Person:Edwin Humphrey (3)

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Edwin Harrison Humphrey
b.8 Nov 1863 Eastbourne, Sussex, England
d.23 Feb 1906 New Zealand
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m. 27 Nov 1859
  1. Caroline Elizabeth Humphrey1860 - 1937
  2. Harvey HumphreyAbt 1861 - 1945
  3. Charles Henry Humphrey1862 - 1945
  4. Edwin Harrison Humphrey1863 - 1906
  5. Albert William Humphrey1866 - 1934
  6. Delilah Humphrey1867 - 1946
  7. Frederick Humphrey1869 - 1944
  8. Herbert Humphrey1871 - 1890
  9. John Delves Humphrey1873 - 1950
  10. Arthur Thomas Humphrey1875 - 1950
  11. Beatrice Fanny Humphrey1877 - 1958
  12. Ernest George Humphrey1878 - 1967
  13. Walter Wimble Humphrey1880 - 1942
  14. Florence Annie Humphrey1882 - 1955
  15. Laurence St Leonards Humphrey1884 - 1968
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m. 31 Aug 1887
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Facts and Events
Name[1] Edwin Harrison Humphrey
Gender Male
Birth[1] 8 Nov 1863 Eastbourne, Sussex, England
Census[7] 1871 Hailsham, Sussex, EnglandEdwin H Humphrey, Gender: M, Age: 7, Birthplace: East Bourne, Sussex
Emigration[4][8] 2 Jul 1876 Sailed from London on the Waimea
Immigration[5][8] 4 Oct 1876 Wellington, Wellington, New ZealandArrived on the Waimea, after 93 days
Marriage 31 Aug 1887 New Zealandto Sarah Jane Follet
Occupation[6] 10 May 1897 Marton, Manawatu-Wanganui, New ZealandMayor
Death[2][9] 23 Feb 1906 New Zealand
Burial[3] Mt View Cemetery, Marton, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand

Edwin Humphrey was the Mayor of Marton from May 10th, 1897, to December 21st, 1898.

Portrait of Marton Borough Mayor Humphrey, Edwin Harrison

The following entry is from The Cyclopedia of New Zealand, Borough Of Marton 1897 and is reproduced under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 New Zealand Licence The New Zealand Electronic Text Collection

Councillor Edwin Harrison Humphrey is a native of Eastbourne, which he left when very young, and for some years lived in Hastings until 1874, or thereabouts, when he sailed for New Zealand in the ship “Waimea,” arriving in Wellington during the same year. He at once came into the Rangitikei district, taking the steamer to Foxton, and thence travelling overland. For ten years Mr. Humphrey was in business in Marton as a timber merchant. In the year 1887 he married Miss Follett, whose father was one of the first settlers in the Rangitikei and the purchaser of a large piece of ground in the centre of the town of Marton, having a large frontage to Broadway. Mr. Humphrey is at present a member of the Marton Borough Council, having occupied the seat for about four years. He has been a member of the local Foresters' court for the last thirteen years, and has taken a considerable interest in volunteer matters, being a member of the Royal Rangitikei Rifles, and when the celebrated Parahaki expedition was undertaken, Mr. Humphrey was one of the party, being six weeks away from home.
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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Edwin Harrison Humphrey, in Pauline Fitchett. My Dear Brother: A Family History. (Wellington, New Zealand: P. Fitchett, 1989)
    page 56.

    Edwin or Ted, as he was known all his life, was born on 8th November 1863 in Eastbourne, Sussex, England. He was the fourth child and third son of Henry and Frances Humphrey, and was named after his mother's brother and an uncle on the Wimble side.

  2. ↑ Edwin Harrison Humphrey, in Pauline Fitchett. My Dear Brother: A Family History. (Wellington, New Zealand: P. Fitchett, 1989)
    page 57.

    In December 1905 Edwin was addmitted to Porirua Mental Hospital in a manic state and suffereing from tuberculosis, By February he was very sick and 'died peacefully' on 23rd February 1906. He was only 42 years old.

  3. ↑ Edwin Harrison Humphrey, in Pauline Fitchett. My Dear Brother: A Family History. (Wellington, New Zealand: P. Fitchett, 1989)
    page 57.

    Edwin is buried in Mt View Cemetery Marton.

  4. ↑ Voyage to New Zealand, in Pauline Fitchett. My Dear Brother: A Family History. (Wellington, New Zealand: P. Fitchett, 1989)
    page 29.

    Henry Humphrey and Frances, together with their ten children, all their household belongings, personal clothes and some silver 'treasures' from Comphurst Farmhouse, embarked on the ship Waimea at Gravesend dock London on 1st July 1876. The Family had reported to the 'emigrants depot' three days before, where they stayed until the ship was ready to leave. On 2nd July they sailed for New Zealand and a new life.

  5. ↑ http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=EP18761004.1.2, in Evening Post, Volume XIV, Issue 82, 4 October 1876, Page 2
    4 Oct 1876.

    ARRIVAL OF THE N.Z.S. CO.'S SHIP WAIMEA, FROM LONDON.
    The New Zealand Shipping Company's ship Waimea arrived in harbor shortly after noon to-day

  6. ↑ Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XXXVIIII, Issue XXXVIII, 5 May 1897, Page 2
    5 May 1897.

    Mr E. H. Humphrey was re-turned as Mayor with a majority of 1l votes

  7. ↑ England and Wales Census, 1871.

    https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VFD9-C81

  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FSBG-K2C, in "New Zealand, Immigration Passenger Lists, 1855-1973," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FSBG-K2C : accessed 26 Oct 2013), Edwin H Humphrey, 1876.

    Name: Edwin H Humphrey
    Event Type: Immigration
    Event Date: 04 Oct 1876
    Event Place: Wellington, New Zealand
    Gender: Male
    Ship Name: Waimea
    Departure Date: 1876
    Arrival Port: Wellington
    Arrival Place: Wellington

  9. ↑ Death Record, in New Zealand Births, Deaths and Marriages.

    Registration Number: 1906/1856
    Family Name: Humphrey
    Given Name(s): Edwin Harrison
    Date of Birth/Age at Death: 43Y

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