John Edward Neame b. 30 Jul 1849 Deptford, Kent, England - 11 Crossfield Lane d. 3 Oct 1906 Blenheim, Marlborough, New Zealand: Gardiner/Hillbrick & Downing/White Family Tree

1849 - 1906 (57 years)

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Name John Edward Neame

Birth 30 Jul 1849 Deptford, Kent, England - 11 Crossfield Lane [1]

Gender Male

Immigration 5 Dec 1849 Otago, New Zealand

Mr. & Mrs. Neame departed UK aboard the "Pekin" on 9 Aug 1949 being the day after their marriage and arrived in Otago, New Zealand on ?? 1949.

Source: New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Passenger Lists, 1839-1973; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-X9R3-B3L?cc=1609792&wc=MP7P-3BG%3A119187001%2C119145702%2C119231401

Occupation 1871 Onamalutu Valley, New Zealand

Waggoner for Whites Sawmill in Onamalutu Valley. Carrier. 1871 Age: 21-22.

Death 3 Oct 1906 Blenheim, Marlborough, New Zealand [2, 3]

Age 57 years

Burial aft. 3 Oct 1906 Omaka Cemetery, Blenheim, Marlborough, New Zealand [4]

Origins

Patriarch & Matriarch

John Neame
b. 1666, Kent, England

d. 29 Jul 1732, Thanet, Kent, England

(Age 66 years) (3 x Great Grandfather)

Maria Weeb
b. 1786
d. 1858 (Age 72 years) (Grandmother)

Siblings 1 sister

+	1. John Edward Neame b. 30 Jul 1849, Deptford, Kent, England - 11 Crossfield Lane d. 3 Oct 1906, Blenheim, Marlborough, New Zealand (Age 57 years) ▻ Matilda Jane Lodge, m. 26 Feb 1870 ; Maria Peel, m. 1893
+	2. Jessie Sarah Neame b. 11 Dec 1852, Nelson, New Zealand d. 18 Oct 1927, North Perth, Western Australia, Australia (Age 74 years) ▻ Gustav Wilhelm Hillbrich, m. 4 Jul 1871

Half-siblings 3 half brothers and 1 half sister (family of John Edward Neame and Mary Greig)

	1. Isabella Neame b. 1871, New Zealand
	2. Peter Neame b. 1874
	3. James Sinclair Neame b. 1875
	4. Percy John Neame b. 1893 ▻ Alice Elizabeth Penny, m. 1914

Half-siblings 5 half brothers and 1 half sister (family of John Edward Neame and Harriet Rebecca Lyne)

	1. Francis Neame b. 1856, Nelson, New Zealand d. 6 Jun 1932, Kumara, Westland, West Coast, New Zealand (Age 76 years)
	2. Percy Augustus Neame b. 3 Jun 1858, Nelson, New Zealand d. 26 Oct 1928, Mahau, Pelorous Sound, Marlborough, New Zealand (Age 70 years)
	3. Emma Susan Neame b. 14 Mar 1860, Collingwood, Nelson, New Zealand d. 28 Dec 1903, Murchison, Tasman District, Tasman, New Zealand (Age 43 years) ▻ Alfred Gibbs, m. 30 Nov 1881
	4. Frederick Neame b. 1 Feb 1862, Collingwood, Nelson, New Zealand d. 12 Dec 1942, Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand (Age 80 years)
	5. Edward Joseph Neame b. 1864, Collingwood, Nelson, New Zealand d. 8 Dec 1921, Westport, West Coast, New Zealand (Age 57 years)
	6. Walter Ethelbert Neame b. 9 Apr 1867, Golden Gully, Aorere, Tasman, New Zealand d. 7 Jul 1906, Lyell Buller, West Coast, New Zealand (Age 39 years)

