Soudain

Letter

Other names still researching:

Bourdon Amelia Louise, spouse? Cross

Bourdon Florence, spouse? Balleine

Bourdon Leon C, b.1851 I think Pierre Soudains brother maybe took his mothers name. I also think he maybe a ship biulder and that he went to America where he may have been connected with the construction of a ship called The Cecilia Sudden, (a bit of a coinsidence) the ship sunk off the coast of New Zealand.

 

Name ? Le Soudain
Married
Elizabeth (maybe)

 

Name
Perrie Le Soudian (alias Peter Sudden)
Born 1846 or 1845 Parris
Died 22/1/1918
Married Elizabeth Ann Dunn (1st)
Married where Jersey Isles
Married Sarah Ann Baxter (2nd)
Date of Marriage 1879/80 Milton New Zealand
Children Henry William Sudden (1st)
Cecilia Sudden (1st)
Frederick Alfred Sudden (1st)
Frank (Francis) E Sudden
Peter Sudden
Mary Ann Sudden
Eva Sudden
Agnes Sudden
George Leon Sudden
Eliza Sudden
Extra

Pierre changed his name when hi come to New Zealand.

He Introduced the Potatoe called the Jersey Benny to new Zealand Market

On the 27/1/1874 Pierre and Elizabeth and five children sailed from Gravesend and arrived in Port Chalmers on 30/9/1874.

There was 349 immigrants ondoard the Christian Macausland according to the Buce Herald 1874 Oct 2.

 

Name
Henry William Sudden
Born 8/9/1866 St Peters Jersey Isles
Died 23/1/1913 Hamilton New Zealand
Married Elizabeth Ann Critchfield
Date of Marriage 10/11/1890 Dunedin New Zealand
Children Arthur Sudden
Alice Sudden
Violet Sudden
Ernest Sudden
William Sudden

 

Name
Cecilia Sudden
Born 22/1/1866 St Peters Jersey Isles
Died 11/8/1959
Married maybe Peter Garry (1st)
Married Dick Cleaves (2nd)
Children Alfonzo Le Soudian(1st)
Gillian Cleaves (2nd)
Esther Cleaves (2nd)
William Cleaves (2nd)
Leonard Cleaves (2nd)
Extra

I am not sure if Peter Garry ver married Cecilia but Alfonzos Birth certifacate was rumoured to have Le Soudain as his last name when he found out his ripped it up and he changed his last name to Garry.

There is a story about a ship called the Cecilia Sudden but I am still looking for more information about it.

 

Name
Frederick Alfred Sudden
Born 13/?/1874
Died 12/3/1904 Matainaou (N.I.S.)
Married Lucy Meldrum
Children Elizabeth Hannah Sudden
Extra

Died in an accident

 

Name
Frank (Francis) Edward Sudden
Born 25/7/1860 Milton New Zealand
Died 1995 Owaka New Zealand
Married Never

 

Name
Peter Sudden
Born 26/11/1884 Dunedin New Zealand
Died 26/11/1884 Dunedin New Zealand
Married Never

 

Name
Mary Ann Sudden
Born 1/3/886 Fairfax Tokomairiro New Zealand
Died 30/8/1980 Dunedin New Zealand
Married John Richard Grenfell (1st)
Married Leslie Vincent Jones (2nd)
Date of Marriage 1923 or 24
Children Hazel Elizabeth Grenfell (Grace) (1st)

 

Name
Eva Sudden
Born 30/1/1888 Dunedin New Zealand
Died 10/10/1914 Littleton New Zealand
Married James Norton
Date of marriage 2/6/1910
Children Eric Richard Norton
Richard William Norton
James Norton

 

Name
Agnes Sudden
Born 25/11/1890 New Zealand
Died 8/5/1974
Married Robert Lindsay
Children Robert Lindsay
Henry Lindsay
William Lindsay
May Lindsay

 

Name
George Leon Sudden
Born 6/12/1896 Dunedin New Zealand
Died 8/5/1976
Married Never
Extra George spent most of his life in a mental institution but really his only disability was that he was born deaf. He spent his days maintaining the gardens at the mental institution. He died from Bronch Pheumonia.

 

Name
Eliza Sudden
Born 1/3/882 Milton New Zealand
Died 8/4/1962 Dunedin New Zealand
Married Alfred Howard
Children Violet Sudden
Alfred Sudden
Jeffery Sudden
Dorothy Sudden
James Sudden

 

Name
Arthur Sudden
Born 1891 Dunedin New Zealand
Died 1917 Dunedin New Zealand
Married Doris Bell
Children Doris Sudden

 

Name
Alice Sudden
Born 1894 Dunedin New Zealand
Died 1963 Dunedin New Zealand
Married Reg Phelon
Children Lance Phelon
Ray Phelon
Eric Phelon
Lyn Phelon
Bobby (adopted)

 

Name
Violet Sudden
Born 1896 New Zealand
Married Cecil Booth
Children Stan Booth
Cereil Booth

 

Name
Ernest Sudden
Born 1900 Dunedin New Zealand
Died 1961 Dunedin New Zealand
Married Ruby Miln
Children Shirley Sudden

 

Name
William Sudden
Born 1900 Dunedin New Zealand
Died 1972 Dunedin New Zealand
Married Ruby Smith
Children Keith Sudden

 

Name
Elizabeth Hannah Sudden
Born 1901 Invercargill New Zealand

 

Name
Shirley Sudden
Born 1928
Married Murry Parsons
Children Laural Parsons
Brenda Parsons
Alan Parsons
John Parsons

 

Name
Keith Sudden
Married Gwen Cartwright
Children Alex Cartwright
Cassie-Lee Cartwright