Descendants of Samuel Pizzy

  1. Samuel Pizzey, born 1789 in Barking, Suffolk. Samuel and Mary Anne are both named Pizzey in the Felsham Parish Marriage Register. In the 1841 Felsham census, Samuel is 50. He is 62 , born in Barking in the 1851 Felsham census.
    Samuel married (1) Mary Anne Pizzey, 4 November 1816 in Felsham, Suffolk, born about 1801 in Felsham, Suffolk, died before 1829.
    Samuel married (2) Catherine Milton, 30 July 1829 in Felsham, Suffolk, born about 1795. Catherine was single when she married Samuel. In the 1851 Felsham census, she was 50 years old, born in Rougham about 1810.

    2. Children by Mary Anne Pizzey:

    Second Generation

  2. Samuel Pizzey (1.Samuel1), baptized 25 December 1818 in Felsham, Suffolk. In the 1851 Felsham census Samuel was 32, (born 1819) and an agricultural laborer. Harriet was 32 born in Cockfield.
    Samuel married Harriet Lambert, 22 January 1837 in Cockfield, Suffolk, born 1819 in Cockfield, Suffolk.

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  3. Robert Pizzey (1.Samuel1), born 1821 in Felsham, Suffolk, died October 5, 1904 in Geraldine, New Zealand, buried in Geraldine Cemetary. He married Susannah Bird, 14 March 1840 in Felsham, Suffolk, born 1818 in Brettenham, Suffolk, buried 20 February 1866 in Felsham, Suffolk. Robert and Susannah both made their "mark" when they were married. The marriage witnesses were Robert Bird and Mary Ann Sutton (?) who both made their "mark".
    In the 1841 Felsham census, Robert and Susannah are living with Samuel and Catherine (nee Melton). They are both aged 20 (born 1821). There is a William Pizzey aged 1 year old listed. Was this their child? The 1841 census does not give relationships.
    In the 1851 census the family is living at the Street, Felsham, Suffolk. Robert is 29 (born 1822) and Susannah is 33 (born 1818) born in Brettenham.
    There is no trace of Robert's baptism in the Felsham Parish Registers.
    Robert's niece, Lydia Kistruck, aged 3, born Aldham, Suffolk was a visitor. This would mean that Susannah and Lydia's mother, Sophia Kistruck (nee Bird) were sisters.
    Robert emigrated to New Zealand in 1868 after the death of his wife, Susannah. His daughters Lucy, Sarah & Lydia accompanied him. They travelled in "Steerage" They sailed on the 'Light Brigade', 1,214 tons, master Captain H. Evans, leaving on 18 May 1868. They arrived at Lyttleton on 26 August 1868. In addition to the great beauty of her model and rig, the Light Brigade was interesting from the fact that she brought out a large number of troops during the Maori War. Of 1214 tons burden, she was bulit in 1855 at Boston, USA by that celebrated builder D McKay and when she left the launching ways her name was Ocean Telegraph. The Light Brigade four years later came out to Lyttelton, bringing several saloon passengers, including Mr G H Whitcombe, the founder of the firm of Whitcombe and Tombs. She also landed a large number of second and third-class passengers.
    Robert's death certificate gave his age as 84.

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  4. Hepzibah Ann Pizzy (1.Samuel1), born 1823 in Felsham, Suffolk, died 11 May 1899 in Geraldine, New Zealand, buried 14 May 1899 in Geraldine, New Zealand. Hephzibah's age was given as 19 (born 1823) when she married George Allen in 1842. There is no trace of her baptism in the Felsham Parish Register. She is 15 (born 1826) in the 1841 Felsham census.
    She married (1) George Lane, 9 July 1842 in Felsham, Suffolk, (son of Sarah Lane) baptized 25 August 1822 in Felsham, Suffolk, buried 12 June 1847 in Felsham, Suffolk. When George was baptized the Register said he was the "illegitimate" son of Sarah Lane, spinster. Robert and Susan Pizzey were marriage witnesses when George married Hepzibah. No-one could sign the marriage register, they all made their "mark".
    She married (2) John Huffey, 10 November 1847 in Barking, Suffolk, (son of Samuel Huffey and Susannah Tyler) baptized 8 January 1826 in Rattlesden, Suffolk, England, died 13 February 1917 in Geraldine, New Zealand. John was married as John Huffy, bricklayer living in Barking. William Huffy (sic) and Sarah Abbott were marriage witnesses. Hepzibah Ann Lane (nee Pizzy) was a widow. Hepzibah was a pious woman and John accompanied her to prayer meetings. In 1852 John became a preacher, and liked to preach in the open air at the Hammersmith Mission in London. In 1859 as John was suffering from white scourge, based on medical advice John & Hepzibah emigrated to New Zealand in 1859. They sailed on the 'Creswell', Barque: 574 Tons. The master was Captain: Barnett and the Surgeon Superintendent: James Parker. They sailed with 160 other passengers, leaving London on 27 May 1859 and arrived at Lyttleton on 12 September 1859.

