ between 1848-52 on the brig "Spray"and the 2 eldest Elizabeth and Amelia travelled on the 'Maryann' under their married names ie Tidd and Cresswell

 
 After Jane Eyle's death in 1842 Daniel Eyles remarried
Marriage (2) On 3 Feb 1858 in Nelson to Mary SLADE, daughter of Thomas SLADE and Ann ROGERS .

Mary SLADE was born on 1 Feb 1788 in Ditcheat,,Somersetshire,England and christened there on 3 Feb 1788 in Ditcheat,,Somersetshire,England She died on 11 Mar 1868 in Richmond,Nelson and was buried in Richmond Cemetery, Nelson age 84 yrs.

 
Elizabeth Tidd (nee Eyles) (1815-1899) immigrated  with husband Thomas Samuel Tidd (they married 16 Jul 1840 Greyfriars,Newgate,London) on the Mary Ann with their daughter Elizabeth

  • Esther Eyles b. 18 May 1834, d. 19 Oct 1931
  • Thomas Samuel Tidd b. 2 Sep 1842, d. 9 Oct 1909
  • Mary Ann Tidd b. 30 Sep 1850, d. 23 Apr 1896
  • Elizabeth Ophelia Isabella Tidd b. 15 June 1852, d. 1935
  • Amelia Jane Tidd b. 10 May 1857
  • Dau; Tidd b. 10 April 1859
Amelia Eyles (1816-1889) married Thomas Cresswell on 4 July 1835 Thomas travelled on an earlier ship, the Whitby and died of typhoid on board 22 November 1841 just before reaching Nelson.
Amelia aged 26, sailed on the Mary Ann with their children William 6, Eliza 4, Mary 2 and Charles aged three weeks and her 15 year old brother in law Edward Cresswell
On 7 Aug. 1842 Amelia mar; John Holdaway at Nelson - their children:     
  • Ann Holdaway b. 20 Aug 1843, d. Feb 1856
  • Charles Holdaway b. 8 Oct 1844, d. 11 Feb 1927
  • Edwin Holdaway b. 6 Dec 1845, d. 2 Jan 1922
  • Ellen Holdaway b. 16 Aug 1847, d. 16 Apr 1893
  • Sarah Holdaway b. 21 May 1849, d. 25 Jan 1905
  • Henry Oscar b. 13 Feb 1851, d. 9 Jun 1928
  • Thomas Holdaway  b. Aug 1853, d. Jul 1909
  • Albert Daniel b. 26 Jun 1855, d. Feb 1861
  • Phoebe Marinda Holdaway b. 17 Dec 1857, d. 27 Jul 1938
  • Ada Amelia Holdaway b. 11 Aug 1859, d. Feb 1861
  • Albert Arthur Ernest Holdaway b 14 Sep.1863, d. 18 Sep.1913
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    Mary Eyles (1818-1888) mar: David Norgate on 7 August 1842 in Nelson Their Children:  
    • George Norgate b. 11 May 1843, d. 6 Aug 1903
    • Frank Norgate b. 2 Sep 1845, d. 20 Sep 1916
    • Henry Norgate b. 13 May 1847, d. 15 Aug 1921
    • Son Norgate b. 9 May 1849
    • Mary Ann Norgate b. 11 Sep 1850, d. 21 May 1910
    • Son Norgate b. 1852
    • Charles Norgate b. 24 Dec 1852, d. 27 Oct 1884
    • Sarah Ann Norgate b. 5 Jan 1855, d. 19 Sep 1932
    • William Norgate b. 1 Feb 1857, d. 11 Apr 1935
    • Jabez Norgate  b. 26 Nov 1859, d. 17 May 1937

    Charles Eyles
     
    Charles Eyles (1821-1886) was in the Army when he married Mary Ann Dunkley on 18 April 1843 in Northamptonshire. He was sent to Australia as a convict guard and Mary travelled from London to join him at Hobart on the "Enterprise on 17 February, 1844. They immigrated to Nelson 22 Dec 1852 on the "Spray" Their children:
    • Henry Eyles b. 17 November 1844, d. 4 December 1844
    • Boy Eyles b. 4 July 1847, d. 11 July 1847
    • Elizabeth Mary Jane Eyles b. 21 August 1848, d. 15 November 1922
    • Harriet Eylles b. 20 November 1850, d. 5 October 1933
    • Charlotte Ann Eyles b. 1853, d. 1943
    • Hester Eyles b. 1854, d. 2 July 1935
    • Walter Nugent Eyles b. 9 November 1856, d. 29 July 1918
    • Charles Samuel b. 30 October 1859

    He formed a liasson with Selina Higgins - she was the grandaughter of Mary Higgins, the second wife of Charle's father Daniel.
    • Cecilia Higgins Eyles b. 4 February 1860, d. 14 May 1927
    • Charles Higgins Eyles b. 9 March 1861, d. 22 July 1945
    • Lucy Louise Eyles b. 29 December 1863, d. 1950
    • Frederick William Eyles b. 13 August 1865, d. 10 January 1957
    • Albert Edward Eyles b. 16 November