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Robert Heaton Rhodes born 9 March 1815, Epworth, Lincolnshire, England, died 1 June 1884, Papanui, Christchurch, buried St Paul's Anglican Church Cemetery, Papanui, Christchurch, married 16 March 1858, Lyttelton by the Rev. B. W. Dudley, Sophia Circuit Rhodes formerly Latter, born before 19 July 1833, Islington, Middlesex, England, died 16 October 1906, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England aged 73 years, buried St Paul's, Rusthall, Tunbridge Wells.
Robert Heaton Rhodes and his children Sophia Theodosia Rhodes [Daisy] and Robert Heaton Rhodes, photographed by James Walker, Doncaster, England in 1863 or early in 1864.
The photographs shown above were taken during a visit to England by Robert Heaton Rhodes. He departed from Lyttelton with his wife, three children and one servant on the White Star clipper ship "Shalimar" on 14 April 1863 [1]. The Shalimar had a cargo of wool, amounting to 4480 bales, valued at £111,253. The ship arrived off Land's End on the afternoon of 27 July 1863 [10].
The family returned to Lyttelton via Melbourne early in 1864. They departed Plymouth on 29 February 1864 on the clipper ship "Suffolk"and arrived in Melbourne on 25 May [2]. They departed Melbourne on the s.s. Hero on 9 June and arrived back in Lyttelton via Picton on 21 June 1864 [3].
Robert Heaton Rhodes' headstone at St Paul's Church, Papanui, Christchurch.
[photographed 13 January 2005]
St Paul's Church, Papanui, Christchurch.
[photographed 13 January 2005]
Visited Europe 1874-1877 - departed August 1874, returned December 1877:
Lyttelton to San Francisco on the "Ballochmyle" departed 15 August 1874 - Mr and Mrs Rhodes and family and servants (13) [5], [6]. They travelled across the continent by rail, took [a] steamer to Europe, and lived for a year or so at Geneva, where the children went to school [7].
London to Melbourne on the s.s. Northumberland departed Plymouth 2 October 1877, arrived Melbourne 27 November 1877 - Mr and Mrs Rhodes, Misses Rhodes (2), Master Rhodes, three children, and servant [8], [9].
Melbourne to Lyttelton on the s.s. Tararua arrived 7 December 1877 - Mr and Mrs Rhodes, Misses Rhodes (4), Masters Rhodes (2), and servant.
issue:
1a. Margarette Sophia Willes born 1881 King's Sutton, Northamptonshire [Mrs Odwin Lambert]
1b. Dorothy Eleanor Willes reg. 1883/7996
1c. Hubert W. Heaton Willes [British Columbia]
2. Sir Robert Heaton Rhodes KCVO KBE GCStJ VD born 27 February 1861, Epworth Grange, reg. 1861/10838, died 30 July 1956 aged 95 years, buried St Paul's Anglican Church Cemetery, married 20 May 1891 at St Mary's Anglican Church, Bulls near Melbourne, Jessie Cooper Clark, born 26 September 1865, Victoria, Australia, died 13 October 1929 at "Otahuna", Tai Tapu, aged 64 years, buried St Paul's Anglican Church Cemetery. No issue
3. Edith Mary Rhodes born 22 November or 28 October 1862, Epworth Grange, reg. 1863/15243 [date of birth incorrectly registered as 22 November 1862], died 17 December 1951, Glenara, Bulla, Victoria, married 9 July 1888, St Mary's Church, Merivale, reg. 1888/2362 Alister Clark, he died 20 January 1949 aged 84 years. No issue.
4. Amy Clifford Rhodes born 27 February 1865, Purau, reg. 1865/15898, died 27 August 1922 Christchurch, reg. 1922/7162, buried St Paul's Anglican Church Cemetery, married 1 February 1893 St Mary's Church Merivale, reg. 1893/317, Edward Dennis O'Rorke only son of Sir George Maurice O'Rorke and Cecilia Mary Shepherd, he died 9 December 1918 at Remount Depot, England as the result of a riding accident.
issue:
4a. Maurice Heaton O'Rorke born 22 February 1894, died 29 September 1974 Christchurch, married 19 September 1923 St John's Church, Hororata, Elizabeth Hope Reeves daughter of Hugh Maude Reeves and Emily Harper [grand daughter of Bishop Harper]
4b. Dennis Clifford O'Rorke MC., born circa 1895, reg. 1895/14731, killed in action France 24 March 1918
4c. Amy Cecilia O'Rorke born circa 1897, reg. 1897/14357
4d. Robert O'Rorke born 1900
4e. Edward Brian O'Rorke born 14 June 1901, [architect and interior designer], died 1 March 1974 Essex
4f. Forbes O'Rorke, killed in action in Greece 1942 aged 34 years, married 1932 Letty Martyn Williams
5. George Edward Rhodes OBE, born 13 or 18 July 1866 Hawkesbury, reg. 1866/19810 [registration of date of birth shows 13 July, newspaper notice shows 18 July], died 8 March 1936 at his residence "Beverley," 43 Clyde Road, Riccarton, Christchurch aged 69 years, married 26 November 1890 at St Mary's Church, Timaru by Bishop Harper, reg. 1890/3267 Ellen Laura Amy Perry only daughter of Arthur Perry, Beverley, Timaru, she died 24 November 1931 at "Matata," Cave, South Canterbury
issue:
5a. Shona Heaton Rhodes born 7 April 1902, Meadowbank, Christchurch, died 18 August 1999 Timaru, married 14 October 1925 Benjamin Hinds Howell
6. Emily Gertrude Rhodes born 13 May 1869, Elmwood, [registration of birth not found], died 22 September 1967 Burntisland, Scotland, married 18 October 1893 St Mary's Church, Merivale, Reginald Stanley Hunter Blair [brother of the Countess of Glasgow]
issue:
6a. David Walter Hunter Blair born 22 July 1894, died 6 March 1961
6b. Alister Hunter Blair born 25 April 1896, died 9 May 1915
6c. Ronald Hunter Blair born 23 December 1898, died 30 July 1968
6d. Reginald Eustace Hunter Blair born 27 February 1905, died 17 May 1931
6e. Elizabeth Anne Hunter Blair born 12 June 1909 [Mrs Chatterton]
7. William Heaton Rhodes born 12 May 1870, Elmwood, Christchurch, reg. 1870/29163, accidently killed 29 October 1894 Oxford University
8. Katherine Agnes Rhodes born 20 September 1871, Elmwood, [registration of birth not found], died 1 May 1872 Elmwood aged 7 months, buried St Paul's Anglican Church Cemetery
[1] Lyttelton Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1088, 15 April 1863, page 4
[2] The Herald (Melbourne, Vic.), Thu 26 May 1864, page 3
[3] Press, Volume IV, Issue 514, 22 June 1864, page 2
[4] Press, Volume XXVIII, Issue 3863, 8 December 1877, page 2
[5] Press, Volume XXII, Issue 2815, 17 August 1874, page 2
[6] Globe, Volume I, Issue 70, 21 August 1874, page 2
[7] George Rhodes of the Levels and his Brothers, A. E. Woodhouse, 1937, page 206
[8] The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Wed 28 Nov 1877, Page 4
[9] Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic), Sat 1 Dec 1877, page 14
[10] Lyttelton Times, Volume XX, Issue 1134, 23 September 1863, Page 4
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