Thomas GODSALL [Parents] ¹ was born about 1777 in of, Holy Trinity, St. Marylebone, London,England. Thomas married ² Ann SHAKELL on 12 May 1801 in St. George Hanover, Westminster, London, England.

B  Parish records for St. Marylebone, Saint Mary. film #580907.

NOTES/LOG:
-- I believe St. Mary is not a parish, though seemingly listed as such, but a district of the St. Marylebone part of London.  The actual parish is the Holy Trinity Parish Church.

Ann SHAKELL [Parents] ¹ was born about 1781 in of, Holy Trinity, St. Marylebone, London,England. Ann married ² Thomas GODSALL on 12 May 1801 in St. George Hanover, Westminster, London, England.

B  Parish records for St. Marylebone, Saint Mary. film #580907.

NOTES/LOG:
-- I believe St. Mary is not a parish, though seemingly listed as such, but a district of the St. Marylebone part of London.  The actual parish is the Holy Trinity Parish Church.

Captain William Alfred WILLIAMS ¹ was born about 1820 in of, Motueka, Nelson, New Zealand. He died on 30 Aug 1906 in Nelson, New Zealand. He was buried in Anglican Blk 2 Plot 27, Wakapuaka, Nelson, New Zealand. William married Sarah Ann FRANKLIN on 28 Feb 1848 in Episcopal Church, Motueka, Nelson, New Zealand.

William worked as Mariner.

William and Sarah Ann FRANKLIN have 5 male and 4 female children. One
daughter is called Mrs. Jackson.

From Reference Section of Napier Library 993.15 NEW;
Writings from various sources describe Capt. William Alfred Williams in the following
'The Port of Collingwood was proclaimed to be a Port  of Entry in February 1858.
Captain Williams was appointed Deputy Harbourmaster and Pilot of Collingwood.
The 'Argus' of 27 Nov 1891 announced the production of Judge Lowther Broads 'History of Nelson 'and mentioned that Capt. Williams of Collingwood was a survivor of the original party which arrived in Nelson on the 'Whitby' as a crewman (will not show on passenger list)
On the 20 May 1892 it was stated that Capt Williams who had held the position of Pilot
and Lighthouse keeper and other duties such as mail carrier for 33 years was about to retire.
  Research  shows on 28  Feb 1848 he married Sarah Anne Franklin, eldest daughter of Mrs Maund (previously Franklin) nee Godsall.
On 4 Feb 1853 a daughter was born (unnamed at birth).
 William  passed away in Nelson in 28 Aug 1906 aged 89 years and is buried beside his wife. No headstones exist but plot number 27  in the Anglican section .William left many sons and daughters. Twice married -first wife Mary was 2nd white woman in Nelson 2nd wife Sarah Ann predeceased him after 30 years of marriage.
                                 ''The Nelson Evening Mail''
      Williams. March 28 at the residence of her daughter (Mrs Jackson) Tasman St and the Wood, Sarah Ann, the beloved wife of Captain W.Williams, of Collingwood aged 53 years. Home pages please copy.
Death on 28th August 1906 at Nelson Captain W A Williams aged 89 years a one time pilot and harbour master of Collingwood.
A member of the crew of the ship '' Whitby'' under Captain Wakefield 1842. Leaves many sons and daughters. Twice married 2nd wife predeceased him over 30 years, 1st wife was 2nd white woman in Nelson.

Sarah Ann FRANKLIN [Parents] ¹ was born on 12 Mar 1824 in St. Marylebone, London, England. She was christened on 11 Apr 1824 in Holy Trinity, St. Marylebone, London, England. She died on 28 Mar 1877 in Tasman St., Nelson, Nelson, New Zealand. She was buried on 06 Apr 1877 in Anglican Blk 2 plot 27, Wakapuaka, Nelson Cemetery, Nelson, New Zealand. Sarah married Captain William Alfred WILLIAMS on 28 Feb 1848 in Episcopal Church, Motueka, Nelson, New Zealand.

B  St. Marylebone, St. Mary Parish (or actually Holy Trinity Parish Church) p. 111 #882.  FHL 580,911.  Richard Maund and Mary Ann Godsell are listed as parents, although Franklin was her surname.
C  Same.
M  1848 NZ Reg. Gen., Cert. #264 issued 9 mar 1962.
D  1877 NZ Reg. Gen. Cert. #15003 issued 9 mar 1962.

NOTES/LOG:
-- I believe St. Mary is not a parish, though seemingly listed as such, but a district of the St. Marylebone part of London.  The actual parish is the Holy Trinity Parish Church.

