kmgpost: Vaz Genealogy
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Following my submission last night, I now enclose a copy of the Vaz
genealogy as I know it to this day.
Extract as submitted to the Goa-net-digest #101
I am a direct descendent of Manuel Vaz born 21 September 1805 possibly in
Goa or Cochin. I have been trying to trace my family tree for over two years
and am having limited success. At this stage I have managed to make contact
with some relatives that have settled in Ahmedabad. They are descendants of
one of Manuel Vaz's children. I would be very greatful if anyone on this net
could offer some advise or point me in the right direction with respect to
locating members from Manuel Vaz's line. I will list below names and dates
that I have extracted from family records found in Penang Malaysia.
The Vaz Family history
Manuel Vaz born 21 September 1805 married Isabella Vaz (nee ? ) born 3
August 1811. They had as follows:
Name: Date of birth
Joanna Lizabeth Vaz 10-11-1830
Edward Vaz 15-3-1833
Anthony Vaz 17-3-1835
Manuel Vaz 07-12-1836 follows under (I) below.
Francis Vaz 01-9-1838
Teresa Vaz 16-6-1840
Isabella Vaz 16-11-1841
Samuel Vaz 06-11-1843
George Vaz 27-3-1846
Captain Peter Vaz 01-01-1849 follows under (II) below.
James Vaz 12-12-1850
Richard Vaz 23-5-1858
(The above dates were extracted from a one page typed document with the
heading " The Family of Manuel and Isabella Vaz of British Cochin" We do not
know who prepared the document).
(I)
Manuel Vaz born 23-5-1857 possibly in British Cochin and died on 23-11-1937
in Ahmedabad, Gujerat, India. married to Elizabeth Vaz (nee ?) Manuel Vaz
was an Engineer on board the ship "Chanda" or "Chandra" owned by the British
India Company. The only known child to date follows:
Richard Vaz married to Tress (follows under III below)
(II)
Captain Peter Vaz born 01-01-1849 in British Cochin and died on 20-5-1931 in
Penang Malaysia, married Mary Martha Dragon in Penang, Malaysia. Captain Vaz
lived in British Cochin at no: 7 Lilly Road or Street until he left for
Penang. (From discussions I have had with Rev. Father Korula of St. Francis
Church in Fort Cochin, I understand the street numbers have been changed
which has made it impossible to date to identify the exact house Captain
Vaz lived in. Father Korula advises that most houses in Lilly St are very
old suggesting that the house in question may still be standing. They had
the following children all born in Penang Malaysia, at that time a British
Settlement:
Name Date of birth
Isabella Vaz 27-1-1884
Manuel Vaz 8-3-1886
William Vaz 04-01-1888
Edward Vaz 07-02-1890 (follows under IV)
Martha Vaz 24-4-1892
Anthony Vaz 09-8-1894
Peter Vaz 19-8-1896
Teresa Vaz 15-7-1898
Joan Vaz 01-7-1899
Alice Vaz 21-5-1902
Mary Vaz 24-9-1904
Frances Vaz 03-12-1909
(III)
Richard Manuel Vaz born 23-5-1857 in unknown, and died 23-11-1937 in
Ahmedabad, married unknown to date. Richard Vaz worked at the Swadeshi
Cotton Mills around 1919. I have a letter that was written to Richard Vaz
from an officer of Lord Inchcape of The British India Company expressing
Lord Inchcape's regret on hearing of the passing of Richard's father, Manuel
Vaz. refer (I) above. It was through this letter and the Swadeshi Mills that
I found this line of the family. It has been the first and only known
contact with relatives that settled in the sub-continent. Richard Vaz and
wife had as follow presumably all born in Ahmedabad.:
Name
Mary Vaz married to Joseph Xavier
Marie Vaz married to R N Sarkar
Bela Vaz married to unknown
Peter Vaz marriedto unknown
Samuel Vaz born 28-12-1916 married to Jane J Roxburgh (follows under V)
Manuel Vaz married to Loiusa
Anthony married to Flora
Philomena married to A Das
(IV)
Edward Vaz born 07-2-1890 in Penang Malaysia and died married Mary
Wilhelmina Lesslar in Penang, Malaysia. Edward Vaz a school teacher at St.
