58 years of age

Specialists Marine chronometer repairer

Watch & Clockmaker (trained in England)

Died at the Macquarie Street Asylum in Parramatta, New South Wales

The son of John Puckridge 1765–1840 and Elizabeth Patience Gillet 1788–1827 (married 31 Aug 1800)

Married Caroline Burling in early December 1844 in Wellington at the newly constructed first Saint Paul's Church of England by Bishop Selwyn. They have three known sons, Alfred, and Percival, William Cloughton Puckridge all born in Singapore.

𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱'𝘀 𝗶𝗺𝗺𝗶𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗭𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱

Septimus Mansfield Puckridge was born in Wapping London where he trained with his two brothers under his father to be a Jeweler, Watch, and Clockmaker. By the time of his father's death and the conflict over his will, Septimus decided to immigrate to New Zealand. Paying his own passage and with the sponsorship of Mr. Smyth; Septimus boarded the Ship Clifton on the 2nd of October 1841 and set sail from Gravesend on the 3rd of October 1841. After quite an arduous five-month sailing including pulling in at South Africa for eleven nights, the Clifton arrived in Wellington on February 17th of February 1842.

Septimus set straight to building a house with the help of the native Maori. He involves himself with civic duties and is a member of the Mechanics Institute. He lets out storage space and opens a 'Watchmaker & Clock Repair' business in the front room of his house on Lambton Quay. This proved to not be lucrative in such a young colony and Singapore looked to be a better option within two years he was advertising in the New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian to sell up the house and calling in debt so he could leave the colony before the end of 1844. He and Caroline leave for Singapore via Sydney, Australia onboard The ship Bee on the 4th of January 1845. Meanwhile, Mr. A MACKAY sets up his Watch and Clock business in Septimus's rooms in January 1845.

𝗔𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗔𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮

Septimus and Caroline leave Port Nicholson on the 4th of January 1845 for Sydney via New Plymouth and other ports. The Ship Bee arrived in Sydney on the 10th of January 1845. They lodge for a few nights in Sydney and on the 15th of February 1845 depart Sydney for Singapore onboard the Ship Munford.

On arrival in Singapore, Septimus set up a Watch and Clock-making and repair shop specializing in rating Chronometers within the Gemmills Building on Commercial Square. He also has a soda fountain in his shop and makes Lemonade and Soda for 10 cents a glass, Separate advertisements in the newspaper state he owns a Soda Water and lemonade manufacturer business. By 1847 he reports he was a full Jewler repairing and selling British Plate and all manner of items Scarf Pins, Brooches, Eyeglasses, Spectals, Rings, Sugar tongs, Salt spoons, and all other cutlery. The following year 1848 he became a bookseller, and in 1852 he opened a Marine & General Store down at the Wharf. On 26th July 1853, he advertised as a Ships Chandler & General Store Dealer (buys/sells stores for shipping vessels) Singapore was a busy shipping trading port at the time. We know Caroline became pregnant soon after their marriage in New Zealand as the first son was born nine months later in Singapore and then she had two more living sons in Singapore. It is very possible that Caroline died in childbirth while in Singapore. On a Hospital admission on 19th July 1873 at the Adelaide Hospital for Subacromial Rheumatism Septimus states he had been in Australia for one day and had arrived on the whaling Schooner The Rose, he is widowed and a member of the C of E. He spent twenty-seven days in the hospital and was discharged.

𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮

Arrived on the 18th of July 1873. Finds employment in Shipping.

By 03 Aug 1878 Septimus had taken a job as a Shipping Clerk @ Messrs. Stilling & Co's, Port Adelaide, South Australia.

Other Puckridge family members have immigrated to Australia and live in South Australia and New South Wales.

Septimus died in Parramatta on the 22 of April 1881 at the age of fifty-eight and is buried at St John's Anglican cemetery in Parramatta.

𝗦𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀:

John St. George Puckridge 1819–1898

Percival Graham Puckridge 1827–

𝗛𝗮𝗹𝗳 𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀: (𝗡𝗼𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱)

Henry Puckridge 1793–1869

Harriet Juliet Puckridge 1794–1878

Frederick Puckridge 1796–1886

Benjamin Wakeling Puckridge 1797–1883

Arthur Piercy Puckridge 1799–1800

Alfred John Puckridge 1801–1881

Caroline Elizabeth Puckridge 1803–

Louisa Puckridge 1805–1808

Francis Lambreach Puckridge 1806–1861

Edwin Puckridge 1808–1810

Baron Puckridge1809–1810

𝗜𝗺𝗺𝗶𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗭𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱

Name Septimus Puckridge

Age 20

Departure Date 2 Oct 1841

Departure Place Gravesend

Birth Year (Estimated) 1821

Marital Status Single

Occupation Watchmaker

Event Type Immigration

Event Date 1841

Event Place New Zealand

Event Place (Original) New Zealand

𝗔𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮, 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗲𝘅, 𝟭𝟳𝟴𝟳-𝟭𝟵𝟴𝟱

Name: Septimus M Puckeridge

Death Date: 1881

Death Place: Parramatta, New South Wales

Registration Date: 1881

Registration Place: Parramatta, Australia

Macquarie Street Asylum in Parramatta, New South Wales

Registration Number: 6128

𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗪𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘀, 𝗔𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮, 𝗦𝘁. 𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻'𝘀 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗮, 𝗕𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀, 𝟭𝟳𝟵𝟬-𝟭𝟵𝟴𝟲

Name: Septimus Puckeridge

Burial Date: 23 Apr 1881

Burial Place: Parramatta, Cumberland, New South Wales, Australia

𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗺𝘂𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱 𝗣𝘂𝗰𝗸𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗴𝗲

𝗕𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗵 • 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱, 𝗠𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗹𝗲𝘀𝗲𝘅 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝟭𝟱𝟯𝟵-𝟭𝟵𝟴𝟴

Name Septimus Mansfield Puckridge

Sex Male

Birth Date 6 Jul 1823

Father's Name John Puckridge

Father's Sex Male

Mother's Name Elizabeth Puckridge

Mother's Sex Female

Event Type Baptism

Event Date 29 Dec 1830

Event Place Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

Event Place (Original) Middlesex, England

For more reading about Caroline and Septimus, there are two available books: 'Pursuit Through The Years' Puckridge Family History by Mollie Puckridge. 'The Pursute Ended' Sequel to 'Pursuit Through The Years' By Mollie Puckridge

Key names: Puckridge, Puckeridge, Buckridge, Buckeridge