tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77652906595841592082024-03-13T07:16:33.672-07:00Plaisted Family HistoryThis is a history of the Plaisted family lines the world over. The name started as Du Plessis and today there are many different spellings of the surname. Plaisted, Plasted, Plaistead, Playsted, Playstead etcAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12712678553941416352noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7765290659584159208.post-35831542371565669632014-08-02T16:22:00.000-07:002014-08-02T16:22:28.558-07:00George Doel Kither Plaisted b.1904<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">George Doel Kither Plaisted was born in Whangarei, New Zealand in to Ernest Philip William Plaisted and Emma Jane Harris. He was their fourth son and it seems he was a bit of a scoundrel during his life time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">His eldest brother Ernest Arthur died in world war one. Richard William Plaisted is my husbands great grandfather. He married at age 17 to Eileen Gladys Gillbanks. He also tried to get into the army though being underage he was dismissed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">David Plaisted sadly died as a baby.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I'm not sure what happened with George, he was certainly a bit of a lad in his youth with many minor court cases in the local newspapers. He was with Richard (who'd left his wife accusing her of infidelity) and two other friends when they decided to steal a car, of course they were caught and fined. George is also accused of smashing plate glass windows and causing disturbances. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I'm not sure what year Gorge went to live in Sydney, it was around 1935 ish. Even here he couldn't stay out of trouble. Along with an associate he was accused of murder of an underworld figure. They were both sent to trial and so far I've not been able to find the results of the trial. I do have later reports in the 1940s and 50s of him been fined.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">In 1931 George Doel Kither Plaisted married Carol Stella Cuthbertson, In New Zealand. I have never manged to find any children of this marriage. In fact she is never even mentioned in any of the news reports that George was involved in. George Plaisted died in 1967 in Sydney, Australia.</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12712678553941416352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7765290659584159208.post-70812901940712996712014-08-02T03:30:00.002-07:002014-08-02T03:30:53.519-07:00Updating The Family History Book<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Depending on who you are and what you have researched; will help the Plaisted Family unite in a new and updated Family History Book which over the next year or two will be re formatted into a proper print edition that will be available online for sale. Costs as yet unknown. Proceeds from all sales will be put back into research (Possibly a charity in Arthur H Plaisted's name; who wrote the original book for us all.) so we can find those missing links, be they American, European, Australian , New Zealand or any other country for that matter. Considering how spread out the families are over the world it is going to be quite a challenge.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I will start with the original book. It is hoped that the book will be turned into at least 4 books so you, the ancestor can buy the relevant one to your family line.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Of course like Arthur H Plaisted I will need assistance in the updates, the mysteries and the true connections which we all hope are out there somewhere just waiting to be found. I would love you all to participate in this research, adding to the family trees so future generations can continue in years to come.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">In the original book there are family trees which I am slowly turning into different trees on a computer program, hoping they will connect somewhere. (Plaisted Genes are really strong)There are a few really good researcher out there. Gladys and her daughter in the USA along with Dorothy, Trish and a few others. In the Australisaian line we have three main researchers with others who have delved into minor lines. There are two Plaisted lines in NZ and I also think at least two in Australia, with research been done on both. I know I have missed people out, so lease forgive me as I am doing this from memory.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">If you have information which you would like to be included either in the book (if connection proven) or as an added story at the end then please contact me here on this blog. I can also be contacted at "Are you a Plaisted" and "Plaisted Publishing House" Groups on Facebook.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I will keep everyone posted on each site. At this stage it looks like I will be dealing with England and then those who migrated. First Roger Plaisted who went to America.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">If you would like to see history books on various individuals them I will consider it at a future date (unless you want to have a go yourself). If you can do FTDNA (Family Tree DNA) to help make those connections (Men with Plaisted surname) then it would be much appreciated due to the fact my husband is the only one that I know of who has done so.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Thank you all very much for your support.</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12712678553941416352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7765290659584159208.post-26350503333795184282013-08-31T00:44:00.001-07:002013-08-31T00:44:18.091-07:00Samuel Plaisted son of Benjamin & Hannah Plaisted b. 1874<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Well these Plaisted's of mine seem to have mystery after mystery, not sure if that makes them irritating or not.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">In my family tree I have Samuel Plaisted b. 1874 Woolwich, London, England. In the 1901 census he is with he wife Marion Louisa Plaisted nee Brooke. With them is their 2 month old daughter Haidee b. 1900. In the 1911 census Marion is with her father William Brooke (Fruiter). It states that she has been married 12 years and has two out of three children, one obviously dying at a young age. The other child was Arthur Plaisted b. 1903.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Now here is where it gets tricky. There is no marriage certificate for Marion and Samuel Plaisted.