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Thomas Hamilton ANSON (1842-1872) was born in Loodeanah, West Bengal, India
- his father was:
Frederick Walpole ANSON (1806-184) served with the 18th Regiment Bengal Infantry for 25 years (eldest son of General Sir George Anson, G.C.B., K.T.S., M.P., General in the Army and Colonel of 4th Dragoon Guards, Equerry to H.R.H. the Duchess of Kent, Groom of the Bedchamber to H.R.H. the Prince Consort, and Governor of Chelsea Hospital (1769-1849) and Frances Hamilton (daughter of Captain John William Hamilton)

- his mother was Catharine HANSON (1810-1880)

Thomas Hamilton Anson married Henrieta Ann GORLE (1850-1929) on 20 February 1872 in Riccarton, Christchurch

- Henrietta Ann GORLE was born in Plymouth, Devonshire, England, the 1st of 11 children
- her father was:
John Tylor GORLE (1822-1888) from Kempsey, Worcestershire, who Served in India for the 10th Regiment of Foot and was Captain of the 40th Regiment and died in Bratton Clovelly, Devonshire, England

- her mother was Frances MOORE (daughter of the late Macartney Moore, esq. Bengal Civil Service)

the children of Thomas Hamilton & Henrietta Ann were:

1875 - 1938 Violet Frances Woodville Anson
- married George Thompson MULCOCK in 1897
- Violet married George Thompson MULCOCK in 1897
their known children were:
1898 - Alice Rubina Mulcock
1899 - George Eric Mulcock
1901 - Thirza Anson Mulcock
1903 - Dorothy Heneretta Mulcock
1905 - Helen Frances Mulcock
1908 - Violet Rebecca Mulcock

1876 - 1956 Aubrey Vernon Anson
- he lived at 52 Knowles St Christchurch
- he died on 5 August 1956 aged 80
- he is buried in Plot 13 - BLock AN6 at Waimairi Cemetery with brother Francis Halhead

1879 - 1929 Francis Halhed Anson
- he lived at 41 Idris Road Christchurch
- he died on 25 January 1929 aged 50
- he is buried in Plot 14 - BLock AN6 at Waimairi Cemetery with brother Aubrey Vernon

1881 - ???? Catherine Rose Hamilton Anson
- nothing known

1883 - 1958 Thomas Henry Karslake Anson
- Thomas married Agnes Ida DUNLOP in 1914

1885 - 1949 Barbara Aimee Hope Anson
- Barbara married Philip Tresillan SHAND in 1908

1886 - 1889 Henrietta Rachel Anson
- Henrietta died aged 2

1888 - ???? Alice Nona Anson
- nothing known

9-11-1890 - 19178 Frederick John Granby Anson
- Frederick was a Dairy Farmer
- he served in WWI at the age of 27 as Rifleman #53996 with the NZEF, 27th Reinforcements G Company which left on the 'Athenic' from Wellington on 15 July 1917
- his next of kin was his mother: Henrietta Anson, Bridle Path Road, Heathcote Valley, Christchurch
- me married Annie Elizabeth BRADBURY in 1916

9-11-1890 - 1965 Lorna Brooke Anson
- not married

1892 - 1918 Ralph Whakatane Anson
- Ralph was a Dairy Farmer
- he served in WWI as Private #72052 with the NZEF, 37th Reinforcements A Company which left on the 'Maunganui' from Wellington on 9 May 1917
- his next of kin was his mother: Henrietta Anson, Bridle Path Road, Heathcote Valley, Christchurch
- Ralph was Killed in Action on Le Cateau, France on 8 October 1918 aged 24
- his Grave Reference is: III. C. 15. at Naves Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord, France

Edward MULCOCK (1837-1915)
- was born at Hatfield Peverel, Essex, England
- came to New Zealand in 1860 after being in Australia 3 years

- he married

Theresa (Thirza) THOMPSON (1841-1889) in 1861
- a daughter of Charles Thompson of Cambridge, England
- Thirza died on 22 Sept 1889 aged 47 at the home of her brother, Walter Thompson, Saltwater Creek Canterbury

- Edward & Thirza had 15 children, 7 sons & 8 daughters

1861 - 1937 Edward Thomas Mulcock
1863 - 1934 Elizabeth Jane Mulcock
1864 - 1936 Frederick Mulcock
1865 - 1951 Walter Joseph Mulcock
1868 - 1947 Rebecca Mulcock (not married)
1870 - 1944 George Thompson Mulcock
1871 - ???? Alice Miranda Mulcock
1872 - 1872 Thomas Mulcock
1876 - 1876 Charles Mulcock
1877 - 1940 Amy Rosa Amanda Mulcock (not married)
1878 - 1954 Louisa Mulcock (not married )
1879 - 1945 William Everard Mulcock
1880 - 1969 Anthony Coningsby Mulcock
1883 - 1958 Stanley Mulcock

- most of the following are probably descendants of theirs

some of the MULCOCK marriages in New Zealand between 1890 - 1930:

Alice Miranda Mulcock (1871-?)
- parents: Edward MULCOCK (1837-1915) & Thirza THOMPSON (1841-1889)
- married George Henry Brackenridge in 1907

Anthony Coningsby Mulcock (1882-1969)
- parents: Edward MULCOCK (1837-1915) & Thirza THOMPSON (1841-1889)
- married Gladys Jane Patterson in 1915

Cyril Charles Mulcock
- married Hilda Mary Steele in 1924

Dorothy Henriette Mulcock
- married Alexander Johnson

Edith Maude Mulcock (1880-1953)
- married Henry Walter Askin (1874-1965) 4-8-1909 Albury, Canterbury

Edward Mulcock
- married Anne Holcroft in 1898

Edward Lawrence Mulcock (1904-1977)
- married Irene Rebecca Hooper (1907-1954) in 1926

