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EMIGRATED TO NEW ZEALAND WITH BROTHER HENRY FOX. 23
107. HENRY FOX CHAFFEY (EBENEZER 4, RICHARD 3, BENJAMIN 2, RICHARD 1). Born on 18 Aug 1868 in
KEINTON, MANDEVILLE, SOMERSET, ENGLAND. HENRY FOX died in ASBESTOS COTTAGE, UPPER
TAKAKA, NELSON REGION, MOUNTAINS OF NORTHWEST NEW ZEALAND, on 19 Aug 1951; he was 83.
THOUGHT TO HAVE BEEN IN NEW ZEALAND BY THE AGE OF 17, HE WAS FIRST A SHEEP SHEARER AND
LATER A TRUCKER AND OWNED A THRESHING MILL. AFTER AN UNHAPPY FIRST MARRIAGE, HE
RETREATED TO THE COBB MOUNTAINS IN REMOTE NORTHWEST NELSON TO PROSPECT AND MINE
ASBESTOS. HE WAS HONORED FOR 28 YEARS OF KEEPING METICULOUS RECORDS OF THE RAINFALL
IN THE COBB RIVER AREA. HIS RECORDS BECAME INVALUABLE TO LATER HYDROELECTRIC
DEVELOPERS. HE AND HIS SECOND WIFE, ANNIE, WERE MARRIED AND LIVED RECLUSIVELY IN THIS
REMOTE AREA FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIVES. 36
THERE IS A BOOK ABOUT HENRY WHICH IS CALLED, THE EXILES OF ASBESTOS COTTAGE.23
On 11 Mar 1903 when HENRY FOX was 34, he first married LAURA MARY ADCOCK, in WELLINGTON,
NEW ZEALAND. They were divorced on 7 Mar 1908.
On 5 Apr 1932 when HENRY FOX was 63, he second married ANNIE (SELENA) BEST. Born on 5 Jul
1877 in TIMARU, NEW ZEALAND. ANNIE (SELENA) died in TIMARU, NEW ZEALAND, on 14 Jul 1953;
she was 76.
SHE IS THE DAUGHTER OF ELIZABETH READ AND EDWIN BEST, A TAYLOR. ACCORDING TO AN
ARTICLE TITLED “THE CHAFFEYS OF COBB “ FROM NEW ZEALAND HISTORY.NET.NZ, HER FIRST
MARRIAGE WAS UNHAPPY. THERE WERE TWO SONS FROM THIS MARRIAGE. BY 1913 SHE HAD LEFT
HER FIRST HUSBAND AND JOINED HENRY FOX CHAFFEY IN THE MOUNTAINS, LIVING RECLUSIVELY
IN PRIMITIVE CONDITIONS. THEY MARRIED IN 1932 AFTER THE DEATH OF HER FIRST HUSBAND.
THERE WERE NO CHILDREN. 36
108. EUSTICE LEWIS CHAFFEY (EBENEZER 4, RICHARD 3, BENJAMIN 2, RICHARD 1). 23 Born in 1869 OR
1870.
EUSTICE IS MENTIONED IN STANDING ORDERS ON CHRISTMAS DAY, 1908 AT KEINTON COMBE,
WAIAU, NORTH CANTURBURY, NEW ZEALAND, WHERE RALPH LIVED FROM 1885. 23
109. MABEL TRENCHARD CHAFFEY (EBENEZER 4, RICHARD 3, BENJAMIN 2, RICHARD 1). Born in 1871.
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110. BEATRICE ELLEN CHAFFEY (EBENEZER 4, RICHARD 3, BENJAMIN 2, RICHARD 1). Born in 1872.
111. JANET LANGDON CHAFFEY (EBENEZER 4, RICHARD 3, BENJAMIN 2, RICHARD 1). Born in 1874 OR
1875.
112. LIONEL BETHELL TRENCHARD CHAFFEY (EBENEZER 4, RICHARD 3, BENJAMIN 2, RICHARD 1). Born
on 21 Sep 1875 in COMBE HILL HOUSE, KEINTON, MANDEVILLE, SOMERSET. Education: CAMBRIDGE
UNIVERSITY 1894-1897.
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