Maria's birth date above is actually her baptism date. She was baptised at Beachy Head close to the town of Eastbourne in the county of East Sussex
Her parents were Charles Hunt & Naomi Luxford who emigrated to New Zealand on the Adelaide arriving at Petone on the 7th of March 1840 in a severe storm
* both Charles and Naomi are buried at the Bridge St Cemetery in Lower Hutt
She married Charles Keys when she was 24 and he was 22
Charles was a son of John Keys & Sarah Meager. He emigrated to New Zealand on the Cuba which left England 2 Aug 1839, arriving in Port Nicholson (Wellington) on 3 Jan 1840. He was listed as a 21 year old, servant to Captain Smith
(thank you to Wendy for his arrival details -
message 1 April 2012)
Charles married Maria Hunt in Lower Hutt in Aug 1840
their known children
1841 - 1928 Jane Fanny Keys (+Hollard)
1843 - 1922 Charles William Keys (+Isaac)
1847 - 1933 Harriett Emily Keys (+Ross)
1849 - 1934 George Alfred Keys
1851 - James Leonard Keys
1853 - 1935 Sarah Habgood Keys (+Hollard)
1855 - 1855 Elizabeth Meager Keys
1856 - 1938 Benjamin Hunt Keys (+Hill)
1859 - 1882 Lucy Helen Keys (+Wood)
She died in Kaponga, 9 years after him
He is buried in Lower Hutt as are her parents
Her parents were Charles Hunt & Naomi Luxford who emigrated to New Zealand on the Adelaide arriving at Petone on the 7th of March 1840 in a severe storm
* both Charles and Naomi are buried at the Bridge St Cemetery in Lower Hutt
She married Charles Keys when she was 24 and he was 22
Charles was a son of John Keys & Sarah Meager. He emigrated to New Zealand on the Cuba which left England 2 Aug 1839, arriving in Port Nicholson (Wellington) on 3 Jan 1840. He was listed as a 21 year old, servant to Captain Smith
(thank you to Wendy for his arrival details -
message 1 April 2012)
Charles married Maria Hunt in Lower Hutt in Aug 1840
their known children
1841 - 1928 Jane Fanny Keys (+Hollard)
1843 - 1922 Charles William Keys (+Isaac)
1847 - 1933 Harriett Emily Keys (+Ross)
1849 - 1934 George Alfred Keys
1851 - James Leonard Keys
1853 - 1935 Sarah Habgood Keys (+Hollard)
1855 - 1855 Elizabeth Meager Keys
1856 - 1938 Benjamin Hunt Keys (+Hill)
1859 - 1882 Lucy Helen Keys (+Wood)
She died in Kaponga, 9 years after him
He is buried in Lower Hutt as are her parents
Maria's birth date above is actually her baptism date. She was baptised at Beachy Head close to the town of Eastbourne in the county of East Sussex
Her parents were Charles Hunt & Naomi Luxford who emigrated to New Zealand on the Adelaide arriving at Petone on the 7th of March 1840 in a severe storm
* both Charles and Naomi are buried at the Bridge St Cemetery in Lower Hutt
She married Charles Keys when she was 24 and he was 22
Charles was a son of John Keys & Sarah Meager. He emigrated to New Zealand on the Cuba which left England 2 Aug 1839, arriving in Port Nicholson (Wellington) on 3 Jan 1840. He was listed as a 21 year old, servant to Captain Smith
(thank you to Wendy for his arrival details -
message 1 April 2012)
Charles married Maria Hunt in Lower Hutt in Aug 1840
their known children
1841 - 1928 Jane Fanny Keys (+Hollard)
1843 - 1922 Charles William Keys (+Isaac)
1847 - 1933 Harriett Emily Keys (+Ross)
1849 - 1934 George Alfred Keys
1851 - James Leonard Keys
1853 - 1935 Sarah Habgood Keys (+Hollard)
1855 - 1855 Elizabeth Meager Keys
1856 - 1938 Benjamin Hunt Keys (+Hill)
1859 - 1882 Lucy Helen Keys (+Wood)
She died in Kaponga, 9 years after him
He is buried in Lower Hutt as are her parents
Her parents were Charles Hunt & Naomi Luxford who emigrated to New Zealand on the Adelaide arriving at Petone on the 7th of March 1840 in a severe storm
* both Charles and Naomi are buried at the Bridge St Cemetery in Lower Hutt
She married Charles Keys when she was 24 and he was 22
Charles was a son of John Keys & Sarah Meager. He emigrated to New Zealand on the Cuba which left England 2 Aug 1839, arriving in Port Nicholson (Wellington) on 3 Jan 1840. He was listed as a 21 year old, servant to Captain Smith
(thank you to Wendy for his arrival details -
message 1 April 2012)
Charles married Maria Hunt in Lower Hutt in Aug 1840
their known children
1841 - 1928 Jane Fanny Keys (+Hollard)
1843 - 1922 Charles William Keys (+Isaac)
1847 - 1933 Harriett Emily Keys (+Ross)
1849 - 1934 George Alfred Keys
1851 - James Leonard Keys
1853 - 1935 Sarah Habgood Keys (+Hollard)
1855 - 1855 Elizabeth Meager Keys
1856 - 1938 Benjamin Hunt Keys (+Hill)
1859 - 1882 Lucy Helen Keys (+Wood)
She died in Kaponga, 9 years after him
He is buried in Lower Hutt as are her parents
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