Edward Thomas Mulcock (1861-1937)
- parents: Edward MULCOCK (1837-1915) & Thirza THOMPSON (1841-1889)
- Edward was a Farmer
- married Anna Ward (1864-1924) in 1903
- they lived at 19 Richmond Tce, New Brighton Christchurch
- Anna was buried on Xmas Eve in Plot 145 - Block 37 at Bromley
Edward remarried to Amy Jane Cole (1870-1944) in 1926
- he lived at Wakefield Ave, Christchurch
- Edward was buried with Anna

Elizabeth Jane Mulcock (1863-1934)
- parents: Edward MULCOCK (1837-1915) & Thirza THOMPSON (1841-1889)
- married Edward William Relph (1859-1943) in 1898

Frederick Mulcock (1864-1936)
- parents: Edward MULCOCK (1837-1915) & Thirza THOMPSON (1841-1889)
- married Teresa Bowker (1872-1950) in 1899

George Thompson Mulcock (1870-1944)
- parents: Edward MULCOCK (1837-1915) & Thirza THOMPSON (1841-1889)
- married Violet Frances Woodville Anson (1876-1938) in 1897
- they lived at 52 Idris Rd, Christchurch in 1938
- they lived at 189 Wairarapa Tce Christchurch in 1944
- they are buried in Plot 21 - Block AN12 at Waimairi Cemetery

Kathleen Everard Mulcock (1903-1967)
- born in Auckland
- married Lawrence Ethelbert Mellsop in 1926

Stanley Mulcock (1884-1958)
- parents: Edward MULCOCK (1837-1915) & Thirza THOMPSON (1841-1889)
- married Annie Baines Elsworth in 1905

Thirza Anne Mulcock
- married William Dallas Bean in 1890

Thirza Anson Mulcock
- married Gordon Keith Ower in 1924

Violet Rebecca Mulcock
- married Arthur Melville Austen Knight in 1930

Walter Joseph Mulcock (1865-1951)
- parents: Edward MULCOCK (1837-1915) & Thirza THOMPSON (1841-1889)
- married Florence Lucinda Lunn (1879-1966) in 1907
- they lived in Christchurch
- Florence was buried in Plot 192 - Block 35 at Ruru Lawn Ceetery

William Everard Mulcock (1879-1945)
- parents: Edward MULCOCK (1837-1915) & Thirza THOMPSON (1841-1889)
- married Ruth Whitla Bowker (1885-1954) in 1905

some of the MANTTAN marriages in New Zealand between 1901 - 1929:

Annie Rubie Manttan
- married Harold John Ledger in 1929

Douglas Manttan
- married Ethel Maud Nuttall in 1910

Ethel Maude Manttan
- married Charles Robert Norris Mackie in 1914

Edgar Manttan
- married Mary Jones in 1907

Frank Manttan
- married Mary Pauline Tingey in 1901

Herbert Benjamin Manttan
- married Williamena Henrietta Sutherland in 1925

Hilda May Manttan
- married James Huia Urwin in 1928

John Benjamin Manttan
- married Fernie Veronica Benfield in 1924

John Edward Leslie Manttan
- married Helen Frances Mulcock in 1927

Violet Pauline Manttan
- married Vernon Clemens in 1927

William Charles Manttan
- married Mary Jane Hunter in 1913

some of the PINKNEY marriages in New Zealand between 1890 - 1929:

Alice Pinkney
- married Frank Dixon in 1911

Anne Pinkney
- married Harry George Hawkins in 1920

Arthur David Pinkney
- married Madeline Elizabeth Bassett in 1926

Emma Huia Pinkney
- married John Simpson in 1929

Henry Hall Pinkney
- married Sarah Northo Bacon in 1890

Herbert Oxnett Pinkney
- married Rosina Elizabeth Green in 1928

Iris Sophia Pinkney
- married Henry John Masson in 1920

Norah Gracie Pinkney
- married Thomas Henry Urwin in 1918

Thomas Jackson Pinkney
- married Caroline Frances JONES in 1893
- Emma died on 4 April 1898 and is buried in Plot CFP - Row 6 - Area: Plan V at Archer St Cemetery Masterton
- Thomas remarried married Emma GODDEN in 1899
- Thomas was a cab driver in Masterton
- a photo of Thomas taken between 1920-1935 and other men in costume at a rugby match in front of the Solway Showgrounds grandstand, with a banner saying 'The Ranfurly Challenge Sheild'. Thomas is 3rd from left
- Thomas died on 9 March 1935 aged 73 and is buried in Plot TJP - Row 21 - Area: Plan II at Archer St Cemetery Masterton
- Ema died on 30 April 1949 aged 83 and is buried with him

Victor Jackson Pinkney
- married Edith Madge Shackleton in 1929

the known URWIN marriages New Zealand 1893 - 1930:

see also Thomas Alfred URWIN (Adolphus Alfred Thomas Urwin)


the GROOMS

? Albert Urwin (1881-1976)
- married Henrietta Marie SUBRITZKY (1885-1970) in 1904
- their known children:
* 1904 - Iris Evelyn Urwin
* 1907 - Albert Leslie Urwin


? Albert Edward Urwin (1879-1971)
- married Edith TURNER (1879-1966) in 1906
- their known children:
* 1907 - Alfred George urwin
* 1910 - Elizabeth Joyce Urwin
* 1912 - Gladys Edith Urwin


? Albert Edward Urwin (1902-1980)
- married Amelia CARTER in 1927
- he married Una Margaret FULFORD-QUINLIVAN (1915-1990) (see comments below)


? Bertie Hope Urwin
- married Martha Irene STORIE (1875-1963 nee ORLUSKI) in 1920 (a widow)
- Martha had first married Robert Shaw STORIE (1869-1913) in 1900
they had a daughter:
* 1902 - Irene Margare Storie
- Martha was registered as a Barmaid in Dunedin in July 1911
- Robert died 7 Dec 1913 & is buried Southern Cemetery Dunedin
- Martha was a widow at 6 Stafford Street, Caversham in 1914
- she died 19 Feb 1963 aged 88 & buried Plot 70, Block 239 Andersons Cemetery Dunedin. Her last address was Buggleugh St., Dunedin


