Campbell Braddock

Ancestors

History remembers only the celebrated, genealogy remembers them all. - Lawrence Overmire

I never enjoyed history class in school because we seemed to focus mostly on world wars. However, I have come to realise that genealogy is a completely different type of history. It's the history of your own ancestors and it can be so fascinating to uncover the stories of normal people throughout the centuries. My ancestors had their struggles, their accomplishments, and their passions, and learning about them inspires me every day. Genealogy is the best kind of history, in my opinion, because it allows you to connect with your personal past in a meaningful way.

Ancestor Surnames

Paternal vs Maternal ancestors

Portraits

Here is a small collection of portraits of my direct ancestors. Despite being incredibly hard workers, they managed to clean up quite well.

Gladys J. Braddock (1891-1953) Great Grandmother

John Hand (1869-1900) Great Great-Grandfather

Ruby R. Williams (1889-1972) Great Grandmother

Charles Brader Sr. (1848-1946) 3rd Great-Grandfather

Mary A. Brader (1852-1893) 3rd Great Grandmother

Angus and Agnes Clark 3rd Great-Grandparents

George & Mary Cooper 4th Great-Grandparents

Harry & Hilda Brader 2nd Great-Grandparents

Ancestor Occupations

Have you ever wondered about the occupations of your ancestors? I know I have, so I created this list to showcase all the known occupations in my family tree. Some of these jobs may no longer exist due to advances in technology and changes in social conditions. It's interesting to think about how our ancestors made a living and how the world has changed over time.

Technology Salesman

Farmer, Tractor Driver Farmer, Equestrianism

Farmer Forklift Driver, Factory Hand, Labourer Housewife Telecommunication Technician ???

Railway Labourer, Confectioner, Farmer, grocer Servant Carpenter /builder Clockmaker inventor Housewife Farmer, solider Housewife solider, Gas Station owner ???

Silk man, Gas & Rates Collector Housewife Coach Body Maker Housewife Grocer Assistant, farmer, carpenter Housewife Polish Manufacturer Shirt Maker Farmer Housewife Well-Sinker/borer, farmer House Wife driver, solider Housewife Slaughterman, Labourer, Gardner Fur Factory, gardner, flower grower

Hat Maker and Dealer Housewife Farming Bailiff ??? Grocer, cheese factor, Tea Dealer Tea Dealer Wife Cotton Weaver, Commercial Traveler Housewife Carpenter, Whalers Home Duties Ship Builder/Carpenter ??? Commercial Traveler Traveler's Wife Journeyman Draper, Fancy Boxmaker ??? Ship's Captain ??? Seaman, farmer Housewife Well Sinker Labourer Housewife Labourer Domestic Duties ??? ??? Oyster Opener Housewife Carpenter Cabinet Maker, Manager of the Washdyke Saleyards ??? Glue and Oil Manufacture Housewife

DNA Results 🔗

50%	26%	15%	5%	4%	2%
England	Scotland	Norway	Jewish	Wales	Sweden

Migration to New Zealand Timeline

For over 150 years, most ancestors who migrated to New Zealand were from Britain (England, Scotland, Wales) and Ireland. Yet for them, New Zealand was the most distant place on earth. The journey by sea took 100 days, and voyagers endured rough seas, cramped conditions and illness. Unless they were offered free travel or other rewards, many people were reluctant to emigrate except my brave ancestors.

Fun Campbell Fact! - There are 116 years between the Kendall family (1814) and the Braddock family (1930) to arrive in New Zealand.