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Marion Louisa Brooke married William Henry Bowden in 1891. Yes it is the same lady. Marion was 21 and her husband was 18. William Henry Bowden died in 1904.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">To make matters worse.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Samuel Plaisted married Sarah Pearson on 21 Jun 1902 at Clapham Christ Church, London, England. The marriage certificate states Thomas Samuel Plaisted aged 33 years married Sarah Pearson aged 37 years. He is the son of Benjamin who was a publican. Yes he is mine. Yes the ages on the certificate are incorrect they should be 28 yrs for Sam and 39 for Sarah. On top of that Samuel has added Thomas to his name.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Samuel & Sarah do not appear in the 1911 census from what I can find in Ancestry.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">By 1918 Samuel Plaisted was in the Merchant Navy. There is a death for his wife Sarah in Dec 1928 in Kent giving her age as 69 years instead of 63years. Her probate leaves her money to Samuel her husband. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Samuel Plaisted re marries in 1930 to Annie Sarah Downing. He died in 1960 aged 85 years.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">So was Samuel having a long term affair with Marion Brooke? Or did he have a bigamy marriage like his older brother Benjamin Wilkes Plaisted. (another story)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">If you ever find anything please let me know...........the mystery still stands</span>.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12712678553941416352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7765290659584159208.post-28710902615785667472013-05-31T03:28:00.001-07:002013-06-01T14:00:02.132-07:00Plaisted Coat of Arms<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">This is the original Plaisted Coat of Arms that once hung in "The Coopers Arms" pub in Woolwich, London. It seems that is was owned by Thomas Plaisted, so is well over 200 years old. Today it lives in America with an ancestor of Thomas Wilkes Plaisted. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Thank you to George for kindly sending me this photo, it is a Coat of Arms that I have never seen before.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I hope to get a better image sorted via Rootschat photo forum, due to the fact I am still learning how to use Photoshop Elements.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Well with a big thank you to Tommy from Rootschat we now have a Poster type photo of this coat of arms. Tommy has done a remarkable job.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">If you would like a copy please get in touch with me and I will see what I can do.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"></span><br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12712678553941416352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7765290659584159208.post-45008912753566196542013-05-08T02:56:00.003-07:002013-05-08T02:58:34.508-07:00Another DNA. Do you think they are sister?<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Just had another two photos sent to me one of Lizzie Hamilton and the other of Margaret Ann Hamilton. Margaret Ann married Walter Benjamin Plaisted. Alan the researcher involved with this line is wanting to prove 100% that they are sister.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Lizzie stayed in Ireland and married Matthew. Margaret Ann came to Australia. Please tell me what you think</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12712678553941416352noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7765290659584159208.post-2011154114617131062013-04-26T11:27:00.001-07:002013-04-26T11:27:23.331-07:00Ralph Plaisted, Adventurer - 1927 - 2008. <div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Ralph Plaisted showing you where he would be travelling within the month.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Another claim to fame for the Plaisted family is Ralph Summers Plaisted who was born 30th September 1927 in Bruno, Minn., south west of Duluth. He was the son of Orey Plaisted and Phyllis Summers</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Though he dropped out of High School in tenth grade, I doubt anyone could imagine that he would end up holding the title with three friends of the first person to be verified at the North Pole. This is his story.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">He made his mother very proud by joining the Navy, where he became a Baker in the Aleutians towards the end of World War II. After leaving the Navy he finally settled in St Pauls where he opened his own Insurance Agency.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Information read from another blog by Michael Plaisted who is a relative of Ralph's through his father says that Ralph was out drinking with three of his mates when the idea of making a trip to the North Pole on Snowmobiles a recent invention would be a great idea. This was in 1967. Snowmobiles had only been around a few years, the first time Ralph sat on one he loved it. He proved that they were capable of extended journeys in 1965 when he did a 14 hour journey of 250 miles from Ely to St Paul's.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">The title of the first proven team to cross the ice to the top of the world goes to Ralph Plaisted and his friends. Gerald Pitzl, Jean-Luc Bombardier & Walter Pederson. On their first attempt in 1967 failed, however all their trails and tribulations were documented by TV Journalist Charles Kuralt.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">On 7th March 1968 they set out for another shot at reaching the North Pole. They left Ward Hunt Island in Canada which was 474 miles from the North Pole. They had many challenges along the way. It took them 44 days to reach the North Pole, travelling through ice ridges and fissures and of course all the weather changes that occurred. Once on the pole they hoisted flags for America & Canada then put up tents and rested. The following morning they had to move their tents 2 miles back to the North Pole, this certainly shows how much movement there is in the ice. A 10am that morning a US Forces aircraft confirmed their position as on top of the world, right at the North Pole.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">There are various books written about this mans story, it would certainly make an interesting read.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">My information came from one of Ralph Plaisted's obituaries which states that he died of a heart attack 8th September 2008. Here is the link to that obituary.