Elizabeth Jacques

ID# 14181, b. June 1880
Elizabeth Jacques was also recorded as Lizzie Jacques.

Birth:
Elizabeth Jacques was born in June 1880 at Oldham, Lancashire, England,
  
Indexed as Elizabeth Jacques; mother Collins.
Birth date is an estimate.


Elizabeth Jacques was the daughter of Robert Jacques and Ann Collinge.
Elizabeth Jacques appeared in the 1881 census at
11 Featherstall Road, Oldham, Lancashire, England.
On 3 April 1881:-

JACQUES, Robert Head Mar 39 Iron Dresser Foundry Middleton, Lancashire
JACQUES, Ann Wife Mar 36 - Middleton, Lancashire
JACQUES, Mary Ann Dau Sngl 11 Scholar Oldham, Lancashire
JACQUES, Jane Dau Sngl 9 Scholar Oldham, Lancashire
JACQUES, Sarah Dau Sngl 6 Scholar Oldham, Lancashire
JACQUES, Alice Dau Sngl 4 Scholar Oldham, Lancashire
JACQUES, Elizabeth Dau Sngl 9mo - Oldham, Lancashire

Address: 11 Featherstall Road, Oldham, Lancashire
Registration district: Oldham Archive reference: RG11
Piece number: 4070 Folio: 116 Page: 60.



Elizabeth Jacques appeared in the 1891 census at
9 Washington Street, Oldham, Lancashire, England.
On 5 April 1891:-

JACQUES, Robert Head Mar 48 Iron Dresser Middleton, Lancashire
JACQUES, Ann Wife Mar 46 - Middleton, Lancashire
JACQUES, Mary A Dau Sngl 21 - Oldham, Lancashire
JACQUES, Jane Dau Sngl 19 Cotton Cardroom Operative Oldham, Lancashire
JACQUES, Sarah Dau Sngl 16 Cotton Cardroom Operative Oldham, Lancashire
JACQUES, Alice Dau - 14 Cotton Reeler Oldham, Lancashire
JACQUES, Elizabeth Dau - 10 Scholar Oldham, Lancashire
JACQUES, John Son - 8 Scholar Oldham, Lancashire
JACQUES, Annie Dau - 4 Scholar Oldham, Lancashire
LOWE, Israel Lodger Sngl 44 Labourer at Iron Works Macclesfield, Cheshire
ALLEN, John Lodger Sngl 68 Labourer at Iron Works Failsworth, Lancashire

RG number: RG12 Piece: 3302 Folio: 112 Page: 23
Registration District: Oldham Sub District: Oldham Below Town
Enumeration District: 26 Ecclesiastical Parish: St Matthew
Civil Parish: Oldham Municipal Borough: Oldham
Address: 9, Washington Street, Oldham, Lancashire.



Elizabeth Jacques appeared in the 1901 census at
9 Washington Street, Oldham, Lancashire, England.
On 31 March 1901:-

DEARNLEY, James Head Mar 28 Joiners Labourer Oldham, Lancashire
DEARNLEY, Sarah1 Dau Sngl 7 - Oldham, Lancashire
DEARNLEY, Lizzie Dau Sngl 3 - Oldham, Lancashire
JACQUES, Alice Sister2 Sngl 23 Reeler in Cotton Mill Oldham, Lancashire
JACQUES, Lizzie Sister2 Sngl 20 Speed Tenter Cotton Mill Oldham, Lancashire
JACQUES, John Brother2 Sngl 18 Speed Tenter Apprentice Oldham, Lancashire
JACQUES, Annie Sister2 Sngl 14 Speed Tenter In Cotton Mill Oldham, Lancashire
BOWERS, Joseph Boarder Sngl 29 Labourer in Ironworks Oldham, Lancashire

1 This appears to be a census error & should read "Alice"
2 actually "-in-law"

RG number: RG13 Piece: 3808 Folio: 136 Page: 26
Registration District: Oldham Sub District: Oldham Below Town
Enumeration District: 30 Ecclesiastical Parish: St Matthews
Civil Parish: Oldham
Address: 9, Washington Street, Oldham, Lancashire.


