Born in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
Daughter of Samuel Medley
and Hephzibah (Perry) Medley
Wife of
William John Gandy
— married
1874 in Wellington, New Zealand
Descendants 
Mother of
Norman William Gandy, Maurice Gandy, Ernest Gilbert Gandy, Wilfred Gandy, Howard Paton Gandy, Kenneth Scott Gandy, Neville Jackson Gandy, Gertrude Isabella Gandy, Bessie Knowles (Gandy) Shirtliff, Lawrence Samuel Gandy, Lewis Whitehead Gandy, John Percival Gandy, Winnifred Laura (Gandy) Broomhall, Clement Roy Gandy and Lincoln Harold Gandy
Died
at about age 62
in Wellington, New Zealand
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Biography
Hephzibah was born in 1854.[1] in 1861, she was staying as a visitor in Liverpool Street, St. Pancras, London.[2] In the same house is widow, Frances Perry, 56, and Harriet Ann Damant, 44, both born in Harwich Essex. Perhaps, these are Hepzibah's grandmother and aunt.
She emigrated to New Zealand on "Queen of the Avon" arriving in Wellington on August 9 1863. [3]
She married William John Gandy in 1874.[4] The children of Hephzibah and William were:
- Norman William
- Maurice
- Ernest Gilbert
- Wilfred
- Howard Paton
- Kenneth Scott
- Neville Jackson
- Gertrude Isabella
- Bessie Knowles
- Lawrence Samuel
- Lewis Whitehead
- John Percival
- Winnifred Laura
- Clement Roy
- Lincoln Harold[5]
She passed away aged 62 in 1916.[6][7]
Sources
- ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2NHZ-7DS : 1 October 2014), Hephzibah Medley, 1854; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
- ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M75L-KC6 : 14 February 2020), Hephzibah Medley, Pancras, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
- ↑ "Queen of the Avon." Accessed August 24, 2016. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ourstuff/QueenoftheAvon1863.htm.
- ↑ "Births, Deaths & Marriages Online", [digital index], New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs (http://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz) Marriage record 1874/6289
- ↑ "Births, Deaths & Marriages Online", [digital index], New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs (http://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz) Birth records:
- 1875/5893 Gandy Norman William Parents - Hepzibah and William John
- 1876/7380 Gandy Maurice Hepzibah William John
- 1879/1869 Gandy Ernest Gilbert Hephzibah William John
- 1880/5019 Gandy Wilfred Hephzibah William John
- 1882/2643 Gandy Howard Paton Hephzibah William John
- 1884/1990 Gandy Kenneth Scott Hephzibah William John
- 1885/4743 Gandy Neville Jackson Hephzibah William John
- 1887/348 Gandy Gertrude Isabella Hephizibah William John
- 1888/17757 Gandy Bessie Knowles Hephzibah William John
- 1889/12799 Gandy Lawrence Samuel Hephzibah William John
- 1891/14054 Gandy Lewis Whitehead Hephizbah William John
- 1893/1278 Gandy John Percival Hephzibah William John
- 1894/13787 Gandy Winnifred Laura Hephzebah William John
- 1896/17084 Gandy Clement Roy Stepzibah William John
- 1899/826 Gandy Lincoln Harold Hepzibah William John
- ↑ "Births, Deaths & Marriages Online", [digital index], New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs (http://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz) Death record 1916/5047
- ↑ Deaths, Evening Post, Volume XCI, Issue 134, 7 June 1916, Page 1
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