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Richard JEFFERS (1872 - 1954)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
Kathleen JEFFERS (1913 - 1949)	Richard JEFFERS (1872 - 1954) + Ethel Maude JEFFERS (1884 - 1969)	Richard Kingston JEFFERS (1835 - 1929)	Robert JEFFERS (1800 - 1887)	John JEFFERS
				Ellen KINGSTON
			Jane Manwaring TAPP (1806 - )	John TAPP
				Jane MANWARING
		Mary Jane SMYTH (1844 - 1879)	Thomas SMYTH

b. 1872 at Cork, Co Cork, Ireland

m. 1911 Ethel Maude JEFFERS (1884 - 1969) at Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland

d. 1954 at Auckland, New Zealand aged 82

Near Relatives of Richard JEFFERS (1872 - 1954)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Grandfather	Robert JEFFERS	abt 1800	Courthmacsherry, Cork, Ireland	1887	Cork, Co Cork, Ireland	87
Grandmother	Jane Manwaring TAPP	1806	East Teignmouth, Devon, England
Grandfather	Thomas SMYTH
Father in Law	Edward JEFFERS	1841	Eastbourne, Sussex, England
Mother in Law	Eliza SPRAGGS	1842	Scotland
Father	Richard Kingston JEFFERS	1835	Devonport, Devon, England	1929	Courtmacsherry Town, Co Cork, Ireland	94
Mother	Mary Jane SMYTH	1844		1879		35
Step Mother	Catherine STEADMAN	1852	Cork, Co Cork, Ireland
Self	Richard JEFFERS	1872	Cork, Co Cork, Ireland	1954	Auckland, New Zealand	82
Wife	Ethel Maude JEFFERS	1884	Co Wexford, Ireland	1969	Auckland, New Zealand	85
Daughter	Kathleen JEFFERS	1913		1949	Auckland, New Zealand	36
Brother	Robert Smith JEFFERS	1865	Goleen, Cork, Ireland	1918	West Ham, Essex, England	53
Brother	Thomas Payne JEFFERS	1867	Crookhaven, Cork, Ireland
Sister	Eliza Jane JEFFERS	1869	Cork, Co Cork, Ireland
Brother	John Main JEFFERS	1875	Myross, Co. Cork, Ireland	1878	Ballincola, Myross, Co. Cork, Ireland	3
Brother	William Edward JEFFERS	1877	Ballincola, Myross, Co. Cork, Ireland	1878	Ballincola, Myross, Co. Cork, Ireland	1
Half Brother	Matthew Samuel Lee JEFFERS	1881	Skull, Ireland	1948	Cornwall, Stormont, Ontario, Canada	67
Brother	Albert James JEFFERS	1883	Castletown, Cork, Ireland	1960	Whitby, Yorkshire, England	77
Half Brother	Edward Jervis JEFFERS	1886	Skibbereen, Ireland	1963	New Cubbington, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England	77
Half Brother	Herbert George JEFFERS	1890	Cork, Co Cork, Ireland	1958	Kinsale, Co. Cork, Ireland	68
Uncle	John Manwaring JEFFERS	1832	West Teignmouth, Devon, England
Aunt	Elizabeth BLAKE	1833	West Ferrymouth, Devon, England	1876	Kensington, London, Middlesex, England	43
Uncle	William JEFFERS	abt 1834	England
Uncle	Robert JEFFERS	abt 1837	England	1933	Dublin South, Ireland	96
Aunt	Catherine CARTER	1836	County Kerry, Ireland	1912	Rathdown, Co Dublin, Ireland	76
Aunt	Ellen Jane JEFFERS	abt 1839	England	1861	Broulee, New South Wales, Australia	22
Uncle	John GOODENOUGH			1903	Bucca Creek, New South Wales, Australia
Uncle	Edward JEFFERS	1841	Eastbourne, Sussex, England
Aunt	Eliza SPRAGGS	1842	Scotland
Aunt	Eliza JEFFERS	1843
Uncle	Thomas JEFFERS	1845
Uncle	George JEFFERS	1847
Uncle	Albert JEFFERS	1852	Bere Island, Adrigole, Co Cork, Ireland	1943	Bournemouth, Dorset, England	91
Aunt	Louisa ASHCROFT	1853	Southport, Lancashire	1883	Christchurch, Hampshire, England	30
