Frederick Brandon

1869 - 1964  (94 years)

• Name	Frederick Brandon  [1]
  Birth	6 Nov 1869	Plaistow, Essex   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	29 Oct 1881	Wellington, New Zealand   [1]
  	Ship: Pleione
  Death	3 Jul 1964	Te Kuiti, New Zealand   [1]
  	Cause: Pneumonia
  Person ID	I22616	Great Wooster Tree
  Last Modified	21 Jan 2014

  
  

  Father	Richard Brandon,   b. 1842, Rotherhithe, Surrey d. 5 Feb 1898, Whanganui, New Zealand (Age 56 years)
  Mother	Lucy Ballard,   b. 11 Sep 1841, Broadstairs, Kent d. 14 May 1926, Wellington, New Zealand (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	5 Sep 1865	Parish Church, Broadstairs, Kent   [1]
  	Married by the Rev Fred Newell
  Family ID	F05982	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 6 Nov 1869 - Plaistow, Essex Immigration - Ship: Pleione - 29 Oct 1881 - Wellington, New Zealand Death - 3 Jul 1964 - Te Kuiti, New Zealand  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Histories

  Fred Brandon From Rev. Brian Brandon Fred was born on the 6th of November, 1869 at Plaistow, Essex, the 4th child of Richard and Lucy Brandon. He never married. Fred was a carpenter with Herbert in Wanganui. He came up with Herbert to Hauturu and assisted him on the farm, staying there for the rest of his life. Because he never married, he continued to live with Herbert and Gertrude, and helped out with all the building and farm work. He wasn't always easy to look after, coming in for meals just when he was ready, but she just put up with the difficulty, and gave him his meals when he wanted them. Because he had some funny ways, he wouldn't have been able to hold down a job of his own. He read a lot, and was particularly interested in reading about animals. Then he would try to converse with people about this interest, even if it wasn't really relevant to them. He was very gentle and would never say a thing against anyone. He was a quiet person, physically very strong and well built. He would sometimes carry big logs on his shoulders for firewood - instead of waiting for a horse. On one occasion when they were fencing 2 1/2 miles up the road, he carried 2 coils of wire to the site, each weighing 1cwt. After Herbert's and Gertrude's deaths, he remained on the farm with Aleck. He died in the Te Kuiti Hospital on the 3rd of July1964 from pneumonia, aged 94.

  
  

• Sources

  [S326] Rev. Brian Brandon (Reliability: 3).