Born about in England, United Kingdom
[uncertain]
[uncertain]Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Joseph Belfit
— married
1858 in Brentford, Middlesex, England
Descendants 
Mother of
Annie Johanna (Belfit) Rosoman, Robert Belfit, Joseph Walter Belfit Jr., Matthew Albert Belfit, William Henry Belfit, Mary Jane (Belfit) Osborne, Martha Elizabeth (Belfit) MacKay and Alice Maud (Belfit) Goodman
Died
at about age 84
in Feilding, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
Profile last modified
| Created 5 Dec 2016
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Johanna (Reardon) Belfit migrated from England to New Zealand.
Biography
Johanna was born in about 1829.
She married Joseph Belfit in 1858 in Brentford, Middlesex, England[1].
They had eight children when they emigrated from England to New Zealand on board the Ship Golden Sea under Captain Strachan, sailing from London on the 29th January 1874 - arriving into Wellington on 1st May 1874. She brought 368 immigrants, and during the voyage there were eight deaths from scarlet fever, the ship being placed in quarantine upon arrival[2]. Their youngest child Alice was only two months old.
Johanna and her family settled in Feilding, in the Manawatu.
She passed away in 1913 at the age of about 84 and was buried on 31 August 1913 at Feilding Cemetery, Feilding, Manawatu, New Zealand. Sub/Block: 1, Row: 137, Plot Number: 113[3]
Inscription:
- IN LOVING MEMORY
- OF
- JOHANNA BELFIT
- DIED 28TH AUGUST 1913
- AGED 84 YEARS
- R.I.P.
Sources
- ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2D7H-NFX : 13 December 2014), Joseph Belfit, 1858; from “England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005,
- ↑ http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-Bre01Whit-t1-body-d271.html
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/209883009/johanna-belfit), memorial page for Johanna Belfit (unknown–1913), Find a Grave Memorial ID 209883009, citing Feilding Cemetery, Feilding, Manawatu District, Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand ; Maintained by Baby Stegosaurus (contributor 49885654)
- NZ BDM Historical Death Records: Registration No: 1913/6515 | Family Name: Belfit | Given Name(s): Johanna | Age at Death: 84Y | https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz
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