1813

Convict Ship Earl Spencer
Free Settlers
Departed from Portsmouth, England in 2nd June 1813
Arrived in Port Jackson, Sydney, Australia on 9th October 1813

	Name	Age	Relation	Nationality
	Rev. Thomas W Kendall	35	5x Great Grandfather
	Jane Kendall	31	5x Great Grandmother
	Susannah Kendall	4	4x Great Grand Aunt
	Elizabeth J Florence	8	4x Great Grandmother
	Thomas S Kendall	6	4x Great Grand Uncle
	Basil O Kendall	4	4x Great Grand Uncle
	Joseph Kendall	2	4x Great Grand Uncle

1814

Active
Departed from Sydney, Australia 1814
Arrived in Bay of Islands, New Zealand in December 1814

	Name	Age	Relation	Nationality
	Rev. Thomas W Kendall	36	5x Great Grandfather
	Jane Kendall	31	5x Great Grandmother
	Susannah Kendall	4	4x Great Grand Aunt
	Thomas S Kendall	6	4x Great Grand Uncle
	Basil O Kendall	4	4x Great Grand Uncle
	Joseph Kendall	2	4x Great Grand Uncle

1817

Duke of Wellington, HMS
Departed from England in 1817
Arrived in Sydney, Australia in November 1817

	Name	Age	Relation	Nationality
	Thomas Florence	51	4x Great Grandfather

Fame (1812 ship)
Departed from Portsmouth, England on 9th October 1816
Arrived in Port Jackson, Sydney, Australia on 8th March 1817
Convict, aka 'Australian Royalty'!
William Galliott was sentenced for uttering a forged note and was sentenced to fourteen years' transportation.

	Name	Age	Relation	Nationality
	William Daniel Galliott (1786-1862)	31	5x Great Grandfather

1818

Friendship (1793 ship)
Departed from England on 3 July 1817
Arrived in Port Jackson, Sydney, Australia on 14 January 1818

Free Settlers (Family of Convict William Daniel Galliott (1786-1862))

	Name	Age	Relation	Nationality
	Sarah Galliott	30	5x Great Grandmother
	Thomas Galliott	8	4th great-granduncle
	Elizabeth Galliott	6	4th Great Grandmother
	Mary Ann Galliott	4	4th great-grandaunt
	Jane Galliott	1	4th great-grandaunt

1824

Minerva (1805 ship)
Departed from Glasgow, Scotland on 8th July 1824
Arrived in Sydney Cove, Australia on 19th November 1824
Convict, aka 'Australian Royalty'!
William Walker was sentenced for Assembly and beating, bruising and knocking down William Kyle, a tenter employed by Charles Todd, a power loom manufacturer, and pouring oil of vitriol (sulfuric acid) on Willliam Kyle with intent to control him in his choice of employer. and was sentenced to fourteen years transportation.

	Name	Age	Relation	Nationality
	William Walker II (1799-1871)	25	4x Great Grandfather

1832

Red Rover (clipper)
Departed from Cork, Ireland on 10 April 1832
Arrived in Port Jackson, Sydney, Australia on 10 Aug 1832

Bounty immigrant In 1832, the British government sent 400 young single women aged between 16 and 24 to Sydney and Hobart on two ships–the Red Rover from Cork and Princess Royal from London – to balance the male-dominated societies. Viewed as colourful butterflies alighting on the antipodean shores, the women were ‘fair game’ for employers and potential husbands.

	Name	Age	Relation	Nationality
	Catherine Sullivan	17	4x Great Grandmother

1834

Whakapai
Departed from Sydney, Australia in May 1834
Arrived in Whakapu, Bay of Islands, New Zealand in May 1834

	Name	Age	Relation	Nationality
	Thomas Florence	51	4x Great Grandfather
	Elizabeth J Florence	29	4x Great Grandmother
	Mary J Florence	4	3x Great Aunt
	Frederick D Florence	3	3x Great Uncle
	Eleonara Florence	1	3x Great Aunt

1835

Unknown Travel
Departed from England
Arrived in Australia

New Zealander
Departed from Sydney, Australia in 1835
Arrived in Marlborough Sounds, New Zealand in 1835

	Name	Age	Relation	Nationality
	Capt. James P Williams	27	3x Great Grandfather

1842

George Fyfe
Departed from Port Gravesend, Kent, England on 16th June 1842
Arrived in Wellington, New Zealand on 7th November 1842

	Name	Age	Relation	Nationality
	Charles Lewer	21	4x Great Grandfather
	Emma Lewer	17	4x Great Grandmother
	David Harris	27	4x Great Uncle
	Caroline Harris	19	Wife of 4x Great Uncle
	William Harris	3	1st Cousin, 5 x Removed

New Zealand Wars
The New Zealand Wars took place from 1845 to 1872 between the New Zealand Colonial government and allied Māori on one side and Māori and Māori-allied settlers on the other.