    The Lytttleton Times printed the following article on September 14th 1859:- "The Cresswell, laden with goods for Nelson and passengers for Canterbury, arrived in this port on Monday afternoon, having made a pleasant and uneventful passage of 103 days from Gravesend. There are several cabin and second cabin passengers on board and we are glad to observe from the passenger list that almost all the Government immigrants are from the country districts of the United Kingdom. All have arrived in good health, and the ship generally is in a condition reflecting great credit upon the Captain, Surgeon and Officers. The Cresswell landed all her passengers yesterday morning and, as there is no cargo to discharge, when the emigrant's luggage is out, she will proceed at once to Nelson."

    They settled in Canterbury, lived for a time in Christchurch and eventually made their way to Geraldine.

    Geraldine is located about half way down the South Island of New Zealand. It is a small farming borough of about 2,000 people. The old Huffey cottage still stands in the main street and the town has a street called Huffey Street. John was quite a local identity in his day being prominent in council and church affairs. He ran a general store, situated on the corner of Huffey St. and Talbot St. In a rural settlement called Pleasant Valley about 5 miles from Geraldine there is a small church ( St. Annes ) that John and the early settlers built in 1863 and still in use today. It is reputed to be the oldest wooden church in the Southern Hemisphere. The church and John's cottage are protected by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust.

    5. Children:

    Third Generation

  5. Sophia Pizzey (1.Samuel1,2.Robert2), born 1840, baptized 9 July 1842 in Felsham, Suffolk.
    She married Frederick Stuter Lister, 8 December 1860 in Felsham, Suffolk, (son of Martha Lister) baptized 27 November 1836 in Felsham, Suffolk. William Osborne and Mary Anne Borley marriage witnesses when Frederick and Sophia were married. Frederick and William made their "mark". Sophia and Mary Anne signed the marriage register. Sophia's age is given as 20 in the Felsham Marriage Register when she married Frederick in 1860. In the 1881 census the family is living at Rattlesden Road, Buxhall, Suffolk. Frederick is an agricultural laborer.

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  6. John Pizzey (1.Samuel1,2.Robert2), baptized 10 December 1843 in Felsham, Suffolk, England, died 28 July 1918 in Geraldine, New Zealand. John left Gravesend for New Zealand on the sailing ship William Miles on July 3, 1864, arriving in Lyttleton on October 22, 1864.
    He immediately made his way to Geraldine and worked on the farm for John and Hepzibah Huffey, Hepzibah being his aunt. On March 10, 1873 he married Alice Huffey, his first cousin, 10 March 1873 in St Mary's Church, Geraldine, born 1855 in Kensington, London, (daughter of John Huffey and Hepzibah Ann Pizzy), buried 20 August 1928 in Geraldine, New Zealand. They are buried in a double grave in Geraldine Cemetery.
    John was a prize winner in the first Geraldine Horticultural Show in 1884.

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  7. Hephzibah Pizzey (1.Samuel1,2.Robert2), baptized 14 Sept 1851 in Felsham, Suffolk. She married William Petch, 15 September 1872 in Saint John the Evangelist, Bury St Edmunds, born 1850 in Culford, Suffolk. In the 1881 census the family was living at The Coal Yards, Fornham All Saints, Suffolk. William was a malster (maker of malt).

    8. Children:

    Fourth Generation

    9. Robert Pizzey, born 1886 in Geraldine, New Zealand, died 13 August 1966 in Timaru, New Zealand. He married Fanny Amelia Payne, born 1885, died 27 November 1944 in Timaru, New Zealand. Robert and Fanny were cremated at Linwood Crematorium, Christchurch.

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