Xaviers Institution and MAry Lesslar had the following all born in Penang.
Name Date of birth
Angeline Vaz 01-4-1916
Mathilda Vaz 29-5-1917
Joseph Edward Vaz 05-12-1919
George Godwin Vaz 02-4-1921
Agnes Wilhelmina Vaz 21-1-1923 (follows under VI below)
Anthony Dion Vaz 09-9-1924
Mary Teresa Vaz 22-5-1926
Peter Vaz 02-01-1928
Pauline Vaz 25-1-1929
Theresa Vaz 15-9-1930
(V)
Samuel Vaz born 28-12-1916 in Ahmedabad, Gujerat India and died 11-5-1990
married Jane John Roxburgh, born 13-4-1922 in Ahmedabad and died
13-4-1962.They had as follows all born in Ahmedabad.
Name Date of birth
Merwyn Samuel Vaz 08-3-1954 (follows under VII)
Anita Samuel Vaz 04-4-1955
James Vaz 17-5-1958
(VI)
Agnes Wilhelmina Vaz born 21-1-1923 married Willi Hans Boehm born 22-6-1917
in Rendsburg, Germany. They had six children as follows:
Name Date of birth
Edward Boehm 17-12-1947 Rendsburg, Germany
Andrew Boehm 03-5-1949 Rendsburg, Germany
Michael Boehm 14-5-1951 Rendsburg, Germany
Willi Boehm 07-01-1955 Penang, Malaysia (Follows under VIII below)
Stephen Boehm 11-01-1961 Penang, Malaysia
Marcus Boehm 19-11-1963 Penang, Malaysia
This entire family parents and children now all live in Australia.
(VII)
Merwyn Samuel Vaz born 08-3-1954 in Ahmedabad India and married to Mary
AnnManuel Alberts born 24-2-1957 in Indore have the following children; all
0born in Ahmedabad.
Rohan M Vaz 08-8-1989
Samuel Vaz 02-5-1991
(VIII)
Willi Boehm born 07-01-1955 in Penang Malaysia now living in Perth Western
Australia and married to Susan Perkins born 11-7-1957 of Sabah, Malaysia now
also living in Perth Western Australia. They have the following children all
born in Perth Western Australia.
Name Date of birth
Simone Larissa Perkins Boehm 10-6-1988 (1st twin)
Rachel Jade Perkins Boehm 10-6-1988 (2nd twin)
Rebecca Louise Perkins Boehm 06-9-1991
Jacob Alexander Perkins Boehm 11-5-1994
Summary
My contact with the sub-continent is now purely with Merwyn Vaz (VII) whom I
found via letters etc left with some of my mothers sistersinPenang Malaysia.
I am having great difficulty making any further progress and would
appreciate any help either with respect to leads, possible contacts or what
ever. i am trying Goa as I understand the Vaz name does exists in Goa.
Whilst having been told that my ancestors came from Cochin, I feel they may
have originally left Goa as there is no Vaz trace of any Vaz in Cochin that
I have been able to establish. Friends have search throught the Doop Boek
which apparently lists all births etc in Cochin in the relevant times with
no success. Perhaps I am wrong.
I could go on and on. Should any one be able to assist in any way possible,
please do so.
my email is Willi Boehm<go...@global.net.au
Willi Boehm
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rohan...@gmail.com
I am Rohan Vaz Son of Merwyn Vaz (VII) who you had contacted years ago, I understand it was really difficult at that time to make contact as India was not that advance with the use of internet, it was in 2011 that I tried reaching you on call as well I spoke to your son but was not able to speak to you,
Please do let me know your current email Id I would love to know the details you hold and share all details I have about our Family tree that I have learnt in the past few years.
My email id is : rohan...@gmail.com