Thomas Henry BATEMAN [Henry]

1841 - 1914  (73 years)

• Name	Thomas Henry BATEMAN
  Known As	Henry
  Birth	1841	Bampton, Oxfordshire, England   [1]
  Christening	08 Mar 1841	Bampton, Oxfordshire, England   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	From 09 Dec 1882 to 12 Mar 1883	ship WELLINGTON   [2, 3]
  Immigration	From 09 Dec 1882 to 12 Mar 1883	Port Chalmers, Otago, New Zealand   [2, 4]
  Occupation	1905  [5]
  	Farmer, Waitahuna
  Death	11 May 1914	Waitahuna, Otago, New Zealand   [6, 7, 8]
  Probate	11 Jul 1914	Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand   [8]
  Burial	Waitahuna, Otago, New Zealand   [9]
  Person ID	I5290	NZ Genealogy Project
  Last Modified	8 Jul 2022

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth EDWARDS,   b. 10 Jan 1845, Garsington, Oxfordshire, England d. 20 Jan 1929, Moneymore, Otago, New Zealand (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	10 Jan 1867	Bampton, Oxfordshire, England   [2, 10]
  Census	02 Apr 1871	Bampton, Oxfordshire, England   [11]
  Notes	EARLY DAYS TO THE EDITOR SIR, - A reference by Mr E. Godfred, an early-day resident of Port Chalmers to having shipped on the Wild Deer has revived memories of my landing at Port Chalmers in - I think - the year 1883. The ship Wellington brought out a large number of emigrants. We left Greenock about the same time as the Wild Deer, and there was some speculation as to which would get to New Zealand first. We had a protracted voyage which extended to well over 100 days. I was nine years old at the time, and there were a number of children on board. My late father acted as schoolmaster on the voyage. When Fort Chalmers was reached there was great excitement. We watched the tug puffing down the harbour to pull us into the wharf. We children were all agog, and when the pilot climbed up over the side the first news given out was that the Wild Deer had been wrecked. I could not understand at the time why some of the passengers wept on hearing this, but later I learned that they had friends on board that ship. By last mail I received letters from Home that were posted on August 1. If they had taken as long to come to New Zealand as the ship Wellington took at the time of which I write they would not have been delivered until some time in October. I am etc., A. E. Bateman. Waitahuna, September 11. Source: Otago Daily Times, 12 September 1931 Page 16. [12]
  Children	+ 1. John Henry BATEMAN [Jack],   b. 19 Jul 1867, Bampton, Oxfordshire, England d. 20 Mar 1925, Waitahuna, Otago, New Zealand (Age 57 years)   2. Louisa Maria BATEMAN,   b. 17 Mar 1869, Bampton, Oxfordshire, England d. 1876, Bampton, Oxfordshire, England (Age 6 years)   3. William Thomas BATEMAN,   b. 09 Sep 1870, Bampton, Oxfordshire, England d. 1874, Bampton, Oxfordshire, England (Age 3 years)   4. Archibald Edwards BATEMAN,   b. 24 May 1872, Bampton, Oxfordshire, England d. 06 Oct 1947, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand (Age 75 years)   5. Mary Elizabeth BATEMAN,   b. 02 Jun 1874, Bampton, Oxfordshire, England d. 02 Jun 1966, Milton, Otago, New Zealand (Age 92 years)   6. Emily Johnson BATEMAN,   b. 03 Jun 1876, Bampton, Oxfordshire, England d. 13 Nov 1967, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand (Age 91 years)   7. Edward George BATEMAN [Ted],   b. 02 Jul 1878, Bampton, Oxfordshire, England d. 20 Jan 1944, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand (Age 65 years)   8. Frederick James BATEMAN,   b. 08 Jan 1880, Bampton, Oxfordshire, England d. 09 Jul 1917, New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand (Age 37 years)   9. Arthur Milne BATEMAN,   b. 11 Jan 1882, Bampton, Oxfordshire, England d. 06 Apr 1960, Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand (Age 78 years)   10. Eleanor Gertrude BATEMAN [Nellie],   b. 25 Feb 1884, Waitahuna, Otago, New Zealand d. 03 Jun 1978, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand (Age 94 years)   11. William Smith BATEMAN,   b. 28 Apr 1887, Fairview, Canterbury, New Zealand d. 30 Jul 1967, Timaru, Canterbury, New Zealand (Age 80 years)
  Family ID	F101	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2024

