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- [Original Note]
Kate and her husband emigrated to New Zealand prior to Frederick Ward and his wife Lillian Kate's sister.
Kate and her husband did some sharemilking on a farm in Whitehead's Lane between Patea and Kakaramea in South Taranaki,
Lillian and Frederick went to join them after only a short time at Knightcaps, Invercargill living with his nephew, George Skipworth. George's mother was Frederick Ward's sister, and George and his wife had emigrated to NZ a few years earlier.
- Bill Ward said that Kate Gray was a sister of Lillian Scott. She isn't listed in any of the census records for Edward and Elizabeth Scott and her maiden name is Richardson, which is Lillian Scott's mother's maiden name.
In the 1881 census she is listed as a granddaughter of William and Elizabeth Richardson (Lillian Scott's grandparents), aged 1.
Originally I though it most likely she was Lillian Scott's half-sister (daughter of Elizabeth Richardson), raised by her grandparents and given their surname. She was born 1 year before Elizabeth Richardson married Edward Scott.
However new information came to light in 2022, when Thelma Thomas emailed me to say she had been in contact with someone from the Gray family who had notes on Kate's family, recorded in 1966. Her mother is in fact Rebecca Richardson, Elizabeth's sister. Her father however is Edward Scott, Lillian's father. So she was both a half sister and also cousin to Lillian and her sisters.
- Came to NZ on the ship Paparoa in 1913 with 5 children. Maiden name listed as Richardson.
- Email from Thelma, daughter of Arthur Gray.
My Father was Arthur, Kates and Harold Grays 3rd Child. My dad was the black sheep of their family and I only know what I found out after he died (35 Years ago). My Dad had quiet a few families over his 76 Years my family being his last. I'm 54 - I have a younger full Brother that is 45. I have a older half brother and sister from another relationship, another half sister from another, plus another older Half Brother Henry (used to live in New Plymouth) who is Dad's oldest at 89. Out of the half brothers and sisters Henry is the only one I have met. Yes I am in New Zealand living in Christchurch.
The information I have found out has been from a uncle who gave me some information after Dad died, a wee bit from a half sister and some from a Cousin. I have also had contact with a Third cousin (I think by working it all back that is where he fits) - met him and his wife _ they went to the family village when they were in England.
Harold and Kate brought their first 5 children from England 10th April 1913. There last living residence in England was Gunby Candlesby, Lincolnshire, England
Kate Richardson was born on June 29, 1879, in Hemingby, Lincolnshire, She married Harold Gray on December 12, 1904, in High Toynton, Lincolnshire. They had 10 children in 17 years. She died on September 15, 1967, in Taihape, Rangitikei, New Zealand, at the age of 88, and was buried there.
They spend a lot of their lives in NZ living in Taihape and both them and a few of their children are buried there.
I have also been contacted by a family tree specialist from Hemingby, as there was a gentleman inquiry about Kate, as this gentleman's Dad apparently was maybe Kate's oldest child, who stay in England when they left. His mother is named as Kate Richardson, on his birth Cert. If the information is correct she was only 15 when he was born. He would have been 19 when they left England, and looks like he may have stay with Elizabeth's (Her Mum's) sister Rebecca Green as they found him living with them on the cenus after they left. Nobody I spoke to knew anything about this.
At present I have 2 family tree with Gray's in it. The first is Thelma's Family tree - I am slowing scrapping that one. I have now created a new one that is called Gray Family Tree, which I am redoing from the ground up. Now with this new information on Kate will make life a lot easier.
If you have any more questions or maybe some more answers for me, I would like to keep in touch.
Thanks
Thelma
- 1891 Census from FindMyPast:
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
William Richardson Head Married Male 64 1827 Agricultural Labourer Lincolnshire, England
Elizabeth Richardson Wife Married Female 63 1828 - Lincolnshire, England
Kate Richardson Granddaughter - Female 11 1880 - Lincolnshire, England
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1879 - 1967 (88 years)
