{"id":462,"date":"2026-04-11T19:34:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T19:34:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timpson.nz\/?page_id=462"},"modified":"2026-04-11T19:57:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T19:57:48","slug":"new-home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/timpson.nz\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-4d397ad4 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-stretch is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-stretch is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-d9786264 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"min-height:100%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Henry Timpson 1832 &#8211; 1898<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>From Northamptonshire to New Zealand, Henry Timpson rose from agricultural labourer to hotel keeper in Canterbury, New Zealand. This genealogy has been created by Stan Smith who has been researching the Timpson family for over sixty years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Contact Stan with any information or questions about the Timpson family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Email: <a href=\"mailto:stanjsmith@xtra.co.nz\">stanjsmith@xtra.co.nz<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile image-pop.image-pop figure img {  box-shadow: 0 8px 30px rgba(0, 0, 0.18); border-radius: 8px; }\" style=\"grid-template-columns:39% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"376\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/timpson.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Groome-family.jpg\" alt=\"Groome Family\" class=\"wp-image-471 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/timpson.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Groome-family.jpg 376w, https:\/\/timpson.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Groome-family-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/timpson.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Groome-family-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 376px) 100vw, 376px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">England<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>From 1789.  Henry Timpson&#8217;s life story and his family that follows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timpson.nz\/index.php\/england\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"386\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text\" style=\"grid-template-columns:39% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"376\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/timpson.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ship.jpg\" alt=\"SS Arawa Ship\" class=\"wp-image-470 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/timpson.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ship.jpg 376w, https:\/\/timpson.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ship-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/timpson.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ship-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 376px) 100vw, 376px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Voyage Out<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In 1886 Henry and Ann Timpson bring their family to New Zealand via sailing ship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timpson.nz\/index.php\/voyage-out\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"58\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:39% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"376\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/timpson.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/hotel.jpg\" alt=\"Alford Forest Hotel\" class=\"wp-image-467 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/timpson.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/hotel.jpg 376w, https:\/\/timpson.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/hotel-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/timpson.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/hotel-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 376px) 100vw, 376px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">New Zealand<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Henry and Ann Timpson begin life in New Zealand with their family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timpson.nz\/index.php\/new-zealand\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"423\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Henry Timpson 1832 &#8211; 1898 From Northamptonshire to New Zealand, Henry Timpson rose from agricultural labourer to hotel keeper in Canterbury, New Zealand. This genealogy has been created by Stan Smith who has been researching the Timpson family for over sixty years. Contact Stan with any information or questions about the Timpson family. 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