PHELPS Grooms New Zealand 1861-1940

Alfred Phelps
married Helen Christie in 1862
* Helen was born in Scotland, a daughter of William Edward Christie & Agnes Russell Gorrie
known children
1863 - Agnes Phelps
* Helen next married William Llangmaid Pengelly in 1882

Alfred Phelps (1845-1871)
married Jane Catherine Boyson in 1869
known children
1870 - 1945 Alfred Alexander Phelps
1871 - 1936 Catherine May Phelps
Alfred died in Wellington aged 26 & buried at Bolton St

Alfred Alexander Phelps (1870-1945)
married Elizabeth Scott in 1913 in Christchurch
* Alfred was a Clerk, later a merchant/auctioneer in Wellington
Alfred is buried Karori

Barnet Phelps (1842-1919)
Born in Thorndon, Wellington to James Phelps & Mary Ann Poole
married Annie Norah Abbott in Wellington 26 Oct 1871
* Annie was born in County Roscommon, Ireland
known children
1872 - Barnet William Alfred Phelps
1873 - 1948 Edwin Abbott Phelps
1875 - 1951 Susan Lilian Annie Phelps
1877 - 1947 Norman Poole Phelps
1879 - 1964 Alice Emily Hilda Phelps
1882 - 1967 Mabel Scollard
1884 - 1969 Ethel Grace Phelps
1886 - 1977 Eva Phelps

Barnet Phelps (1893-1981)
married Caroline Elizabeth Irwin in 1927
Barnet was cremated at Karori

Benjamin Phelps
married Sarah Jane Gittus in 1869
known children
1869 - Maria Phelps
1867 - William Ernest Phelps
1879 - George Herbert Phelps
1881 - Merina Jane Phelps
* In 1881 Benjamin was a Bootmaker in Invercargill. In 1893 he was a Bootmaker in Kilbirnie, Wellington

Benjamin Alfred Phelps (1875-1948)
married Katherine/Catherine Reynolds in 1904
known children
1905 - Caroline Vista Phelps
1906 - Raymond Kenneth Phelps
1907 - Reginald Benjamin Phelps
1912 - Marjorie Annie Phelps
1915 - Leslie Reymold Phelps
1920 - Katherine Mary Phelps
Benjamin is buried in Tauranga

Charles Lorraine Phelps (1841-1910)
* Born in Cheltenham, England
married Harriet Scrimshaw (1838-1898) in 1863
known children
1864 - 1933 Bessie Phelps
* The family then moved to Santa Rosa, California where a son was born
1867 - Ernest Edward Phelps
Charles & Harriet died in Santa Rosa, Sonoma, California

Cyril James Phelps
married Ivy May Watson in 1910
* Cyril was a Plasterer of Adelaide Rd, Mount Cook, Wellington
Cyril next married Evelyn/Eveline Eleanor Barrow in 1922
known children
1918 - 2005 Cyril James Phelps (+Palmer)
* Ivy next married Alfred Douglas Theodore Woodley in 1932
Cyril is buried Makara

Desmond Clifford Phelps (1910-1998)
married Amelia Beatrice Gedye in 1933 at St Mary's Church, Gisborne
* Amelia was the 7th of 10 children of William Henry james Gedye & Mary Catherine Mullooly
Desmond & Amelia are buried at Taruheru
HEADSTONE: PHELPS In loving memory of DESMOND CLIFFORD 22.1.1910 - 28.2.1998. Dearly loved husband of Amelia. AMELIA BEATRICE 6.4.1912 - 12.7.1999. Dearly loved wife of Desmond. A loved father & mother, forever loved and remembered

Edgar Charles Phelps (1905-1957)
married Freda Louise Garnett in 1931
Edgar is buried Kelvin Grove

Edgar Ernest Phelps (1892-1918 )
married Rose Amelia Colley (1893-1943) in 1916
known children
1916 - Florence Rose 'Edie' Phelps (+Newman)
1917 - 2000 Ernest Carl Phelps (his name became Merriman)
Ernest was killed on Somme, France
* Rose next married Alfred Merriman in 1919 (see Brides at end)

Edward Tucker Phelps
married Evelyn/Eveline Jessie Maud Daysh in 1908
1914 - Lynda Evelyn Phelps
1917 - Leo Edward Phelps
Edward & Evelyn are buried Clareville

Edwin Abbott Phelps
married Catherine Amelia Hyannth Wareham in 1902
* Edwin lived in Christchurch & Wellington
Edwin is buried Karori

Edwin Barnet Wareham Phelps
married Kathleen Ellen Janes in 1939
Edwin is buried Makara, Wellington

Eric Matthew Phelps (1907-1966)
married Dorothy Mildrid Bennison in 1930
Eric is buried in Ashburton

Ernest Phelps
married Edith Victorine Bambry (1899-1982) in 1920
known children
1920 - Stanley Ernest Phelps
* They lived in High St., & Kent St., Carerton
* Edith next married William George Wilton in 1938

Frederick 'Fred' Phelps
married Sarah Burrows Lockhard in 1896
known children
1896 - Frederick William Phelps
1898 - John Francis Phelps
1900 - Eileen Phelps
1905 - Stanley Roy Phelps
1906 - Eric Matthew Phelps
1908 - Leslie Lockhard Phelps

Frederick William Phelps (1895-1971)
married Ada Cecelia Packwood (1902-1960) in 1925
* In 1925 they were living at 45 Jackson St., Petone & moved to Ashburton, where they are buried