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12712678553941416352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7765290659584159208.post-29829117554340451892013-04-19T16:48:00.000-07:002013-04-19T16:48:49.114-07:00DNA Plaisted via photos<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Two lines that are not yet connected, though have strong DNA similarities</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">First I will put in a photo of my husbands 4th great grand uncle that was taken in about 1885 in London a few years before he died. A rather handsome man to say the least.</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12712678553941416352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7765290659584159208.post-64289034996198182732013-04-19T01:52:00.001-07:002013-04-19T02:33:00.129-07:00Time for an Update<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Hi folks</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Not been doing much research for the Plaisted family recently. Last lady I helped was Amy. I charming young lady in the USA. I hope that I managed to connect her with another researcher of her direct line. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">I would dearly like to connect all the dots for the Plaisted line in Australia and bring it all up to date, there are so many different surnames and in so many different places too. Those that are in Australia please give me a yell, it would be lovely to find some more details and cousins.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Now I would love to show you some photos of various Plaisteds from completely different lines that have no connect (YET) however the DNA is amazing - and shows to be very strong.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Just got to ask permission to use photos so keep an eye open for them soon. I hope.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Let us get this American lines up and running too. I have updated some family trees. If you see anything that matches your line please let me know. I will be putting them up soon too. The trees I have updated are from the Book by Arthur H Plaisted.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Before I go to links from Anne (Big Thanks) about The Australian Plaisted line and also the Green line that married into it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"></span><br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12712678553941416352noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7765290659584159208.post-4693893480831744772012-12-30T04:02:00.001-08:002012-12-30T04:02:32.024-08:00Those American Plaisted's of mineGeorge has a fastening amount of information that I have never seen before including many photos that I had not know existed. It is wonderful that he is sharing and helping me to connect to others from this American line.<br />
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Thomas Wilkes Plaisted photo taken around 1882</div>
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This is either Louisa Baxter or Lettice Baxter, wives of the above Thomas Wilkes Plaisted. Lousia died whilst some of the children were quite young, Thomas married their Aunt Lettice.</div>
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Harry Plaisted. He is one of the children of Thomas and Louisa Plaisted. He went to America and naturalised in 1891 or there about with his wife Lucy Jeans and their children</div>
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Matilda Ball nee Plaisted is a sister of Harry. She married Henry Ball who is said to have not been good enough for her. </div>
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This is Maude Ball, daughter of the above Matilda, she married a very successful Swedish man where the line continues today. I am not sure if she is the lady or the young girl.</div>
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These are a few of the photographs that George sent me, I also have stories that I will add later. I am hoping that Christer Claus who is a descendant of Maude will tell be able to find out a bit more about the above photograph. The other family bits and pieces will be added later.</div>
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On a final note. Harry and Lucy had a son named Arthur K Plaisted the story from George is that he was in the American Mexican war (I think it was) and fell in love with a young lady and disappeared. Well it seems that someone in the Philippines applied for this gentleman's war pension, so it looks like he has descendants somewhere out there of which I am still trying to establish. I found a son who married. Will let you all know how things go and if I find anything.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12712678553941416352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7765290659584159208.post-77545020541573762882012-08-24T19:58:00.001-07:002012-12-30T03:37:36.816-08:00My American Plaisted LineFinally I have got a contact for my Plaisted line in America, this one is seperate from those that arrived in the 1700s.<br />
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Thanks to leaving a message with a lady called Diane, who had contact with a cousin of hers from the Plaisted line. This morning I got an email from George and WOW talk about blown away. His has so much information, I am really looking forward to sharing research with him. Here is hoping that I can get scanned copies of info, documents and photos. I can then return the favour. He sounds a lovely man who also has contact with another cousin from this Plaisted line.<br />
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Christer is another family researcher from another sibling who ended up in Sweden, so I am hoping to also connect these two gentleman as well.<br />
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ClaireAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12712678553941416352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7765290659584159208.post-63444605003909699552012-04-06T00:15:00.001-07:002012-08-24T20:00:12.131-07:00Reunion Books 4 U: Now on Facebook too<a href="http://reunionbooks4u.blogspot.com/2012/03/now-on-facebook-too.html?spref=bl">Reunion Books 4 U: Now on Facebook too</a>: Just a short note to let you all know that I have now got a page on Facebook for my Reunionbooks4u Business. Please have a look and like th...Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12712678553941416352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7765290659584159208.post-40861781196509652242012-03-31T12:24:00.000-07:002012-03-31T12:24:53.164-07:00General Harris Plaisted - The Civil War 1862Hi<br />
