Charles Barriball (bef. 1811 - 1880)

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Biography

Charles Barriball was an early settler and pioneer of New Zealand. He had been born in Cornwall in 1811, and emigrated to New Zealand after his marriage to Ann Martyn in 1836. They married on 31 March 1836 in Ann's birthplace, in North Tamerton, Cornwall.

The 1841 Census in England found him in Cornwall with his wife and parents and siblings, and Charles described as having been born in Cornwall around 1811 and aged 30. He was an agricultural labourer. His parents were in their 60's at that time.

According to the Barriball family website, the name Barriball is most likely to have come from the Cornish language. The words 'bar an bal' mean 'top of the mine' or 'minehead', so it is possible that the original bearer of the surname Barriball lived a short distance form a mine.

Charles' brother Henry, and Henry's wife Mary and two small children, William and Richard, had emigrated to the New Plymouth settlements in New Zealand on the clipper 'Timandra', arriving on February 23rd, 1842. Charles decided to follow suit and also emigrate to New Zealand.

The couple with their three young children, John, Samuel and Sophia, departed from Plymouth on 'The Duke of Westminster' on December 4th, 1842. They arrived in Auckland, New Zealand, in 1843, after a journey of 128 days. Instead of travelling on to New Plymouth where his brother and family had settled, Charles elected to remain in Auckland, farming land in Mt Eden owned by a Methodist Minister, the Rev. Lawry,

Charles became the owner of 145 acres, 1 rood, 20 perches in Waiuku by Crown Grant in 1856. He named the property Eden Grove. Eight months later, he took up a further grant of 442 acreas of land in the Parish of Waiuku East. This area was originally called Waitangi and was later renamed Pukeoware. This property was known as Eden Hill. There is a road where the farm was that is named after Charles Barriball. While Charles was engaged in clearing his new land, his eldest son remained in Mt Eden (the area sometimes described as Epsom or Mt Eden), farming there. Charles sold off or gifted land to family members as they grew older and independent, but remained farming in Waiuku until his death.

Charles Barriball died in 1880 ^[1] from heart disease and is buried in Waiuku Cemetery.

Sources

1. ↑ "New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1896," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24V-VGMH : accessed 18 March 2017), Charles Barriball, 1880; citing Death, New Zealand, New Zealand, Wellington; registration number 1880/4286.

• 1841 England Census - Source Citation: Class: HO107; Piece: 151; Book: 10; Civil Parish: North Tamerton; County: Cornwall; Enumeration District: 6; Folio: 5; Page: 2; Line: 11; GSU roll: 241273 Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1841 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2010. Original data: Census Returns of England and Wales, 1841. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1841. Data imaged from the National Archives, London, England.
• England, Select Marriages - Ancestry.com. England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data: England, Marriages, 1538–1973. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013. Name: Charles Barribell; Gender: Male; Marriage Date: 31 Mar 1836; Marriage Place: North Tamerton, Cornwall, England; Spouse: Ann Martyn; FHL Film Number: 1596066; Reference ID: item 24 p 29
• New Zealand Cemetery Records - Ancestry.com. New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data: New Zealand Cemetery Records. New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated. Name: Charles Barriball; Birth Date: abt 1810; Death Age: 70; Death Date: 23 Jan 1880; Burial Place: Auckland, New Zealand; Cemetery: Waiuku
• New Zealand Death Index - Ancestry.com. New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1964 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data: New Zealand Death Indexes. Name: Charles Barriball; Death Date: Jan-Feb-Mar 1880; Registration Place: Awhitu, Auckland, New Zealand; Folio Number: 37
• Australia & New Zealand Find-a-Grave Index - Memorial ID #177516746 Find A Grave: Memorial #177516746
• New Zealand Electoral Rolls

See Also

• "Werrington to Waiuku : a history of the Barriballs of Waiuku" Author/Contributors: Robinson, Joanne, 1953- ; Identifier: ISBN 0473049732 (pbk.); Notes: The descendants of Charles Barriball and Ann Martyn, who arrived in Auckland in 1843, and their Cornish ancestors back to the 1670s. Written by Joanne Robinson. Additions to family tree (1 leaf) inserted. Includes bibliographical references (p. 202) and index. Publisher: [Auckland, N.Z. : Joanne Robinson, 1997] Format: 208 p. :ill., facsims., geneal. tables, maps, plans, ports. ;30 cm. Available from the National Library of New Zealand
• Barriball's of Waiuku website - [1]
• Old Colonists Association Register, p B19, Auckland Council Libraries, Record ID 82925; Register of members. Including information regarding joining date, badge number, Address at time of joining, when and where born, date of arrival in New Zealand, ship, and miscellaneous comments. A full set of images is available. Refer to link below, or search for NZMS 493 in Auckland Libraries' Manuscripts Online database.; Special Collections (Manuscript) NZMS 493 ASK AT DESK, Includes mention of the Barriball family including Charles Barriball (1811-1880)
• "The Hoskings" by Gary Healey (family website) [2]