? Ernest Arthur Urwin (1874-1954)
- son of Thomas Alfred Urwin
- married Ethel Annie JOHNSTONE 27 June 1901 at Oxford House, Hawera
- their known children:
* 1902 - Albert Edward urwin
* 1903 - Ethel Blanche Urwin
* 1905 - Ernest Arthur Urwin
* 1907 - Edna May Urwin


? Francis Victor Urwin (1882-1949)
- married Maud Eva TYNAN (1890-1960) 24 Oct 1910
- their known children:
* 1909 - Emily Eva Urwin
* 1911 - Arthur Francis Urwin


? Frank Urwin
- married Emma BROWN in 1914


? George William Urwin (1892-1951)
- married Alice Alma MATHERS (1880-1940) in 1913


? Jack Harman Urwin (1894-1979)
- married Julia O'SULLIVAN (1891-1975) in 1917


? James Gardiner Urwin
- married Louisa Winifred LARAMAN in 1930


? James Huia Urwin (1905-1985)
- married Hilda May MANTTAN (1906-1988) in 1928


? Martin Urwin
- married Florence Isabel HEIFORD in 1926


? Robert Harrogate Urwin (1883-1920)
- son of John Thomas URWIN & Mary Ann HARROGATE who arrived in NZ on the Tongariri in 1886
- he married Susannah ALLSOPP in 1910
- their known children:
* 1911 - Gladys Mary Urwin
- Robert died 13 June 1920 aged 37 & is buried at Karori, Wellington
- Susannah next married Edward Percy CRESSWELL in 1929


? Thomas Urwin (1902-1995)
- married Janet Hannah PHINN (1903-1987) in 1925


? Thomas Arthur Urwin (1902-1961)
- married Dorothy Grace NEILSON (1901-1974) in 1926


? Thomas Charles Urwin
- married Muriel Eva Augusta GENTLES (1891-1969) in 1910
- their known children:
* 1911 - Gloria Alice Urwin
* 1912 - Jack Herbert Urwin


? Thomas Henry Urwin (1888-1963)
- married Norah Gracie PINKNEY in 1918


? Walter Urwin (1872-1943)
- married Kate Annie IRVINE (1877-1959) in 1900
- 2 known children:
* 1902 - Thomas Arthur Urwin
* 1910 - Rebecca Marjorie Urwin


? Walter Gilligan Urwin (1877-1943)
- son of Thomas Alfred Urwin
- married Annie Elizabeth BROWN (1883-1966) in 1910


? William James Urwin (1881-1959)
- married Margaret Adelaide Maud (1883-1972) in 1911
- 2nd of 7 children of George MAUD (1845-1935) & Margaret McClure LEES (1856-1916)


? William John Urwin (1869-1960)
- son of Thomas Alfred Urwin
- married Ada Annie HARMAN(1868-1939) in 1893
- their known children:
* 1894 - Jack Harman Urwin
* 1896 - William Roy Harman Urwin
* 1897 - Esme Myra Urwin


the BRIDES


PHOTO
Grave of Robert Shaw STORIE (1869-1913) at Dunedin
(first husband of Martha Irene Storie nee Orluski)

the known female URWIN marriages in New Zealand 1890 - 1930

see also Thomas Alfred URWIN (Adolphus Alfred Thomas Urwin)


Alice Jane Urwin (1883-1952)
- married George William WILLEY (1876-1948) in 1922

Annie Urwin
- married David James CAMERON in 1917

Blanche Louisa Urwin (1881-1932)
- daughter of Alfred Adolphus Thomas URWIN & Eliza Harriet PARSONS
- married Edmund Earl FURNESS (1883-1946) in 1906
- Blanche next married Charles James GERARD 1 July 1921 in Wellington
- Blanche next married William PIRIE in 1926

Edith Alice Urwin (1880-1951)
- married William Alfred THOMAS in 1902

Edith Marion Urwin (1872-1962)
- daughter of Thomas Alfred URWIN & Eliza Harriet PARSONS
- married Edward PARNELL in 1894
- they had a son:
1896 - 1979 Reginald Percy Urwin Parnell
- (that name repeats down the Urwin family)
- Reginald married Rita Mabel STOREY (1901-?) in 1920
- (Rita next married Walter George BENT (1890-1969) in 1927)
- (Reginald next married Clarice Isobel BATTEN (1900-1954) in 1928)
18 May 1907 in the Divorce Court in Poverty Bay, In the matter of Edward Parnell, petitioner v Edith Marion Parnell, respondent and William Lucena (co-respondent). The case was adjourned till Monday with a view to securing further evidence as to desertion
- Edith next married William LUCENA (1863-1918) on 3 Sep 1907
- William Lucena drowned in the harbour at Picton
- (the Lucena name appears in a child of John Joseph CASEY & Maud Mary URWIN)

Edna May Urwin
- married Walter William Kenneth FUTTER (1905-1962) in 1927

Ellen Urwin
- married John Henry Frederick RICHARDS in 1916

Esme Myra Urwin (1897-1993)
- grand-daughter of Alfred Adolphus Thomas URWIN & Eliza Harriet PARSONS
- married Arthur BARNSLEY in 1923

Ethel Urwin
- married John BARBER in 1910

Florence Mary Middleton Urwin (1892-1971)
- married Harold John EXTON (1896-1959) in 1917

Gladys Mary Urwin
- married Alfred JENKINS in 1923

Gladys Mary Urwin
- married John Henry TAYLOR in 1930

Gwendoline Irene Urwin (1908-1982)
- married Victor Ferdinand BERTELSEN (1905-1981) in 1929