1851

Travancore
Departed from Port Gravesend, Kent, England on 6th December 1850
Arrived in Port Cooper, Lyttelton, New Zealand on 31st March 1851

	Name	Age	Relation	Nationality
	George Cooper	37	4x Great Grandfather
	Mary Cooper	32	4x Great Grandmother
	Mary Cooper	12	5x Great Aunt
	Sarah Cooper	10	5x Great Aunt
	Robert Cooper	4	5x Great Uncle
	Fanny Cooper	3	5x Great Aunt
	William Cooper	2	5x Great Uncle
	George Cooper	1	5x Great Uncle

1855

Grassmore
Departed London, England on 9th January 1855
Arrived in Lyttelton, New Zealand on 4th May 1855

	Name	Age	Relation	Nationality
	Elizabeth Mealing	16	4x Great Grandmother

1865

Glenmark
Departed from London, England on 29th October 1864
Arrived in Lyttelton, Canterbury, New Zealand on 21st January 1865

	Name	Age	Relation	Nationality
	John Hayes Harvey	22	3rd great-granduncle
	William Harvey	20	3rd Great Grandfather
	Charles Harvey	22	3rd great-granduncle

1874

La Hogue
Departed from Gravesend, London, England in 20 Feburary 1874
Arrived in Wellington, New Zealand in 26 May 1874

	Name	Age	Relation	Nationality
	Thomas Davies	18	3x Great Grandfather

Queen of Nations
Departed from Belfast, Ireland on 22nd March 1874
Arrived in Auckland, New Zealand on 5th July 1874

	Name	Age	Relation	Nationality
	Jane Holywood	42	3x Great Grandmother	Image:UK Flags-34.png
	William A Scott	21	3x Great Uncle	Image:UK Flags-34.png
	John Scott	14	3x Great Uncle	Image:UK Flags-34.png
	Anna M Scott	15	2x Great Grandmother	Image:UK Flags-34.png

HMS Conflict (1873)
Departed from Gravesend, Kent, England on 9th May 1874
Arrived in Wellington, New Zealand on 3rd August 1874

	Name	Age	Relation	Nationality
	Henry W Bovis	53	4x Great Grandfather
	Elizabeth Bovis	45	Step 4x Great Grandmother
	Susannah E Bovis	25	3x Great Grandmother
	Mary A Gray	23	Daugther of Elizabeth (1st Marriage)
	Rosetta Gray	19	Daugther of Elizabeth (1st Marriage)
	Sarah A Gray	17	Daugther of Elizabeth (1st Marriage)
	Alice Bovis	9	3rd Great Grand aunt
	John T Bovis	22	3rd Great Grand Uncle
	Maria Bovis	23	Wife of John
	Maria Bovis	0	Child of John and Maria

Unknown Travel
Departed from Greenock, Scotland
Arrived in London, England

Strathnaver
Departed from London, England on 1st June 1874
Arrived in Wellington, New Zealand on 31st August 1874

	Name	Age	Relation	Nationality
	Angus G Clark	31	3x Great Grandfather
	Agnes Clark	27	3x Great Grandmother
	Christina Clark	8	4x Great Aunt
	Janet M Clark	5	4x Great Aunt
	Donald Clark	3	4x Great Uncle
	Agnes Clark	<1	4x Great Aunt

1875

Avalanche
Departed from London, England on 22nd October 1874
Arrived in Wellington, New Zealand on 25th January 1875

	Name	Age	Relation	Nationality
	Thomas Newland	21	3x Great Grandfather

Rakaia
Departed from London, England on 12th November 1874
Arrived in Canterbury, New Zealand on 7th Febuary 1875