Person ID I302 Gardiner

Last Modified 16 May 2023

Father	John Edward Neame b. 1826, Birchington-on-sea, Thanet, Kent, England d. 5 May 1901, The Benevolent, Caversham, Dunedin, New Zealand (Age 75 years) Other Partners: Harriet Rebecca Lyne m. 2 Jun 1855; Mary Greig m. 6 Jun 1871
Mother	Sarah Pavey b. 1829, Kent, England d. 31 Mar 1854, Nelson, New Zealand (Age 25 years)
Marriage	8 Aug 1849	St Pauls, Deptford, Kent, England [5]
Age at Marriage	John : ~ 23 years and 8 months - Sarah : ~ 20 years and 8 months. (Were Married 4 years and 7 months).
Notes	Click on the arrow on the left to display this note.
	Research seems to show two more siblings. A Helen Mary Neame and a James Neame. James is thought to be born in 1854. There are no New Zealand birth records for a James in 1854. Helen is though to have been born at the same time (1852) as Jessie Sarah Neame or maybe the year after. I have not found any records for a Helen Neame in marriage or death. So far electoral rolls have no shown a Helen Neame. There is no given names on the birth record for 1852, the year that Jessie Sarah Neame used throughout her life. In the absence of historic records for Helen, I would tend to believe that Helen didn't exist or Helen was Jessie Sarah Neame. This timeline might be a clue to her life growing up: 1854: Jessie Sarah Neame was only 15 months old when her mother died. 1855: John Edward Neame (Jessie Sarah's father) married Rebecca Lyne. Jessie was now 2 and half years. 1867: Jessie now had 6 half brothers and sisters. She was now 14 years and 4 months. 1867: Jessie Sarah's step mother was committed to an asylum and he father (John Edward Neame) left for the Gold Field on the West Coast. 1869: Jessie Sarah Neame arrived in Melbourne Australia at the age of 16 years and 6 months. Arriving from Plymouth and it seems was traveling alone. 1871: Jessie Sarah Neame married Gustav Wilhelm Hillbrich. she was 18 and a half years. It is assumed that some stage Jessie Sarah left New Zealand and went to England. It could have been to visit relatives. It could have been just to get away from a her life in New Zealand. It is odd that Jessie Sarah Neame went to Melbourne Australia instead of returning to New Zealand.
Family ID	F100	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Matilda Jane Lodge
b. 1844, Winterbourne Stoke, Wilshire, England
d. 2 Aug 1887, Blenheim, Marlborough, New Zealand (Age 43 years)

Marriage 26 Feb 1870 Nelson, New Zealand

Age at Marriage John : 20 years and 7 months - Matilda : ~ 26 years and 2 months. (Were Married 17 years and 6 months).

Children 3 sons and 3 daughters

	01. Fanny Mary Neame b. 2 Oct 1871, Richmond, Nelson, New Zealand d. 21 Jan 1958, Marlborough, New Zealand (Age 86 years) ▻ William Newcombe Fairhall m. 4 Feb 1891
	02. Beatrice Elizabeth Neame b. 5 Jul 1873, Onamalutu, Marlborough, New Zealand d. 12 Aug 1908, Wairau Valley, Marlborough, New Zealand (Age 35 years) ▻ George Edward Bonnington m. 28 Jun 1894
	03. Edith Jessie Neame b. 3 Mar 1875, Onamalutu, Marlborough, New Zealand d. 1953, New Zealand (Age 77 years) ▻ Albert Daniel Tovey m. 28 Jun 1894
	04. Sydney William Stanley John Neame b. 1881, New Zealand d. 1958, New Zealand (Age 77 years) ▻ Alice May Reeves m. 18 Oct 9104
	05. Leslie Clements Lewis Neame b. 17 Jul 1882, New Zealand d. 1 Apr 1883, New Zealand (Age 0 years)
	06. Renwick Newton Mark Neame b. 17 Jul 1882, New Zealand d. 11 Feb 1949, Gisborne, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand (Age 66 years) ▻ Isabella Alexander Rogers m. 1925

Family ID F160 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 1 Mar 2023

Family 2	Maria Peel b. 1850, Huntingdonshire, England d. 18 May 1934, Blenheim, Marlborough, New Zealand (Age 84 years)
Marriage	1893
Age at Marriage	John : ~ 43 years and 5 months - Maria : ~ 43 years. (Were Married ~ 13 years and 10 months).
Family ID	F176	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	1 Mar 2023

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	Birth - 30 Jul 1849 - Deptford, Kent, England - 11 Crossfield Lane
	Marriage - 26 Feb 1870 - Nelson, New Zealand
	Death - 3 Oct 1906 - Blenheim, Marlborough, New Zealand
	Burial - aft. 3 Oct 1906 - Omaka Cemetery, Blenheim, Marlborough, New Zealand

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Photos

John Edward Neame (1849-1906)

Documents

Passenger List from "Pekin" 1849
9 Aug 1849 to 5 Dec 1849: Ship "Pekin", Whitby, from London, with 116 passengers, chiefly for Nelson.