John BROUGHAM (Farmer) ¹ was born ² in 1810/1813 in Blackmore, Kildare, Éire. He died on 08 Feb 1898 in Lower Moutere, Nelson, New Zealand. He was buried on 10 Feb 1898 in Old Cemetery, Motueka, Nelson, New Zealand. John married Maria Emily FRANKLIN on 02 Sep 1847 in Nelson, Nelson, New Zealand.

John had a previous marriage in Manchester England in about 1837.

John Brougham was born c. 1809-11 of Edward and Mary (nee Knowles)Brougham in Co. Kildare Ireland. On 28 Sep 1834 at St. Michaels All Saints Church Ashton-under-Lyne, Manchester England he married Maria Hughes who was born  c. 1809 -10. Two children were born  of this marriage. James c.1835 and John 1838.
These dates were deduced from the shipping papers of the 'Martha Ridgeway'.
On the 12 Oct 1841 the Broughams filed application no. 4377 to the New Zealand Company to emigrate to New Zealand .This application was made from their home in Hyde Lane Cheshire. Their application was successful and they set sail on the Martha Ridgeway on the 6 Nov. 1841 from Liverpool. John's  occupation was given as labourer.(ref. NZ Co. Passenger List NZCo 34/5 page 216a.) These records are held by National archives Wellington.
The 'Martha Ridgeway  berthed at Nelson Haven on 7th Apr 1842 after an uneventful journey except for an outbreak of dysentery which claimed the lives of four adults and seven of the ninety nine children on board. One of these children was their youngest child John as no records  of him exist from that date onwards.
The first official mention of the Broughams in New Zealand was a reference in the 'Nelson Examiner' in early 1844 that John Brougham of section 204 Moutere Bluffs Motueka was on the annual jury list. His name appeared on this list until 1855 when Motueka was no longer listed in the Nelson Jury district '. On the 5 June 1844 John signed a petition to the Governor General asking not to avenge the deaths at the Wairau massacre and his name did not appear among those who volunteered  to chase and try to capture Te Rauparaha.
On the 30 Oct 1845 Johns' first wife Maria then aged 34 died and was the first person buried in St. Thomas' Anglican church in Motueka. This record is held in office of the Bishop of Nelson .
   On 2nd Feb 1847 John married Maria Emily Franklin aged 22 who was born in London, and was the second daughter of Benjamin and Mary Ann (nee Godsall) Franklin. Benjamin died in 1833 . Mary Ann remarried to Richard Maund on the 5 Jun 1836, there were no children to this marriage.
Mary Ann Maund along with her two daughters Sarah Ann, Maria Emily and  sons Robert 13 Thomas 11 and Alexander 9.  all sailed on the notorious 'Lloyds' leaving from Gravesend on the 11 Sept 1841 and arriving  at Nelson  Haven  on the 22 Feb 1842. These were all Benjamin Franklins' children.
Richard sailed earlier on the 'Whitby' as part of an exploration group some four months earlier.
   John and Maria Brougham had their first child Edward in 1848 followed on 9 Dec 1849 by another son Thomas Godsall, Charles John 1851 Henry 1853 and Graham 1856 and their only daughter Emily Sarah in 1861.
On 21st  Apr 1849 according to the 'Nelson Examiner' John was one of the many who signed a petition to Parliament regarding the settlers Entitlement to Properties Bill. This Bill was to try and obtain title to the land they had earlier purchased from the New Zealand Company. Details of John Brougham, and  his family are contained in a copy NZCo.1849 census of the Nelson province.
In 1853 John was one of the nominees for Mr C Parker to represent Motueka on the Nelson Provincial council- Parker was successful.
On 4th Apr 1855 the Crown grant in favour  John Brougham was ready for issue. This was as a result of the petition on 21 Apr 1849
                                      Death notice in "THE COLONIST''

 Nelson 10 Feb 1898  Death of an old settler.
  John Brougham who came to the colony on the 'Martha Ridgeway  landed in Nelson in the early part of 1842 and in common with other settlers had to endure many hardships and struggles in the early history of the settlement. He was naturally a kind hearted man and always lived a retired and quiet life but did not make himself prominent in taking part in public matters but by his straight forward and honorable dealings he gained the respect of all he came in contact with
Many years ago he became partially disabled through an accident and consequently was unable afterwards to cope with the struggles of life as formerly'. He joined the Oddfellows Society in Richmond prior to the Motueka Lodge being formed, but after the formation he withdrew and became a member at Mote.
His remains will be interred in the old cemetery on Thurs 10 inset; He leaves six sons ,one daughter and about 80 grandchildren.
Johns' headstone rests in the Early Settlers Park in Thorpe St. Motueka
   ( Further history of John under recollections by his second eldest born son Thomas Godsall Brougham)