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Thanks to Gladys Shink nee Plaisted for this article on General Harris Plaisted and the document or one of them about what he did during the Civil War. I have only being able to post the link, so please have a look and a good look.<br />
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<a href="http://www.maine.gov/tools/whatsnew/index.php?topic=arcsesq&id=283887&v=article">http://www.maine.gov/tools/whatsnew/index.php?topic=arcsesq&id=283887&v=article</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12712678553941416352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7765290659584159208.post-65161655320203811032012-02-28T07:40:00.000-08:002012-02-28T07:40:33.874-08:00Australian PlaistedsWell it has just gone 4.30am, so a short blog to say that I have more Australian contact, and it looks like it is going to be very interesting.<br />
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Meet Mark. This cousin has given me heaps of info, including a Will for Tabitha, who I never realised had gone to Australia, He also gav me Tabithas death cert and this stated that her dad Thomas was a Bootmaker. So weird that. He must of changed his job or built up enough revenue to buy the pub, I am sure we will findout one day.<br />
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Still trying to prove if our Thomas is Thomas John Plasted born in 1777 Shoreditch. Never mind. I am now hunting out the Will for Tabithas father to send to Mark and still waiting to see if I can get info about the Plaisted Winery. Everyone is soooooooo busy it takes a while.<br />
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Right im going again will update soon,<br />
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ClaireAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12712678553941416352noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7765290659584159208.post-20761633436754825912012-02-09T01:25:00.000-08:002012-02-09T01:25:38.420-08:00Australian LineWell, in a few short months I will be adding to this once again. I have decided, due to new contacts from Australia that I am going to trace all of Thomas Plaisted b. 1777, Shoreditch.......Still confirming that.....children who went to Australia.<br />
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I will put in what I know and have confirmed, up date what I have recently been given, amazing what you find out. There is a lot i dotn know still, after thinking that is was only John Plaisted.b.1800 and his family and two nieces who went over with him in 1850, it now seems that one nieces Eliza Lydia Ewer may of already been out there with her parents and maybe ended up back in London fo rher education.....all unproven of course. I do know that one of Johns sisters (Tabitha) died in Australia............wow, just goes to show I need to dig more deeply sometimes, not that I mind ben wrong, I just love getting new data and correcting things or helping others to correct their lines.<br />
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Looking forward to one day updating the family book with the Australian & New Zealand lines. If anyone else has any other Info, please let me know.<br />
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Hi also to Phil Plaisted, i noticed you are following my blog. Where in the world are you?<br />
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ClaireAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12712678553941416352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7765290659584159208.post-34532633770758472442011-11-04T15:17:00.000-07:002011-11-04T15:17:33.469-07:00Where to next with the Plaisted line<div align="justify"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Hi folks</span></div><div align="justify"><br />
</div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Time I got back to the blog. Since I promised to do all the different lines around the world I thought that maybe one of you in America would like to help me out with writing up about one of the many American lines, My childrens line, though not direct appears twice in America, though that is a story for later.</span></div><div align="justify"><br />
</div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Which line would you like to see first? or would you like me to start by putting in the American lines from the Family Book?</span></div><div align="justify"><br />
</div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Anyway let me know and we can work on it.</span></div><div align="justify"><br />
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</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12712678553941416352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7765290659584159208.post-41128248132229221412011-10-23T18:59:00.000-07:002011-10-23T18:59:38.069-07:00John William Plaisted 1945 - 1983<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">John William Plaisted was the only son of Raymond and Mary Plaisted nee Ridley. Though I still need to get his birth certificate to confirm his date and month of birth, we know from his fathers army files that he was born in 1945.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">With in a few years Raymond and Mary divorced, and both remarried. Raymond married Olive Marie Murray and they had a son born in 1950 in Christchurch, he was called Paul Ivan Plaisted. As said in the last blog, Raymond died in 1952 at Linton Army Camp. I know that Olive remarried, though I have no idea who to or when. Mary married Jack Callander, and they lived in New Plymouth, they had more children, though once again I have yet to research this area.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">At the age of 17 years (stated on his marriage certificate) John William Plaisted married Betty Caroline G*****. This was on 17th July 1962, at the Registers Office, New Plymouth. They had 4 children, who were:-</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Raymond John b. 1962, Palmerston North and he died in 1990 leaving a young family.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Anthony Bruce b. 1964, Palmerston North</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Karen Lee b. 1966, Palmerston North and she died in 1967 aged 11months</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Paul Lee b. 1968, Palmerston North</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">John and Betty divorced in 1972. John we think did remarry, though as yet I have not been able to find a marriage certificate. His new wife was Melvina Patrice. They had two children :-</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Shannon Kelly b. 1976, New Zealand</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Kaarl Ivan b. 1978, New Zealand</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Again I dont know what happened to this family when John William died in 1983. I do know that John died in Wanganui, whilst the family were I think on holiday or at least travelling. The eldest son of Johns first marriage attended the funeral. John was cremated and the ashes were kept by the funeral director for 7 years, at this time the ashes were scattered at sea from an aeroplane.