Maria Margaret Priaulx

Maria Margaret Priaulx
Nicholas Priaulx had a son Henry Priaulx in Southampton.
This Henry Priaulx married Amelia Hide in 1828.

They went together to Tasminia where their children were born.

Henry William Priaulx born 1 DEC 1830 Tasmania, Australia and died in 1858

Emily Hannah Priaulx born 12 SEP 1832 Tasmania, Australia who married William Heath Vlieland
Maria Margaret Priaulx born 31 JUL 1833 Tasmania, Australia who married Eugene Bellairs.
Clarinda Elizabeth Priaulx born 03 JUN 1835 Tasmania, Australia
Louisa Priaulx born 26 OCT 1836 Tasmania, Australia
Priaulx
Marianne Helen Priaulx 19 jan 1839
Elizabeth Chapelier Priaulx 22 Nov 1843
Official sources give different dates for the births !
Henry became the Assistant Commissariat General based in Hobart.
He returned to Guernsey after the death of Amelia Hide in February 8th, 1855 with 5 unmarried daughters.
Amelia died in 1853 in Hobart as did his son Henry William George at Sandy Bay in 1858.
He also worked in the Commissariat Department.
One daughter remained in Tasmania, Maria Margaret Priaulx who married at the beautiful St George’s Church in Hobart at the end of January 1855 Eugene Bellairs, surveyor and explorer, and she died in New Zealand

Children:	BELLAIRS ADELE MARIE LOUISE 1859 BELLAIRS M 1861 BELLAIRS HENRY EUGENE 1862

I feel that the families Bellairs and Priaulx family´s probably knew each other through their seafaring activities.

Two children were born to Eugene and Maria at Launceston, Adele Marie Louise in 1859 and Henry Eugene in 1861.

Eugene’s mother and another sister, Mira Elizabeth Georgiana, also emigrated as both died in Tasmania.

In 1862 Eugene returned to work in New Zealand for the British Government where four more children were born. Unfortunately, all of his offspring either died in

infancy or did not marry so there are no direct descendants today.

Eugene passed away 23rd September 1898 at Parnell,

Auckland. A photograph is in the 1902 Encyclopaedia of New Zealand Vol.2.

Another daughter of Henry and Amalia is Emily Hannah Priaulx

Who married William Heath Vlieland

He was the executor of the will of Henry Priaulx who then lived at Linden cottage, West hill

The jointly started a school ,but went bancrupt.

Emily Hannah Priaulx died in Ulverston still being a teacher .


Henry Priaulx had a difficult time in Tasmania .

During his commissariat of Tasmania a lot went on .

click to read the story.

Mutiny at Deloraine: Ganging and Convict Resistance

in 1840s Van Diemen’s Land.by Tom Dunning and Hamish Maxwell-Stewart

Surname: PRIANLY

Given Names: ELIZABETH CHAPELIER

Event: Birth

Father/Spouse Surname: HENRY

Mother/Spouse Given Names: HYDE AMELIA

Day: 22 Month: 11Year: 1843

Sex: F

Registration Place: LAUNCESTON

Registration Number: 1764/1843

Reference: RGD 33


Surname: PRIAULX

Given Names: CLARINDA ELIZABETH

Event: Baptism

Father/Spouse Surname: HENRY

Mother/Spouse Given Names: AMELIA

Day: 28 Month: 12 Year: 1834

Sex: F

Spouse Sex:

Registration Place: LAUNCESTON


Surname: PRIAULX

Given Names: EMILY HANNAH

Event: Baptism

Father/Spouse Surname: HENRY

Mother/Spouse Given Names: AMELIA

Day: 31 Month: 12 Year: 1831
Sex: F
Registration Place: LAUNCESTON

Surname: PRIAULX

Given Names: Name Not Recorded

Event: Birth

Father/Spouse Surname: HENRY

Mother/Spouse Given Names: HYDE SARAH

Day: 00 Month: 1 Year: 1839
Sex: F
Registration Place: LAUNCESTON

Surname: PRIAULX

Given Names: HENRY WILLIAM GEORGE

Event: Baptism

Father/Spouse Surname: HENRY

Mother/Spouse Given Names: AMELIA

Day: 03 Month: 9 Year: 1830

Sex: M
Registration Place: LAUNCESTON


Surname: PRIAULX

Given Names: LILLIAN

Event: Birth

Father/Spouse Surname: ROBERT EDWARD

Mother/Spouse Given Names: FREEMAN MARGARET JEAN

Day: 30 Month: 3 Year: 1896
Sex: F
Registration Place: HOBART

Surname: PRIAULX

Given Names: LOUISA

Event: Baptism

Father/Spouse Surname: HENRY

Mother/Spouse Given Names: AMELIA

Day: 15 Month: 9 Year: 1836
Sex: F
Registration Place: LAUNCESTON


Surname: PRIAULX

Given Names: MARIA MARGARET

Event: Baptism

Father/Spouse Surname: HENRY

Mother/Spouse Given Names: AMELIA

Day: 06 Month: 6 Year: 1833
Sex: F
Registration Place: LAUNCESTON


Surname: PRIAULX

Given Names: MARIANNE HELEN HANNA

Event: Baptism

Father/Spouse Surname: HENRY

Mother/Spouse Given Names: AMELIA

Day: 19 Month: 1 Year: 1839
Sex: F
Registration Place: LAUNCESTON


Surname: PRIAULT

Given Names: AMELIA

Event: Death

Father/Spouse Surname:

Mother/Spouse Given Names:

Day: 11 Month: 11 Year: 1853

Age: 45

Sex: F

Registration Place: HOBART



Surname: PRIAULX

Given Names: HENRY W G

Event: Death
Day: 06 Month: 9 Year: 1858
Age: 29
Sex: M
Registration Place: HOBART

Surname: PRIAULX

Given Names: MARIA MARGARET

Event: Marriage

Father/Spouse Surname: BELLAIRS

Mother/Spouse Given Names: EUGENE

Day: 31 Month: 1 Year: 1855

Age: Adult

Sex: F

Spouse Age: Adult

Spouse Sex: M

Registration Place: HOBART


Surname: PRIAULX

Given Names: MARTHA

Event: Marriage

Father/Spouse Surname: GRIFFIN

Mother/Spouse Given Names: JOHN

Day: 04 Month: 11 Year: 1858

Age: Adult

Sex: F

Spouse Age: Adult

Spouse Sex: M

Registration Place: HOBART


Surname: PRIAULX

Given Names: ROBERT EDWARD

Event: Marriage

Father/Spouse Surname: FREEMAN

Mother/Spouse Given Names: MARGARET JEAN

Day: 05 Month: 6 Year: 1888
Age: 31
Sex: M
Spouse Age: 22
Spouse Sex: F
Registration Place: HOBART