Family photos Outline family tree of descendants of
Robert Blaymires of Bradford		 Home page

The family tree below describes the probable ancestry of Robert Blaymires back to a grandfather, John Blaymires.  Robert was the first of three brothers to leave Eccleshill.   By 1855 he was in New Zealand and owned land at Waitohi (later named Picton).   Robert and Kate had five children, all born at Picton.   After Robert's death, aged 44, in 1871, Kate remarried and Phoebe CREECH became a half sister to the Blaymires family.

Some of the information on this page is from the book: "When They Got There the Cupboard was Bare" by Annette Kerr. 		Names index
  John married Mary Note: The date and place of
  BLAYMIRES 14 Aug 1785 McQUADY ? marriage of John only apply if
  born 1758 ? at Leeds born 1751 ? his wife Mary was Mary McQuady.
         
  d.  16 Sep 1823   d.  27 Sep 1836  
  (Eccleshill) | (Eccleshill)  
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  Hannah BLAYMIRES Martha BLAYMIRES George BLAYMIRES  
  born  1787 born  1791 b.  24 May 1793  
  (Eccleshill) (Eccleshill) (Eccleshill)  
  d.  4 Feb 1851 d.  26 Feb 1837 d.  1843  
  (Eccleshill) (Eccleshill) (Eccleshill)  
    m m  
    22 Dec 1833 27 May 1813  
    (Bradford) (Bradford)  
    William JENNINGS Sarah LAMBERT  
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John Betty Joseph Mary Ann Lambert Robert   Richard Thomas
BLAYMIRES BLAYMIRES BLAYMIRES BLAYMIRES BLAYMIRES BLAYMIRES BLAYMIRES   BLAYMIRES BLAYMIRES
baptised baptised baptised baptised baptised baptised baptised   baptised baptised
22 Jan 1814 17 May 1816 12 May 1818 9 July 1820 11 Aug 1822 17 June 1825 8 Aug 1827   30 Dec 1829 16 Jan 1833
(Bradford) (Bradford) (Bradford) (Bradford) (Bradford) (Bradford) (Bradford)   (Bradford) (Bradford)
d.28 Nov 1875 died 1895 died 1868 died died died 1833 19 Dec 1871   died 1876 died 1833
(Blenheim) (Burnley) (Opawa R) (  ) (  ) (  ) (Kenepura)   (Pontefract) (  )
m 1837 m 1838 m 1841       m 1861 Kate m(2) m  
Hannah James Mary       Kate see Mary  
HOBSON MILNES WILKINSON       MURRAY below right KERSHAW  
see tree see tree see tree       |   see tree  
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  |   | | | | Kate m(2)
  Elizabeth   Sarah Robert Georgina Charlotte David Joseph
  BLAYMIRES   BLAYMIRES BLAYMIRES BLAYMIRES BLAYMIRES Tomsey
  born 1862   born 1864 born 1866 born 1868 born 1870 CREECH
  (Picton NZ)   (Picton NZ) (Picton NZ) (Picton NZ) (Picton NZ) |
  died 1949   died 1951 died 1949 died died 1943 |
  (Te Kauwhata)   (Christchurch) (  ) (Blenheim) (Otaki) Phoebe
  m 1882   m 1892   m 1890   CREECH
  Henry   William never Edward Henry never born
  WATTERSON   DUNCAN married PENNY married died
          d. 3 Sep 1926   m 1910
  2 daughters   2 sons   (Blenheim)   Bertram
              YEATES
          8 children