George Garland Weston the 2nd (aft. 1813 - abt. 1863)

Born after 13 Feb 1813 in London, England

Husband of Eliza (Cantis) Weston — married 27 May 1844 in London Whitechapel St Mary, Stepney, Middlesex, England

Died about 1863 before about age 49 in New Zealand [uncertain]

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Biography

George was born about 1818. He passed away in 1880.

• 27 May 1844: Marriage of George Garland Weston, son of George Garland Weston, and Eliza Cantis, daughter of James Cantis, at St. Mary's, Whitechapel, Middlesex, England^[1] registered Q2 at Whitechapel, London, England^[2].

• 23 May 1847: Listed with wife Eliza at the christening of daughter Elizabeth Cantis Weston at St Mary, Whitechapel, Stepney, London, England.^[3]

• Arrived May 1855 on the ship "Omega", George G (37) wife Eliza (39) and daughter Eliza C (3).

• At the time of the death of his wife Eliza in 1860, George had his occupation cited as 'Miner' at Mount Blackwood Victoria, (death cert of Eliza).

• Presumably after the death of her parents Eliza Cantis Weston returned to England as she is recorded in the 1871 England Census as being in the household of Mary Ann (Weston) Palmer, Mary Ann Weston (1815-1873) at Lambeth Surrey. It is unclear if she returned to England prior to her father leaving Victoria for Otago New Zealand in Dec 1861, It unlikely that George would have wanted Eliza to accompany him to Otago as the conditions there were very poor and difficult.

• There is a record of a G G Weston departing Victoria for Otago in Dec 1861, however the year of birth given is abt 1829. The entry for age on the original passenger list is however difficult to verify as the writing is very hard to decipher. The list states that his occupation or calling was 'Miner' as were all the other passengers aboard who were also male, so presumably they were heading off to the Otago gold rush in New Zealand.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otago_Gold_Rush https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blizzard_and_flood_of_1863 https://teara.govt.nz/en/1966/disasters-and-mishaps-flood-hazards/page-2

Victoria, Australia, Outward Passenger Index, 1852-1915 https://www.ancestry.com.au/discoveryui-content/view/1177304:70791?tid=&pid=&queryId=53e4db00b990b42bd2b54b65a73a7630&_phsrc=pYG4103&_phstart=successSource

• The marriage certificate 23 Apr 1872 of Eliza Cantis Weston cited her father George Garland Weston as deceased.

• Information disclosed in the Inquest on George Weston 1880/606 may be evidence that this is the same person, an informant stated that the deceased was a widower and former Miner. However the year of death not not align with the marriage record of Eliza Cantis Weston where he is noted as being deceased before 23 Apr 1872.

https://prov.vic.gov.au/archive/57B695A6-F1BC-11E9-AE98-E34FDEE83E31?image=1

• George Garland Weston- notice in Otago Daily Times for creditors to prove claims in the estate of the said person having died intestate. Death assumed as prior to Nov 1863.

Otago Daily Times (NZ) 7 Nov 1863. Judicial and Law Notices:

PURSUANT to the Rule of this honorable Court, the Creditors of the above-name, deceased, are hereby required to prove their Claims before Robert Chapman, Esq , Registrar of _t said Court, at his office, Court, Dunedin, on or before the 2nd day of January 1864, in default of which they will not be entitled to any benefit from the said Estate. ROBT. CHAPMAN, Registrar. Supreme Court Office, Dunedin, Ist Nov. 1863. In the Supreme Court of New Zealand, Otago and Southland District. In the Estate of George Garland Weston, of Otago, Miner, Deceased, Intestate.

Sources

1. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NJV3-G4J : 10 February 2018), George Garland Weston and Eliza Cantis, 27 May 1844; citing St. Mary'S, Whitechapel, Middlesex, England, reference , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 94,704.
2. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DZF-5KS : 13 December 2014), George Garland Weston, 1844; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1844, quarter 2, vol. 2, p. 514, Whitechapel, London, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
3. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N5R4-988 : 11 February 2018, George Garland Weston in entry for Elizabeth Cantis Weston, 23 May 1847); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 94,697, 94,698.

• Immigration:

Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, 1839-1923 Public Record Office Victoria; North Melbourne, Victoria; Register of Assisted Immigrants from the United Kindom (refer to microform copy, VPRS 3502); Series: VPRS 14 https://www.ancestry.com.au/discoveryui-content/view/3754395:1635?tid=&pid=&queryId=579c997ddfee27caf5dc3f5e105b07bf&_phsrc=pYG3944&_phstart=successSource

• DEATH: VIC BDM # 7689.
• INQUEST: VIC # 606