	Name	Age	Relation	Nationality
	Charles Brader Sr.	24	3x Great Grandfather
	Mary A Brader	21	3x Great Grandfather
	Charles Brader Jr.	1	4x Great Uncle

1876

Ganger Rolf
Departed from Oslo, Norway on 1st April 1876
Arrived in Hamburg, Germany, on 2nd April 1876

Fritz Reuter
Departed from Hamburg, Germany on 12th April 1876
Arrived in Wellington, New Zealand on 4th August 1876

	Name	Age	Relation	Nationality
	Neils Gunderson	42	Adopted father of Otto
	Ragenhold Gundersen	44	Adopted mother of Otto
	Otto Smith aka, Otto Gundersen	4	2x Great Grandfather
	Ellen B Larsen	29	Birth Mother of Otto, 3x Great-grandmother

1882

Almora
Departed from Plymouth, England, in 1882
Arrived in Cooktown, Queensland, Australia on 15th March 1882

SS Westmeath
Departed from Queensland, Australia in 1883
Arrived in Hawkes Bay, New Zealand on 16th May 1883

	Name	Age	Relation	Nationality
	Abraham A Leman	28	2x Great Grandfather
	Susannah E Service	28	2x Great Grandmother
	Richard Leman	9	Unknown Relation
	Emma Leman	8	Unknown Relation
	Ada S Leman	3	2x Great Auntie
	Archibald Leman	1	2x Great Uncle

1892

Hauroto
Departed from Sydney, Australia in 1892
Arrived in Wellington, New Zealand on 3rd May 1892

	Name	Age	Relation	Nationality
	James W P Christison	20	2x Great Grandfather

1927

Unknown Ship
Departed from England in abt.1927
Arrived in Sydney, Australia in abt.1927

TSS Maunganui
Departed from Sydney, Australia in 1927
Arrived in Auckland, New Zealand on 18th July 1927

	Name	Age	Relation	Nationality
	Jonas A Braddock Jr.	22	Great Uncle

1929

SS Orford
Departed from London, England on 2nd February 1929
Arrived in Sydney, Australia in 1929

RMS Niagara
Departed from Sydney, Australia in 1929
Arrived in Auckland, New Zealand on 8th April 1929

	Name	Age	Relation	Nationality
	Edwin G Braddock	22	Great Uncle

1930

RMS Ormonde
Departed from Liverpool, England on 15th March 1930
Arrived in Sydney, Australia on 15th April 1930

RMS Aorangi
Departed from Sydney, Australia on 1st May 1930
Arrived in Auckland, New Zealand on 5th May 1930

	Name	Age	Relation	Nationality
	Jonas A Braddock Sr.	62	Great Grandfather
	Gladys J Hand	39	Great Grandmother
	Maurice O Braddock	17	Great Uncle
	Graham Braddock	11	Great Uncle
	Billy Braddock	2	Grandfather

Research needed:

1. How and when did James Christison (abt.1803-1882) arrive in Australia

Notable Family

Fifth Great-Grandfather Thomas Kendall JP, was one of New Zealand’s first Christian missionaries and was based at the Church Missionary Society station in the Bay of Islands from 1814 until 1821. He pioneered the transcription of the Māori language, and also investigated how Māori understood the universe. In doing so, however, he attracted hostility from others in the Australasian mission world.

Fourth Great-Grandfather Thomas Florance was a surveyor and British Royal Engineer in the War of 1812, Ill health caused him to return to England. In 1817 he arrived in Sydney, Australia and then surveyed the west coast of Van Diemen's Land, in 1825 Florance moved to Sydney, named the Chichester River, NSW, and then surveyed the coast near Cape Jervis. In 1834 he settled at Whakapu in the Bay of Islands, NZ and was New Zealand's first Surveyor.

