The Boddy's of Greymouth

The above couple highly respected in Greymouth and in their lifetime gave their name to the small community of Boddytown, are an integral part of the Whiteside family tree. One of their daughters Phoebe Priscilla was the authors beloved grandmother. She married William Henry Whiteside.

Mary Boddy, the lady above was affectionately known as 'Grandma Boddy', by all her offspring and although the author of this site is now 75, that has been the case until very recently (April 2009).

Thanks for enlightening our generation go first to the archival pages of the old 'Grey River Argus' and secondly to Barbara Whiteside of Lancashire for seizing on the word 'Lincolnshire' and digging for gold. From all of us concerned Barbara a heartfelt, thank you.

Below is what Barbara found:

....... indicates The Boddy and Norton line

www.thegenealogist.co.uk

Search Results - Lincolnshire 1841 Census Transcript

Printed on Thursday, 30 April 2009

Surname	Forename	Age	Relationship	Occupation	Born in County?	Address	Folio Reference	S&N File Reference
Norton	Thomas	25	-	Ag Labourer	Yes	Nettleham, Nettleham, Lincolnshire	HO107/0641/1/~F10	CD8 HO_641.pdf p.11
Norton	Mary	25	-	-	Yes	Nettleham, Nettleham, Lincolnshire	HO107/0641/1/~F10	CD8 HO_641.pdf p.11
Norton	Sarah	6	-	-	Yes	Nettleham, Nettleham, Lincolnshire	HO107/0641/1/~F10	CD8 HO_641.pdf p.11
Norton	John	3	-	-	Yes	Nettleham, Nettleham, Lincolnshire	HO107/0641/1/~F10	CD8 HO_641.pdf p.11
Norton	William	9	-	-	Yes	Nettleham, Nettleham, Lincolnshire	HO107/0641/1/~F10	CD8 HO_641.pdf p.11

Search Results - Lincolnshire 1841 Census Transcript

Printed on Wednesday, 22 April 2009

Surname	Forename	Age	Relationship	Occupation	Born in County?	Address	Folio Reference	S&N File Reference
Body	Thomas	35	-	Agricultural Labourer	Yes	Anwick, Anwick, Lincolnshire	HO107/0614/6/~F10	CD4 HO_614.pdf p.52
Body	Ann	28	-	-	Yes	Anwick, Anwick, Lincolnshire	HO107/0614/6/~F10	CD4 HO_614.pdf p.52
Body	George	8	-	-	Yes	Anwick, Anwick, Lincolnshire	HO107/0614/6/~F10	CD4 HO_614.pdf p.52
Body	Samuel	7	-	-	Yes	Anwick, Anwick, Lincolnshire	HO107/0614/6/~F10	CD4 HO_614.pdf p.52
Body	James	4	-	-	Yes	Anwick, Anwick, Lincolnshire	HO107/0614/6/~F10	CD4 HO_614.pdf p.52
Body	John	2	-	-	Yes	Anwick, Anwick, Lincolnshire	HO107/0614/6/~F10	CD4 HO_614.pdf p.52

Search Results - Lincolnshire 1841 Census Transcript

Printed on Thursday, 30 April 2009

Surname	Forename	Age	Relationship	Occupation	Born in County?	Address	Folio Reference	S&N File Reference
Body	William	30	-	Agricultural Labourer	Yes	North Lane, Waddington, Lincolnshire	HO107/0651/22/~F13	CD10 HO_651b.pdf p.230
Body	Hannah	20	-	-	Yes	North Lane, Waddington, Lincolnshire	HO107/0651/22/~F13	CD10 HO_651b.pdf p.230