Newspapers

John Edward Neame and Matilta Jane Lodge (1870)
NEAME - LODGE - February 26, at the residence of the Rev. Edward Thomas, Nelson, by the Rev. John Crump, John Edward Neame , to Matilda Jane Lodge.

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	(Neame FTW) From 'Nelson Colonist' - Married at residence of Rev. Edward Thomas at Nelson, by the Rev. John Crump on 26/2/1870 John Neame and Matilda Lodge. Source: http://www.neamefamily.com/tree/getperson.php?personID=I2675&tree=neame Registered 8 Aug. 1849 Biography: John Edward was born in 1849.[1] He emigrated to NZ as a newborn with his parents aboard the 'Pekin'. He married (1st) Matilda Jane Lodge in 1870. After she passed away in 1887[4], he married (2nd) Maria Stewart (a widow) in 1893. He passed away in 1906 age 58 and is buried in Oamaka Cemetery, Blenheim. Mr John Edward Neame, who died at his residence yesterday, was a very old resident of Marlborough. He was born at Maidstone in Kent, and came out to New Zealand in the year 1846, being then a child of about three years of age. For a number of years he resided in Nelson where he married.Matilda Lodge, his first wife. Later he came to Marlborough and had the distinction of being the oldest and best known waggoner upon the road. For 27 years he followed this occupation, and for the last 17 years had driven a team for Mr J. White, of Onamalutu. His excellent qualities won him many friends and he was generally respected throughout the district. On Saturday last he was engaged in his ordinary occupation and after a brief illness died on Wednesday morning at 2 o'clock. His second wife, whom he married about 1892, survives and he also leaves to mourn his loss three daughters and two sons: Mrs W. Fairhall, of Spring Creek, Mrs G. Bonnington, of Wairau Valley; Mrs A. Tovey, of Blenheim, Mr S. Neame, of Tua Marina, and Mr Newton Neame, of this town. Note: The error in his published obituary regarding age and date of migration. His name appears on the passenger list of the Pekin 1849, age 10 days Source: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Neame-70

Sources

[S5] Online Source (URL), 8 May 2023, https://www.freebmd.org.uk (Reliability: 1).
Birth:
Registration: Greenwich: Vol. 5 Page 28
[S5] Online Source (URL), 15 May 2023, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/206912565/john-edward-neame (Reliability: 2).
[S5] Online Source (URL), 8 May 2023, https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/ (Reliability: 2).
Death
Registration number: 1906/7739
[S5] Online Source (URL), 15 May 2023, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/206912565/john-edward-neame (Reliability: 2).
Plot:
New Cemetery (No. 1) - Block 3, Row 0, Plot 13
[S3] Original Copy, 31 May 2012 (Reliability: 3).
Certified copy of an entry of marriage.

John Edward Neame

John Neame

Maria Weeb

John Edward Neame

Matilda Jane Lodge

Maria Peel

Jessie Sarah Neame

Gustav Wilhelm Hillbrich

Isabella Neame

Peter Neame

James Sinclair Neame

Percy John Neame

Alice Elizabeth Penny

Francis Neame

Percy Augustus Neame

Emma Susan Neame

Alfred Gibbs

Frederick Neame

Edward Joseph Neame

Walter Ethelbert Neame

John Edward Neame

Harriet Rebecca Lyne

Mary Greig

Sarah Pavey

Matilda Jane Lodge

Fanny Mary Neame

William Newcombe Fairhall

Beatrice Elizabeth Neame

George Edward Bonnington

Edith Jessie Neame

Albert Daniel Tovey

Sydney William Stanley John Neame

Alice May Reeves

Leslie Clements Lewis Neame

Renwick Newton Mark Neame

Isabella Alexander Rogers

Maria Peel