Harriet Eliza Urwin (1868-1959)
- married Ernest William CHRISTIANSEN (1863-1921) in 1890
- their known children:
1891 - Ethel Olivia Christiansen
- Ethel maried Percy Ernest Scott in 1921
1893 - Lavinia Annie Christinsen
- Lavinia married Edward John Marklew in 1922
1894 - Ernest William Christiansen
- Ernest married Jean Olga Smith in 1921
Harriet Eliza next married James ROSS in 1915

Ida May Urwin (1897-1996)
- married Zioko Leo GAELIC (1891-1964) in 1917

Iris Evelyn Urwin (1904-1987)
- married Cyril Vernon Andrew BLUCHER (1902-1982) in 1926

Mabel May Urwin (1883-1973)
- daughter of Alfred Adolphus Thomas URWIN & Eliza Harriet PARSONS
- married Charles Albert GOLDSMITH (1878-1965) in 1903

Mary Urwin (1878-1953)
- married David Magill McWHA (1875-1946) in 1912

Mary Ann Urwin
- married George HENDERSON in 1900

Maud Edith Mary (AKA Eliza Maud) Urwin (1877-1971)
- daughter of Alfred Adolphus Thomas URWIN & Eliza Harriet PARSONS
- married John Joseph CASEY (1876-1954) 6 Feb 1899, St Mary of the Angels, Wellington. Their 3 children:
1899 - Zita Mary Casey
1902 - Cedric Joseph Urwin Casey
1909 - John James Lucena Casey

Olive May Urwin
- married Norman Joseph BROADBELT (1910-1979) in 1930
- Norman was a Farmer at R.D. IIhakara, Levin
- he was cremated 13 Sep 1979 at Kelvin Grove, Palmerston North

Pollie Urwin
- married Thomas DALTON in 1907

Sarah Eveline Urwin
- married William James MOORE in 1921

Susannah Urwin (1892-1955)
- married Edward Percy CRESSWELL (1881-1956) in 1929



male URWIN marriages in New Zealand

Charles Robert Pacey was the 3rd of 7 children of:
William Robert PACEY & Maria Thomasina HERRIOT (1862-1931)

William & Maria married on 25 April 1883 in Kelso, Otago

- their children were:

25 January 1884 - William Arthur Pacey
- William Arthur died on 25 March 1885 aged 14 months

30 April 1885 - Samuel 'Ernest' Clinton Pacey
- born at their residence, the Commercial Hotel, CLinton, South Otago
- he drowned at sea aged 19 while fishing at Levin in 1905

1886 - Charles Robert Pacey
- he served in WWI as Private #6/925 with the Canterbury Infantry Battalion
- he enlisted from Jack Bros., Kotuku, Westland
- his mother (Maria Dorset) was living at 8 Hall St, Napier
- he left from Lyttelton on 16 October 1914 for Suez, Egypt
- he was killed in action on 7 August 1915 aged 29 at Gallipoli
- his memorial is at Chunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial, Chunuk Bair Cemetery, Gallipoli, Turkey

1888 - Frank Herriot Pacey
- Frank served in WWI as Private #6/2722 with the Canterbury Infantry Battalion 6th Reinforcements
- he enlisted from Renwicktown, Marlborough (probably from his father's Hotel)
- he left from Wellington on 14 Aug 1915 for Suez Egypt
- Frank died in 1955 aged 67

1889 - Georgina Jane Gray Pacey
- Georgina died on 28 July 1891 aged 22 months at home in the Wharf Hotel, Rattray St, Dunedin
- she is buried in PLOT 16 - BLOCK 79 at Northern Cemetery Dunedin

1891 - Alfred William James Pacey
- Alfred served in WWI as Driver #2/337 with the Field Artillery, Main Body to Suez, Egypt on 16 October 1914
- he enlisted from Winger & Smith, Taumarunui
- his mother (Maria Dorset) was living at 8 Hall St, Napier
- Alfred was a barman at the Te Aro Hotel in 1919
- Alfred married Eliza 'Ellen' NEILANDS (1894-1961) in 1920
- Ellen was the 4th of 8 children of John NEILANDS & Mary Elizabeth BERRY
- Alfred died in 1950 aged 60

1893 - Cecil George Thomas Pacey
- Cecil waas a Mill Hand in 1917
- he served in WWI as Trooper #31090 with the NZEF 21st Reinforcements Mounted Rifles Brigade, Machine-gun Section
- he left Wellington on 8 Feb 1917 for Suez, Egypt
- his mother (Maria Dorset) was living at 8 Hall St, Napier
- Cecil married Martha Helen Agatha RIORDON (1903-1943) in 1921
- Cecil died in 1951 aged 58

William & Thomasina Pacey were divorced in Feb 1907

Maria remarried in 1907 to Edward Walter DORSET (1846-1915)
- (she went under the name of Maria Thomasina Herriot)

Maria Thomasina died in 1931 aged 69


William Pacey owned a number of Hotels over the years

He had the Jetty Hotel in Kaitangata in 1883

He was adjudged a bankrupt in Jan 1886 at Clinton Otago

He had the Waihemo Hotel in Dunback, Otago in 1890

He got the Wharf Hotel in Dunedin in Feb 1891 from Benjamin BERN

He transferred the license of the Wharf Hotel, Dunedin in 1892

He applied for the 14 roomed Criterion Hotel in Alexandria in 1894

William & William Robert Pacey Miners of Waikaka applied for a prospecting license in 1897 over the freehold property of Adam Fleming on the banks of the Waikaka River