Search Results - Lincolnshire 1851 Census Transcript

Printed on Thursday, 30 April 2009

Surname	Forename	Age	Relationship	Occupation	Birth Place	Address	Folio Reference	S&N File Reference
Norton	Thomas	40	Head	Agriculturer Labourer	Stonshill, Lincolnshire	Scothorne Sutton House, Nettleham, Lincolnshire	HO107/2105/~F34	CD5 HO_2105a.pdf p.66
Norton	Mary Ann	35	Wife	-	South Kelsey, Lincolnshire	Scothorne Sutton House, Nettleham, Lincolnshire	HO107/2105/~F34	CD5 HO_2105a.pdf p.66
Norton	John	13	Son	Agricultural Day Boy	Nettleham, Lincolnshire	Scothorne Sutton House, Nettleham, Lincolnshire	HO107/2105/~F34	CD5 HO_2105a.pdf p.66
Norton	William	11	Son	Agricultural Day Boy	Nettleham, Lincolnshire	Scothorne Sutton House, Nettleham, Lincolnshire	HO107/2105/~F34	CD5 HO_2105a.pdf p.66
Norton	Thomas C	8	Son	Scholar	Nettleham, Lincolnshire	Scothorne Sutton House, Nettleham, Lincolnshire	HO107/2105/~F34	CD5 HO_2105a.pdf p.66
Norton	Charles	6	Son	Scholar	Nettleham, Lincolnshire	Scothorne Sutton House, Nettleham, Lincolnshire	HO107/2105/~F34	CD5 HO_2105a.pdf p.66
Norton	Mary	4	Daughter	-	Nettleham, Lincolnshire	Scothorne Sutton House, Nettleham, Lincolnshire	HO107/2105/~F34	CD5 HO_2105a.pdf p.66
Norton	George	1	Son	-	Nettleham, Lincolnshire	Scothorne Sutton House, Nettleham, Lincolnshire	HO107/2105/~F34	CD5 HO_2105a.pdf p.66

Search Results - Lincolnshire 1851 Census Transcript

Printed on Thursday, 30 April 2009

Surname	Forename	Age	Relationship	Occupation	Birth Place	Address	Folio Reference	S&N File Reference
Body	William	43	Head	Farm Labourer	Navenby, Lincolnshire	In The Village, North Hykeham, Lincolnshire	HO107/2104/~F273	CD4 HO_2104.pdf p.506
Body	Harriet	33	Wife	-	Harmston, Lincolnshire	In The Village, North Hykeham, Lincolnshire	HO107/2104/~F273	CD4 HO_2104.pdf p.506
Body	William	9	Son	-	Waddington, Lincolnshire	In The Village, North Hykeham, Lincolnshire	HO107/2104/~F273	CD4 HO_2104.pdf p.506
Body	Richard	7	Son	-	Waddington, Lincolnshire	In The Village, North Hykeham, Lincolnshire	HO107/2104/~F273	CD4 HO_2104.pdf p.506
Body	George	5	Son	-	Waddington, Lincolnshire	In The Village, North Hykeham, Lincolnshire	HO107/2104/~F273	CD4 HO_2104.pdf p.506
Body	Mary Ann	2	Daughter	-	Waddington, Lincolnshire	In The Village, North Hykeham, Lincolnshire	HO107/2104/~F273	CD4 HO_2104.pdf p.506

