This is the Genealogy site for the origins &  New Zealand Bevan, Clark, Gray, Phillips, Ede, Lawrence and Gregory family  descendants.
Thos Bevan

Thos Bevan 1801 -1881

William Clark

William Clark   1830  -1902
George Phillips

George W S Phillips 1849  -1936

This site has been developed by Garry Clark to provide a center  point for the family history.  It replaces all previous sites including www.bevan-history.com into    www.nzfamilies.com and the new domain name for the Bevan family history

www.bevan.family.name

At this point featured here is the New Zealand descendants from  Thomas Bevan, William Clark & George W S Phillips along with Garry &  Gloria Clark’s family and family connections. A special page for research in progress will identify areas where you may be of help to Garry.

ALEXANDER GRAY

The story of the Alexander Gray and Hinerangi is work in progress.  Research started in 1978 and more recently the momentum has been accelerated with the review by fellow assistant researchers.

Is the ancestor GRAY or GREY? There are two documents signed by Alexander GRAY that we know about and one of them is his marriage certificate Alex GRAY to Kotiro HINERANGI being the first marriage registered in Paihia in 1830. The confusion arises because the children in their writings spelt it GREY and the missionaries who taught the GRAY children, spelt his name GREY. There is no doubt that it should be GRAY from the writing and and also the fact he is Scottish..

Research on the son of Alexander GRAY , Alexander GRAY (Grey)(Junior) disappeared into NSW Australia and was there 1859.  Any one with further information on him would be appreciated.

 

Updated:Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Alexander GRAY and Kotiro HINERANGI

Alexander GRAY and Kotiro HINERANGI grave plaque

On the 30th October 2008 in the oldest church in New Zealand, the Christ Church at Russell, a small service was conducted and a plaque was laid to recognise that Alexander Gray and Kotiro Hinerangi was buried there. Because the original graves were marked with wood, these decayed away over the last century. None of the locations of the earliest graves have been recorded by a sextant. A descendant,  Trevor Campbell,  organised with the Church authorities to have a suitable plaque produced to record these burials for future generations, to lay respect  for their very special ancestors. Hope to post a link of the Ceremony video, on U-TUBE soon.

Garry alongside plaque

Garry Clark, alongside his ancestors plaque, which is at the rear of the church, close to the picket fence