Edward 'Ned' GUARD (1850-1922)
was born 10 July 1850 in Port Underwood, Marlborough, NZ,
a twin (with Susan 1850-1921).
They were 2, of possibly 9 children, of John 'Jacky' GUARD (1791-1857) & Elizabeth 'Betty' PARKER (1814-1870)
* Edward's father, Captain Jacky Guard (who was sent to NSW, Australia as a convict in 1813) was a Sealer, a Whaler, a sea captain and a trader and built a Whaling Station at Te Awaiti & later moved it to Kakapo Bay, Port Underwood, that he had bought off the Maori chiefs, Te Rauparaha & Te Rangiheata
* Edward's mother, Elizabeth 'Betty Parker, born in Seven Hills, Parramatta, NSW, first arrived in NZ as a 15 year old bride and gave birth to John Guard on 1 Oct 1831. He was the first Pakeha child to be born in the South Island, although baptized in Sydney 2 months later. You can read the fascinating bio of Betty at 'NOTES' below

Emma BALDICK (1864-1935)
* was born in Wairau, Blenheim
4th of 14 children of George Sherwood BALDICK & Eliza JACKSON
Emma's maternal grandfather was Captain James Hayter JACKSON, a Sealer, a Whaler and sea captain who built a Whaling Station at Te Awaiti (his daughter Emma married a brother of my great grandmother)

EDWARD and EMMA married 25 Feb 1879 in Kakapo Bay, Marlborough
the 16 children of Edward & Emma
... 1
1879 - 1956 Edward Guard
Edward married Hannah Catherine KING-TURNER (1879-1962) 1902 in Marlborough
the known children of Edward & Hannah
1903 - 1990 Edward Arthur Guard
1904 - 1962 Kathleen Lillian Guard
1905 - ? Amy Irene Guard
1907 - 1910 Robert John Emanuel Guard
1908 - 1975 Gilbert William Guard
1909 - 1990 Stanley Joseph Guard
1910 - 2008 Gertrude Sylvia Guard

... 2
1881 - 1956 Eliza Amelia Guard
Eliza married Albert Edward HOPE (1875-1935) 1904
- no children found

... 3
1882 - 1960 George John Guard
George married Ada Catherine TURNER (1878-1946) in 1903
the known children of George & Ada
1904 - 1992 Ada Helen Guard
1905 - 1985 Grace Emma Guard
1907 - 1974 Esther Lilian Guard
1909 - 1951 George Henry Guard
1911 - 2009 Sophie Violet Guard

... 4
1885 - 1911 Thomas Augustus Guard
Thomas died 19 March 1911 aged 25

... 5
1887 - 1974 Emma Elizabeth Guard
- no spouse found for Emma

... 6
1888 - 1961 Susan Maria Guard
- nothing known

... 7
1890 - 1914 Helen Ada Guard
Helen married George Henry JACKSON in 1911
- George died in NSW, Australia
the known children of Helen & George
1913 - 1989 James Henry Jackson
- James married Alma Evelyn May ELLIS in Sydney 1934
A daughter, Elaine Valmai Jackson married Edward James GUARD, a son of Helen Ada's brother Herman
OR .. Edward's father and Elaine's grandmother were siblings

... 8
1892 - 1957 Daisy Guard
Daisy married Felix Charles O'SULLIVAN (1881-1923) in 1921

... 9
1894 - 1985 Violet Guard
Violet married Alvin Leslie BOWSER (1890-1955) in 1921
- Alvin was a Tailor in Blenheim

... 10
1895 - 1962 Maurice Ivanhoe Guard
Maurice married Winifred Pearl TERRILL (1899-1942) in 1919
the known children of Maurice & Winifred
1920 - 2000 Ruby Elna Guard
1923 - 1992 Ivan Edward Hugo Guard
1931 - Rex Guard (still living as at date below)
1936 - Florence Marguerite Guard (still living as at date below)
*thank you to Cherie for updating this information (24-5-2012)

... 11
1897 - 1983 Rachel Guard
Rachael married Richard William BEAL (1889-1960) in 1920
*thank you to sssmour who sent this message 3 Jan 2018 ... Rachel Guard died in 1983 not 1965 - Sam Moore, Mother Elizabeth Ann Moore (nee Beal), Grand mother Rachel Beal (nee Guard) married Richard William Beal, Great Grand parents Edward & Emma Guard (nee Blaldick), Great Great uncle was John Guard 2 first white child born in the South Island of NZ 1831
In the biography of Elizabeth Guard (1814–1870) it says ... On 1 October 1831, at the age of 16, Betty Guard gave birth to a son, John, who was baptised in Sydney on 25 December 1831. He was the first Pakeha child to be born in the South Island. Jacky Guard later moved his whaling station and residence to Kakapo Bay, Port Underwood ...(also see links at end)

... 12
1899 - 1970 Vera Theresa Guard
Vera married John Thomas Gill 'Jack' BARNES in 1923

... 13
1900 - 1970 Darcy Lee Guard
Darcy married Gertrude Isabel JAMES (1899-?) in 1929

... 14
1902 - 1995 Herman Albert Guard
Herman married Helen Combe McEWEN
A son, Edward James Guard, married Elaine Valmai Jackson, granddaughter of Helen Ada Guard
OR... Edward's father and Elaine's grandmother were siblings

... 15
1905 - 1982 Ivy Coralie Guard
- Ivy doesn't appear to have married

... 16
1908 - 1972 Walter James Guard
Walter married Reta Jessie PALMER (1919-1995)


EDWARD GUARD died 15 Aug 1922 aged 72
EMMA GUARD died 26 April 1935 aged 70
they are buried Kakapo Bay, Marlborough


NOTES
also read an interesting bio on EDWARD's mother Elizabeth 'Betty' GUARD (nee PARKER 1814-1870), the founding mother, who was born in Parramatta, NSW, married Captain John 'Jacky' Guard in Sydney when she was 15 (he was 38) and arrived with him into Marlborough in 1830. She was reputedly the first woman of European descent to settle in the South Island and her son, John Guard, born in 1831 was the first white child to be born in the South Island.
- see also ... Jack Guard & his family at Tai Awatea

Edward Guard's 8 siblings
* 1831 - 1918 John Guard
married Maria Ashdown
* 1833 - 1835 Louisa Guard
born Kakapo Bay, died NSW
* 1835 - 1868 Thomas Guard
died in NZ
* 1836 - 1861 Charles Guard
nothing known
* 1840 - 1893 Amelia Guard
married Tamepoti 'Tame' 'Tom' Thoms in 1858 (1 of his 3 known wives)
* 1850 - 1922 Edward 'Ned' Guard, twin with Susan
married Emma Baldick & had 16 children
* 1850 - 1921 Susan Guard, twin with Edward
married Charles Archer Watson in 1868 & had 9 children
* unknown to date
* unknown to date

PHOTO
Port Underwood, (birth place of Edward Guard) is a sheltered harbour which forms the north-east extension of Cloudy Bay at the northeast of New Zealand's South Island, on the east coast of the Marlborough Sounds. With only a relatively narrow entrance to the south-south-east it is sheltered from almost all winds. Originally considered part of Cloudy Bay the port was named after Joseph Underwood of the shipping firm Kabel and Underwood in the early 19th century