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Henry Dearing

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom
Death: February 24, 1896 (66)
Reefton Hospital, Reefton, Buller District, West Coast, New Zealand (Cardiac Failure/Gastritis - Alcoholic)
Place of Burial: Greymouth, West Coast, New Zealand
Immediate Family:

Son of Daniel Dearing and Charlotte Sarah Dearing
Husband of Ellen Dearing
Father of Charlotte Williams; Ellen Dearing; Henry Dearing and Ellen Himes
Brother of Daniel Dearing; Daniel Dearing; William Dearing and John Dearing

Occupation: Shoemaker/bootmaker
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Immediate Family

About Henry Dearing

  • 1841 Census - Daniel Dearing (weaver), Charlotte, Henry 13 and John 5. No mention of the sons Daniel or William.
  • Henry's father had died in 1845 and the newspaper article stated he was upset that his son was to be transported without him being allowed to see him. Which son was it? Henry? Daniel? William or John.
  • 1849 Henry was married in Melbourne, Australia to Ellen Hogg, but when did he arrive in Australia after 1841 census and before the birth of Charlotte in 1850.
  • 1852 - 14/01/1852 Champion, brig, 220 tons, Captain Wiley, for Melbourne, in ballast: Passengers Henry Dearing, wife and child.
  • 1863 - According to death certificate, Henry had been living in NZ for 33 years at time of death. Can't find arrival, but it would have to be between birth of last child in Melbourne and Ellen in NZ which is between 1858 - 1870.
  • 1869 Newspaper adverts in West Coast Times 08/1869 asking Henry Dearing, bootmaker formerly of St Kilda, Victoria to contact brother William at Post Office, Bridge Road, Richmond, Victoria.
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Henry Dearing's Timeline

1829
August 2, 1829
Spitafields Christ Church with St Peter and St Stephen, Stepney, London, England, United Kingdom
August 1829
Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom
1850
August 10, 1850
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
1852
June 25, 1852
Melbourne, Bourke, Victoria, Australia
1858
January 28, 1858
St Kilda, VIC, Australia
1870
August 7, 1870
Westport, Buller District, West Coast, New Zealand
1896
February 24, 1896
Age 66
Reefton Hospital, Reefton, Buller District, West Coast, New Zealand
February 25, 1896
Age 66
Karoro Cemetery, Greymouth, West Coast, New Zealand