He got the Australasian Hotel from Dougal McLeod in Dec 1900

He had a dwelling house in Dunedin in 1901

He got the license for the Levin Hotel in Dec 1904

He put up the lease of the Levin Hotel in 1906 due to ill health

He had the Club Hotel in Suva, Fiji in 1907

He had the Pier Hotel in Kaikoura in 1908

He was in Blenheim in Sep 1909 when is bankruptcy was discharged

He applied for the Wimbledon Hotel in Woodville in 1910

He got the Herbertville Hotel, Seaview Rd in May 1910

He got the lease for the Clarenden Hotel in Picton in 1913

He had the Globe Hotel in Renwicktown, Marlborough in 1915

Elizabeth Ophelia Isabella TIDD was born on 15 June 1852 in Nelson

she was the first New Zealand born child of:
Thomas Samuel TIDD (1818-1877] & Elizabeth EYLES (1814-1899) who married on 16 July 1840 in Greyfriars, Newgate, London and then 2 months later emigrated from England to Nelson NZ on the MARY ANN which left Downs on 24 Sept 1841, arriving into Nelson on 8 Feb 1842
- with Thomas & Elizabeth Tidd was 6 year old Esther Tidd who was born on 18 May 1834 in England (she could have been the daughter of EITHER Thomas or Elizabeth OR daghter of both) Elizabeth had her 3 year old daughter, Ezra Eyles with her. Ezra died during the voyage on 19 Oct 1841 at Lat 30.59N Long 19.3W
- also on board the Mary Ann were Elizabeth's parents (our Elizabeth Tidd's grandparents) Daniel & Jane (nee PRIMMER) TIDD and their 5 other children

- her father Thomas Tidd had been a Policeman in London, he became a Brewer in Nelson

(our) Elizabeth 'Bessie' TIDD married Samuel PROSSER
on 22 June 1870 in St Peter's Church, Wellington by the Reverend A. STOCK

Samuel Prosser was born in 1844 in London
- he died on 30 December 1895 aged 51
- an inquest was held in Opunake on 31 December 1896 on the body of Samuel Prosser, an old settler of the colony. A verdict of natural causes was returned
- he was buried on 31 December 1896 in Old Plot 18 (New Plot 338) - Block E at Opunake Cemetery General Interdenominational with wife Elizabeth

Elizabeth remarried on 3 March 1897 to Christopher ROWLANDS (1854-1904)
- she was 44 and he was 42
- Christopher was a Watchmaker and Jeweller in the main street of Opunake where Elizabeth's son Claude Thomas was an apprentice from 1898. In 1903 Claude took over Christopher's business with his brother Rowley (Rowland Tidd Prosser), they called it Prosser Brothers

Elizabeth & Christopher had a daughter:
#15 - Mary Elizabeth Rowlands on 14 July 1899
- Mary married Walter Ernest HOPKINS (1899-1965) in 1923
- Walter was a son of Henry HOPKINS & Annie McGREGOR
- Mary Elizabeth died in 1976 aged 77

Christopher Rowlands died on 22 December 1904 aged 50

Elizabeth died on XMAS DAY - 25 December 1934 aged 83
- she was buried on 27 December 1934 in Old Plot 18 (New Plot 338) - Block E at Opunake Cemetery General Interdenominational with her 1st husband Samuel Prosser (under the name of Rowlands)

This is a wonderful FAMILY PHOTO taken at the wedding of Samuel & Elizabeth's daughter Isabel Clare when she married Thomas Charles EVERSFIELD in 1917
- Elizabeth (now Mrs Rowlands) is seated 2nd row, far right with large feathery hat

the 14 children of Elizabeth TIDD & Samuel PROSSER were:

#1

21 July 1871 - Samuel James Edward Prosser
- Samuel died on 5 November 1871 aged 15 weeks in Wellington
- he is buried in Plot unknown - Section C of E at Bolton St Cemetery
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#2
... *Zoe is in the FAMILY PHOTO above standing beside the window, directly behind her mother Elizabeth

3 October 1873 - Zoe Ethel Prosser
- (named after her mother's sister Zoe Ethel Tidd)
- born at Pahautanui Hotel, Pahautanui Wellington
- Zoe married Henry James NEWMAN (1865-1946) in 1896

Zoe & James had 9 (known, possibly more) children

Henry James Newman died on 8 March 1946 aged 81 in Taranaki
- he is buried in Old Plot 38 (New Plot 678) - Block K at Opunake General Cemetery Interdenominational
Zoe Ethel Newman died on 26 January 1959 aged 86
- she is buried in Old Plot 40 (New Plot 679) - Block K at Opunake (scroll to end) General Cemetery Interdenominational

the known children of Henry & Zoe were:

1897 - Albina Elizabeth Newman
- *Albina is the bridesmaid in the FAMILY PHOTO above seated in the front wearing a large white hat, next to the bride (her aunty Isobel). She is also in the Bridal party photo
23 February 1899 - William Litchfield Newman
- William died on 15 November 1988 aged 89
- he is buried in Old Plot 38 & 40 (New Plot 678-679) - Block K at Opunake General Cemetery Interdenominational with his parents
1903 - Zoe Newman
- Zoe died 11 May 1903 aged 10 weeks
1904 - Harry James Newman
- Harry died in 1934 aged 30
12 July 1906 - Beatrice May Newman
- Beatrice married ? COOMBES in ?
- she died in 1999 aged 93
29 October 1907 - George Edward Newman
- George died on 11 April 1989 aged 81
- he is buried in Old Plot 36 (New Plot 677) - Block K at Opunake General Cemetery Interdenominational
1910 - Alice Isabel Newman
- Alice was the flowergirl at her aunty Isobel's wedding in 1917 (her sister ALbina was the bridesmaid
- nothing else known
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#3

29 January 1875 - Samuel Edward Prosser
- Samuel married Ellen Hannah PEACOCK on 9 July 1900 in Auckland

- Ellen was born on 6 February 1878 in Masterton
- she was the 1st born of 12 children of William Thomas PEACOCK (1854-1922) & Eliza Perry KITE (1866-1939)

Samuel & Eliza had 3 children in New Zealand they they moved to NSW, Australia

Samuel died on 19 June 1964 aged 89 in Newcastle, NSW, Australia
Ellen died on 21 April 1973 aged 95 in Geelong, Victoria Australia

- their known children were:
1901 - Zoe Elizabeth Prosser
- born in NZ
1903 - Claude Hugh Prosser
- born in NZ
1906 - Sadie Ellen Prosser
- born in NZ
1912 - Gertrude Isobel Augusta Prosser
- Gertrude was born in Merreweather, NSW