Aunt	Maud Elizabeth GATRALL	1867	Ryde, Hampshire	1928	Bournemouth, England	61
Cousin	John Robert JEFFERS	1857	Ferrymouth, Devon, England
Cousin	Albert E JEFFERS	1859
Cousin	Bertha Jane JEFFERS	1860	West Ferrymouth, Devon, England
Cousin	George Herbert JEFFERS	1861	Devon, England
Cousin	Arthur Leopold JEFFERS	1867	Paddington, London, England	aft 1911		44
Cousin	Frederick W JEFFERS	1867	West Ferrymouth, Devon, England
Cousin	Frank Ernest JEFFERS	1871	Paddington, London, England
Cousin	Florence Blake JEFFERS	1872	Paddington, London, England	1954	Wandsworth, London, England	82
Cousin	Mary Jane (Janie) JEFFERS	1862	Ireland	1898	Rathdown, Co Dublin, Ireland	36
Cousin	Sarah Ellen JEFFERS	1864	Sneem, Co Kerry, Ireland	1935		71
Cousin	Benjamin Robert JEFFERS	1866	Kilrush, Co. Clare, Ireland
Cousin	Eliza Ida JEFFERS	1868	Castlegregory, Co. Kerry, Ireland	1955	Dublin, Ireland	87
Cousin	Robert JEFFERS	1869	Castlegregory, Co. Kerry, Ireland	1893		24
Cousin	Catherine JEFFERS	1871	Malahide, Co Dublin, Ireland	1894		23
Cousin	Annie JEFFERS	1873	Co. Dublin, Ireland	1955	Dublin South, Ireland	82
Cousin	Alice JEFFERS	1876	County Dublin, Ireland	1954		78
Cousin	George JEFFERS	abt 1878	Malahide, Co Dublin, Ireland
Cousin	John Carter JEFFERS	1879	Strangford, Co. Down
Cousin	Christiana JEFFERS	1883	Balrotheryt, County Dublin, Ireland	1951		68
Cousin	Albert Edward JEFFERS	1885	Co Dublin, Ireland
Cousin	Frederic William JEFFERS	1889	Co Dublin, Ireland	1970	County Wicklow, Ireland	81
Cousin	Edward Robert GOODENOUGH	1861	Broulee, New South Wales, Australia	1887	Bega, NSW, Australia	26
Cousin	Joseph Henry GOODENOUGH	1874	Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia	1934	Casino, NSW, Australia	60
Cousin	Adelaide Jane GOODENOUGH	1875	Grafton, NSW, Australia	1945	Grafton, NSW, Australia	70
Cousin	Emma Clarence GOODENOUGH	1877	Grafton, NSW, Australia	1942	Grafton, NSW, Australia	65
Cousin	Elizabeth Ann GOODENOUGH	1879	Grafton, NSW, Australia	1926	Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia	47
Cousin	Albert John GOODENOUGH	1880	Grafton, NSW, Australia	1909	Grafton, NSW, Australia	29
Cousin	William GOODENOUGH	1883	Grafton, NSW, Australia	1883	Grafton, NSW, Australia	0
Cousin	Arthur Percival GOODENOUGH	1885	Grafton, NSW, Australia	1958	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	73
Cousin	Ernest Rockley GOODENOUGH	1887	Grafton, NSW, Australia	1965	Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia	78
Cousin	Nellie GOODENOUGH	1890	Grafton, NSW, Australia	1929	Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia	39
Cousin	George Firman GOODENOUGH	1894	Grafton, NSW, Australia	1951	Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia	57
Cousin	Corrie May GOODENOUGH	1896	Bellingen, NSW, Australia	1985	Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia	89
Cousin	Robert James JEFFERS	1866	Castletown, Cork, Ireland
Cousin	Margaret Ann JEFFERS	1867	Co Cork, Ireland
Cousin	Maria JEFFERS	1870	Antrim, Ireland
Cousin	Edward Albert JEFFERS	1873		1905	Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland	32
Cousin	Amelia Jane JEFFERS	1875	Wexford, Ireland	1968	Perth, WA, Australia	93
Cousin	Eliza JEFFERS	1877	Cork, Co Cork, Ireland
Cousin	Emily JEFFERS	1879	Ballycrovane, Co Cork, Ireland
