Henry BEVAN (Snr)
Date of Birth:
17 Aug 1859
Date of Death:
1 Apr 1894
Henry was born in Manakau.
He married Miriana Reone (born c 1863) in Otaki in 1882
They had 9 children, 4 girls & 5 boys.
Henry was an early settler in the Otaki area from the early 1880's until his death.
Most of the children continued to live & work in the Manakau & Otaki areas.
Three sons, Matthew, Samuel & Thomas served in WW1.
Henry also owned the section (& built one of the first shops in Levin) on the north corner of Queen St West & Oxford St from 1889 till he sold it to Basil Gardener in 1891.
Relatives mentioned in profile:
Henry Bevan (Snr); Thomas Bevan; Hana Ransfield; Miriana Reone; Margaret Bevan; Robert McGillivray; Ellen Bevan; Edward Stephen Fuller; George Bevan; Martha Annie Bevan; Matthew Bevan; Frances Letford; Samuel Henry Bevan; Violet Rose Evans; Thomas Seymour (Tommy) Bevan; Lilian Maude Edwards; Ethel Emma Hickling; Ruth Bevan; Henry Bevan (Jnr); Pearl Beatrice Noble; Miriana Bevan.