John Jacques

ID# 14182, b. April 1883

Birth:
John Jacques was born in April 1883 at Oldham, Lancashire, England,
  
Indexed as John Jacques; mother Collinge.
Birth date is an estimate.


John Jacques was the son of Robert Jacques and Ann Collinge.
John Jacques appeared in the 1891 census at
9 Washington Street, Oldham, Lancashire, England.
On 5 April 1891:-

JACQUES, Robert Head Mar 48 Iron Dresser Middleton, Lancashire
JACQUES, Ann Wife Mar 46 - Middleton, Lancashire
JACQUES, Mary A Dau Sngl 21 - Oldham, Lancashire
JACQUES, Jane Dau Sngl 19 Cotton Cardroom Operative Oldham, Lancashire
JACQUES, Sarah Dau Sngl 16 Cotton Cardroom Operative Oldham, Lancashire
JACQUES, Alice Dau - 14 Cotton Reeler Oldham, Lancashire
JACQUES, Elizabeth Dau - 10 Scholar Oldham, Lancashire
JACQUES, John Son - 8 Scholar Oldham, Lancashire
JACQUES, Annie Dau - 4 Scholar Oldham, Lancashire
LOWE, Israel Lodger Sngl 44 Labourer at Iron Works Macclesfield, Cheshire
ALLEN, John Lodger Sngl 68 Labourer at Iron Works Failsworth, Lancashire

RG number: RG12 Piece: 3302 Folio: 112 Page: 23
Registration District: Oldham Sub District: Oldham Below Town
Enumeration District: 26 Ecclesiastical Parish: St Matthew
Civil Parish: Oldham Municipal Borough: Oldham
Address: 9, Washington Street, Oldham, Lancashire.



John Jacques appeared in the 1901 census at
9 Washington Street, Oldham, Lancashire, England.
On 31 March 1901:-

DEARNLEY, James Head Mar 28 Joiners Labourer Oldham, Lancashire
DEARNLEY, Sarah1 Dau Sngl 7 - Oldham, Lancashire
DEARNLEY, Lizzie Dau Sngl 3 - Oldham, Lancashire
JACQUES, Alice Sister2 Sngl 23 Reeler in Cotton Mill Oldham, Lancashire
JACQUES, Lizzie Sister2 Sngl 20 Speed Tenter Cotton Mill Oldham, Lancashire
JACQUES, John Brother2 Sngl 18 Speed Tenter Apprentice Oldham, Lancashire
JACQUES, Annie Sister2 Sngl 14 Speed Tenter In Cotton Mill Oldham, Lancashire
BOWERS, Joseph Boarder Sngl 29 Labourer in Ironworks Oldham, Lancashire

1 This appears to be a census error & should read "Alice"
2 actually "-in-law"

RG number: RG13 Piece: 3808 Folio: 136 Page: 26
Registration District: Oldham Sub District: Oldham Below Town
Enumeration District: 30 Ecclesiastical Parish: St Matthews
Civil Parish: Oldham
Address: 9, Washington Street, Oldham, Lancashire.


Annie Jacques

ID# 14183, b. about February 1887

Birth:
Annie Jacques was born about February 1887 at Oldham, Lancashire, England,
  
Indexed as Annie Jacques; mother Collinge.


Annie Jacques was the daughter of Robert Jacques and Ann Collinge.
Annie Jacques appeared in the 1891 census at
9 Washington Street, Oldham, Lancashire, England.
On 5 April 1891:-

JACQUES, Robert Head Mar 48 Iron Dresser Middleton, Lancashire
JACQUES, Ann Wife Mar 46 - Middleton, Lancashire
JACQUES, Mary A Dau Sngl 21 - Oldham, Lancashire
JACQUES, Jane Dau Sngl 19 Cotton Cardroom Operative Oldham, Lancashire
JACQUES, Sarah Dau Sngl 16 Cotton Cardroom Operative Oldham, Lancashire
JACQUES, Alice Dau - 14 Cotton Reeler Oldham, Lancashire
JACQUES, Elizabeth Dau - 10 Scholar Oldham, Lancashire
JACQUES, John Son - 8 Scholar Oldham, Lancashire
JACQUES, Annie Dau - 4 Scholar Oldham, Lancashire
LOWE, Israel Lodger Sngl 44 Labourer at Iron Works Macclesfield, Cheshire
ALLEN, John Lodger Sngl 68 Labourer at Iron Works Failsworth, Lancashire

