AUTRIDGE families in New Zealand
Dear readers, (for user: Totarav)...
The AUTRIDGE surname at first glance appears to have been Cornish in origin, with family members coming from St.Kew and St.Tudy, Cornwall, England.
A perusal of the Birth, Death and Marriage - Historical Records for New Zealand shows that there were a number of AUTRIDGE families in New Zealand from as early as the 1840s. The AUTRIDGE families appear to have concentrated mainly in Thames, Auckland and New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand.
Families:-
Charles AUTRIDGE and Frances PALMER (maiden name obtained from IGI )
with children: Harriet b 1850, Emma b 1852, Thomas b 1855.
'Amelia Thompson' arrived New Plymouth 3 Sept. 1841 has Charles & Frances AUTRIDGE arriving, with son John aged 5 years.
James AUTRIDGE and Eliza (maiden surname unknown)
with children: Lewis b 1878, Henry b 1879, Emma b 1881, Wililam b 1883, John b 1884, Harriet b 1885, Emily b 1887.
Humphrey AUTRIDGE and Margaret GRAHAM (married 1878)
with children: Elizabeth b 1878, Lewis b 1880, Ethel b 1883, Thomas b 1885, Margaret b 1888, Essie b 1893, Ellen b 1894, Charles b 1896, Enid b 1900, Gladys b 1903
Henry AUTRIDGE and Harriet Sophia JURY (married 1883)
with children: Lilly b 1883, Helen b 1893, and Henry Lancelot b 1896.
Julian Henry AUTRIDGE and Caroline Julia AUSTIN (married 1903)
with children: Clarence b 1903, Maire b 1905, Olive b 1907
NB: Surnames listed below include spousal names of AUTRIDGE brides and grooms between 1840 and searchable year 1929 at the time of writing.
Websites of possible interest:-
Boyton Cornwall Genealogy AUTRIDGE family NZ
Andridge/Autridge of Cornwall
Hastings - General - Family History and Genealogy Messageboard ancestry
KLEE and BOOCK Genealogy Homepage click on 'A list of all the Surnames', then click on 'Autridge'
Genealogy - A Neverending Quest. If you click on the HOME button, site appears not to have been updated in a long time, and is temporarily down.
NZ Marriage Witness Index AUTRIDGE search results.
New Zealand Marriage Witness Index at Kindred Konnections has some search results for AUTRIDGE.
Regards,
Editor.