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Though I would love to find Shannon and Kaarl, I am not sure it is going to happen, they seem to be very elusive. However on the good side, I was contacted a few years back by Johns brother Paul Ivan eldest and only daughter. Now that was a wonderful reunion, though it took a few years to accomplish.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">My children line is through Paul Lee and myself.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">My next blog I will go back to Arthur Plaisted b. 1833 and do short blogs (well except for one of the children) about who they were and where they maybe now. These lines are still not fully up to date, and a lot of research is still needed.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Thanks for reading my blog, please leave a comment.</span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12712678553941416352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7765290659584159208.post-22462576801033174952011-10-21T03:38:00.000-07:002011-10-21T03:38:28.061-07:00Raymond Edgar Claude Plaisted 1921 - 1952<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Raymond Edgar Claude Plaisted was born on 22 September 1921 and as far as the records go he is considered illigitimate, with his father not believing his wife that the child was indeed his. Ever since then it has never really been proven, however if you look at the family photos, Raymond was definitely a Plaisted.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Due to his father leaving him with his mother, he was not raised with his own siblings, he was raised with his half siblings, all of which were illigimate. Raymond was known as William Robinson when he was growing up, there is a record for him at Eltham School in Eltham, Taranaki that shows this. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia;">There are two other references that I know of with Raymond been called William (Bill) one is on the back of his wedding photo and the other in on his mothers death notice, though he had pre deceased her by quite a few year.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">My first big break with Raymond was getting a copy of his Army record. It seems that he had joined twice, he put this next of kin as Mrs Anderson, who happened to be his mothers sister. When I had started I had three siblings, Raymond & Jack Plaisted and Roy Robinson. To say it was a shock to find 9 more children is well..........funny......infact when i told my husband we had a good giggle about it, still not realising all the funny goings on (that was explained in the last blog) </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">I don't know what sort of childhood Raymond had, he did end up in Social Welfare Care for a while with some of his Robinson half brothers, this was probably going on when the police caught on that their mother was in a bigamist marriage.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Raymond joined the Army whilst he was still single. He married Mary Josephine Ridley on 23 January 1943 in New Plymouth, New Zealand. As family stories go Mary Josephine Ridley also know as Smith was illigimate, she was the daughter of Violet Eliza Ridley and the story goes that she jumped the fence and got pregnant to the neighbour who was Maori. Nothing has ever been proved, the story or the Maori bloodline.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Raymond and Mary had one son called John William Plaisted. According to his fathers army record he was born in July 1945, however my mother in law says different, I have still yet to buy a birth certificate to confirm his date and month of birth, we do know that the year is correct.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Raymond and Mary divorced, both remarrying, the only child ended up with two lots of half siblings. Raymond married Olive Marie Murray and they had one son Paul Ivan Plaisted on 15th May 1950 in Christchurch. I presume form this that Raymond who was in the army yet again was training or re training at Burnham Camp. Raymond was posted back to Linton Army Camp. Whilst on duty on the 8th January 1952. Raymond died from a Coronary Thrombosis. He had a Military Funeral at his wifes request, from memory he was cremated.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Was this the start of heart problems in the family? I'm not sure, though is father died young too, it was meant to be because of a car accident, once again I really need to get a few death certificates to prove what happened.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Mary Josephine Ridley married Jack Callander, I have not yet managed to track down the children of this family. Olive Marie Murray also remarried and had another son. It was noted that at her request in her Will Olive was buried as Olive Marie Plaisted.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Well if I think of anything else I will blog again or edit what I have already written.</span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12712678553941416352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7765290659584159208.post-49198487487372165832011-10-19T18:03:00.000-07:002011-10-19T18:03:01.214-07:00Richard William Plaisted 1899 - 1939<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Well what can I say about Richard. He certainly had an interesting life and he certainly had an interesting wife, to say the least.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Richard was born on 21st March 1899, to Ernest and Emma in Whangarei, New Zealand. He was the 2nd son of the family. I presume that he had a good childhood, though his mother died in 1906. the boys would of been alone with their father, though I am sure their dad and grandparents were great.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Somewhere near the time of Richards 16th year he meet Gladys Eileen Gillbanks, she was two years his senior and already had a daughter Mavis Christina Clare Gillbanks born in 1914 in New Plymouth. I have no knowledge on how they met however I do know that they married just before Richard turned 18; they married on 17th Janurary 1917 at the Dargaville Registery Office in Northland, New Zealand. On the 7th August 1917 they had their first child and only daughter Gladys Elizabeth Catherine Plaisted, all their children were born in New Plymouth, Taranaki, as was Richard's wife Gladys. The next child was Ernest Richard b. 27 Feb 1920. I are not sure what went wrong after this, however something did. it is presumed that Gladys was having an affair, i do know she got pregnant again and had a son Raymond Edgar Claude Plaisted b.22 September 1921, however his father would not acknowledge him as his son, so on his birth certificate is says that Raymond is illigitamate.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Going back to the War years, I recently found Richards War record, it seems that he tired to get into the Army and the documents show al sorts of changes in dates, Richard was at this time underage, so though he did get into the Army for a short while he was dismissed due to the fact that the Army found him out. i would like to think that he tied to join the Army beacuse his older brother Ernest was killed in action in France.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Whatever Gladys was doing, upset Richard so much that he took his two children Gladys and Ernest and went back to Whangarei and his parents. he left Raymond with his wife Gladys. There was no divorce. Gladys got on with her life, she either met another man after Richard had left or this was the man that Richard though or knew she was having an affiar with, I still havent managed to work that out.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">In the next eight years Richard was with his parents and children in Whanagrei, working, i still have to connect with this part of the family, though a cousin Greg has help to fill a few blanks. Whilst Richard was working and looking after his two children, Gladys his wife was living with a man named Willliam Robinson. They had six children as far as i can tell all legally illigitimate, however the last was born in a bigamist marriage. Gladys Eileen Plaisted married William Robinson in 1928. Many of the children including Raymond; also known as William Robinson (Bill in later life)were placed into care, this makes her look like a bad mother, however once again I dont yet know. Gladys had a run in with the police due to her bigamist marriage and in Archive New Zealand i have found a Divorce for her and William Robinson in 1934. This is strange and causes more confusion. Gladys and Richard got back together in the 1930ish and had another son Jack Darcy Plaisted on 3 August 1931.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">My question is, did he ever accept Raymond as his son or not. From photos of him and his son there is a 95% chance that he was a Plaisted, they both look very life Richards older brother Ernest.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">In family stories ti says that Richard was killed in a car accident in 1939 with his son in law Richard Smith. However I have found a discrepancy. If Richard Plaisted was involved in a car accident, then he died months later, I have found there is a few months difference in the deaths. I wonder if he may of been badly injured and died later.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">This death notice from his wife Gladys I thought was funny to say the least, they did get back together, however putting in "Beloved husband of Gladys Plaisted" was werid considering they had been appart for 8 years and she had 6 children to a different man.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Next Blog is about Raymond, my childrens Great Grandfather.</span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12712678553941416352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7765290659584159208.post-2210513027799529142011-10-17T19:52:00.000-07:002011-10-17T23:28:56.409-07:00Ernest Phillip William Plaisted 1868 - 1959<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Ernest is the first in the Plaisted line to be born in New Zealand. He was born in 1868 in Hokitika which is located on the South Island, living at Stafford Street, with his parents and older brother. When is was two years old a baby sister was added to the family. I wish I had photos of these children. By the time Ernest was 4 years old the family had moved up to Newton, Auckland where he went through school.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Ernest married Emma Jane Harris on 6th May 1896, she was the daughter of Richard and Eliza Harris. Ernest and Emma had four sons they were:-</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Ernest Arthur b.15 April 1897, Whangarei and he was Killed in Action at the age of 20yrs in France on 12 July 1917, below is a photo of Ernest Arthur in uniform.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Sadly their mother Emma Jane died on 14th August 1906 in Whangarei. She is buried at Kioreroa Cemetery, Otaika. Too this day i wonder if she died during childbirth.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">It is in 1911 that Ernest first appears in the Electoral Roll, he put himself down as a Settler, though i wonder why since he was actually born in New Zealand. He was also still a widower bringing up three sons, thank goodness he had family around him. On 18th April 1912 Ernest remarried. He married Ada Anne Jacks. From research I have found that this was also Ada's second marriage, due to the fact that her maiden name was Lancaster. Ada was born in 1876 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They did not have any children.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Ernest's eldest son Ernest Arthur joined the 19th Reinforcements as a Private in 19, he was as eager as any other young man to help save and serve his country. Before his enlistment to the Army he was a fully qualified Carpenter, taught his trade by Mr H G Foster, builder and sawmiller of Whangarei. I am very sad for the family at their loss, his is described as a good young man. His younger brother was so proud that he also tried to join the Army even though he was underage. That story will be in the next blog, Richard is my childrens' great great grandfather.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">1914 Ernest, Kauika Road, Whangarei - Settler</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">1919 Ernest, Kaiweka Road, Whangarei - Settler his wife for some reason has a seperate address and is still at Kauika Road</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">1957 Ernest & Ada are living at Mcleod's Bay - Retired.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Ernest died 30th october 1959, Whangarei and he is buried at Maunu Cemetery, his wife Ada died 10 months later on 30 August 1960, Whangarei.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12712678553941416352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7765290659584159208.post-61979705883090764992011-10-17T16:08:00.000-07:002011-10-17T16:08:33.826-07:00Arthur Plaisted 1833 - 1894<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--XtfxmdFuOM/Tpt5mSqq48I/AAAAAAAAADE/pEK31wpLfKs/s1600/Arthur+%2526+Mary+Ann+Plaisted..jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" oda="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--XtfxmdFuOM/Tpt5mSqq48I/AAAAAAAAADE/pEK31wpLfKs/s320/Arthur+%2526+Mary+Ann+Plaisted..jpg" width="210" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Shown above is a picture of Arthur Plaisted in later life with his wife Mary Ann Kither</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Arthur is a bit of a mystery, at this stage I am unaware of what he did for work whilst in Australia. I do know that he married Mary Anne Kither, daughter of John and Harriet Kither. They married on 3rd March 1864 in Chain of Ponds, Talunga, South Australia. I know that they lived in Victoria after their marriage due to the fact this is where their first two sons were born. Arthur John was born in 1865, Inglewood and died the same year. Walter Benjamin was born in 1866 in Carlton, Victoria. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">So far I have been unable to confirm the families passage to New Zealand, however I believe that they may of arrived early 1868 with is brother John and family. Both families are to be found in Hokitika, Westland, New Zealand in the 1870 Electoral Roll Once again I know that Arthur was here due to the birth of their third son Ernest Phillip William who was born 7th May 1868 in Hokitika. John , Arthur's older brother seem to travel a lot more, with the birth of his children showing different countries. That however is another story. I hope to find their passenger listing to confirm when both brothers actually arrived. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">After having an daughter Marion Harriet in 1870, Hokitika, the family went to live in Newton Auckland where another six children were born. There were:-</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Frederick Thomas b. 1872</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">William George b. October 1875</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Edwin Kither b. October 1878</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Lydia Mercy b. April 1880 and died 1881</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Herbert Chisholm b. 1881</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Arthur Burton b. 1885 and died April 1886</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">By 1890, Arthur and his growning family are shown to be in Great North Road, Newton, Auckland, Arthur's occupation is listed as a Draper. Within a year of the Electoral Roll been taken the Plaisted family had moved to Kerikeri, Northland, where their youngest daughter Nellie Anna was born on 31 March 1891.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Below is a photo of all survivng children on Nellie's Wedding Day, taken on 18th April 1911 in Whangarei.</span><br />
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</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12712678553941416352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7765290659584159208.post-28836461892922125532011-10-16T02:07:00.000-07:002011-10-16T16:40:41.868-07:00John Plaisted 1800 - 1858<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">John Plaisted was born in 1800 in Southwark, London. he was the son of Thomas and Lydia Plaisted.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">John was the son of a Publican, who ran the Coopers Arms at 120 high Street, Woolwich, London. Like his siblings he grew up around the pub trade and by 1832 when his father died, he was left as a partner in the pub with is younger brother Thomas Wilkes Plaisted. Their father died i think on 19th June 1832, leaving a Will to share out his monies and properties.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">John married Anne Green on 13 August 1825 at St Mary's, London. By the time of his fathers death, John and Ann had 3 children:- </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Sally b. 20th June 1826, Newington, Surrey. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">John F b. 3 September 1828, Newington, Surrey.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Thomas b. 1831, Dulwich, Surrey.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">They had a further 5 children they were:-</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Arthur b. July 1833, Newington, Surrey (My childrens line)</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Walter Wilkes b. August 1836, Newington, Surrey</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Hannah b. 1839, Camberwell, London, Surrey</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Amos b. June 1841, Camberwell, London, Surrey. He died Dec 1842, Bermondsey, London</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Phillip Charles b.1st October 1844, Dulwich, London, Surrey (What a story this guy has)</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">As I said John and Thoams Wilkes had the partnership of the Coopers Arms, which was dissolved by mutal agreement in 1836. By 1837, John was in charge of the King's Arms & Head, in Bermondsey. He had also entered a new partnership with a John Vickers, this partnership was called Vickers & Plaisted Co, Wine Merchants, they were partners from 1836 until it was dissolved in 1848. I presume this partnership was dissolved owing to John Plaisted's ill health. He was advised by his doctor to find a warmer climate and he may live a bit longer. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">In Arthur H Plaisted's book it says that John retired to the country to Ford House in Newton Abbott, South Devon. I have not been able to confirm this at all, their is no evidence as yet to be found. The present owners or caretakers of this house say that there is no record of a Plaisted family ever been there.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">On the 27th November 1849, John, Ann, her sister, two nieces of most of Johns children left Englands shores on the Rajah. They landed in Adelaide on 11th April 1850 at Adelaide. I know that Johns eldest daughter Sally married Samuel Hughes shortly after arriving in Adelaide. Another line that I will follow later.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">John stayed in South Australia for quite a while buying land in Willunga, which is quite surprisng considering his lack of knowledge in this area. More research needs to be done for this part of his story, to see how he coped. We no that he was not well off because John and his family ended up in Melbourne, Victoria, probably due to the Gold Rush. Melbourne ended up as his adopted city and it was here he died in 1858 due to his Tuberculosis re surfacing. His financials didnt improve in Melbourne either, however he did leave a Will that was probated in England by his brother Thomas Wilkes Plaisted.</span><br />
