JOHN JEROME BREEZE (1855-1932)
John was born 4 June 1855 in Launceston, Tasmania to John Jerome & Catherine Breeze. He arrived in NZ as a Rifle Volunteer
In 1879 he married:
MARGARET HEENAN (1862-1934)
Margaret was born in Ballarat, Victoria to John Heenan & Margaret Kelly - see Heenan in New Zealand

from THE ARGUS (Melbourne 23 August 1889)
Bronze Medals - John Jerome Breeze, jun., of Hokitika, New Zealand, bootmaker, age 35 years, for rescuing William Lochore, of same place, painter, age 16 years, from drowning at Ocean Beach, on 10th February last, by plunging into the breakers and, after great danger and difficulty, discovering the senseless body and bringing it ashore.

the children of John & Margaret:
... 1
1880 - 1935 John Jerome Breeze
- he married Florence Nightingale CAMPBELL (1894-1970) in 1914
- John died in Masterton 15 December 1935 aged 56
- he is buried Plot JJB, Row 3, Plan VIII at Archer street cemetery
- Florence died 16 May 1970 aged 86
- she is buried Plot 39, Row S, Lawn A-X at Archer street cemetery


... 2
1881 - 1951 Joseph William Breeze


... 3
1883 - Margaret Cecelia Breeze
- Margaret married Lawrence Albert Enoch JACOBS (1884-1918) in 1908


... 4
1886 - 1967 Catherine Elizabeth Breeze
- Catherine married David James Smith DIEDRICHS in 1910


... 5
1888 - 1939 Ethel Veda Breeze
- Ethel married Edward William GRIFFIN in 1909


... 6
1890 - 1915 George Patrick Breeze
- George served in WWI as Private 6/591 with the Canterbury Infantry battalion, Main Body, embarking from Lyttelton 16 October 1914. He enlisted from Koiterangi, Hokitika. His next of kin was his father, John Jerome Breeze, Shoemaker of Hokitika. George was KILLED IN ACTION in Gallipoli on 7 August 1915 aged 23. His Memorial is at Panel 12, Chunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial, Chunuk Bair Cemetery, Gallipoli, Turkey


... 7
1892 - ? Olive Breeze


... 8
1894 - 1955 Marian Evelyn Breeze
- marian married Cuthbert Robert Hemmings FISHER (1889-1947) in 1913
- son of Robert Cuthbert Hemmings FISHER & Sarah KING


... 9
1899 - 1969 Harold Leo Breeze


... 10
1903 - 1957 Sydney Heenan Breeze
- Sydney married Myrtle Irene OLSEN (1906-1959) in 1926
SYDNEY is buried Plot 111, Block V, at Waikanae Cemetery


... 11
1905 - 1963 David Thomas Rupert Breeze


NOTES
there are 5 John Jerome Breeze listed in the DEATH section of NZ BDM so research is difficult and you will need to verify the correct John when searching Papers Past ...

DEATH & approx DATE OF BIRTH
* 1890 - John Jerome Breeze aged 11 months
- born 1890 to Joseph Breeze & Elizabeth McBLANE
* 1932 - John Jerome Breeze aged 77
- 'our' John featured here
* 1935 - John Jerome Breeze aged 56
- born 1880 to John Jerome Breeze & Margaret HEENAN
* 1956 - John Jerome Breeze aged 64
- born 1891 to William Henry Breeze & Margaret HYNDMAN
* 1984 - John Jerome Breeze aged 65
- born 1919