George Phelps
married Elizabeth Clarke in 1844

George Phelps
married Sarah Elizabeth Hueston Morrow in 1897
known children
1898 - John Frederick Taylor Phelps
1899 - Eileen maria Llewellyn Phelps
1901 - George John Millard Phelps
1903 - Henry Victor Phelps
1907 - Dora Christabell Phelps
1910 - Desmond Clifford Phelps

George Herbert Phelps
married Margaret Shanahan in 1923
* George was a Plumber in Tuparoa & Napier
George is buried in Hastings

George John Millard Phelps (1901-1993)
married Eileen Mary Pearse in 1932
George is buried Taruheru, Gladstone

Henry Harold Phelps
married Edith Louisa Hayes in 1910 in Greytown at the residence of the brides' parents
known children
1914 - Graham Harold Phelps
1917 - Glenys Ira Doreen Phelps
Henry is buried at Greytown

James Phelps
married Ada Lowe in 1882
known children
1885 - James Phelps
1887 - Henry Harold Phelps
1891 - Maud Emily Phelps
1893 - Barnett Phelps
1896 - Alfred Phelps
1902 - Walter Hernert Phelps

John Phelps (1879-1966)
married Florence Evelyn May Way in 1904
known children
1905 - Muriel May Phelps
1908 - John Russell Phelps
John is buried in Ashburton

John Russell Phelps (1909-1978)
married Dorothy Irena Peterson in 1939
John is buried in Ashburton

Leo Edward Phelps(1916-2007)
married Joyce Gwendoline Garrity (1917-2010) in 1940
They are buried at Clareville

Leslie Lockhard Phelps (1908-1973)
married Clare Elizabeth Hannah Bryant in 1937

Norman Poole Phelps
married Emily Catherine Jones in 1901
known children
1904 - Catherine Edna Phelps
1904 - Norman William Barnett Phelps
1905 - Cyril Phelps
* They lived at Eastbourne, Okaihau & Bay of Islands
Norman is buried Waikumete

Norman William Barnett Phelps (1902-1982)
married Ivy Irene Burnard in 1925
Norman was cremated at Tauranga

Samuel Phelps (1808-1843)
married Jane Trist in 1840
NZ Gazette & Wellington Spectator, 15 April 1840 Samuel Phelps was charged with feloniously entering and robbing the tent of James Luscombe, Esq. The charge was dismissed for want of evidence. The prisoner was then fined the sum of one pound for drunkenness and disorderly conduct and using abusive and obscene language.
NZ Gazette & Wellington Spectator, 9 Sep 1843 On Thursday last, the 7th instant, an inquest was held at the New Zealander before John Fitzgerald, Esq., M.D., Coroner and a respectable Jury on view of the body of Samuel Phelps. From the evidence it appeared that the deceased had retired to rest, apparently in good health, between the hours of one and two o'clock on Thursday morning. At about 8 o'clock a.m., his wife called deceased as the milk-man was at the door, He did not answer; on her turning round in bed she felt his hand quite cold. She immediately sent for Dr Hansard, who found life totally extinct. The jury, after hearing medical evidence, returned a verdict of death caused from the effects of habitual intemperance.

Sidney Alfred Phelps
married Joan Millicent Garrity in 1938
Sidney is buried at Martinborough

Stanley Oliver Phelps (1887-1977)
married Effie Hunt Price in 1921
* They were Dairy Farmers at Ngatea, Thames in 1925
Stanley is buried at Manukau

Stanley Roy Phelps
married Catherine Jean Wilson in 1926

Theophilus 'Harry' Powell-Phelps (1870-1936)
married Ellen Landon Lane in 1902
known children of Ellen
1894 - 1977 Mabel Landon Lane (+White)
known children of Harry & Ellen
1900 - 1988 Kathleen Landon 'Kathy Powell-Phelps (+Walters)
1903 - 1985 Hinemoa Powell-Phelps (+Pearson)
1905 - 1939 Aotea Landon Powell-Phelps (+Wills)
1908 - 1973 Wilfred Landon Powell-Phelps
1910 - 1985 Leonie Landon Powell-Phelps (+Maney)
1912 - 1940 Venice Landon Powell-Phelps (+Gibson)
1916 - 1952 Victor Landon Powell-Phelps
1918 - 1998 Arthur Landon Powell-Phelps (+Cameron)
Theophilus 'Harry' is buried at Hamilton

Thomas Phelps
married Mary Lunney in 1901
* In 1893 he was a Farm Labourer in Reefton

Thomas Henry Phelps
married Mary Baker in 1939
* He was a Galvanising Worker in Mount Roskill, Auckland in 1925

Thomas Theophilus Phelps
married Barbara Morris Davidson in 1894 at Ahaura, West Coast

Victor Henry Phelps (1894-1958)
married Emma Priscilla Francks in 1925

William Ernest Phelps (1866-1948)
married Lizzie Boxall in 1887
known children
1892 - Violet Caroline Phelps
1894 - Lilian May Phelps
1901 - Ivy Lizzie Phelps
1905 - George William Phelps
* In 1925 he was a Gardener in Wairau
William is buried In Omaka, Blenheim

William George Phelps (1876-1952)
married Eleanor Annie Brierly in 1909
known children
1910 - Kathleen Joyce Phelps
* William was a Marine Engineer in Remuera, Parnell
William is buried Waikumete


PHELPS Brides in New Zealand