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#4
... *Isabel & Thomas are in the FAMILY PHOTO above seated in front row next to the bridesmaid, her neice Albina Newman with the large white hat (daughter of her sister Zoe)

1876 - Isabel Clare Prosser
- Isabel married Thomas Charles EVERSFIELD (1879-1947) on 1 December 1917 at Oaonui, Taranaki
- Isabel died on 28 December 1918 aged 43
- she is buried in Old Plot 52 (new Plot 295) - Block F at Opunake General Cemetery Interdenominational

- Thomas died in 1947 aged 66
- burial not yet found
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#5

17 Febrary 1879 - Claude Percy Tidd Prosser
- Claude died on 1 Febuary 1880 aged 2 weeks from 1 years old
- he is buried in Plot unknown - Section C of E at Bolton St Cemetery

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#6

27 October 1880 - Claude Thomas Prosser
- he was born in Wellington
- Claude was the Senior Partner and Manager of the firm of Prosser Brothers. He was brought up as a watchmaker and jeweller in Opunake under Christopher Rowlands from 1898 (Christopher became Claude's stepfather in 1897) . In 1903 he took over the business in with his brother Rowley
- Claude was a member of the Opunake Mounted Rifles and the Opunake Coursing Club
- he married Alice Dorothy ROWE (1863-1946) in 1918
- Claude died on 28 August 1941 aged 60
- Alice died in 1946 aged 83
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#7

1882 - Rowlands 'Rowley' Tidd Prosser
- he was the junior partner of the firm Prosser Brothers with his brother Claude Thomas
- no wife found for Rowland
- Rowlands died on 24 January 1923 aged 40
- he was buried on 26 January 1923 in Old Plot 16 (New Plot 337) - Block E at Opunake Cemetery General Interdenominational with sister Bessie
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#8

31 May 1883 - Bessie Elvira Constance Prosser
- Bessie died on 28 October 1883 aged 5 months
- she was buried on 30 October 1883 in Old Plot 16 (New Plot 337) - Block E at Opunake Cemetery General Interdenominational with brother Rowlands

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#9

13 December 1884 - Hermoine Beatrice Prosser
- Hermoine married Benjamin Harold BUDDEN (1887-1941) in 1911

their 3 known (of 5) children were:

2 Sept 1912 - Bessie Christina Florence Budden
- she married Robert Millar ANDERSON (1906-1989) in Oparau
- they had 5 children
- she died 16 July 1950 aged 37 in Hamilton

16 March 1916 - Benjamin Harold Wallace Budden
- he died 27 Feb 1854 aged 37

19 Sept 1918 - Ernest Clifford 'Cliff' Budden
- he died in Auckland on 11 August 1985 aged 56
- he was a Real Estate Agent
- he was buried in PROTESTANT LAWN C Row 10, Plot 148 a Waikumete
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10 March 1886 - Sydney Rosina May Prosser
- she married Samuel James CLEGG (1875-1959) in 1904
- Samuel was the 1st of 8 children of Samuel CLEGG (1844-1924) & Sarah Jane ASHDOWN (1848-1913)
- he was a dairy farmer in Arawhata Rd, Oaonui and a Reservist in South Taranaki in 1917 with 4 (or more) children
- Sydney died on 30 December 1974 aged 88
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... *Garnet is the best man in the FAMILY PHOTO above seated in front, 3rd from left, next to the groom Thomas Eversfield
- and is also in the Bridal party photo

16 May 1889 - Garnet Eyles Chambers Prosser
- Garnet married Rita Doris SUTTON (12-12-1900-1979) in 1930
- Rita was a daughter of Oliver Charles SUTTON & May Constance TUNNICLIFF
- Garnet died on 12 June 1984 aged 95
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1890 - Elliot York Prosser
- like 2 of his brothers, Elliot was also a Wathcmaker/Jeweller
- he served in WWI at the age of 26 as Rifleman #15413 with NZEF, 9th Reinforcements 1st Battalion, E Company. His mother (now remarried) was then living in Rahotu, Taranaki
- he married Ruby Hazel GOLDSMITH (9-2-1888-1972) in 1921
- Elliot died on 7 Augst 1955 aged 64
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... *Connie is in the FAMILY PHOTO above standing in the middle holding the baby with a bonnet on and next to her is husband Arthur

9 April 1892 - Constance Newman Elizabeth Caroline Eva Prosser "Connie"
- Connie married Arthur FLEMING in 1915
- she died on 6 December 1981 aged 89 in Barrett St Hospital, New Plymouth
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... *Vivian is in the FAMILY PHOTO above seated in the front, 3rd from right, next to the bridesmaid in the large white hat, her neice Albina Newman (daughter of her sister Zoe)

6 September 1893 - Vivian Esther Storks Prosser
- Vivian married Percy Charles SOLE (1891-1989) in 1914
- Percy was a son of Charles SOLE (1859-1943) & Ellen Mary BISHOP (1863-1942), farmers of Wairea

two of the known children of Vivian & Percy were:

19 March 1916 - Laura Vivien Sole
- Laura died in 2002 aged 86
18 April 1918 - Melvyn Percy Charles Sole
- Melvyn died in 2010 aged 92

Vivian died on 4 September 1981 aged 87
Percy died on 30 April 1989 aged 98
- they had been living at 193 South Road, New Plymouth
- they are buried in Block 08, Plot 100 & 101 at Awanui Cemetery
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NOTES

A Caroline Alberta Prosser was born about June/July 1874 her parents were not recorded. She died as an infant and is buried in Plot unknown - Section C of E at Bolton St Cemetery, the same as Samuel James Edward & Claude Percy Tidd Prosser (above children of Elizabeth and Samuel)

The following is taken from NZETC and is about Samuel and two of his sons, Claude Thomas & Rowland Tidd Prosser. It includes a photo of Samuel: OPUNAKE

