Ellen (Keeley) Pritchard (1850 - 1928)

Born 1850 in Ilmington, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Wife of Thomas Pritchard — married 1869 in Hereford, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom

Died 1928 at about age 78 in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

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Biography

Ellen Keeley, daughter of Giles (labourer) and ?Euty Abi, was baptised on 1 December 1850 at Ilmington, Warwickshire, England. ^[1]

Seven month old Ellen is listed in her parents' home, at 54 Back Street, Ilmington, in the 1851 Census. Her father Giles's occupation is listed as Farm Labourer, and her mother Eutyabi as Field Labourer. Also in the home was her 2 year old brother William. They were all listed as having been born in Ilmington. ^[2]

By the time of the 1851 Census, the family were living in Herefordshire. There were now another five children in the household. ^[3]

In the second quarter of 1869, Thomas Pritchard and Ellen Keeley married in Hereford, Herefordshire, England. ^[4]

At the time of the 1871 Census, Thomas and Helen Pritchard, and their two young sons George and James are listed living in The Village, Lower Bullingham, Hereford, Herefordshire, England. Thomas's occupation was listed as Agricultural Labourer. Helen was recorded as born in Ilmington Warwickshire, and Thomas as born in Abbey Dore, Herefordshire.^[5]

In 1876, Thomas, a 32 year old labourer, and Ellen, 22, emigrated from England on the vessel Hereford with three children: George (5), James (4) and Thomas (2). They were listed as assisted migrants, and landed in Canterbury on 14 Jul 1874. ^[6] They settled in Ashburton.

Thomas and Ellen had at least another six children in New Zealand from 1876 to 1893.^[7]

Thomas appears to have worked as a labourer in Ashburton. In 1882, the names George Keeley and Thomas Pritchard appear on a land document for two acres in Ashburton. ^[8]

Seventy nine year old Thomas died in Christchurch in 1915. ^[9]

Ellen died in 1928. Obituary Mrs Helen Pritchard After a long illness, Mrs Helen Pritchard, widow of the late Mr Thomas Pritchard, and one of the oldest and most respected citizens of Ashburton, passed away at Christchurch this morning, aged 79 years. Mrs Pritchard, with her husband, settled in Ashburton in 1876, two years after their arrival from the Old Country. Leaving Ashburton in 1913, Mr and Mrs Pritchard went to reside in Christchurch. She was a member of St. Stephen's Church, and always took a keen interest in the activities of the various bodies in that church. On going to Christchurch, Mrs Pritchard was connected with St. Mary's Church, Addington. She leaves six sons Messrs R & W Pritchard (Ashburton), Messrs A.J. & E. Pritchard (Christchurch), Mr J.F. Pritchard (Cromwell), and Mr T. Pritchard (Sydney). ^[10]

Research Notes

Ellen's parents, Giles and Abi and their two daughters, along with her brother William and his family also emigrated from England on the Hereford, on the same voyage.

Sources

1. ↑ Warwickshire County Record Office; Warwick, England; Warwickshire Anglican Registers; Roll: Engl/2/1218; Document Reference: DR 393. Accessed on Ancestry.com. Warwickshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1910 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
2. ↑ Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1851. Class: HO107; Piece: 2076; Folio: 29; Page: 12; GSU roll: 87345. Accessed on Ancestry.com. 1851 England Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
3. ↑ Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1861. Class: RG 9; Piece: 1816; Folio: 104; Page: 25; GSU roll: 542872. Accessed on Ancestry.com. 1861 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
4. ↑ Herefordshire, England, Volume 6A, Page number 890, Record set England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005. Accessed on findmypast.co.uk
5. ↑ 1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census. Archive reference RG10. Piece number 2691. Folio 59. Page 5. Schedule 10. Accessed on findmypast.co.uk
6. ↑ "New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Passenger Lists, 1839-1973," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FSB2-DTB : 9 March 2021), Thomas Pritchard, 14 Jul 1874; citing ship , Archives New Zealand, Wellington; FHL microfilm 004412219.
7. ↑ New Zealand Civil Records. Historical births, accessed online at www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz
8. ↑ New Zealand Land Records. Accessed on findmypast.co.uk
9. ↑ New Zealand Civil Records. Death Registration number 1915/6695. Accessed online at www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz
10. ↑ ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, VOLUME 48, ISSUE 251, 2 AUGUST 1928, PAGE 4. Accessed online at paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers