howickalan Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 I am a great grandson of Luis RIERA who immigrated to New Zealand as a 19 year old in 1894. I am trying to obtain family contacts, information and photos about the following ancestors - Joseph (Jose) RIERA b 1845 in Spain, father of Luis. He worked and apparently was injured in an explosion at one of the Varley foundrys. Barbara VARLEY b 1843 in Prescot, wife of Joseph Riera and mother of Luis. Jesse VARLEY b 1810 in St Helens, father of Barbara Varley. Barbara HALSALL b 1809 in St Helens, mother of Barbara Varley. Any suggestions for searching the above families and information about Varley foundrys in the 1800s will be welcomed. Thank-you, Alan Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phyll Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 Hi Alan, to Connect. There's a couple of old threads on Varleys on this Connect site, perhaps you might get some answers from there. Good Luck. https://www.sthelens-connect.net/forums/topic/12541-varley-family/ https://www.sthelens-connect.net/forums/topic/41409-varleys-foundry-atlas-st-pocket-nook/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howickalan Posted April 8, 2020 Author Share Posted April 8, 2020 Thank you Phyll, I only discovered this site two days ago and never imagined I'd get information so quickly. Looking forward to exploring a lot here. Regards, Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvy20 Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 Hi Alan, Do you have access to Ancestry ? Jesse Varley b 1810 is 45 Family Trees although cannot guarantee that the trees are accurate. You can view them on Search Public members Trees Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howickalan Posted April 9, 2020 Author Share Posted April 9, 2020 Thanks for your help John. I have a friend who uses Ancestry so will contact her in a couple of weeks when we come out of CV lockdown. Unrelated to my family search there seems to be a lot of interesting history on this site. I'm looking forward to exploring it and learning a few things about your area. Regards, Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kizzy Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 Just found a booklet issued by 'St Helens Townships Family History Society' a few years ago. It lists graves of people of interest interred in St Helens Cemetery. George Pilkington Varley is in Section 11, grave No 80. He is listed as 'Industrialist and owner of Varleys Iron works. Buried 1st January 1927 aged 59 years. There is a photo of a grave with an imposing headstone (crucifix) but I don't know how to post photos, sorry added 24 minutes later *cross* - not a crucifix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howickalan Posted April 12, 2020 Author Share Posted April 12, 2020 Hi kizzy, Thank you for taking the time to respond, I really appreciate the support I have received the past few days. I will explore the St Helens Townships Family History Society and see what assistance they provide. Regards, Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singe Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 Alan, if you keep popping in here every now and then there may be updated information for you from time to time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howickalan Posted April 12, 2020 Author Share Posted April 12, 2020 Hi singe, Thanks for taking the time to post, nice to find someone else from down here. Glad I somehow fell into this site, it is now on my regular 'check' list. Hope you're managing lockdown ok, Regards, Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singe Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 11 minutes ago, howickalan said: Hope you're managing lockdown ok, All good here in Hawkes Bay. In fact, I think we're very lucky to be where we are right now. Take care. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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