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1841 - Bampton, Oxfordshire, England Christening - 08 Mar 1841 - Bampton, Oxfordshire, England Marriage - 10 Jan 1867 - Bampton, Oxfordshire, England Census - 02 Apr 1871 - Bampton, Oxfordshire, England Immigration - From 09 Dec 1882 to 12 Mar 1883 - Port Chalmers, Otago, New Zealand Death - 11 May 1914 - Waitahuna, Otago, New Zealand Probate - 11 Jul 1914 - Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand Burial - - Waitahuna, Otago, New Zealand  = Link to Google Earth
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  OBITUARY. THOMAS H. BATEMAN. The death of Thomas H. Bateman, which took place at his home at "Fairview," Mt. Stuart, at midnight on Sunday 10th inst., came as a great shock to the residents of Waitahuna, and also to his own family (writes our correspondent). Though it was known that he had been in failing health for some time no one dreamed that his death was so near. Born in Oxfordshire, England, in 1811, he succeeded to his father's business of grocer and ironmonger at the age of 21 which he successfully carried on for over twenty years. Thereafter he sailed for New Zealand where he arrived with his wife and seven children in March, 1883, and came straight to Mrs Bateman's aunt, the late Mrs George Milne, at Hound Hill, and then took up their house on Mt Stewart where they have lived since. During his thirty-one years residence here, Mr Bateman busied himself dealing in wool, sheepskins, rabbit skins, &c., and was the first man in the district to buy rabbits for export, a work which he loved and he carried on till within a few days of his death. Mr Sullivan, for whom he acted as agent for most of that time, expressed his great regret by telegram and stated that all his staff would miss the kindly cheery word which was so characteristic of the man. The neighbours and residents here most heartily join in this appreciation, as it was always a pleasure to do business with the bright and cheerful gentleman who always had a kindly word or bright story. He was a member of the Mt. Stewart School Committee for twenty-seven years and acted as clerk and treasurer all that time. He was also a member of the Waitahuna Farmers' Club, and was a successful exhibitor at the shows. He also took a great interest in horticulture and had this season a splendid garden of many varieties of vegetables. He leaves his widow for whom much sympathy is felt, nine children, and twenty-nine grandchildren. His family of six sons and three daughters are all married and doing well. Two are in the North Island and three - Mr J. H. Bateman, Mr A. E. Bateman, and Mrs J. B. Roberts, are resident in the Waitahuna district. The others are settled in the South Island in various parts. The funeral was largely attended, the Rev. Archdeacon Richards officiating at the grave. Source: Tuapeka Times, 20 May 1914, Page 3. [13]

  
  

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  [S93] 1871 England Census [database online]., (Ancestry.co.uk.), none. [S422] Ann McDonald and Sue Brown, Annie - a family history, (Sue Brown, PO Box 1121, Levin 2008). [S23] Papers Past - The Otago Witness, (Papers Past - National Library of New Zealand), none. Otago Witness, Issue 1630, 17 February 1883, Page 14. ENGLISH SHIPPING. Per Messrs P Henderson and Co.'s Wellington, Captain Cowan, from Glasgow December 7th, and Greenock 9th. For Otago : Saloon - Mr A S Lockhart ; and 300 adults in the steerage. (European Mail). Otago Witness, Issue 1634, 17 March 1883, Page 14. Monday [12 March]. Arrivals : Wellington, from Glasgow (December 9th) ; Passengers : Per Wellington, from Glasgow - Saloon : Mr A Lochart; and 377 steerage, Dr Parker medical officer in charge. [S23] Papers Past - The Otago Witness, (Papers Past - National Library of New Zealand), none. [S98] H. Wise & Co. (N.Z.), Ltd., Dunedin, Wise's New Zealand Post Office Directory 1905, (Archive CD Books Australia Pty Ltd. 2007), none. Bateman Thos H, farmer, Waitahuna [S26] New Zealand Society of Genealogists, NZ Cemetery Records, (New Zealand Society of Genealogists Inc 1985). [S1537] Papers Past - Otago Witness, (Papers Past - National Library of New Zealand), none. DEATHS. - BATEMAN. - On May 11, at his residence, Fairview Farm, Waitahuna, Thomas Henry Bateman, late of Bamanton, Oxfordshire, England; aged 73 years. Home papers please copy. - Published 13 May 1914 [S1982] Archives New Zealand Online - Probate File, (Archives New Zealand, https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz). [S26] New Zealand Society of Genealogists, NZ Cemetery Records, (New Zealand Society of Genealogists Inc 1985). Waitahuna Cemetery. Headstone: Thomas Henry Bateman, died 10 May 1914 aged 73 years. Also Elizabeth bateman, wife of the above, died 20 jan 1929 aged 84 years. [S92] FreeBMD, (http://www.freebmd.org.uk//), none. Marriages Mar 1867. Edwards, Elizabeth and Bateman, Thomas Henry. District Witney; Vol 3a; Page 775 [S93] 1871 England Census [database online]., (Ancestry.co.uk.), none. Name: Thomas H Bateman; Age: 30; Estimated birth year: abt 1841; Relation: Head; Gender: Male; Where born: Bampton, Oxfordshire, England; Civil Parish: Bampton; County: Oxfordshire; Country: England; Grocer employing 1 man; Household: Elizabeth (wife), Louisa M Bateman (daughter, 2), William T Bateman (son, 6 months), servants. [S776] Papers Past - Otago Daily Times, (Papers Past - National Library of New Zealand), none. [S37] Papers Past - Tuapeka Times, (Papers Past - National Library of New Zealand), none.