Maria Emily FRANKLIN [Parents] ¹ was born on 09 Jan 1826 in Holy Trinity Parish Church, St. Marylebone, London, England. She was christened on 29 Jan 1826 in Holy Trinity, St. Marylebone, London, England. She died on 10 Oct 1892 in Lower Moutere, Nelson, New Zealand. She was buried on 12 Oct 1892 in Eaerly Settlers' Cem., Church of England Cemetery, Motueka, Nelson, New Zealand. Maria married John BROUGHAM (Farmer) on 02 Sep 1847 in Nelson, Nelson, New Zealand.

B  Parish records for St. Marylebone, St. Mary (or actually Holy Trinity Parish Chruch) FHL 580,912.
M  1847 NZ Reg. Ben. Registration. Cert issued 25 jan 1962.
D  1893 NZ Reg. Gen. Cert. #7686 issued 28 jan 1960.

NOTES/LOG:
-- John and Maria had the following children: male- ?; male 1848; male 1850; male 1852; male 1854; male 1856; female 1862.
-- I believe St. Mary is not a parish, though seemingly listed as such, but a district of the St. Marylebone part of London.  The actual parish is the Holy Trinity Parish Church.

Hughes)Our earliest history on Maria Emily at age 15 in New Zealand  begins with her disembarkation at Nelson Haven on the 16th February 1842 along with her mother Mrs Mary Ann Maund,35 her elder sister Sarah Ann  17 and brothers Robert 13 and Alexander 9 .  Thomas 11  was listed as a passenger but according to  the shipping papers held at NZ Archives Wellington he is not shown so we must assume he was one of the many of the unfortunte children to die at sea. For history on the sailing of the "Lloyds"see "Landfall Nelson" by June E. Neale.
Following the death of her husband Benjamin Franklin in 1833  Marias' mother remarried in 1836 to Richard Maund who had sailed on 'Whitby' as one of a survey party 4-5 months ahead of the main body of immigrants.  Some months after there arrival they made there way to the Motuaka (Motueka) area and settled in the Moutere. Maria Emily was employed as  ladies help to Mrs Greenwood in Motueka.
 John Brougham who had sailed on the "Martha Ridgeway"with his first wife Maria (Hughes) and two sons John and James had also settled in the same area. Maria died 3 years  after their arrival in 1845, and on the 2nd Feb 1847 John aged 35 married Maria Emily Franklin aged 21.
 One can only wonder on the hardships these people endured starting out with very little in the way of home comforts and on land that at best could be described  of poor quality,and mostly of a swampy nature.
 Maria must have been a popular and friendly person (as described by her son Thomas Godsall) as her home became a half-way house for travellers between Riwaka and Motueka. John ran the place as an Inn and according to records was unlicensed to sell liquor.-(---and so it began issue of Motueka Historical Society)
John and Maria had 5 sons and a daughter- Edward -Thomas Godsall- John Charles- Henry- Graham- and Emily Sarah. All these children attended the new school at Lower Moutere.
 In later years Maria Emily became crippled after a gander had attacked her and she would spend her days making quilts.(see Ida Jessie Maria Fry recollections)
Maria Emily died on the  10 Oct 1893 and was buried  at St Thomas' church yard in Nelson.

Alexander FRANKLIN [Parents] ¹ was born about 1832 in of, St. Marylebone, London, England. He died on 06 Aug 1883 in Inglewood, Taranaki, New Zealand. Alexander married Frances LOVELL.

B  Have been unable to locate a record of Alexander's birth.  He was born in England.  He was 9 years old when they sailed to New Zealand.  He shows parents as being Maund and Mary Ann, as well.
M  #5 p. 229 of 1857 NZ Reg. Gen. Registration.D  #1127 of the 1883 NZ Reg. Gen. Registration.

Frances LOVELL. Frances married Alexander FRANKLIN.

Mr FRANKLIN ¹ was born about 1735 in of, St. Marylebone, London, England. Mr married Mrs FRANKLIN about 1760 in of, St. Marylebone, London, England.

Mrs FRANKLIN ¹ was born about 1739 in of, St. Marylebone, London, England. Mrs married Mr FRANKLIN about 1760 in of, St. Marylebone, London, England.

Martin BUTLER [Parents] was born about 1726 in of, St. Botolph without Aldersgate, London, England. Martin married Ann about 1750 in of, St. Botolph without Aldersgate, London, England.