Fifth cousin Bob Welch (August 31, 1945 – June 7, 2012) was an American musician who was a member of Fleetwood Mac from 1971 to 1974. He had a successful solo career in the late 1970s. His singles included "Hot Love, Cold World", "Ebony Eyes", "Precious Love", "Hypnotized", and his signature song, "Sentimental Lady"

2nd cousin, three times removed Mary Jeanette Robson (19 April 1858 – 20 October 1942), known professionally as May Robson, was an Australian-born America-based actress whose career spanned 58 years, starting in 1883 when she was 25. A major stage actress of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, she is remembered for the dozens of films she appeared in during the 1930s, when she was in her 70s.

2nd cousin, three times removed Abraham Lincoln Solomon (1868-1959) (1 October 1868 – 21 May 1959), was a 43-year-old American businessman and first-class passenger who survived the sinking of the RMS Titanic on April 15, 1912. Project:Titanic

First Cousin, Once Removed Graham Braddock, is an award winning New Zealand christian Artist and school art teacher, his paintings are executed in oils, often over the top of other media. Many include visual stories that contain partially hidden words or imagery.

11th Great-Grandfather Sir Thomas Button, was a Welsh officer of the Royal Navy, notable as an explorer who in 1612–1613 commanded an expedition that unsuccessfully attempted to locate explorer Henry Hudson III and to navigate the Northwest Passage.

12th Great-Grandfather Sir Edmund Anderson, was Chief Justice of the Common Pleas under Elizabeth I, sat as judge at the trial of Mary, Queen of Scots and was the 5th Baronet of Eyeworth. Anderson wrote two books and was a witchcraft accuser in witch trials.

7th cousins, 3x removed Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch CBE , is an English actor. Known for his roles on the stage and screen, he has received various accolades throughout his career, including a Primetime Emmy Award, a British Academy Television Award, and a Laurence Olivier Award.}}

Burt Munro is 6 Degrees from Campbell Herbert James "Burt" Munro was a New Zealand motorcycle racer, famous for setting an under-1,000 cc world record, at Bonneville, 26 August 1967. This record still stands; Munro was 68 and was riding a 47-year-old machine when he set his last record

My Ancestors Research Statistics

My direct ancestor brick walls are located in this Campbell Braddock, Brickwalls category, you are most welcome to research, add notes, etc.

Out of 2046 possible ancestors in 10 generations, 443 (21.65%) have WikiTree profiles. 8/443 (1.81%) are duplicates due to pedigree collapse. 214 ancestors are missing at least one parent (as of 21 Feb 2024)

Chart created using the following WikiTree tools; Ancestor Statistics and Find Brick Wall Ancestors App, both created by the wonderful Jamie Nelson.

Treaty of Waitangi

Marcus King, Reconstruction of the Signing of the Treaty of Waitangi 1840

The Treaty of Waitangi is New Zealand’s founding document. It takes its name from the place in the Bay of Islands where it was first signed, on 6 February 1840. This day is now a public holiday in New Zealand. The Treaty is an agreement, in Māori and English, that was made between the British Crown and about 540 Māori rangatira (chiefs).

Growing numbers of British migrants arrived in New Zealand in the late 1830s, and there were plans for extensive settlement. Around this time there were large-scale land transactions with Māori, unruly behaviour by some settlers and signs that the French were interested in annexing New Zealand. The British government was initially unwilling to act, but it eventually realised that annexing the country could protect Māori, regulate British subjects and secure commercial interests.

Lieutenant-Governor William Hobson had the task of securing British sovereignty over New Zealand. He relied on the advice and support of, among others, James Busby, the British Resident in New Zealand. The Treaty was prepared in just a few days. Missionary Henry Williams and his son Edward translated the English draft into Māori overnight on 4 February. About 500 Māori debated the document for a day and a night before it was signed on 6 February.

Hobson and others stressed the Treaty’s benefits while playing down the effects of British sovereignty on rangatiratanga (chiefly authority). Reassured that their status would be strengthened, many chiefs supported the agreement. About 40 chiefs, starting with Hōne Heke, signed the Māori version of the Treaty on 6 February. By September, another 500 had signed the copies of the document that were sent around the country. Some signed while remaining uncertain; others refused or had no chance to sign. Almost all signed the Māori text. The Colonial Office in England later declared that the Treaty applied to Māori tribes whose chiefs had not signed. British sovereignty over the country was proclaimed on 21 May 1840.^[1]

Family living in New Zealand at the time the Treaty of Waitangi was signed.