Search Results - Lincolnshire 1851 Census Transcript

Printed on Wednesday, 22 April 2009

Surname	Forename	Age	Relationship	Occupation	Birth Place	Address	Folio Reference	S&N File Reference
Body	Thomas	45	Head	Labourer	Walcott, Lincolnshire	Tottershale Road, Anwick, Lincolnshire	HO107/2100/~F261	CD4 HO_2100.pdf p.488
Body	Amy	36	Wife	Labourer Wife	Anwick, Lincolnshire	Tottershale Road, Anwick, Lincolnshire	HO107/2100/~F261	CD4 HO_2100.pdf p.488
Body	John	12	Son	Labourer Son	Anwick, Lincolnshire	Tottershale Road, Anwick, Lincolnshire	HO107/2100/~F261	CD4 HO_2100.pdf p.488
Body	James	11	Son	Labourer Son	Anwick, Lincolnshire	Tottershale Road, Anwick, Lincolnshire	HO107/2100/~F261	CD4 HO_2100.pdf p.488
Body	Nancey	9	Daughter	Labourer Daughter	Anwick, Lincolnshire	Tottershale Road, Anwick, Lincolnshire	HO107/2100/~F261	CD4 HO_2100.pdf p.488
Body	Amey	7	Daughter	Labourer Daughter	Anwick, Lincolnshire	Tottershale Road, Anwick, Lincolnshire	HO107/2100/~F261	CD4 HO_2100.pdf p.488
Body	Richard	4	Son	Labourer Son	Anwick, Lincolnshire	Tottershale Road, Anwick, Lincolnshire	HO107/2100/~F261	CD4 HO_2100.pdf p.488
Body	Thomas	1	Son	Labourer Son	Anwick, Lincolnshire	Tottershale Road, Anwick, Lincolnshire	HO107/2100/~F261	CD4 HO_2100.pdf p.488

Search Results - Lincolnshire 1861 Census Transcript

Printed on Thursday, 30 April 2009 (This is not family, but reveals where Mary Norton at the Census) bw

Surname	Forename	Age	Relationship	Occupation	Birth Place	Address	Folio Reference	S&N File Reference
Hazard	George	50	Head	Publican	-, Nottinghamshire	33 Waterside South, Lincoln St Swithin, Lincolnshire	RG9/2360/~F77	CD4 RG9_2360.pdf p.148
Hazard	Grace	50	Wife	-	Sutton, Nottinghamshire	33 Waterside South, Lincoln St Swithin, Lincolnshire	RG9/2360/~F77	CD4 RG9_2360.pdf p.148
Hazard	Henry	18	Son	Fitter	-, Nottinghamshire	33 Waterside South, Lincoln St Swithin, Lincolnshire	RG9/2360/~F77	CD4 RG9_2360.pdf p.148
Hazard	James	15	Son	Scholar	-, Nottinghamshire	33 Waterside South, Lincoln St Swithin, Lincolnshire	RG9/2360/~F77	CD4 RG9_2360.pdf p.148
Hazard	George	11	Son	Scholar	-, Lincolnshire	33 Waterside South, Lincoln St Swithin, Lincolnshire	RG9/2360/~F77	CD4 RG9_2360.pdf p.148
Dicker	George	34	Soldier	Recreuting Artillery	-, Scotland	33 Waterside South, Lincoln St Swithin, Lincolnshire	RG9/2360/~F77	CD4 RG9_2360.pdf p.148
Butler	Edward	49	Lodger	Book Agent	Carlton, Nottinghamshire	33 Waterside South, Lincoln St Swithin, Lincolnshire	RG9/2360/~F77	CD4 RG9_2360.pdf p.148
Johnson	Henry	30	Lodger	Butcher	-, Lincolnshire	33 Waterside South, Lincoln St Swithin, Lincolnshire	RG9/2360/~F77	CD4 RG9_2360.pdf p.148
Norton	Mary	14	Lodger	Scholar	Nettleham, Lincolnshire	33 Waterside South, Lincoln St Swithin, Lincolnshire	RG9/2360/~F77	CD4 RG9_2360.pdf p.148
Bradley	Richard	31	Soldier	Recreuiting 17th Foot	-, Ireland	33 Waterside South, Lincoln St Swithin, Lincolnshire	RG9/2360/~F77	CD4 RG9_2360.pdf p.148
Bradley	Elizabeth	29	Wife	-	-, Scotland	33 Waterside South, Lincoln St Swithin, Lincolnshire	RG9/2360/~F77	CD4 RG9_2360.pdf p.148
Bradley	Flora	4	Daur	-	-, Yorkshire	33 Waterside South, Lincoln St Swithin, Lincolnshire	RG9/2360/~F77	CD4 RG9_2360.pdf p.148
Bradley	Charlotte M A	17D	Daur	-	-, Lincolnshire	33 Waterside South, Lincoln St Swithin, Lincolnshire	RG9/2360/~F77	CD4 RG9_2360.pdf p.148

