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Robert Lucas

Bef 1816 - 1876  (~ 59 years)

• Name	Robert Lucas  [1]
  Anecdote	Between 1816 and 1876  [2]
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  Born	Bef 23 Nov 1816	Langport, Somerset, England   [1]
  Christened	23 Nov 1816	Langport, Somerset, England   [3, 4]
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  Gender	Male
  Residence	6 Jun 1841	Beaufort Place, St Paul, Gloucestershire, England   [1]
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  Census 1851	30 Mar 1851	2 Stokes Croft Place, St Paul, Bristol, England   [5]
  	Printer Compositor, Widower.
  Emigration	19 Mar 1859	Nelson, New Zealand
  	Read his diary extract of the voyage in the history section.
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  Occupation	1860	Nelson, New Zealand   [6]
  	A publisher - started the "Nelson Advertiser and Family Newspaper" but itonly existed for a few months.
  Occupation	5 Mar 1866	Nelson, New Zealand   [7]
  	a publisher, starting the newspaper "The Nelson Evening Mail". THE "NELSON EVENING MAIL' was established in 1865 by the late Mr. RobertLucas, whose sons now carry on the business. Since the first issue of the paper there has been a steady growth andincrease, till at present the influence of the journal is exercised throughout the province. The "Mail" is the only daily evening paperpublilshed in the district, and it is to be found in every household. It was the first paper in Nelson to reduce the price to a penny percopy, and it continues to be circulated at that cost to the reader. The policy of the "Mail" is to be independent of all political parties,and to criticise all public affairs fearlessly. Its 1eading articles deal with every current topic of local, colonial and general interest.The paper employs a large staff of workers in its literary andmechanical. departments. Modern machinery and type are used, and the aim of the conductors is tofurnish subscribers with the latest news, and the fullest information concerning the events of the day all over the world. At the time of the death of Mr. Robert Lucas,in 1876, the business wasin the hands of the late Mr. R. S. Lucas, who, seven years later, wasjoined by his brothers. Mr. R.S. Lucas retired in 1886, and since then, the business has beencarried on by Messrs A. P. and A. A. Lucas.
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  Died	9 May 1876	Nelson, New Zealand   [8, 9]
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  Buried	12 May 1876	Wakapuaka Cemetery, Atawhai, Nelson, New Zealand   [10, 11]
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  Person ID	I1110	tree1
  Last Modified	26 Feb 2018

  
  