RG number: RG12 Piece: 3302 Folio: 112 Page: 23
Registration District: Oldham Sub District: Oldham Below Town
Enumeration District: 26 Ecclesiastical Parish: St Matthew
Civil Parish: Oldham Municipal Borough: Oldham
Address: 9, Washington Street, Oldham, Lancashire.



Annie Jacques appeared in the 1901 census at
9 Washington Street, Oldham, Lancashire, England.
On 31 March 1901:-

DEARNLEY, James Head Mar 28 Joiners Labourer Oldham, Lancashire
DEARNLEY, Sarah1 Dau Sngl 7 - Oldham, Lancashire
DEARNLEY, Lizzie Dau Sngl 3 - Oldham, Lancashire
JACQUES, Alice Sister2 Sngl 23 Reeler in Cotton Mill Oldham, Lancashire
JACQUES, Lizzie Sister2 Sngl 20 Speed Tenter Cotton Mill Oldham, Lancashire
JACQUES, John Brother2 Sngl 18 Speed Tenter Apprentice Oldham, Lancashire
JACQUES, Annie Sister2 Sngl 14 Speed Tenter In Cotton Mill Oldham, Lancashire
BOWERS, Joseph Boarder Sngl 29 Labourer in Ironworks Oldham, Lancashire

1 This appears to be a census error & should read "Alice"
2 actually "-in-law"

RG number: RG13 Piece: 3808 Folio: 136 Page: 26
Registration District: Oldham Sub District: Oldham Below Town
Enumeration District: 30 Ecclesiastical Parish: St Matthews
Civil Parish: Oldham
Address: 9, Washington Street, Oldham, Lancashire.


Robert Neal

ID# 14184, b. 1827

Birth:
Robert Neal was born in 1827 at Halifax, Yorkshire, England,
 . 


Robert Neal was the son of (?) Neal and (?) (?)


Marriage:
Robert Neal married Maria Dearnley, daughter of William Dearnley and Hannah Brown, about August 1853 at Tadcaster R.D., Yorkshire, England,
  
Indexed as Maria Dearnley & Robert Neal.


Emigration:
Robert Neal emigrated about 1865 to New Zealand
  
The Southern Cross of 5 May 1875 reported on a meeting of the Onehunga Band of Hope. President was John Bycroft of biscuit-making fame, one of the vice presidents was Robert Neal, and Wesley Spragg was treasurer. The names become important as Wesley Spragg’s story proceeds. Taranaki papers indicate that a Wesley Spragg ran a grocery story in New Plymouth, selling imported teas as well as other products during the 1870s. On 28 January, he married Henrietta Neal, and became closely associated in business with his new father-in-law, Robert Neal. By 1880, his business in Auckland, W. Spragg & Co, had been taken over by Robert Neal (ad, Waikato Times, 1 July 1880). Robert Neal’s prominent business was on the corner of Queen and Victoria Streets, the Theatre Royal building (today, the site of the National Bank building in Auckland, and once the site of Auckland’s first courthouse, gaol and execution spot). Neal began his business as a producer of “New Zealand’s Sauces and Pickles”.
(Taranaki Herald ad, 19 August 1876)


“The commanding new corner shop between Queen and Victoria streets, and situate under the Theatre Royal, has been let to Messrs. Spragg (jun) and Neal, who intend opening it in the grocery business. Mr Spragg has been for some years located at Onehunga in a grocery store, and Mr. Neal is well known as the manufacturer of Neal's sauces.”
(Southern Cross, 23 November 1876.)


