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George SAYWELL
1804 - 1895 (91 years)
Has 2 ancestors and 718 descendants in this family tree.
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Name George SAYWELL Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born 10 Jun 1804 Wormshill, Kent, England 
Gender Male Occupation From 5 Dec 1822 to 21 Jan 1824 Chatham, Kent, England Private in the 58th (Rutlandshire) Regiment of Foot - George attested at Chatham for an unlimited period, but was discharged just over a year later due to having contracted a hernia. He had had it for 3 months at discharge; I guess they were hoping it would right itself but it didn't.
His conduct was described as having been good.
(From service record, image on FMP, viewed 20 Dec 2017; Discovery catalogue entry (TNA ref: WO 97/711/101)
Physical Description 1824 - From his army service record, on discharge:
five feet seven inches tall, fair hair, blue eyes, fair complexion.
Occupation From 1827 to 1840 Bredgar, Kent, England Carpenter - At least these years
Emigrated Jul 1840 Gravesend, Kent, England Left England - Sailed on the "Martha Ridgeway", with his wife and 5 children.
The Saywells along with their friends the Judds had been selected by George Duppa of Hollingbourne House. George, a younger son of a well-to-do family, had joined the New Zealand Land Company, set up to develop New Zealand as a colony, as an investor.
He set off in late summer 1839 with his own group of labourers and artisans.
Info. about George and his family from Bredgar book (p. 80). (original source: descendent of George and Susan D Saywell, of Taupo, New Zealand) and from the trees of others.
Died 28 Sep 1895 Richmond, Nelson, New Zealand - aged 92
Patriarch & Matriarch 
Person ID I497 All | England: Kent Group (in Go(a)tham One-Name Study), All in the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study , The descendants (and other halves) of George Goatham and Ann née Winch, The descendants (and other halves) of John Prior and Amy née Reynolds Last Modified 25 Apr 2020
Father Richard SAYWELL, d. Yes, date unknown Mother Henrietta CRADEN, d. Yes, date unknown Family ID F10752 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family Susan GOATHAM, b. Abt 1808, Bredgar, Kent, England , d. 20 Feb 1882, Richmond (Waimea), Nelson, New Zealand (Age ~ 74 years) Married 5 Feb 1827 St. Mary’s Church, Chatham, Kent, England - From PR entry
The marriage of Susan Goatham to George Saywell
The Parish Register entry for the marriage at St. Mary's Church, Chatham, Kent. Susan's brother Charles would appear to have been one of the witnesses.Children15 children Last Modified 25 Apr 2020 Family ID F268 Family Group Page | Family Chart
- George attested at Chatham for an unlimited period, but was discharged just over a year later due to having contracted a hernia. He had had it for 3 months at discharge; I guess they were hoping it would right itself but it didn't.