Alfred Baigent (abt. 1833 - 1883)

Born about 11 Nov 1833 in Windlesham, Surrey, England

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Price) Baigent — married 5 Jul 1857 in Wakefield, Nelson, New Zealand

Descendants

Died 20 Apr 1883 at about age 49 in Wakefield, Nelson, New Zealand

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Alfred Baigent migrated from England to New Zealand.

Biography

Alfred was born in 1833 in Surrey, England. He was the second son of Edward Baigent and Mary Ann Hern. The family emigrated to New Zealand when he was a boy, and arrived on the ship "Clifford" in 1842 and settled in Wakefield near Nelson. His father became was an influential pioneer, and became a Member of Parliament.

Alfred married Sarah Price in 1857 and they settled in Riversdale. They had several children: 5 sons and 4 daughters. Alfred joined the family business and was a sawmiller.

The late Mr Alfred Baigent was an enthusiastic cricketer, and was included in the first representative provincial team ever sent from Nelson to Wellington. It took them three weeks to return home. Some got as far as Picton, and walked all the way through the bush home. This was no light task, considering that there were no roads and few tracks through this land of mountains, streams, and forest. Their captain was MrSellon, ^[1]

He passed away in 1883 after falling down some stairs and injuring his spine. Alfred died as a result of his injuries at the age of 49, but had sufficient capacity to complete a will on the 20th of April shortly before he died. He wasn't able to write it himself, but had it read through to him and attached his mark in front of witnesses.

His funeral was on 24th April in Wakefield. He is interred at St John's in Wakefield, joining an infant son who had died in 1872. His wife, Sarah was also buried there when she died in 1902.

Sources

1. ↑ Colonist, Volume XLV, Issue 10446, 27 June 1902

• England Select Births & Christenings - Ancestry.com. England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Name: Alfred Baigeant; Gender: Male; Baptism Date: 8 Dec 1833; Baptism Place: Windlesham, Surrey, England; Father: Edward Baigeant; Mother: Mary; FHL Film Number:991770
• 1841 England Census - Source Citation: Class: HO107; Piece: 1080; Book: 5; Civil Parish: Windlesham; County: Surrey; Enumeration District: 12; Folio: 56; Page: 18; Line: 19; GSU roll: 474666; Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1841 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2010. Name: Alfred Bagent [Alfred Baigent] Age: 7; Estimated birth year: abt 1834; Gender: Male; Where born: Surrey, England; Civil Parish: Windlesham; Hundred: Woking (First Division) County/Island: Surrey; Country: England
• Clifford Passenger List - Rootsweb Ancestry.com list for Clifford Ship: 460 tons; Captain: Joseph Sharp; Surgeon Superintendent: Dr Thomas Hughes; Sailed from London, Gravesend 18th December 1841 - arrived Nelson 11th May 1842. Citing Baigent family (7) passengers in Steerage; original source: Archives New Zealand NZC 34/2 p289
• New Zealand Marriage Index - Ancestry.com. New Zealand, Marriage Index, 1840-1937 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Name: Alfred Baigent; Marriage Year: 1857; Marriage Place: New Zealand; Spouse: Sarah Price; Folio Number: 57/336
• New Zealand Jury Lists - Ancestry.com. New Zealand, Jury Lists, 1842-1862 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Name: Alfred Baigent; Year: 1857-1858; District or Province: Nelson
• Death Notices and Death News articles - The Colonist, Volume XXVI, Issue 3750, 23 April 1883, Daily Telegraph, Issue 3673, 23 April 1883, Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XVIII, Issue 94, 21 April 1883, Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume IV, Issue 476, 23 April 1883, West Coast Times, Issue 4293, 23 April 1883, Accessed at Papers Past, National Library of New Zealand on 24 August 2017
• Death Registration - Registration number 1883/2787 for Alfred Baigent age 49 yrs. Death date 20 April 1883. Accessed at BDM Online - Births, Deaths and Marriages, Department of Internal Affairs, online database of historic records - on 24 August 2017
• New Zealand Death Index - Ancestry.com. New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Name: Alfred Baigent; Death Date: Apr-May-Jun 1883; Registration Place: Waimea South, Otago, New Zealand; Folio Number: 779
• New Zealand Cemetery Records - Ancestry.com. New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Name: Alfred Baigent; Birth Date: abt 1834; Death Age: 49; Death Date: 18 Apr 1883; Burial Place: Marlborough, Nelson, New Zealand; Cemetery: Wakefield-St John's; Spouse Name: Sarah Baigent; Spouse Death Age: 68; Spouse Death Date: 16 Jun 1902
• Probate - "New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Probate Records, 1843-1998," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KDR1-RCY : 9 August 2017), Alfred Baigent, 1883; citing Nelson, Alphabetical probates case files, 1849-1907, record number 122, Archives New Zealand, Auckland Regional Office; FamilySearch digital folder 004683221.

See also:

• Find A Grave: Memorial #142313083 grave Oc 403

• https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/search/search?path=%2FqueryEntry.m%3Ftype%3Dmarriages (NZ marriage registration 1857/2262)