Robert Neal appeared in the 1861 census at
Main Street, Clifford Cum Boston, Yorkshire, England.
On 7 April 1861:-

NEAL, Robert Head Mar 33 Grocer Employing Youth Halifax, Yorkshire
NEAL, Maria Wife Mar 34 - Leeds, Yorkshire
NEAL, Wm Henry Son Unm 6 - Boston Spa, Yorkshire
NEAL, Henrietta Dau Unm 3 - Boston Spa, Yorkshire
NEAL, H D* Dau - 2 - Boston Spa, Yorkshire (must be Annie Dearnley Neal)
NEAL, R W Son - 5mo - Boston Spa, Yorkshire
NEAL, Martha Ann Sister Unm 29 - Halifax, Yorkshire
NEAL, Henry W Brother Unm 24 Drapers Assistant Southport, Lancashire
NEAL, John W Brother Unm 21 Grocers Assistant Southport, Lancashire
WHORROD, Elizabeth Servant Unm 18 Maid Servant East Kirby, Lincolnshire
HICKS, Elizabeth Servant Unm 16 Nurse Girl Aberford, Yorkshire

RG number: RG09 Piece: 3540 Folio: 41 Page: 19
Registration District: Tadcaster Sub District: 3 Bramham
Enumeration District: 10 Ecclesiastical Parish: St Mary
Civil Parish: Clifford cum Boston
Address: Main Street, Clifford Cum Boston, Yorkshire (West Riding)

* must be Annie Dearnley Neal (Hannah D Neal ?)


Children of Robert Neal and Maria Dearnley

Annie Dearnley Neal

ID# 14185, b. about February 1859, d. 1934
Annie Dearnley Neal was also recorded as H D Neal - suggesting Hannah Dearnley Neal.
From 30 July 1891, her married name was Spragg.

Birth:
Annie Dearnley Neal was born about February 1859 at Boston Spa, Tadcaster, Yorkshire, England,
  
Neal, Annie Dearnley          Tadcaster vol. 9c p.534 1859 Mar Births.


Annie Dearnley Neal was the daughter of Robert Neal and Maria Dearnley.

Emigration:
Annie Dearnley Neal emigrated about 1865 to New Zealand
  
The Southern Cross of 5 May 1875 reported on a meeting of the Onehunga Band of Hope. President was John Bycroft of biscuit-making fame, one of the vice presidents was Robert Neal, and Wesley Spragg was treasurer. The names become important as Wesley Spragg’s story proceeds. Taranaki papers indicate that a Wesley Spragg ran a grocery story in New Plymouth, selling imported teas as well as other products during the 1870s. On 28 January, he married Henrietta Neal, and became closely associated in business with his new father-in-law, Robert Neal. By 1880, his business in Auckland, W. Spragg & Co, had been taken over by Robert Neal (ad, Waikato Times, 1 July 1880). Robert Neal’s prominent business was on the corner of Queen and Victoria Streets, the Theatre Royal building (today, the site of the National Bank building in Auckland, and once the site of Auckland’s first courthouse, gaol and execution spot). Neal began his business as a producer of “New Zealand’s Sauces and Pickles”.
(Taranaki Herald ad, 19 August 1876)


“The commanding new corner shop between Queen and Victoria streets, and situate under the Theatre Royal, has been let to Messrs. Spragg (jun) and Neal, who intend opening it in the grocery business. Mr Spragg has been for some years located at Onehunga in a grocery store, and Mr. Neal is well known as the manufacturer of Neal's sauces.”
(Southern Cross, 23 November 1876.)




Marriage:
Annie Dearnley Neal married Wesley Spragg, son of Charles Spragg and Mary Hill, on 30 July 1891 at New Zealand
 . 



Death:
Annie Dearnley Neal died in 1934 at New Zealand
 . 


Burial:
Annie Dearnley Neal was buried in 1934
  

Grave monument in George Maxwell Memorial Cemetery, Avondale, Auckland, New Zealand
Wesley Neal Spragg grave monument: legible names and details

full name burial date age birth date relationship notes
Lieutenant Wesley Neal Spragg 1918 24 1894 first name on monument RFC died Egypt
Charles Robert Dearnley Spragg - - - brother of Wesley Neal Spragg
Wesley Neal Spragg 1848 - - father of Wesley Neal Spragg
Annie Dearnley Spragg - - - mother of Wesley Neal Spragg
see https://www.gravestonephotos.com.

