Samuel Eves (abt. 1805 - 1897)

Born about 1805 in Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 3 Feb 1897 at about age 92 in Wairau Valley, Marlborough, Marlborough, New Zealand

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Biography

Samuel was born about 1808. He passed away in 1897.

Baptism Date: 18 Nov 1805 Baptism Place: Saint Michael, Coventry,Warwick,England Father: Joseph Eaves Mother: Hannah Jury List "Examiner" 1848 puts Samuel Eves as labourer in Waimea West.

Mr. SAMUEL EVES , whose eldest daughter married the late Mr. John Newman, formerly of Cowslip Farm, in the Waihopai Valley, was born in Warwickshire, England, and came to New Zealand in the ship “Whitby,” in the year 1841. He landed in Nelson, and later on went to the Wairau. Mr. Eves introduced the first cattle and horses in the Wairau, and established a dairy farm. At one time, he milked as many as forty cows, a large herd for the early days. Mr. Eves was eighty-nine years of age when he died.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ https://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-Cyc05Cycl-t1-body1-d2-d28-d20.html#name-432480-mention The Cyclopedia of New Zealand (Nelson, Marlborough & Westland Provincial Districts) The Cyclopedia Company, Limited, 1906, Christchurch

• NZ death registration 1897/1184
• FHL Film Number: 428986, 428987. Original data: England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.