Search Results - Lincolnshire 1861 Census Transcript

Printed on Wednesday, 22 April 2009

Surname	Forename	Age	Relationship	Occupation	Birth Place	Address	Folio Reference	S&N File Reference
Boddy	Thomas	55	Head	Agricultural Labourer	Haverholm, Lincolnshire	Public House Lord Nelson, Anwick, Lincolnshire	RG9/2342/~F68	CD3 RG9_2342.pdf p.127
Boddy	Amy	47	Wife	-	Walcot, Lincolnshire	Public House Lord Nelson, Anwick, Lincolnshire	RG9/2342/~F68	CD3 RG9_2342.pdf p.127
Boddy	Richard	14	Son	Groom	Anwick, Lincolnshire	Public House Lord Nelson, Anwick, Lincolnshire	RG9/2342/~F68	CD3 RG9_2342.pdf p.127
Boddy	Thomas	11	Son	Agricultural Labourer	Anwick, Lincolnshire	Public House Lord Nelson, Anwick, Lincolnshire	RG9/2342/~F68	CD3 RG9_2342.pdf p.127
Boddy	Harry	8	Son	Agricultural Labourer	Anwick, Lincolnshire	Public House Lord Nelson, Anwick, Lincolnshire	RG9/2342/~F68	CD3 RG9_2342.pdf p.127
Boddy	William	7	Son	Scholar	Anwick, Lincolnshire	Public House Lord Nelson, Anwick, Lincolnshire	RG9/2342/~F68	CD3 RG9_2342.pdf p.127

Search Results - Lincolnshire 1861 Census Transcript

Printed on Thursday, 30 April 2009

Surname	Forename	Age	Relationship	Occupation	Birth Place	Address	Folio Reference	S&N File Reference
Boddy	Harriet	43	Head	Charwoman Widow	Harmston, Lincolnshire	Road Side, North Hykeham, Lincolnshire	RG9/2354/~F102	CD4 RG9_2354.pdf p.192
Boddy	Richard	17	Son	Agricultural Labourer	Waddington, Lincolnshire	Road Side, North Hykeham, Lincolnshire	RG9/2354/~F102	CD4 RG9_2354.pdf p.192
Boddy	George	15	Son	-	Waddington, Lincolnshire	Road Side, North Hykeham, Lincolnshire	RG9/2354/~F102	CD4 RG9_2354.pdf p.192
Boddy	Mary Ann	12	Daur	-	Waddington, Lincolnshire	Road Side, North Hykeham, Lincolnshire	RG9/2354/~F102	CD4 RG9_2354.pdf p.192
Boddy	Henry	8	Son	-	North Hykeham, Lincolnshire	Road Side, North Hykeham, Lincolnshire	RG9/2354/~F102	CD4 RG9_2354.pdf p.192
Boddy	Charles	4	Son	-	North Hykeham, Lincolnshire	Road Side, North Hykeham, Lincolnshire	RG9/2354/~F102	CD4 RG9_2354.pdf p.192

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Search Results - Lincolnshire 1861 Census Transcript