Annie Dearnley Neal appeared in the 1861 census at
Main Street, Clifford Cum Boston, Yorkshire, England.
On 7 April 1861:-

NEAL, Robert Head Mar 33 Grocer Employing Youth Halifax, Yorkshire
NEAL, Maria Wife Mar 34 - Leeds, Yorkshire
NEAL, Wm Henry Son Unm 6 - Boston Spa, Yorkshire
NEAL, Henrietta Dau Unm 3 - Boston Spa, Yorkshire
NEAL, H D* Dau - 2 - Boston Spa, Yorkshire (must be Annie Dearnley Neal)
NEAL, R W Son - 5mo - Boston Spa, Yorkshire
NEAL, Martha Ann Sister Unm 29 - Halifax, Yorkshire
NEAL, Henry W Brother Unm 24 Drapers Assistant Southport, Lancashire
NEAL, John W Brother Unm 21 Grocers Assistant Southport, Lancashire
WHORROD, Elizabeth Servant Unm 18 Maid Servant East Kirby, Lincolnshire
HICKS, Elizabeth Servant Unm 16 Nurse Girl Aberford, Yorkshire

RG number: RG09 Piece: 3540 Folio: 41 Page: 19
Registration District: Tadcaster Sub District: 3 Bramham
Enumeration District: 10 Ecclesiastical Parish: St Mary
Civil Parish: Clifford cum Boston
Address: Main Street, Clifford Cum Boston, Yorkshire (West Riding)

* must be Annie Dearnley Neal (Hannah D Neal ?)


Children of Annie Dearnley Neal and Wesley Spragg

Hennrietta Neal

ID# 14186, b. 1857, d. 22 May 1889
From 29 January 1878, her married name was Spragg.

Birth:
Hennrietta Neal was born in 1857 at Boston Spa, Tadcaster, Yorkshire, England,
 . 


Hennrietta Neal was the daughter of Robert Neal and Maria Dearnley.

Emigration:
Hennrietta Neal emigrated about 1865 to New Zealand
  
The Southern Cross of 5 May 1875 reported on a meeting of the Onehunga Band of Hope. President was John Bycroft of biscuit-making fame, one of the vice presidents was Robert Neal, and Wesley Spragg was treasurer. The names become important as Wesley Spragg’s story proceeds. Taranaki papers indicate that a Wesley Spragg ran a grocery story in New Plymouth, selling imported teas as well as other products during the 1870s. On 28 January, he married Henrietta Neal, and became closely associated in business with his new father-in-law, Robert Neal. By 1880, his business in Auckland, W. Spragg & Co, had been taken over by Robert Neal (ad, Waikato Times, 1 July 1880). Robert Neal’s prominent business was on the corner of Queen and Victoria Streets, the Theatre Royal building (today, the site of the National Bank building in Auckland, and once the site of Auckland’s first courthouse, gaol and execution spot). Neal began his business as a producer of “New Zealand’s Sauces and Pickles”.
(Taranaki Herald ad, 19 August 1876)


“The commanding new corner shop between Queen and Victoria streets, and situate under the Theatre Royal, has been let to Messrs. Spragg (jun) and Neal, who intend opening it in the grocery business. Mr Spragg has been for some years located at Onehunga in a grocery store, and Mr. Neal is well known as the manufacturer of Neal's sauces.”
(Southern Cross, 23 November 1876.)




Marriage:
Hennrietta Neal married Wesley Spragg, son of Charles Spragg and Mary Hill, on 29 January 1878 at New Zealand
 . 



Death:
Hennrietta Neal died on 22 May 1889 at New Zealand at age 32 years
 . 