• Whangaroa (55km northwest of Waitangi)
  • 1. Thomas Florence 57y (4th Great Grandfather)
  • 2. Elizabeth Jane (Kendall) Florance 35y (4th Great Grandmother)
  • 3. Mary Jane Florence 10y (3rd Great Grandaunt)
  • 4. Frederick Darling Florence 9y (3rd Great Granduncle)
  • 5. Eleonara Florence 7y (3rd Great Grandaunt)
  • 6. Arabella Florence 5y (3rd Great Grandmother) (future wife of James Williams)
  • 7. Sarah Jane Florence 3y (3rd Great Grandaunt)
  • 8. Alfred Florence 1y (3rd Great Granduncle)
• Cloudy Bay, Marlborough (Top of South Island)
  • 9. James Williams 31y (3rd Great Grandfather)

Family en route to New Zealand when the Treaty of Waitangi was signed.

• Onboard the SS Bolton - Departed on 19 Nov 1839 from Gravesend, London, they arrived on 7 June 1840 in Port Nicholson, Wellington
  • 1. John Florence 46y (4th Great Granduncle)
  • 2. Samuel Florence 22y (John's child)
  • 3. Jane Florence 20y (John's child) (future wife of James Williams)
  • 4. Ann Florance 17y (John's child)
  • 5. Ellen Florence 15y (John's child)
  • 6. Elizabeth Florence 30y (4th Great Grandaunt)
  • 7. Daniel Lockwood 27y (fiancé of Elizabeth)

Magna Carta Family

Artist rendering of King John reluctantly signing Magna Carta, overseen by barons and abbots.

Magna Carta (Great Charter) was an agreement on 15 June 1215 between John, King of England, and twenty-five rebellious barons, establishing certain limits on the authority of the king. For centuries thereafter, it was considered a foundation of English law. WikiTree has an excellent Magna Carta Project to make sure the information is as accurate as it can be.

25 Barons and a King who signed the Magna Carta

Descendant of several Magna Carta Surety Barons.

• 24th Great Grandfathers

• John, King of England (1166-1216)

• • 1. Robert de Vere (aft.1164-bef.1221)
  • 2. Hugh (Bigod) le Bigod (abt.1185-1225)
  • 3. Gilbert (Clare) de Clare (abt.1180-1230)
  • 4. John (Lacy) de Lacy (abt.1192-1240)
  • 5. Saher (Quincy) de Quincy (abt.1165-1219)
  • 6. William (Mowbray) de Mowbray (abt.1173-bef.1224)
• 25th Great Grandfathers
  • 7. Roger Bigod (abt.1144-bef.1221)
  • 8. Henry (Bohun) de Bohun (abt.1175-1220)
  • 9. Richard (Clare) de Clare (abt.1153-bef.1217)
  • 10. Robert (Ros) de Ros (abt.1170-abt.1227)
  • 11. John (Clavering) FitzRobert (bef.1191-bef.1241)
• 24th & 25th Great Granduncles
  • 12. Geoffrey (Mandeville) de Mandeville (abt.1186-1216) 24th great grand nephew
  • 13. William Marshal (abt.1190-1231) 24th great grand nephew
  • 14. Roger (Montbegon) de Montbegon (abt.1165-bef.1226) 25th great grand nephew
  • 15. Richard (Percy) de Percy (bef.1181-1244) 25th great grand nephew
• Distant Relation
  • 16. William (Albini) d'Aubigny (abt.1151-1236) first cousins 26 times removed
  • 17. Robert FitzWalter (abt.1180-1235) first cousins 26 times removed
  • 18. William (Huntingfield) de Huntingfield (abt.1160-bef.1221) first cousins 26 times removed
  • 19. William (Forz) de Forz (abt.1192-1241) second cousins 27 times removed
  • 20. William (Lanvallei) de Lanvallay (aft.1190-bef.1217) first cousins 26 times removed
  • 21. William Malet (bef.1174-bef.1216) first cousins 26 times removed
  • 22. Richard (Montfichet) de Montfichet (abt.1193-1267) second cousins 25 times removed
  • 23. Geoffrey (Say) de Say (abt.1180-1230) first cousins 28 times removed
  • 24. Eustace (Vesci) de Vescy (1169-1216) first cousins 26 times removed
• No Found Connection
  • 25. William (Hardell) de Hardell (abt.1175-aft.1215) no Relation

