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Richard William* & Rebecca Barnard

RICHARD WILLIAM* BARNARD was born Abt. 1814 in Farney, London, and died 1887 in Fitzroy, Victoria. He married REBECCA FULLER born in the March Quarter 1852 in Lambeth, Surrey - the district Lambeth spans the boundaries of the counties of Greater London, London and Surrey. She was baptised on 28 Jul 1833 at St. Albans,Hertfordshire, England and was the daughter of JAMES FULLER and JANE WOOD.

The couple decided to immigrate to New Zealand and with their 4 young children, boarded the "Cameo" which sailed 1st March 1859 from London and arrived after a voyage of 112 days at Lyttlelton, Canterbury on July 11th 1859. Passengers disembarking on 13 June 1859 were; Attwell; Barnard; Barker; Burgess; Alexander & Ann Hamilton, blacksmith of Lanark & 4 children

There were 285 'Provincial Government Immigrants' along with other passengers - On the list; Barnard Richard William 45 Surrey, occupation Gardener; Rebecca 28 ; Henrietta Jane 6; Hester Eliza 4 ; Richard 2 and William 8 mths

The militia was a compulsory 'home guard' of European settlers, which could be called out in emergency for local defence? It was authorised under the provisions of the Militia Ordinance as a response to the outbreak of hostilities in the north and embodied all able-bodied European men between the ages of eighteen and sixty, liable to be called out by the Governor for training or actual service within forty kilometres of their town?listed on the 1860 Christchurch Militia List : Barnard Richard William, Kilmore Street, Christchurch; Paperhanger.

Richard William* Barnard b: Abt. 1814 in Farney, London d: 1887 in Fitzroy, Victoria
married to Rebecca Fuller b: Abt. 1831 in St Albans, Hertfordshire, England Baptised: 28 Jul 1833 St. Albans,Hertfordshire, England m: Mar 1852 in Lambeth, Surrey Father: James Fuller Mother: Jane Wood d: 1912 in Fitzroy, Victoria

Their children:

1 Henrietta Jane Barnard b: Jun 1853 in Wandsworth

2 Hester Eliza Barnard b: 1855 in Amersham, Buckinghamshire

3 Richard Barnard b: 1857

4 William Barnard b: Aug 1858 Wandsworth Eng. d: 1869 in Hurunui, Canterbury

Wellington Daily Times 23 Jan 1869
Reports of a fatal accident in Canterbury. A week or two since William Barnard aged 14 years, son of Mr Barnard, Hurunui was sent to catch a horse and getting tangled in the tether ropes, the horse took fright and dragged him along the river bed smashing his skull.

Grey River Argus, Volume VII, Issue 461, 26 December 1868, Page 2
The Lyttelton Times states that on Friday morning a youth, named William Barnard, aged 14, son of Mr Barnard, of the Hurunui, was sent out to catch a horse, and getting entangled in the tether rope, the horse took fright and dragged him along the river bed, smashing his skull. When found, life was extinct.

5 Albert Barnard b: 1859 in Wairau d: 18 Dec 1871 in Rangiora

1871 West Coast Times, Issue 1943, 21 December 1871, Page 2
A fatal accident occurred on Saturday last at Rangiora (Canterbury) to a youth, a son of Mr A. Barnard, (probable mistake in reporting as name of victim) through being thrown from a butcher's cart belonging to Mr G. Cone, the horse of which had bolted, and one of the wheels passing over his neck. Another in the vehicle with him, had a narrow escape.

Star , Issue 1195, 18 December 1871, Page 2
Fatal Accident. ? Whilst Mr Cone's (butcher) cart was returning to Rangiora, from Eyreton, on Saturday afternooon, in charge of one of his men, a boy named Barnard son of Mr Albert Barnard, of Rangiora was thrown out and killed. It seems the horses took fright at something on the side of the road, opposite Mr Dilley's house, and bolted. A young man named William Sellars was also thrown from the cart, one wheel passing over his thigh, but fortunately only slightly bruising him. In the case of the boy Barnard, one wheel went over his neck, and it is believed he was killed almost instantaneously. On Sellars fallng off he became entangled with the harness, and was dragged for some distance before he got clear. An inquest will be held to-day.

6 Harriet Ann Barnard b: 1860 in Christchurch d: 1946 in Drummoyne, New South Wales, Ausstralia

........ +James John Wilson b: 1853 in Woolwich, London, England m: 13 Jan 1881 in Emerald Hill, Victoria, Australia Father: John Wilson Mother: Martha Cranfield

........... a Arthur James C Wilson b: 01 Sep 1881 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia d: 05 Nov 1953 in Sydney, NSW, Australia

........... b Maude Evelyne Wilson b: 1884 d: Abt. 1950

........... c Herbert John Wilson b: 1885 d: 1965

........... d Ethel May Wilson b: 1887 d: Abt. 1950

........... e Norman Wilson b: 1890

........... f Elsie Victoria Wilson b: 1893 d: Apr 1910

........... g Allan George Wilson b: 1895

........... h Leslie Frederick Wilson b: 1898 d: 1967 in Prahran, Victoria, Australia

........... i Doris Myrtle Wilson b: 11 Feb 1902 d: 1939

7 Mary Emily Barnard b: 10 Jul 1862 in Christchurch. Richard's occupation given as paper maker

In the Melbourne paper, the "Argus", Victoria; on Thursday 22 December 1864 advertised: Richard William Barnard who with his wife and family sailed from England in March 1859 in the ship Cameo for Canterbury, is requested to communicate with R Towns and Co, 26 William Street, Melbourne

The family left New Zealand for Victoria about 1872.

I believe this family is related to Thomas Charles Barnard and would like to hear from descendants, please.