Edward Harford

Edward HARFORD was born in Holt, Wiltshire, England in 1830 the eldest child of James Harford (1808-1898) and his 3rd wife Ann GERRISH (1808-1876) who emigrated on the BOLTON in 1842 to Nelson with 5 children. James & Ann had another 3 known children in Nelson

- Edward HARFORD married Lydia Ann BREWERTON in Nelson in 1852 - Lydia was a daughter of John BREWERTON & Harriet BREWERTON of Buckingham, England (John & Harriet's fathers were brothers) - Lydia died in Nelson in 1903 aged 70 - Edward died in Raglan, Waikato in 1925 aged 95

Edward & Lydia had 11 daughters & 1 son:

1853 Eliza Ann Harford - she married Alfred HODGKINSON in Nelson in 1870 - they had 10 known children - she died in Dunedin in 1944 aged 90

1855 Mary Davis Harford - she married William STEWART in - she died ?

1856 Harriet White Harford - she married William George PAHL (1849-1899) 1876 in Nelson - William was a son of Wilhelm PAHL & Anna Elizabeth SIEBRECHT and a brother of Peter Pahl who married Gertrude (see below) - they had 7 known children in Nelson - ??

1858 Emma Lavinia Harford - she married George William PAHL - he was a son of Johann Freidrich PAHL & Mary Edwards and a grandson of Wilhelm PAHL & Anna Elizabeth SIEBRECHT, parents of his brother-in-laws William & John Pahl (see above and below) - they had 10 known children in Nelson - Emma died in 1928 aged 70

1859 Annie Aquilla Harford - she married Alfred AUCKETT in 1879 - Alfred was a son of George AUCOCK & Mary Ann WHEELER - he was a survivor of the ORPHEUS which left Sydney Australia on 31st January 1863, hit a submerged sand bar in Manukau Harbour at Auckland with the death of around 189 sailors and marines - Annie & Alfred had 4 known children - Annie died in Auckland in 1914 aged 55

1862 Matilda Elizabeth Harford - she married John Frederick Peter PAHL in 1881 - he was a son of Johann Freidrich PAHL (1859-1884)& Mary Edwards and a grandson of Wilhelm PAHL & Anna Elizabeth SIEBRECHT, parents of his brother-in-laws William & George Pahl (see above) - they had 2 known children - John died aged 25 - Matilda married John Adelbert LAWSON - they had 7 known children - she died in 1050 aged 88

1864 Gertrude Helen Harford - she married Peter Christian PAHL - he was a son of Wilhelm PAHL & Anna Elizabeth SIEBRECHT and a brother of William George Pahl who married Harriet (see above) - they had 7 known children - Gertrude died in Nelson in 1937 aged 73

1866 Priscilla Georgina Gerrish Harford - she married Robert BRIGHT (a widower) in ? - they had 2 known children - she died in ?

1869 Emily Linda Sarah Harford - she married George Henry FORD in Amberley, Canterbury in 1892 - they had 5 known children - Emily died in 1955 aged 85

1871 Agnes Lydia Harford - she married William Thomas BARRY in ? - they had 2 known children - Agnes died in ?

1873 Edwin George Harford - he married Aileen MULHOLLAND in ? - they had 4 known children - Edwin died in Taihape in 1922 aged 48

Ethel Charlotte Harford - Ethel died in February 1878 aged 7 months

alt d. 22 October 1925