Ann was born about 1730 in of, St. Botolph without Aldersgate, London, England. Ann married Martin BUTLER about 1750 in of, St. Botolph without Aldersgate, London, England.

Mr. GODSALL was born about 1751 in of, Holy Trinity, St. Marylebone, London,England. Mr. married Mrs. GODSALL about 1776 in of, Holy Trinity, St. Marylebone, London,England.

Mrs. GODSALL was born about 1755 in of, Holy Trinity, St. Marylebone, London,England. Mrs. married Mr. GODSALL about 1776 in of, Holy Trinity, St. Marylebone, London,England.

Mr. SHAKELL was born about 1755 in of, Holy Trinity, St. Marylebone, London,England. Mr. married Mrs. SHAKELL about 1780 in of, Holy Trinity, St. Marylebone, London,England.

Mrs. SHAKELL was born about 1759 in of, Holy Trinity, St. Marylebone, London,England. Mrs. married Mr. SHAKELL about 1780 in of, Holy Trinity, St. Marylebone, London,England.

Christian Ludvig Christiansen BENNER [Parents] ¹ was born in Cal 1735 in Danmark. He was christened on 19 Oct 1738 in Skanderborg, Skanderborg, Danmark. He was buried on 27 Mar 1805 in Vester Vejle, Skanderborg, Danmark. Christian married Karen JUSTSEN on 26 Jan 1763 in Ærøskøbing, Svenborg, Danmark.

Skanderborg Par Reg (9698 pts 1,2,3); Venge Par. Reg. (9761 pt 1);
Aeroskobing Par Reg (9786 pt 1); Sknaderborg Probates (9699 pt 2);
1787 Census Rec (9506 pt 12)

1801 census:

Year: FT-1801 Source reference: 278
Household No: 4
Name: Sidsel Lauritsdatter Gender: K
Age: 35 Civil status: Gift
Position in household: Hans Kone
No of marriage: 1
Parish: Hammer District: Vrads
Shire: Skanderborg Place name: Parceller paa Hammergaard Mark
Source entry No: B7516 Record No.: 19
All members of the household
Name: Age: Married?: Pos. in household: Occupation: BirTD place:
Johan Kristjansen   29   Gift   Mand   Huusmand med Jord    
Sidsel Lauritsdatter   35   Gift   Hans Kone      
Laurits Johansen   7   Ugift   deres Barn      
Johannes Johansen   5   Ugift   deres Barn      
Kristjan Bauner   66   Enke   Mandes Fader   nyder ophold af Gaarden

Karen JUSTSEN [Parents] ¹ was christened on 02 Jul 1733 in Ærøskøbing, Svenborg, Danmark. She was buried on 23 Nov 1781 in Skanderborg, Skanderborg, Danmark. Karen married Christian Ludvig Christiansen BENNER on 26 Jan 1763 in Ærøskøbing, Svenborg, Danmark.

Laurits CHRISTENSEN [Parents] ¹ was born in 1727/1735 in Klovborg, Skanderborg, Danmark. He died on 01 May 1797 in Klovborg, Skanderborg, Danmark. He was buried on 07 May 1797 in Klovborg, Skanderborg, Danmark. Laurits married Kirsten BORGESEN about 1750 in Danmark.

Klovborg par Reg (9684 pt 1), Hammer Par Reg (9686 pt 1)
Vester Par Reg (10051 pt 1)

birth cal 1735 from 1787 census:

Year: FT-1787 Source reference: 288
Household No: 15
Name: Sidsel Laursdatter Gender: K
Age: 22 Civil status: Ugift
Position in household: [deres Børn]
Parish: Klovborg District: Vrads
Shire: Skanderborg Place name: Sønderdal
Source entry No: B6556 Record No.: 86
All members of the household
Name: Age: Married?: Pos. in household: Occupation: BirTD place:
Laurs Christensen   55   Gift   Hosbond   Bonde, Gaardbeboer    
Kirsten Byrgesdatter   54   Gift   Madmoder      
Byrge Laursen   26   Ugift   [deres Børn]      
Sidsel Laursdatter   22   Ugift   [deres Børn]

Kirsten BORGESEN [Parents] ¹ was born in 1732 in Hammer, Skanderborg, Danmark. She died on 06 Sep 1797 in Klovborg, Skanderborg, Danmark. She was buried on 14 Sep 1797 in Klovborg, Skanderborg, Danmark. Kirsten married Laurits CHRISTENSEN about 1750 in Danmark.