Gerard Scudamore Huffam

1855 - 1948  (92 years)

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• Name	Gerard Scudamore Huffam
  Born	10 Nov 1855
  Gender	Male
  Migration/Travel	30 Apr 1869	Nelson, Nelson City, New Zealand
  Died	19 Oct 1948	Nelson, Nelson City, New Zealand
  Notes	Gerard Scudamore HUFFAM Gerard Scudamore was the youngest of the four sons of Timothy Huffam. Just 14 in 1869 when he arrived in a new country, he took to the life of the pioneer extremely well. The last of Timothy's sons to leave Bark bay, where the family lived in isolation for 20-odd years, Gerard never married. He lived in Motueka for a number of years, and Huffam Street there is named after him. He was a cycle-dealer and a musician, playing the viola. He grew his own tobacco (and smoked it) and built boats. He studied astronomy and engines. Known as an eccentric, a rock out from Bark Bay was named after him, as it was said to resemble Gerard's head in his nightcap. Gerard died at the age of 92, on the 19th of October 1948. His ashes were spread on "Common Ground" in Nelson. [1]
  Person ID	I3731	Roy~Royes | Hougham, NZ Huffams
  Last Modified	5 Dec 2005

  
  

  Father	Timothy Huffam           b. 3 Oct 1808, Somerset, England           d. 11 Jul 1893, Nelson, Nelson City, New Zealand  (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Catherine Blake           b. 19 May 1819, Cowes, Isle of Wight, England           d. 12 Feb 1862, Cowes, Isle of Wight, England  (Age 42 years)
  Married	1846
  Overviews		1869 NZ HUFFAMS
  Family ID	F1333	Family Group  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Migration/Travel - 30 Apr 1869 - Nelson, Nelson City, New Zealand Died - 19 Oct 1948 - Nelson, Nelson City, New Zealand  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Histories

  Gerard Scudamore Huffam remembers Reminiscences in an interview with Gerard about the early days of Huffams in NZ by Greta Gordon

  
  

• Sources

  [S40] Greta Gordon, Huffam Family History.