Jane Randell Burgoyne FROUDE (1798-1893) The First Froude in New
Zealand
When the HOBSONs took up residence at Government House they had with them as housekeeper Jane FROUDE, later to become Mrs John PROBERT. She had come out from England with the Governor and his wife as nanny to their children, first to Sydney and then to Kororareka and then Auckland. Her brother (sic, actually nephew) Robert reached Auckland from Belfast on the "Mary Ann" in 1858, served in the second Maori War from the Drury outpost and married Priscilla WHITE, infant passenger on the "Westminster's" 1842 voyage.
Jane's husband, John Probert, was a carpenter with a flair for business and became wealthy from his enterprises and from investments in property. He was a generous contributor to projects of the Methodist Church, to which he left a considerable legacy on his death.
Jane left Plymouth as Nanny, with Hobson, his wife (Eliza ELLIOT), their three children and five servants. They left on Aug 25th 1839 on the "Druid". The voyage was not eventful except that the HOBSON family was increased by the birth of a daughter. They arrived at Port Jackson on 24 Dec 1839. Jane, Hobson and his suite disembarked at Sydney on the 27th Dec. Hobson spent about three weeks in Sydney before departing for N.Z. in H.M.S. Herald, leaving his wife and family in Sydney.
He embarked on Jan 18th 1840, and reached Kororareka on 29th Jan 1840.
Jane and the remainder of the HOBSON family left for New Zealand on the "Buffalo" on April 5 1840. The first troops came across on the same ship under Major Thomas BUNBURY. The "Buffalo" arrived at the Bay of Islands on the 16th April 1840. From the Bay of Islands the Buffalo sailed to Mercury Bay to complete her loading of kauri spars, arriving on July 22, 1840. The vessel sailed from Mercury Bay on July 25, but in consequence of bad weather was compelled to return on the same day. On the 26th a strong easterly gale commenced and increased in violence until on the 28th the Buffalo was driven ashore and became a total wreck.
Jane was 43 when she married John and they had no issue.
Jane(79) and John(62) were witnesses at David Froude's second marriage to Jane HARDING on 25 Apr 1877, at Wesleyan Church, Otahuhu.
Jane was 95 when she died of Paralysis at her home in Great North Road. She was buried at St Andrews Anglican Church in Epsom, Auckland.
When the HOBSONs took up residence at Government House they had with them as housekeeper Jane FROUDE, later to become Mrs John PROBERT. She had come out from England with the Governor and his wife as nanny to their children, first to Sydney and then to Kororareka and then Auckland. Her brother (sic, actually nephew) Robert reached Auckland from Belfast on the "Mary Ann" in 1858, served in the second Maori War from the Drury outpost and married Priscilla WHITE, infant passenger on the "Westminster's" 1842 voyage.
Jane's husband, John Probert, was a carpenter with a flair for business and became wealthy from his enterprises and from investments in property. He was a generous contributor to projects of the Methodist Church, to which he left a considerable legacy on his death.
Jane left Plymouth as Nanny, with Hobson, his wife (Eliza ELLIOT), their three children and five servants. They left on Aug 25th 1839 on the "Druid". The voyage was not eventful except that the HOBSON family was increased by the birth of a daughter. They arrived at Port Jackson on 24 Dec 1839. Jane, Hobson and his suite disembarked at Sydney on the 27th Dec. Hobson spent about three weeks in Sydney before departing for N.Z. in H.M.S. Herald, leaving his wife and family in Sydney.
He embarked on Jan 18th 1840, and reached Kororareka on 29th Jan 1840.
Jane and the remainder of the HOBSON family left for New Zealand on the "Buffalo" on April 5 1840. The first troops came across on the same ship under Major Thomas BUNBURY. The "Buffalo" arrived at the Bay of Islands on the 16th April 1840. From the Bay of Islands the Buffalo sailed to Mercury Bay to complete her loading of kauri spars, arriving on July 22, 1840. The vessel sailed from Mercury Bay on July 25, but in consequence of bad weather was compelled to return on the same day. On the 26th a strong easterly gale commenced and increased in violence until on the 28th the Buffalo was driven ashore and became a total wreck.
Jane was 43 when she married John and they had no issue.
Jane(79) and John(62) were witnesses at David Froude's second marriage to Jane HARDING on 25 Apr 1877, at Wesleyan Church, Otahuhu.
Jane was 95 when she died of Paralysis at her home in Great North Road. She was buried at St Andrews Anglican Church in Epsom, Auckland.
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