Isaac Sykes

Male 1843 - 1871  (27 years)


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  • Name Isaac Sykes  [1
    Born 30 Dec 1843  The Hutt, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Occupation
    • Farmer/Dealer/Butcher
    Reference Number WC..S1 
    Died 15 Apr 1871  Upper Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    • One day early 1871 as Isaac was taking a load of timber to Wellington, crossing one of the fords in Hutt River, his waggon capsized. He was rescued after being pinned in the water for some hours, but died of pneumonia on 15 April 1871.
      The date of the accident was not reported but the death notice records that he died after a long illness, presumeably not 4 or 5 days.
    Death
    Death
    Buried 15 Apr 1871  Church of St James, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Funeral Notice
    Funeral Notice
    Christ's Church Cemetery Taita Headstone Inscription
    Christ's Church Cemetery Taita Headstone Inscription
    Sykes Family Plot
    Plot: 34
    Christ's Church Cemetery Taita Headstone Inscription
    Christ's Church Cemetery Taita Headstone Inscription
    Isaac Annie Isaac
    Plot: 34
    Christ's Church Cemetery Taita Headstone Inscription
    Christ's Church Cemetery Taita Headstone Inscription
    Sykes George 1812 - 1873; Jane 1822 - 1883: Isaac 1843 - 1871; Annie 1866 - 1866; Isaac 1869 - 1932

    Plot: 34
    Person ID I162  Frost Family
    Last Modified 22 Jul 2018 

    Father George Sykes,   b. 12 Mar 1815, Bentley, South Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jul 1873, The Hutt, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years) 
    Mother Jane Child,   b. 25 May 1823, Altofts, Normanton, West Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 01 Sep 1883, Upper Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years) 
    Married 28 Oct 1839  Normanton, West Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4
    Family ID F62  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Maria Ann Wyeth,   b. 14 Dec 1844, Wellington, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jul 1920, Masterton, Masterton District, Wellington, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Married 8 Oct 1865  Church of St James, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Marriage Register St James River Hutt NZ - No 62
      Isaac Sykes, 22, Carrier, Bachelor to Maria Ann Sykes, 21, Spinster
      Witnesses - William Sykes, Hutt; Sarah Jane Wyeth; Elizabeth Jane Sykes; Mary Hall; John Poad, Blacksmith, Hutt
      At St James Chuch River Hutt, on 8 October 1865, Officiating Minister John
      Herring. [5]
    Wedding Maria Ann Wyeth and Isaac Sykes
    Wedding Maria Ann Wyeth and Isaac Sykes
    On the 8th October, at St. James' Church, Lower Hutt, by the Rev. J. E. Herring
    Children 
     1. Annie Maria Jane Sykes,   b. 19 Aug 1866, The Hutt, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Nov 1866, The Hutt, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
    +2. George Robert Sykes,   b. 18 Nov 1867, Trentham, Upper Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Mar 1957, Masterton, Masterton District, Wellington, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
    +3. Isaac Sykes,   b. 23 Nov 1869, The Hutt, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Jul 1932  (Age 62 years)
    Last Modified 23 Jul 2018 
    Family ID F39  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 30 Dec 1843 - The Hutt, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 8 Oct 1865 - Church of St James, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 15 Apr 1871 - Upper Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 15 Apr 1871 - Church of St James, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S92] Sykes Phillip Howard.

    2. [S293] BDM NZ Historical Records, (http://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.identityservices.govt.nz/home/), 1871/5423 (Reliability: 3), 15/04/1871.
      Sykes Isaac Age at death 27Y

    3. [S83] Cemetery Records, Lower Hutt City Council (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S322] Ancestry.com.au, West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1813-1935 (Reliability: 3), 28 Oct 1839.
      Name: George Sykes
      Marriage Age: Full Age
      Event Type: Marriage
      Marriage Date: 28 Oct 1839
      Marriage Place: Normanton, All Saints, Yorkshire, England
      Parish as it Appears: Normanton, All Saints
      Search Photos: Search for 'Normanton, All Saints' in the UK City, Town and Village Photos collection
      Father: Isaac Sykes
      Spouse: Jane Child

    5. [S31] Alexander Turnbull Library.