<div align="center"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Below is the marriage image for John Plaisted and Ann Green in 1825.</span><br />
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</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12712678553941416352noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7765290659584159208.post-55910436512827153252011-10-15T18:22:00.000-07:002011-10-16T16:50:28.642-07:00Thomas Plaisted, London<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Thomas Plaisted is the starting point of my research at this time, I have never managed to get past him, to prove his birth or his parents. I do have his Will, which was probated in 1832, though as yet no burial place.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">This is who I think he is at this stage.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Thomas John Plasted b. 14th Oct 1777 at St leonards, Shoreditch, London, the son of John & Ann Plasted, I am as yet unsure if the spelling of the surname is a transcript error or not.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Next we have Thomas Plaisted who married Lydia Wilkes on 10th June, 1797 at St Brides Fleetstreet, London. I know this is the correct line from working backward from what has already been researched. Thomas owned a Pub called "The Coppers Arms" and also known as "Plaisted Wine House". This pub is still standing at 120 High Street, Woolwich, Deptford, London, today it still has the coat of arms and names on the wall. The Pub was started in 1790, and at present I am trying to find out by whom, if it was Thomas or his father, if it was his father then this may help confirm who his parents are. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">In Arthurs book, he has Thomas Plaisted born in Newnham, Gloucestershire, and married twice, his first wife been Mary Young. I proved this to be incorrect by finding both marriagaes. The Thomas Plaisted who married mary Young did so in 1798. As far as i am aware you can't marry your first wife after your 2nd. I am not sure what happend to this couple, though hope to find out one day</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Thomas & Lydia had 10 children, 4 of those dying in infancy and 1 dying as a young child. Their first surving child was John Plaisted who was born on 7th April 1800. John was their third son. John is my childresn direct descendant. The rest of the children, including those who died are:-</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Thomas b. 9th March 1878, St George the Martyr, Southwark, London. He died in December 1798.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Thomas b. 25th feb 1799, St George the Martyr, Southwark, London. He died in June 1799</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">John b. 7 Apr 1800, Southwark, London. he died on 4 May 1858 in East Melbourne, Australia.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Joseph b. Abt 1802, St George the Martyr, Southwark, London. He died January 1803.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Lydia b. Abt 1803, St George the martyr, Southwark, London. She died March 1805</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Tabitha b. 25th Aug 1806 in Deptford, London. She died Dec 1863, Camberwell District, London.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Elizabeth b. 7th Mar 1809 Deptford, London. She died 7th March 1847, in Woolwich, London.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Thomas Wilkes Plaisted b. 21st July 1811, The Broadway, St Pauls, Deptford, London. he died on 4th January1886 at his home 222 Burrage Road, London</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Lydia b. 9th Feb 1814, Deptford, London. She died 16th jan 1843, Woolwich, London.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Benjamin Ebenezer b. 31st Jan 1817, Deptford, London. he died 14th Feburary 1825, Deptford, London</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">I will try and explain how and what happened to the families of these children. Many went overseas. Only John of the original children left Englands shores and that was due to ill health. His story will be my next blog.</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12712678553941416352noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7765290659584159208.post-77441736794912075942011-10-15T14:22:00.000-07:002011-10-16T16:52:58.858-07:00Arthur H Plaisted and his book "The Plaisteds of North Wilts"<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Arthur H Plaisted was Vicar in England who decided to research his family history, the book "The Plaisted of North Wilts" was published in 1939, way before computers and online research. The book is a very good read, with lots of documentation in it about where our name came from, how it developed and where it was by 1939. some of Arthurs conclusions are incorrect and are been ammended by researchers like myself. In the book he welcomes future genealogists to correct and edit, and this is what I hope to help achieve with all the other Plaisted researchers the world over.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">My name is Claire Plaisted, I would like people to join this blog and add or correct me with proof of things that I get wrong. I will get pictures online as I can and I will try and update at least weekly on my findings. I have a lot to add, thanks to connection from others.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">The line I have been most interested in is from London to Australia and then on to New Zealand. This is my childrens family line, which I have been investigating for about 10 yrs, and there are still new infomation been found. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Arthur H Plaisted did get this line wrong, though right at what I call the beginning, I will share this in my next blog.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Enjoy</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Claire</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12712678553941416352noreply@blogger.com3