John
Farnham
Hellier
Born in Netherbury, Dorset, England
Ancestors 
Son of John Hellier
and Sarah (Dunford) Hellier
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Elizabeth (Pattimore) Hellier
— married
22 Sep 1825 in in Netherbury,Dorset,England
Descendants 
Father of
Thomas Hellier, William Hellier, Sarah (Hellier) Sole, Elizabeth (Hellier) Julian, Susan (Hellier) Copestake, Ann (Hellier) Street, John Hellier and Ellen (Hellier) Hunt
Died
at age 40
in Inglewood, Taranaki, New Zealand
Profile last modified
| Created 29 Nov 2013
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Biography
John Farnham Hellier worked as a lime burner in England, but in New Plymouth he worked by contract for the surveyors, at one time measuring potato ground, and drawing rations at the store in part payment[1].
John and his family arrived into New Plymouth on the ship Oriental in 1841 as: John, Elizabeth, Thomas, William, Sarah, Elizabeth, Susan, Ann and John [2].
He died 23 March 1843 in a pit-sawing accident[1]. His find a grave profile and he is reported to be the first person to be buried at the St Marys Churchyard [3].
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Alington, M. H. (1988). Goodly stones & timbers: A history of St. Marys Church, New Plymouth.
- ↑ https://www.geni.com/projects/New-Zealand-Settler-Ships-Oriental-1841/12852
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 20 November 2021), memorial page for John Farnham Hellier (1802–23 Mar 1843), Find A Grave: Memorial #116666115, citing St Mary's Anglican Churchyard, New Plymouth, New Plymouth District, Taranaki, New Zealand ; Maintained by Debbie McCauley (contributor 47672193) .
Acknowledgments
Thank you to Maurice Williams for starting this profile on 29 Nov 13.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
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~3.12%
Lois Lowry
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch UH6686940 [compare], Ancestry member rolo344
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~1.56%
~12.50%
Andrew Chapman :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A798012 [compare], Ancestry member stretchedandy23
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder
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MyHeritage DNA
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Callan Bird :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch KQ9363044 [compare], Ancestry member calbi16
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