Convict Ancestors

The convicts were transported as punishment for crimes committed in Britain and Ireland. In Australia, their lives were hard as they helped build the young colony. When they had served their sentences, most stayed on and some became successful settlers, between 1788 and 1868, about 162,000 convicts were transported from Britain and Ireland to various penal colonies in Australia. I have found that two direct ancestors were convicts, both served 14 years with totally different crimes, their families also moved to Australia as free settlers years later.

Fame (1812 ship)
Departed from Portsmouth, England on 9th October 1816
Arrived in Port Jackson, Sydney, Australia on 8th March 1817
Convict, aka 'Australian Royalty'!
William Galliott was sentenced for uttering a forged note and was sentenced to fourteen years' transportation.

	Name	Age	Relation	Nationality
	William Daniel Galliott (1786-1862)	31	5x Great Grandfather

Minerva (1805 ship)
Departed from Glasgow, Scotland on 8th July 1824
Arrived in Sydney Cove, Australia on 19th November 1824
Convict, aka 'Australian Royalty'!
William Walker was sentenced for Assembly and beating, bruising and knocking down William Kyle, a tenter employed by Charles Todd, a power loom manufacturer, and pouring oil of vitriol (sulfuric acid) on Willliam Kyle with intent to control him in his choice of employer. and was sentenced to fourteen years transportation.

	Name	Age	Relation	Nationality
	William Walker II (1799-1871)	25	4x Great Grandfather

War Veterans

Braddock Surname

Braddock Clan 1, New Zealand Billy, Graham, Maurice, Dickens, Archie and Jonas

On June 25th, 2016, I established the Braddock Name Study to connect all Braddocks, helping lost families find their distant cousins and forming a small community to share family stories. In 9 years, I assisted two adopted Braddocks in finding their birth parents, facilitated family reunions, and expanded Braddock family research on WikiTree. As of January 2025, we have 32 clans with over 70% of Braddock profiles categorized. We maintain strict standards for sources and presentation of information. From just 120 profiles in March 2015, we now have over 4700, mostly researched by me, with more growth potential.

Braddock Clan 10, New Zealand Jack Langley Braddock (1895-1917)

In 2018, Braddock research in New Zealand and Australia was a huge success. I gathered birth, death, and marriage records from government BDMs and created large tables for free-space pages, showing every record and linking them to profiles on WikiTree.

In 2019, I expanded my efforts to England and Wales, creating spreadsheets of Braddocks born from 1837-1940 using GRO Index and FreeBMD. By January 2025, I had created 2474 profiles (92.5%) with 200 more to add. In February 2017, I developed a detailed WikiTree Braddock Register, listing all Braddock profiles and common variants, such as Bradock, Braddocke, Bradocke, and Brodock, categorized by clans, location, common names, privacy levels, and reliable sources.

Waitaki Society of Genealogists

As a genealogist, I am an active member, webmaster, and committee participant of my local genealogy society. The Waitaki Society of Genealogists is a dedicated community focused on exploring and preserving ancestry. Originally founded as the Oamaru Branch of the New Zealand Society of Genealogists in 1981, the society has a rich history of volunteer work. Members have spent countless hours transcribing books, certificates, and headstones to create valuable genealogical records.

The society is actively involved in various projects, including maintaining historical data from the Waitaki District Archive. They also organise events and provide resources to help individuals trace their family histories.

Visit : www.waitakigenealogy.com