Cousin	Frederick JEFFERS	1882	Wexford, Ireland
Cousin	Ethel Maude JEFFERS	1884	Co Wexford, Ireland	1969	Auckland, New Zealand	85
Cousin	Louisa JEFFERS	1886	Co. Antrim, Ireland
Cousin	Albert Edward JEFFERS	1885	Ryde, Isle of Wight, Hampshire
Cousin	Henrietta Maud JEFFERS	1887	Southbourne, Hants, England	1965	Bournemouth, Dorset, England	78
Cousin	John Robert JEFFERS	1890	Portland, Weymouth, Hants, England
Cousin	George JEFFERS	1892	Portland, Dorset, England
Cousin	Dorothy Christina May JEFFERS	1903	Bournmouth, Hampshire, England	1979	Bournemouth, Dorset, England	76
Cousin	Francis Patrick JEFFERS	1905	Bournemouth, Hampshire, England
Nephew	Albert Benjamin Mainwaring JEFFERS	1896	Essex, England	1897	West Ham, Essex, England	1
Niece	Phyllis Amelia JEFFERS	1900	East Ham, Essex, England
Nephew	Thomas Payne JEFFERS	1898	Lambeth, London, England
Nephew	Albert G JEFFERS	1915	Whitby, Yorkshire, England	1980	Long Rock, near Penzance, England	65
Nephew	Richard William percival JEFFERS	1916	Whitby, Yorkshire, England	1987	Withernsea, North Humber, England	71
Nephew	Herbert JEFFERS	abt 1918
Nephew	William Edward JEFFERS	1920	Angle, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Nephew	John JEFFERS	1922	Angle, Pembrokeshire, Wales	2018	Barnstable, North Devon, England	96
Niece	Edith Margaret JEFFERS	1916	Mitchelstown, Co Cork, Ireland	1996	Colchester, Essex, England	80
Niece	Dorothy May (Mary) JEFFERS	1918	Fermoy, Co Cork, Ireland	1992	Liskeard, Cornwall, England	74
Niece	Laura Mable JEFFERS	1923	Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England
Niece	Rhoda Vivian JEFFERS	1925	Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England	1964	Stoke Newington, England	39
Niece	Lilian Kathleen JEFFERS	1926	Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England	2017	Folkstone, Kent, England	91
Niece	Evelyn Maud JEFFERS	1887	Co. Antrim, Ireland
Niece	Amy JEFFERS	1899	Co Antrim
Nephew	Edward JEFFERS	1899	Co Antrim
Niece	Ethel JEFFERS	1904	Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland
Nephew	Leonard Jeffers TAYLOR	1916		1998	Perth, WA, Australia	82
Brother in Law	Robert James JEFFERS	1866	Castletown, Cork, Ireland
Sister in Law	Margaret Ann JEFFERS	1867	Co Cork, Ireland
Sister in Law	Maria JEFFERS	1870	Antrim, Ireland
Brother in Law	Edward Albert JEFFERS	1873		1905	Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland	32
Sister in Law	Amelia Jane JEFFERS	1875	Wexford, Ireland	1968	Perth, WA, Australia	93
Sister in Law	Eliza JEFFERS	1877	Cork, Co Cork, Ireland
Sister in Law	Emily JEFFERS	1879	Ballycrovane, Co Cork, Ireland
Brother in Law	Frederick JEFFERS	1882	Wexford, Ireland
Sister in Law	Louisa JEFFERS	1886	Co. Antrim, Ireland
Sister in Law	Phyllis Amelia ROGERS	1868	Buxted, Sussex, England	1953	Southend on Sea, Essex, England	85
Sister in Law	Edith BURLEY	1873	London, Middlesex, England	1936	Montreal, Canada	63
Sister in Law	Nellie CORNER	1890	Clitheroe, Lancashire, England	1968	Whitby, Yorkshire, England	78
Sister in Law	Laura Mabel ALLPORT	1882	Gower, Glamorgan, Wales	1962	Warwick, Warwickshire, England	80
Sister in Law	Sarah Ann GOOD	abt 1893		1965	The Home for Protestant Incurables, Cork City, Ireland	72

