Richard Ballard Brandon

1878 - 1959  (81 years)

• Name	Richard Ballard Brandon  [1]
  Nickname	Jock
  Birth	13 Sep 1878	Nunhead, Surrey   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	29 Oct 1881	Wellington, New Zealand   [1]
  	Ship: Pleione
  Death	26 Dec 1959	Whanganui, New Zealand   [1]
  Person ID	I22620	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 - 13 Sep 1878 - Nunhead, Surrey Immigration - Ship: Pleione - 29 Oct 1881 - Wellington, New Zealand Death - 26 Dec 1959 - Whanganui, New Zealand  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Histories		Richard Ballard Brandon From Rev. Brian Brandon Jock was born on the 13th of September, 1878 at Nunhead, the last of the family to be born in England. He was a farm hand, who worked at a number of different places. He was more slightly built than Dol. During WWI, he served in the army in France. Whilst on leave he visited the Aunts, Alice and Minnie and his sister Edith. On his return to NZ, he worked on several farms around Wanganui. When Millicent moved to 110 Somme Parade, he came to live with the family. His whistling and working the dogs in his sleep caused the family many sleepless nights, so when the family shifted to 16 Hipango Terrace, Millicent converted the garage into a bed-sitting room. He was very happy with the arrangement as he enjoyed being on his own. Breakfast was taken to him on a tray and he had his mid-day and tea meal with the family. He used to leave the family circle each night at 9pm. He was rather eccentric and caused the teenagers in the family many embarrassments. Jock used to make trips into the Hauturu valley at times. When Jock's health failed and Millicent could no longer cope, he was placed in a rest home, `Hikurangi' and later was at Jubilee Hospital for some months, until his death on the 26th of December, 1959.
  		Military

  
  

• Sources

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