Margaret Clark

Margaret, the eldest daughter, married William Clark, a draper, in Wellington in 1854 and their son Walter Mace Clark established the drapery shop in Levin in 1894. The business still operates in the Oxford Street Levin and is run by Maurice Campbell a descendant. Source: http://www.bevan.family.name/html/nz_bevan.html

The story of the Bevans in Otaki and Manakau has been related through the “Otaki Historical Society Journals” in the reprint of “The Reminiscence of An Old Colonist” 1907 by Thomas Bevan Senior. (OHSJ Vol 5, 6, 7.) While the author was known as Thomas Bevan Senior his father was also named Thomas Bevan. The founding father of the Bevans, Thomas, born 1801, with his wife Mary, left their home in Whitchurch, England in 1841 with five sons and two daughters on the ship The “Lady Nugent”. Also aboard were Thomas's sister Mary Ann and husband Edward Prince, two daughters and three sons. Before the end of the voyage Mary Bevan, Nugent Bevan, a daughter born at sea on the 6th Jan 1841, Henry Bevan and John Prince, would all die at sea. Thomas started the ropemaking business (Rope Walk) in Wellington and moved to Waikawa (near Otaki) when the Maoris cut off his flax supply. He took with him his two eldest sons George and Edward leaving two daughters and two sons with the Prince family in Wellington. After Thomas was satisfied that it was safe to move the rest of his family to Waikawa and after an aborted sea trip, a trusted Maori guide, Ropina, led the children over land and along the coast to their new home. Margaret the eldest child was 13, Mary 11, Thomas 9 (author) and William 7. The story of this walk has been featured in school journals and on radio. Ropina the guide was still alive in 1907 when the book was first published and no doubt provided much of the detail about the walk. Source: http://www.bevan.family.name/html/nz_bevan.html

Sources

1. Bevan New Zealand Family Tree http://www.bevan.family.name/html/nz_bevan.html
2. Marriage record of Margaret BEVAN 1832~1922 (daughter of Thomas BEVAN & Mary to William CLARK 11 Oct 1854 at the Wesleyan Chapel, Manner Street, Wellington, New Zealand.
3. New Zealand Death Cert Reg #1922/8925 (Clark Margaret 90Y)
4. Residence: Whitchurch, Shropshire, England. Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Feb 8 2021, 22:06:52 UTC