Hennrietta Neal appeared in the 1861 census at
Main Street, Clifford Cum Boston, Yorkshire, England.
On 7 April 1861:-

NEAL, Robert Head Mar 33 Grocer Employing Youth Halifax, Yorkshire
NEAL, Maria Wife Mar 34 - Leeds, Yorkshire
NEAL, Wm Henry Son Unm 6 - Boston Spa, Yorkshire
NEAL, Henrietta Dau Unm 3 - Boston Spa, Yorkshire
NEAL, H D* Dau - 2 - Boston Spa, Yorkshire (must be Annie Dearnley Neal)
NEAL, R W Son - 5mo - Boston Spa, Yorkshire
NEAL, Martha Ann Sister Unm 29 - Halifax, Yorkshire
NEAL, Henry W Brother Unm 24 Drapers Assistant Southport, Lancashire
NEAL, John W Brother Unm 21 Grocers Assistant Southport, Lancashire
WHORROD, Elizabeth Servant Unm 18 Maid Servant East Kirby, Lincolnshire
HICKS, Elizabeth Servant Unm 16 Nurse Girl Aberford, Yorkshire

RG number: RG09 Piece: 3540 Folio: 41 Page: 19
Registration District: Tadcaster Sub District: 3 Bramham
Enumeration District: 10 Ecclesiastical Parish: St Mary
Civil Parish: Clifford cum Boston
Address: Main Street, Clifford Cum Boston, Yorkshire (West Riding)

* must be Annie Dearnley Neal (Hannah D Neal ?)


Children of Hennrietta Neal and Wesley Spragg

William Henry Neal

ID# 14187, b. 1854

Birth:
William Henry Neal was born in 1854 at Boston Spa, Tadcaster, Yorkshire, England,
 . 


William Henry Neal was the son of Robert Neal and Maria Dearnley.

Emigration:
William Henry Neal emigrated about 1865 to New Zealand
  
The Southern Cross of 5 May 1875 reported on a meeting of the Onehunga Band of Hope. President was John Bycroft of biscuit-making fame, one of the vice presidents was Robert Neal, and Wesley Spragg was treasurer. The names become important as Wesley Spragg’s story proceeds. Taranaki papers indicate that a Wesley Spragg ran a grocery story in New Plymouth, selling imported teas as well as other products during the 1870s. On 28 January, he married Henrietta Neal, and became closely associated in business with his new father-in-law, Robert Neal. By 1880, his business in Auckland, W. Spragg & Co, had been taken over by Robert Neal (ad, Waikato Times, 1 July 1880). Robert Neal’s prominent business was on the corner of Queen and Victoria Streets, the Theatre Royal building (today, the site of the National Bank building in Auckland, and once the site of Auckland’s first courthouse, gaol and execution spot). Neal began his business as a producer of “New Zealand’s Sauces and Pickles”.
(Taranaki Herald ad, 19 August 1876)


“The commanding new corner shop between Queen and Victoria streets, and situate under the Theatre Royal, has been let to Messrs. Spragg (jun) and Neal, who intend opening it in the grocery business. Mr Spragg has been for some years located at Onehunga in a grocery store, and Mr. Neal is well known as the manufacturer of Neal's sauces.”
(Southern Cross, 23 November 1876.)


William Henry Neal appeared in the 1861 census at
Main Street, Clifford Cum Boston, Yorkshire, England.
On 7 April 1861:-

NEAL, Robert Head Mar 33 Grocer Employing Youth Halifax, Yorkshire
NEAL, Maria Wife Mar 34 - Leeds, Yorkshire
NEAL, Wm Henry Son Unm 6 - Boston Spa, Yorkshire
NEAL, Henrietta Dau Unm 3 - Boston Spa, Yorkshire
NEAL, H D* Dau - 2 - Boston Spa, Yorkshire (must be Annie Dearnley Neal)
NEAL, R W Son - 5mo - Boston Spa, Yorkshire
NEAL, Martha Ann Sister Unm 29 - Halifax, Yorkshire
NEAL, Henry W Brother Unm 24 Drapers Assistant Southport, Lancashire
NEAL, John W Brother Unm 21 Grocers Assistant Southport, Lancashire
WHORROD, Elizabeth Servant Unm 18 Maid Servant East Kirby, Lincolnshire
HICKS, Elizabeth Servant Unm 16 Nurse Girl Aberford, Yorkshire

RG number: RG09 Piece: 3540 Folio: 41 Page: 19
Registration District: Tadcaster Sub District: 3 Bramham
Enumeration District: 10 Ecclesiastical Parish: St Mary
Civil Parish: Clifford cum Boston
Address: Main Street, Clifford Cum Boston, Yorkshire (West Riding)

* must be Annie Dearnley Neal (Hannah D Neal ?)