Printed on Thursday, 30 April 2009

Surname	Forename	Age	Relationship	Occupation	Birth Place	Address	Folio Reference	S&N File Reference
Norton	Thomas	49	Head	Agricultural Labourer	Hemswell, Lincolnshire	Nettleham, Nettleham, Lincolnshire	RG9/2357/~F27	CD4 RG9_2357.pdf p.52
Norton	Mary Ann	46	Wife	-	South Kelsey, Lincolnshire	Nettleham, Nettleham, Lincolnshire	RG9/2357/~F27	CD4 RG9_2357.pdf p.52
Norton	Sarah	25	Daur	Field Employman	Nettleham, Lincolnshire	Nettleham, Nettleham, Lincolnshire	RG9/2357/~F27	CD4 RG9_2357.pdf p.52
Norton	George	11	Son	Farm Labourer	Nettleham, Lincolnshire	Nettleham, Nettleham, Lincolnshire	RG9/2357/~F27	CD4 RG9_2357.pdf p.52
Norton	Ann Elizabeth	9	Daur	Scholar	Nettleham, Lincolnshire	Nettleham, Nettleham, Lincolnshire	RG9/2357/~F27	CD4 RG9_2357.pdf p.52
Norton	Arthur James	5	Son	Scholar	Nettleham, Lincolnshire	Nettleham, Nettleham, Lincolnshire	RG9/2357/~F27	CD4 RG9_2357.pdf p.52
Norton	Ernest William	2	Son	-	Nettleham, Lincolnshire	Nettleham, Nettleham, Lincolnshire	RG9/2357/~F27	CD4 RG9_2357.pdf p.52

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Search Results - Yorkshire 1871 Census Transcript

Printed on Thursday, 30 April 2009

Surname	Forename	Age	Relationship	Occupation	Birth Place	Address	Folio Reference	S&N File Reference
Boddy	Richard	27	Head	Colliery Labourer	Wadington, Leicestershire	Buckcroft, Sheffield	RG10/4700/F?	CD22 R10_4700.pdf p.77
Boddy	Mary	24	Wife	-	Nettleham, Leicestershire	Buckcroft, Sheffield	RG10/4700/F?	CD22 R10_4700.pdf p.77
Boddy	Annie E	2	Daur	-	Goole, Yorkshire	Buckcroft, Sheffield	RG10/4700/F?	CD22 R10_4700.pdf p.77

Thomas Norton married Mary Anne Cressey 17^th February 1834 Thornton Le Moor Lincoln.

(Grandma Boddy's parents)

Mary Norton born 4^th quarter 1847 registered in Lincoln. See census returns for other children of Thomas and Mary Anne Norton.

(Grandma Boddy

Richard Body married Mary Norton 1^st quarter 1865 Volume 7a Page 611 Lincoln

Annie Elizabeth born 4^th quarter 1869 registered Leeds

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Arrived on the ship Astral Grange, sailed from Port of London 1876, Port of Arrival Nelson, First settled Westport then Greymouth. Died 1917 buried Greymouth.

Mary Boddy nee Norton Born Newleham, Lincolnshire England we believe they came out on the same ship, died 1937, Buried Greymouth.

(Courtesy History House, Greymouth)

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I have had a look through our Records and can confirm that Mary is in the same plot as Richard at the Karoro Cemetery. Old Presbyterian Plot 318. Grey City Council

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The Grave of Richard and Mary Boddy. Richard (1917) and Mary (1937)

3 Feb 1917, Grey River Argus

The Boddy Family Photographs

The story of Boddytown

View the pupils of the class of 1912, along with their names and a brief history of the small hamlet that has survived well over a century.

Relationship to Bruce Whiteside (76 as at March 2010) Ada Rouse, G/aunt, Phoebe Whiteside, adored G/mother, Olive Hazeldine, G/aunt and Maud Brown, G/aunt

The sons and daughters of the Boddy Family. L to R: Arthur, Grandma Boddy, Ernest, Adeath (Ada). Rueben, Charles, F/R Phoebe, Chris, Grandad Boddy, Olive and Maud

Lawrie Brown, Uti, Lauren and Joshua. Welcome Lawrie to the family you never knew you had. Placed in a home at the tender age of five, Laurie never saw his Mother again and with her went 57 years of not knowing who his family was. Grandson of Maud (nee Boddy) Brown, he lost his father and was thereafter institutionalised. Only last night he found his cousin Maud 17.12.2009. By a great stroke of fortune these three expatriate New Zealanders live with 400 klm of each other. So begins the task of putting together the missing pieces of Lawrie's empty picture. Welcome home Lawrie and may the New Year bring others to enrich your life and thus soften the pain of the passing years. Cousin Maud and cousin Bruce