  Father	Samuel Lucas,   b. Abt 1781, Somerset, England ,   d. Bef 31 Oct 1819, Langport, Somerset, England  (Age ~ 38 years)
  Mother	Jane Cox,   b. 25 Dec 1787, Long Sutton, Somerset, England
  Married	15 May 1809	Langport, Somerset, England   [12, 13, 14]
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  Siblings	4 siblings
  + 1. John Lucas,   b. Abt Jul 1809, Langport, Somerset, England ,   d. Abt Jun 1873, Wincanton, Dorset, Somerset, England  (Age ~ 63 years)   2. Charles Lucas,   b. Bef 17 Jan 1813, Langport, Somerset, England ,   d. Bef 29 Mar 1818, Langport, Somerset, England  (Age ~ 5 years) + 3. Jane Lucas,   b. Bef 11 Dec 1814, Langport, Somerset, England ,   d. 28 Jan 1888, Opunake, Taranaki, New Zealand  (Age ~ 73 years) + 4. Robert Lucas,   b. Bef 23 Nov 1816, Langport, Somerset, England ,   d. 9 May 1876, Nelson, New Zealand  (Age ~ 59 years) + 5. Charles Lucas,   b. 12 May 1819, Langport, Somerset, England ,   d. 23 Oct 1899, Blenheim, Marlborough, New Zealand  (Age 80 years)
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  Family ID	F447	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Elizabeth Stepney,   b. Abt 1814, England ,   d. Abt 1851  (Age ~ 37 years)
  Married	Abt Jan 1839	Bloomsbury, Middlesex, England
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  Children	1. Robert Stepney Lucas,   b. Abt Dec 1840, Bristol, Gloustershire, England ,   d. 2 Aug 1904, Bridge Valley, Nelson, New Zealand  (Age ~ 63 years)   2. Annie Lucas,   b. c Jul 1851, Wareham, Dorset, England
  Last Modified	12 Apr 2019
  Family ID	F457	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Elizabeth Anne Pritchard,   b. Bef 18 Jul 1824, Bristol, Gloustershire, England ,   d. 30 Apr 1915, Nelson, New Zealand  (Age ~ 90 years)
  Married	3 May 1851	Clifton, Bristol, England
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  Anecdote	19 Mar 1859
  Children	+ 1. Bessie Annie Lucas,   b. 23 Jan 1853, Bristol, Gloustershire, England ,   d. 15 Jun 1934, Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand  (Age 81 years)   2. Clara Matilda Lucas,   b. 16 Apr 1855, Avon, Gloucestershire, England ,   d. 21 Feb 1935, Nelson, New Zealand  (Age 79 years) + 3. Amy Thorpe Lucas,   b. 24 Jun 1859, at sea, 'Queen of the Avon' ,   d. 17 Dec 1900, Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand  (Age 41 years)   4. Herbert James (Innes) Lucas,   b. Abt 1860,   d. 21 Aug 1862, Nelson, New Zealand  (Age ~ 2 years)   5. Arthur Pritchard Lucas,   b. Abt 1863, Nelson, New Zealand ,   d. 31 Jan 1950, Nelson, New Zealand  (Age ~ 87 years) + 6. Albert Augustus Lucas, JP,   b. 26 Jan 1865, Nelson, New Zealand ,   d. 22 Nov 1939, Nelson, New Zealand  (Age 74 years)   7. Alice Annette Lucas,   b. Abt 1868, Nelson, New Zealand ,   d. 29 Mar 1890, Britannia Heights, Nelson, New Zealand  (Age ~ 22 years)
  Last Modified	19 Aug 2017
  Family ID	F458	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - Bef 23 Nov 1816 - Langport, Somerset, England Christened - 23 Nov 1816 - Langport, Somerset, England Married - Abt Jan 1839 - Bloomsbury, Middlesex, England Residence - 6 Jun 1841 - Beaufort Place, St Paul, Gloucestershire, England Census 1851 - Printer Compositor, Widower. - 30 Mar 1851 - 2 Stokes Croft Place, St Paul, Bristol, England Married - 3 May 1851 - Clifton, Bristol, England Emigration - Read his diary extract of the voyage in the history section. - 19 Mar 1859 - Nelson, New Zealand Occupation - A publisher - started the "Nelson Advertiser and Family Newspaper" but itonly existed for a few months. - 1860 - Nelson, New Zealand Occupation - a publisher, starting the newspaper "The Nelson Evening Mail". THE "NELSON EVENING MAIL' was established in 1865 by the late Mr. RobertLucas, whose sons now carry on the business. Since the first issue of the paper there has been a steady growth andincrease, till at present the influence of the journal is exercised throughout the province. The "Mail" is the only daily evening paperpublilshed in the district, and it is to be found in every household. It was the first paper in Nelson to reduce the price to a penny percopy, and it continues to be circulated at that cost to the reader. The policy of the "Mail" is to be independent of all political parties,and to criticise all public affairs fearlessly. Its 1eading articles deal with every current topic of local, colonial and general interest.The paper employs a large staff of workers in its literary andmechanical. departments. Modern machinery and type are used, and the aim of the conductors is tofurnish subscribers with the latest news, and the fullest information concerning the events of the day all over the world. At the time of the death of Mr. Robert Lucas,in 1876, the business wasin the hands of the late Mr. R. S. Lucas, who, seven years later, wasjoined by his brothers. Mr. R.S. Lucas retired in 1886, and since then, the business has beencarried on by Messrs A. P. and A. A. Lucas. - 5 Mar 1866 - Nelson, New Zealand Died - 9 May 1876 - Nelson, New Zealand Buried - 12 May 1876 - Wakapuaka Cemetery, Atawhai, Nelson, New Zealand  = Link to Google Earth
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