On 15 February 1896 the Registrar of the Supreme Court, sitting in Chambers in Taranaki on Wednesday, on the motion of Mr Roy, granted letters of administration in the estate of Samuel Prosser, late of Opunake, deceased, to Elizabeth Prosser, the widow of deceased

Edward STANTON was born 1817 in UK

Catherine HAWKESFORD was born 1820 in UK

Ernest & Catherine married on the 13 July 1840 at
St Martin's Church , Birmingham, England

- 2 years later they emigrated to Nelson on the
Prince of Wales which sailed from London on 2 September 1842, arriving in Nelson on 31 December 1842 with 203 passengers
- Edward was 25, Catherine was 22
- Catherine gave birth to a child while at sea
- The child died during the voyage

- they lived for some time in Waimea Rd, Nelson

? Catherine Stanton died on 6 May 1865 in Nelson aged 45
- she is buried Plot 084 - Block 01 at Wakapuaka Cemetery Nelson

Edward remarried in July 1875 to Hester LOVELL (1813-1898)
- he was then 58 and she was 62

? Edward Stanton died on 24 September 1902 aged 85
- he is buried with Catherine at Wakapuaka


the known NZ born children of EDWARD & CATHERINE:

... 1
1844 - 1928 Anne Stanton
- married Francis William FLOWERDAY (1832-1905) on 7 August 1860
- Francis was a Baker
FRANICS died in 1905 aged 73
ANNE died on 12 July 1928 aged 84
- she is buried in Plot 004 - Block 22 at Wakapuaka Cemetery, Nelson

- their known children were: ????
(possibly more than Ernest)

1880-1952 Ernest Edward Flowerday
- Ernest married Trixie Lily HICHENS (1886-1908) in 1907
- Trixie was born in Christchurch
- she died in 1908 aged 22

- in December 1924 Ernest was fined ?1 (in Petone) for committing a breach of his prohibition order

- Ernest remarried to Ida LYFORD (1884-1947) in 1928

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... 2
1845 - 1915 John Stanton
- John was for many years connected with the Government Printing Office. In October 1885 he put up for sale his 'substabtially built, near new 7 roomed house' on the corner of Waimea Rd & Hampden St, near the College. Gas and water laid on with garden well stocked with choice fruit trees
- in January 1890 he put up for sale 118 acres with a new 7 roomed house and outbuildings at Foxhill, about ? mile from Foxhill Railway Station. It was fenced and sub-divided with about 40 acres in Native bush
- he moved from Motueka, Nelson in about 1889 to Wellington and then spent the last 12 years of his life (1903-1915) in Petone
- he married Ann BLAYMIRES on 3 June 1874 at the home of the bride's mother (daughter of the late Joseph Blaymires) in Picton, Marlborough by the Rev. G.S. Harper
- Ann was born 1854 in Bradford, Yorkshire
- she emigrated with her parents, Joseph BLAYMIRES & Mary WILKINSON on the 'MARINER' which left Gravesend on 1 January 1859 and arrived in Nelson on 20 April 1859 with 141 passengers

- John & Ann had 6 children:

1875-1949 Catherine 'Kate' Mary Stanton
- was educated at the Foxhill State School, the Nelson Girl's College and the Wellington Girl's High School. She won an Education Board Scholarship and also passed her matriculation examination and gained sufficient marks to qualify for her D certificate for the pupil teachership
- she married George Frederick GEORGE (1858-1942) in 1917
- George was 1 of 11 children of Thomas GEORGE & Mary WALL who emigrated on the Martha Ridway in 1842 and settled in Carterton
- George was previously married in Melina GOSS (1858-1916) in 1882
- he died in Masterton on 22 April 1942 aged 84 and is buried in Plot FGG - ROW 26 - AREA: PLAN I at Archer St Cemetery
- Catherine Mary died 10 months later in Masterton aged 65 and is buried with him

1877-1963 Elizabeth Annie Stanton
- On 7 April 1903 Elizabeth was welcomed at a meeting as a foundation member of the Petone Baptist Church
- she did not marry

1879-1922 William Edward Stanton
- married Edith Catherine ROBB (1889-1955) in 1911
- Edith won a State School Scholarship in January 1903, coming 1st with 475 marks, at the Nelson city girls examination

1883-1971 Alice Jane Stanton
- born 3 February at home in Waimea Rd, Nelson
- she did not marry

1885-1944 Sarah May Stanton
- married Harley Robinson LITTLE (1888-1970) 5 January 1916
- Harley had the 'Exchange Hotel' in Nelson
- she married Charles Edward SHORTT (1869-1922) 25 May 1916
- to marry Harley for 4 months ???
- and Charles was 37 years older ???
- Sarah died in 1944 aged 68 as Sarah May Shortt
- research is continuing on her 2 marriages as they both seem questionable?? ... can you help?

- Charles Edward Shortt died on 4 May 1922 aged 74 and is buried at Terrace End Palmerston North

1895-1986 Francis Newton Stanton
- was a manufaturing jeweller in Wellington
- he married Harriett May BEYER (1897-1974) in 1919

ANN died on 28 April 1914 in Palmerston North aged 60
JOHN died on 14 March 1915 at 3 Riddlers Cres, Petone aged 69, survived by 2 sons & 4 daughters
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... 3
1847 - 1871 Edward Stanton
- Edward died on 19 April 1871 aged 24
- he was formerly of Motueka, Nelson but had been living and working in Opotiki (maybe with sister Catherine)
- he drowned in the Waireka river Opotiki whilst attempting to cross in search of cattle and was swept away by the current. He was a member of the Bay of Plenty Volunteer Cavalry and was buried with military honors
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... 4
1849 - 1902 Thomas Stanton
- Thomas did not marry
- on 3 January 1902 he wrote a letter of thanks to Dr Mackie and the Nurses of Nelson Hospital for their kindness and attention during his last 5 week stay
- he died 28 February 1902 in Nelson Hospital of a 'painful illness' aged 52. He is buried in Plot 083 - Block 1 at Wakapuaka next to his parents
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... 5
1852 - ? Catherine Stanton
- born in Nelson, Marlborough
- Catherine married Thomas BROWNE on 27 May 1884 at the residence of J. P. Murray Esq of Totara, Opotiki
- Thomas was from Cootehill, County Cavan, Ireland

