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George NEEDHAM (1823 - 1861)

Dairy Farmer

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
Elizabeth NEEDHAM (1846 - 1937) Samuel NEEDHAM (1851 - 1929) Helen NEEDHAM (1857 - 1865) George NEEDHAM (1859 - 1860) William George NEEDHAM (1860 - 1865)	George NEEDHAM (1823 - 1861) + Mary Ann GRINDLEY (1823 - 1905)	Thomas NEEDHAM
		Lynda MATHERS

b. 07 Sep 1823 at Wibsey, Yorkshire, England

m. 25 Jan 1844 Mary Ann GRINDLEY (1823 - 1905) at Liverpool, Lancashire, England

d. 04 Mar 1861 at Borambola, New South Wales, Australia aged 37

Cause of Death:

fall from horse

Near Relatives of George NEEDHAM (1823 - 1861)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Father in Law	Samuel GRINDLEY
Mother in Law	Mary YATES
Father	Thomas NEEDHAM
Mother	Lynda MATHERS
Self	George NEEDHAM	07 Sep 1823	Wibsey, Yorkshire, England	04 Mar 1861	Borambola, New South Wales, Australia	37
Wife	Mary Ann GRINDLEY	1823	Liverpool, Lancashire, England	16 Jan 1905	Coolamon, New South Wales, Australia	82
Daughter	Elizabeth NEEDHAM	02 Aug 1846	Liverpool, Lancashire, England	08 Dec 1937	Coolamon, New South Wales, Australia	91
Son	Samuel NEEDHAM	27 Nov 1851	Liverpool, Lancashire, England	21 Jul 1929	Coolamon, New South Wales, Australia	77
Daughter	Helen NEEDHAM	1857	Heathcote, Victoria, Australia	04 Mar 1865	North Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	8
Son	George NEEDHAM	1859	Heathcote, Victoria, Australia	30 Dec 1860	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	1
Son	William George NEEDHAM	1860	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	04 Mar 1865	North Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	5
Son in Law	John Henry Edward MALLETT	1835	Plymouth, Devon, England
Son in Law	William James NEST	10 Sep 1840	Gloucestershire, England	08 Aug 1908	Coolamon, New South Wales, Australia	67
Daughter in Law	Elizabeth HUGGART	1850	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia	1916	Narrandera, New South Wales, Australia	66
Granddaughter	Emma Louisa MALLETT	23 Jan 1866	North Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	12 Feb 1892	Cowabbie, New South Wales, Australia	26
Granddaughter	Emma Louisa NEST	23 Jan 1866	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	12 Feb 1892	Cowabbie, New South Wales, Australia	26
Grandson	George Arthur William NEST	1875	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	20 Mar 1926	Coolamon, New South Wales, Australia	51
Grandson	Charles H NEST	1878	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	1927	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia	49
Granddaughter	Mary Elizabeth NEST	19 Sep 1882	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	18 Aug 1927	Coolamon, New South Wales, Australia	44
Grandson	Sidney Herbert NEST	14 Sep 1884	Young, New South Wales, Australia	13 Jul 1960	Banksia, New South Wales, Australia	75
Granddaughter	Gertrude Ellen NEST	1887	Young, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter	Ellen Maud (Nellie) NEEDHAM	1875	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson	George NEEDHAM	1878	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	1898	Coolamon, New South Wales, Australia	20
Granddaughter	Mary Jane NEEDHAM	27 Apr 1880	Downside, New South Wales, Australia	28 Mar 1956	Leeton, New South Wales, Australia	75

Events in George NEEDHAM (1823 - 1861)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
07 Sep 1823		George NEEDHAM was born	Wibsey, Yorkshire, England		71
25 Jan 1844	20	Married Mary Ann GRINDLEY (aged 21)	Liverpool, Lancashire, England		71
02 Aug 1846	22	Birth of daughter Elizabeth NEEDHAM	Liverpool, Lancashire, England		71
27 Nov 1851	28	Birth of son Samuel NEEDHAM	Liverpool, Lancashire, England		71
1854	31	Immigration	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	per 'Phoenix'	71
1857	34	Birth of daughter Helen NEEDHAM	Heathcote, Victoria, Australia		71
1859	36	Birth of son George NEEDHAM	Heathcote, Victoria, Australia		71
1860	37	Birth of son William George NEEDHAM	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia		71
30 Dec 1860	37	Death of son George NEEDHAM (aged 1)	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia		71
04 Mar 1861	37	George NEEDHAM died	Borambola, New South Wales, Australia		71

Personal Notes:

The Needham family suffered a number of tragic deaths: George Senior was killed at age 37 in a fall from a horse; sons, each one named George died at 20 months and 5 years respectively, the second son called George was drowned together with his sister, Helen, exactly four years after their father died. Samuel was killed in a fall from a sulky, as was their niece, Emma in a separate accident. The children of Mary Anne Grindley and Charles William Hale are listed with their father.

Source References:

71. Type: Book, Abbr: Wagga Pioneers, Title: Pioneers of Wagga Wagga and District, Auth: Wagga Wagga & District Family History Society Inc, Publ: Wagga Wagga & District Family History Society Inc, Date: 2004, Locn: http://www.waggafamilyhistory.org.au/

- Reference = 294 (Immigration)

- Reference = 141 (Name, Notes)

- Reference = 293 (Death)

- Reference = 293 (Birth)

- Reference = 141 (Marriage)

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