Charles Decimus Barraud
Charles Decimus Barraud (9 May 1822 – 26 December 1897) was a New Zealand pharmacist and artist. The tenth recorded child of William Francis Barraud and his wife, Sophia Hull, Charles was born in Camberwell, Surrey, England on 9 May 1822.
He emigrated with his family to New Zealand, arriving in Wellington in August 1849. His wife was a cousin of Judge Henry Samuel Chapman,[1] and it was Chapman who encouraged the emigration, lending the Barrauds a cottage when they arrived, and in which they lived until their own house had been built.[1]
Barraud quickly set up shop in
There is a chemist here who has lately turned artist, and who has perpetrated a few likenesses, very like, but very bad... If it were likely to be tolerable I should so like to have Arthur done, but I am afraid it would be only a disappointment.
Personal
Barraud married Sarah Maria Style on 17 March 1849 at St Lawrence's Church, Southampton.[3] The marriage produced six recorded sons and three daughters, including Jessie Sarah Wright.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Kay, Robin. "Charles Decimus Barraud". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ Godley, Charlotte (1951). Godley, John Robert (ed.). Letters from Early New Zealand. Christchurch: Whitcombe & Tombs. p. 74. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
- ^ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 8 June 2014.