- a daughter, Editha Jane Browne was born in Opotiki in 1887
- Editha married Edgar NEVE in 1906
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... 6
1855 - 1910 Elizabeth Stanton
- Elizabeth married Thomas Henry SHONE (1857-1923) in 1879
- she died in 1910 aged 55

- the children of ELIZABETH & THOMAS:
1880-1941 Maud Shone
- married Henry Joseph MURPHY (1885-1936) in 1909

1881-1956 Alfred Edward Shone
- married Bridget Mary HANNAGHAN (1884-1981) in 1905

1883-1936 Eva Emily Shone
- married Thomas Charles BEAUMONT (1890-1974) in 1920

1886-1950 Olive May Shone
- married Charles William WHITE in 1905

1889-1929 Thomas Leslie Shone
- married Frances Bell POPPELWELL (1890-1961) in 1913

1890-1951 Ivy Sefton Shone
- married Marmaduke Alfred PIKE (1891-1958) in 1912

1891-1950 Harry Ashton Shone
- married Josepha Marie MEEKAN (1901-1974) in 1920
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...7
about 1860 - ? Joseph Stanton
- Joseph married Elizabeth Jane FULLER (1859-1933?) in 1881

- the children of JOSEPH & ELIZABETH:
1882-1955 Harold Edward Stanton
- he married Hannah HOWAT (1885-1958) in 1906

1886-1944 Alice Elizabeth Stanton
- did not marry

1889-1965 Joseph Bernard Leslie Stanton
- he married Myrtle Edith STEVENS (1898-1973) in 1920

1892-? Ivy Amy Stanton
- she married Albert Leonard WARD (aka) PARRANT in 1930
- there was an Albert Parrant at Petone School in 1909

1894-1950 Beatrice Marguerite Stanton
- she married Lawrence GOODMAN (1893-1963) in 1914

1895-1964 Cyril William Stanton
- no wife found
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TIMELINE NOTES

? In December 1843 - Edward & Catherine arrive in Nelson

? In February 1848 - Edward, a labourer of Motueka, was qualified to serve as a Juror in the District of Nelson

? In Fenruary 1850 - Edward, a labourer of Motueka, was again qualified to serve as a Juror in the District of Nelson

? In January 1854 - Edward was one of about 254 men who signed a letter of farewell to Major Mathew Richmond, C.B., M.L.C., upon his retirement from public afFairs

? In August 1859 - Edward gave 5s as a subscription towards a testimonial to Mr WiLliam Hough for his services in aiding the development of the Nelson Goldfields

? In October 1860 - Eward was fined 15s and cost for allowing 3 cows to wander at large

? In January 1864 - Edward was fined ?1 (equivalent, in January 2010, to $97) for being drunk and ?3 ($292) for furious driving

? In March 1864 - Edward was fined 5 shillings for allowing a cow to wander at large on the Waimea road. He was charged with a similar offence on another occasion, but because he did not appear the case was dismissed

? In March 1867 - Edward was find 10s and costs for a breach of the Cattle Trespass Act

? In July 1875 - Edward married HESTER LOVELL

? In November 1882 - Edward's wife Hester applied for a protection order on the grounds that since their marriage he had failed to maintain her and that she had, since that time, supported herself by her own industry. The order was granted.

? In February 1890 - Edward was described as 'an elderly man' (he was 72) when
he was sentenced at a special Court to two months imprisonment with hard labour (last entry)

? In January 1892 - The Committee of the Nelson Jubilee, his Worship the Mayor occupying the chair, decided that Edward should be given a ticket to the dinner of the Jubilee which was to commence on the 25th

? In January 1899 - Edward was granted the Old Age Pension of ?18 per year. He was then 82 years old and had been in the Colony for 56 years
(?18 per year is equivalent in 2010 to $2,918 or $56 a week)

the Electoral Roll for the year 1858
- City of Wellington -

the original list was taken from the site
Electoral Roll for the year 1858 from Ancestry.com
but unfortunately do not know the compiler
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A names .. B names .. C names .. D names .. E names .. F names

G names .. H names .. I & J names .. K names .. L names

M names .. N & O names .. P names .. Q & U & V & Y names

R names .. S names .. T names .. W names
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.. Name .. Place of Abode .. Calling of Business

A

Abbott, William - Mulgrave St - Butcher

Abrahamson, Joseph - Lambton Quay - General Dealer

Adams, Frederick - Daniell St - Settler

Aitken, William - Pipitea - Carpenter

Allen, William - Guilford Tce - Auctioneer and Merchant

Allen, George - Wellington - Boat builder

Allen, Frederick Kenneth - Wellington - Draper

Allen, Eli - Polhills Gully - Dealer in firewood

Anderson, David - Willis St - Storekeeper

Anderson, David Jnr - Lambton Quay - Storekeeper

Andrews, William - Quin St - Bricklayer

Anslow, Thomas - Lambton Quay - Draper

Archibald, Robert - Willis St - Carpenter

Ardley, William - Wellington - Stockholder

Armstrong, Robert - Lambton Quay - Saddler

Arnell, William - Herbert St Labourer

Ash, Henry - Mulgrave St - Well-sinker

Ashdown, George - Te Aro - Settler

Ashbolt, Thomas - Cuba St - Liverystable keeper

Ashmore, John - Wellington - Carpenter

Astill, John - Molesworth St - Settler

Aston, Thomas - Willis St - Overseer

Atchison, Frederick - Lambton Quay - Storekeeper

August, George Hornby - Pipitea - Labourer

Austin, Charles - Lambton Quay - Shoemaker