Events in Richard JEFFERS (1872 - 1954)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
1872		Richard JEFFERS was born	Cork, Co Cork, Ireland	Note 1
1879	7	Death of mother Mary Jane SMYTH (aged 35)
1901	29	England - Census	Vessels at Sea, Royal Navy	Note 2	67
1911	39	Married Ethel Maude JEFFERS (aged 27)	Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland	Note 3
1911	39	Census	Courtmacsherry Town, Co Cork, Ireland	Note 4	65
1913	41	Birth of daughter Kathleen JEFFERS		Note 5	68
1923	51	Emigration	"Paparoa" from Liverpool to Auckland	Note 6
1929	57	Death of father Richard Kingston JEFFERS (aged 94)	Courtmacsherry Town, Co Cork, Ireland	Note 7
1949	77	Death of daughter Kathleen JEFFERS (aged 36)	Auckland, New Zealand	Note 8
1954	82	Richard JEFFERS died	Auckland, New Zealand	Note 9
1954	82	Burial	Waikumete, Auckland	Note 10	90

Note 1: 1911 census Ireland, Civil Registration Births Index, 1864-1958 Name: Richard Jeffers Date of Registration: 1871 Registration district: Cork Birth Country: Ireland Volume: 20 Page: 115 FHL Film Number: 101048

Note 2: JEFFERS Richard (30) - c 1871, Ireland On the ship ' Highflyer2' His records show this to be true.

Note 3: 1911 census - married less than a year Marriage record 29th March 1911 - Church of S James, City of Belfast Richard JEFFERS (35) - naval officer - on board H.M.S. Gibraltar, at Sea - father, Richard Jeffers - coast guard Ethel Maude JEFFERS (27) of 43 Orient Gardens, Belfast - father, Edward Jeffers - ex coast guard officer

Note 4: JEFFERS Richard Kingston (76) - Pensioner Civil Service - b England Katherine (59) - b Cork (Richard and Katherine had been married 31 years - 4 children born and 4 still alive) Herbert George (21) - single - b Cork Richard (39) c1872 - son - married under 1 year - Chief yeo Signals - b Cork Ethel Maude (27) - daughter in law - b Co Wexford

Note 5: 10 on ship in 1923 Kathleen Jeffers in the Devon, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1920 Name Kathleen Jeffers Birth Date Sep. Baptism Date 2 Nov. 1912 Baptism Place St Budeaux, St Philip, Weston Mill, Devon, England Religion Anglican Search Photos Search for 'St Budeaux, St Philip, Weston Mill' in the UK City, Town and Village Photos collection Father Richard Jeffers Mother Ethel Maud Jeffers Page number 37

Note 6: JEFFERS Richard (51) 1872 - naval pensioner Ethel M (38) Kathleen (10) Country of last permanent residence - England (Last living in Devonport) Country of intended permanent residence - NZ

Note 7: Ireland, Civil Registration Deaths Index, 1864-1958 Name: Richard Jeffers Estimated birth year: abt 1835 Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1929 Death Age: 94 Registration district: Clonakilty Volume: 5 Page: 43 FHL Film Number: 101737

Note 8: Kathleen Jeffers in the New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966 Name Kathleen Jeffers Death Date 1949 Jul-Aug-Sep Registration Place Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand Folio Number 2584

Note 9: Richard Jeffers in the New Zealand, Civil Registration Death Index, 1840-1972 Name Richard Jeffers Age 82 Birth Date abt 1872 Death Date 1954 Death Place New Zealand Registration Number 24235

Note 10: Richard Jeffers Birth 1872 Death 6 Jul 1954 (aged 81–82) Burial Waikumete Cemetery & Crematorium Glen Eden, Auckland Council, Auckland, New Zealand Plot Cremated remains scattered at cemetery

Source References:

67. Type: Census, Abbr: UK Census Collection, Title: UK Census Collection, Auth: Ancestry.com.au, Publ: Ancestry.com.au

- Reference = 1901 (Census)

- Notes: JEFFERS Richard (30) - c 1871, Ireland On the ship ' Highflyer2' His records show this to be true.

90. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Find A Grave, Title: Findagrave.com

- Reference = (Burial)

- Notes: Richard Jeffers Birth 1872 Death 6 Jul 1954 (aged 81–82) Burial Waikumete Cemetery & Crematorium Glen Eden, Auckland Council, Auckland, New Zealand Plot Cremated remains scattered at cemetery

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