Robert Wainhouse Neal

ID# 14188, b. October 1860

Birth:
Robert Wainhouse Neal was born in October 1860 at Boston Spa, Tadcaster, Yorkshire, England,
 . 


Robert Wainhouse Neal was the son of Robert Neal and Maria Dearnley.

Emigration:
Robert Wainhouse Neal emigrated about 1865 to New Zealand
  
The Southern Cross of 5 May 1875 reported on a meeting of the Onehunga Band of Hope. President was John Bycroft of biscuit-making fame, one of the vice presidents was Robert Neal, and Wesley Spragg was treasurer. The names become important as Wesley Spragg’s story proceeds. Taranaki papers indicate that a Wesley Spragg ran a grocery story in New Plymouth, selling imported teas as well as other products during the 1870s. On 28 January, he married Henrietta Neal, and became closely associated in business with his new father-in-law, Robert Neal. By 1880, his business in Auckland, W. Spragg & Co, had been taken over by Robert Neal (ad, Waikato Times, 1 July 1880). Robert Neal’s prominent business was on the corner of Queen and Victoria Streets, the Theatre Royal building (today, the site of the National Bank building in Auckland, and once the site of Auckland’s first courthouse, gaol and execution spot). Neal began his business as a producer of “New Zealand’s Sauces and Pickles”.
(Taranaki Herald ad, 19 August 1876)


“The commanding new corner shop between Queen and Victoria streets, and situate under the Theatre Royal, has been let to Messrs. Spragg (jun) and Neal, who intend opening it in the grocery business. Mr Spragg has been for some years located at Onehunga in a grocery store, and Mr. Neal is well known as the manufacturer of Neal's sauces.”
(Southern Cross, 23 November 1876.)




Marriage:
Robert Wainhouse Neal married Marion Frances Corfield in 1885 at New Zealand
 . 

Robert Wainhouse Neal appeared in the 1861 census at
Main Street, Clifford Cum Boston, Yorkshire, England.
On 7 April 1861:-

NEAL, Robert Head Mar 33 Grocer Employing Youth Halifax, Yorkshire
NEAL, Maria Wife Mar 34 - Leeds, Yorkshire
NEAL, Wm Henry Son Unm 6 - Boston Spa, Yorkshire
NEAL, Henrietta Dau Unm 3 - Boston Spa, Yorkshire
NEAL, H D* Dau - 2 - Boston Spa, Yorkshire (must be Annie Dearnley Neal)
NEAL, R W Son - 5mo - Boston Spa, Yorkshire
NEAL, Martha Ann Sister Unm 29 - Halifax, Yorkshire
NEAL, Henry W Brother Unm 24 Drapers Assistant Southport, Lancashire
NEAL, John W Brother Unm 21 Grocers Assistant Southport, Lancashire
WHORROD, Elizabeth Servant Unm 18 Maid Servant East Kirby, Lincolnshire
HICKS, Elizabeth Servant Unm 16 Nurse Girl Aberford, Yorkshire

RG number: RG09 Piece: 3540 Folio: 41 Page: 19
Registration District: Tadcaster Sub District: 3 Bramham
Enumeration District: 10 Ecclesiastical Parish: St Mary
Civil Parish: Clifford cum Boston
Address: Main Street, Clifford Cum Boston, Yorkshire (West Riding)

* must be Annie Dearnley Neal (Hannah D Neal ?)


Child of Robert Wainhouse Neal and Marion Frances Corfield

(?) Neal

ID# 14189, b. about 1799

Birth:
(?) Neal was born about 1799
 . 



Marriage:
(?) Neal married (?) (?) about 1821
 . 

Children of (?) Neal and (?) (?)

(?) (?)

ID# 14190, b. about 1799
From about 1821, her married name was Neal.

Birth:
(?) (?) was born about 1799
 . 



Marriage:
(?) (?) married (?) Neal about 1821
 . 

Children of (?) (?) and (?) Neal