The Golden Wedding Anniversary of Grandad and Grandma Boddy. (names to follow)

Left to right: Ada Rouse, Phoebe Whiteside, Annie Lewis, Maud Brown and Olive Hazeldine. Richard and Mary Boddy's girls

Boddy boys: Charles, Ernest Arthur and Rueben

Ella aged 2 years, new arrival Harriet, Dad's look-a-like, Logan 11 years and Dad Kevin Boddy

Another generation of: The Boddy Girls . Libby,(3), Ella,(2), Katie(1) with Mum Julianne, with bus Harriett. Libby & Katie are Jim's daughters

The interesting difference between this picture and the original Boddy Girls above is that the latter generations smile. In those days you had to 'hold the pose' and not move. How times have changed..

BODDY FAMILY HISTORY

(Information written in 1982 at a family reunion in Greymouth)

Richard Boddy

Born in Barnsley, Lincolnshire, England in 1844. He worked in a coal mine and married Mary Norton in 1864 at the age of 20, and immigrated to NZ in 1876.

Mary Norton

Born in Newleham, Lincolnshire, England in 1847 and married at the tender age of 17 years. Richard and Mary sailed for NZ from the port of London on the ‘Astral Grange’ in 1876 and after four month in shocking, cramped conditions suffering terribly from sea sickness, and enduring the loss of their new baby, born and buried at sea. They arrived in NZ at the port of Nelson.

They continued south to Westport but would not remain there as Richard did not wish to work in the mines, so continued by coastal ship to Greymouth where the long sea voyage was finished.

Richard walked over the Southern Alps to Sheffield with the intention of working at farming, but would not stay as there was no school for the children. Returning to Greymouth he bought the original and only house on 73 acres, on Marsden Road, now known as Boddytown, from the Ashtons in 1881. This house was pulled down in 1903 and the present house, built by their son Ernest on the same 73 acre farm. This house still stands today.

The pioneering couple had 13 children, the first six being born in England, the seventh (Richard) was born and died at sea on the voyage to NZ. The last six children, of which 5 survived, were all born in Greymouth.

Name	Born	Died	Buried in
John William	1866	1867	England
Annie Elizabeth	1868	1946	NZ
Ernest George	1871	1871	England
Arthur Thomas	1872	1945	NZ
Charles	1874	1934	NZ
Reuben	1875	1958	NZ
Richard	1876	1876	At sea (just off Adelaide)
Ernest William	1878	1960	NZ
Adeath Mary (known as Ada)	1880	1969	NZ
Phoebe Priscilla	1882	1962	Ruru, Chch, NZ
Maude Augusta	1883	1967	NZ
Olive Christine	1885	1975	NZ
Clara	1887	1898	NZ

Richard Boddy, father of the above, was employed in Greymouth at the Dispatch Foundry for many years, while Mary owned and operated the only shop in Boddytown. The story was told that she was offered the post office to be associated with the shop on condition that she had to notify the Greymouth post office if she left her shop. Her reply, for posterity was, “I have never told any man when I leave the house, and I’m not starting now!” Boddytown still does not have a post office.

In 1914 the couple celebrated their Golden wedding anniversary attended by over 40 of their descendents. It is interesting to consider that the descendents now number 30 on the first generation ie grandchildren of Richard and Mary, and 140 great grandchildren … and there is at least one great, great, great grandchild.

Mary Boddy continued to run her shop well into her 80s, but sold the farm to the Kitchingham’s who ran a bee farm. Her son Ernest went to work in Moana (½ hour east of Greymouth) and sold his house to his mother for £100, along with ½ acre of land which his mother had given to him as a wedding present.

The last years of her life were spent with her daughter, Annie, until her (Mary) death in 1937 at her daughter Olives home in Christchurch, aged 90 years old.

Richard Boddy died in Greymouth in 1917.

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