[WED]Wedmore WARDS in New Zealand

[John V Hayward]

To all Wedmorerians

I don't think there was a specific Wedmore Settlement in Iowa. I suspect two
or three families went over and then reported back on the opportunities.
Others followed, perhaps meeting up, and then doing their own thing, usually
farming. I don't doubt many keep in contact for a generation or two as we do
nowadays and then contact was lost until family historians came around en
masse!

John V Hayward
john@hayward2.fsnet.co.uk
In The Heritage Coast, Suffolk
Protected by Nortons SystemWorks
Look at names on <www.rootsweb.com>
Look for John Haward, born 1722 and then to Index.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Debra Emmett" <debs_e@hotmail.com>
To: <wedmore@lists.tutton.org>
Sent: Sunday, February 09, 2003 11:06 PM
Subject: [WED]Wedmore WARDS in New Zealand


> Hi Tim and others,
>
> Isaac and Eve WARD settled in the Auckland region of New Zealand in 1842
and
> were some of the first settlers in the area. Isaac helped a Mr Blackburn
> survey the Turanga Creek district (around Whitford) in 1843 and he bought
> 103 acres which he considered to be the best in the district. They built a
> sod cottage close to Cabbage Tree Island on a site now marked by a Norfolk
> Island Pine. The Wards are one of the founding families in the Whitford
> area.
>
> According to a book on the History of the Howick area, they were "members
of
> the British Israelite Faith, and Isaac did not cut his hair but tied it up
> with a stick." I haven't yet found any other information about this but
was
> this religion common in Wedmore at the time? I'd really love to know any
> more information about it if anyone has any. This short sentence in a
> history book is all that I have heard of the issue.
>
> It also seems interesting to me that Tim states that Wedmore had a Rev
> Kempthorn as its Vicar. Perhaps Isaac was supposed to be establishing the
> religion down here, but he obviously didn't work hard enough at it as a
> letter from Isaac's mother in 1848 says
>
> "..your brother Charles saw Mr Kempthorne the last day in the old year. We
> asked him if he would take Charles and his wife over but he would not
except
> they could pay their own fare, then we asked him for some money to buy
what
> you sent for but he refused to do it because you had offended him by not
> doing as he wished you to do so I hope you will endeavour to please him
for
> future, he say he like you as for your work very well."
>
> As I've just joined this mailing list, could anyone point me to a brief
> summary of the Wedmore settlement in Iowa mentioned by Tim? Was this some
> sort of religious based community?
>
> It certainly looks like historical Wedmore will be an interesting place in
> which to start searching for my family. I look forward to hearing more
from
> the others on this list.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Debra in NZ
>
> >From: "Tim Curtin" <tcurtin@austarmetro.com.au>
> >To: <wedmore@lists.tutton.org>
> >Subject: Re: [WED]WARD family - Wedmore
> >Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2003 16:01:22 +1100
> >Reply-To: wedmore@lists.tutton.org
> >
> >Hi Debra,
> >
> >Where in NZ did Isaac and and Charles work on first arrival - maybe there
> >was something similar to the Wedmore settlement in Dyersville in Iowa
USA,
> >especially as Sampson Kempthorn could well have been related to Rev
> >Kempthorn Vicar of Wedmore!
> >
> >Tim (married to a Kiwi)
>
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