JOHN CHARLES GRACE (1807-1886) was born 27 December 1807 in
Newcastle Upon Tyne
- he died 15 May 1886 in New Zealand & is buried in St James, Lower Hutt
- he married in December 1835 to:

ANNA MARIA LEYBOURNE (1811-1886)
- Anna died 23 Oct 1886, 5 months after him and is buried at St James, Lower Hutt

the children of JOHN & ANNA were all born in England. The family emigrated to New Zealand on the NORTHFLEET which left London 17 Sept 1853, arriving in Wellington 14 Dec 1853. They settled first in Wainuiomata

the children of John & Anna
... 1
1837 - 1877 Anna Maria Grace
- Anna didn't marry
- she died at her sister Mary Frances's home aged 40
- she is buried in St James, Lower Hutt with her parents

... 2
1838 - 1890 John Leybourne Grace
- John may not have married
- on the Wainuiomta Setters Roll he was a Sheep Farmer & Grazier 1855-1887 & a Member Coroner's Jury in 1870
- he died 11th November 1890 aged 52
- buried PLOT 88, BLOCK NEW UNSEC at Clareville cemetery, Carterton

... 3
1840 - 1905 Nathaniel GRACE
- Nathaniel married Emily MAHUPUKU (1872-1940) in 1895
- in 1897 he was a Grazier on the Wainuiomata Settlers Roll
their only child, John Leybourne Grace, was born 4 November 1895
- John served in WWI as Trooper 11/264
* Occupation before Enlistment: Farmer
* Next of Kin: Mrs Emily Grace (mother), Carterton
* Marital Status: Single
* Enlistment Address: Ngakonui, Martinborough
* Military District: Wellington
* Body on Embarkation: Main Body
* Embarkation Unit: Wellington Mounted Rifles
* Embarkation Date: 16 October 1914
* Place of Embarkation: Wellington
* Transport: HMNZT 6 OR HMNZT 10
* Vessel: Orari or Arawa
* Destination: Suez,Egypt (3 December 1914)
* Campaign: Gallipoli
* Last Unit Served: Wellington Mounted Rifles
* Cause of Death Killed in action
* Place of Death: Gallipoli, Turkey
* Date of Death: 30 May 1915
* Age at Death: 19
* Memorial Name: Lone Pine Memorial, Lone Pine Cemetery, Anzac, Turkey
* Memorial Reference Panel 72
OBITUARY (as at John's link above)
... "Trooper John Leybourne Grace, of the Wairarapa Mounted Rifles, who was killed in action on May 31, was the only son of the late Mr. Nathaniel Grace, of Gladstone, and also of Wainuiomata, and grandson of the late Mr. John Grace, of Wainuiomata. Deceased, who was a splendid specimen of young New Zealand manhood, would have been 20 years of age next November."
NATHANIEL died 1st January 1905 aged 65
- (9 years before John left for war)
- he is buried PLOT 87, BLOCK NEW UNSEC at Clareville cemetery, Carterton
- his wife Emily remarried in 1916 to James LAURENSON

... 4
1841 - 1916 Thomas Grace
- Thomas was a Sheep Farmer/Grazier on the 1883-1892 Wainuiomata Settlers Roll
- he died aged 75
- he is buried in PLOT 182 C, SECTION CH ENG2 at Karori Cemetery, Wellington

... 5
1842 - 1926 Elizabeth Grace
- Elizabeth married Charles Welby JACKSON (1839-1926) in St James, Lower Hutt on 27 Dec 1866
* Charles was the 5th of 12 children of Honoria Anna Maria Daniell (1810-1869) & Sir John Jackson (1799-1869).
* Sir John Jackson, was 1st Baronet, Director of the Honourable East India Company. He held the office of Member of Parliament for Dover. He was Private Secretary to Lord Keith. He was created 1st Baronet Jackson, of Arlsey, Co. Bedford on 22 May 1815). He died in Lower Hutt 2 June 1869, 8 days after his wife Honoria
the children of Elizabeth & Charles
* 1868 - 1884 Honoria Anne Maria Jackson
- Honoria died at Toronga, Featherston 21 July 1884 aged 16
* 1869 - 1869 Mary Emily Jackson (born & died in Featherston, aged 8 days)
* 1870 - 1922 Louisa Jackson
- Louisa married Robert Gillies in 1897
- they had a daughter, Annie Grace Gillies (1898-1938). Annie married Richard Ernest Beaver (1903-1979) 9 July 1925 & had 3 children.
* When Louisa died her husband was not mentioned ..
Evening Post, 10 May 1922
GILLIES - On the 10th May 1922, at Wellington Hospital, Louisa Gillies, eldest daughter of Charles Welby and Elizabeth Jackson, of Eastbourne, in her 52nd year. Private interment. No flowers (by request)
Louisa is buried plot 248 B, CH ENG2 at Karori and listed as a widow
* 1872 - 1957 John Keith Jackson
- John married Anna Maria Bertha Arnold in 1914. Their son, Keith Arnold Jackson became Sir Keith Arnold Jackson, 8th Baronet of Arlsey, Co. Bedford on 17 April 2000
* 1875 - 1875 unnamed Jackson
* 1878 - 1965 William Alfred Jackson
- married Emily Hale in 1904
* 1881 - Lilian Mary Jackson
- married Joseph Campbell in 1908
- married Kenneth Moncrieff Archibald in 1928
* 1883 - 1974 Sydney Leybourne Jackson
- married Daphne Elinor Halse in 1915
* 1888 - 1974 Gordon Francis Welby Jackson
- married Kathleen Florence Haldane in 1917
* Charles Welby Jackson was on the Wainuiomata Setters Roll as a Sheep Farmer 1878-1879
* Elizabeth died 2 June 1926 and is buried PLOT 182 C, SECTION CH ENG2 at Karori Wellington

... 6
1845 - 1932 William Arthur Grace
- William was on the Wainuiomata Setters Roll as a Grazier 1881 & 1897
- he married Clara Lily EGLINTON in 1898
the children of William & Clara
1900 - 1977 William James Eglinton Vernon Grace
1903 - Clara Minnie Eunice Grace
- Clara married Ralph Barclay Senior Partridge (1894-1949) in 1924
1904 - 1984 Hubert Wilfrid Douglas Grace
- William died 12 July 1932 aged 86
- he was cremated at Karori Cemetery, Wellington

... 7
1848 - 1921 Mary Frances Grace
- Mary married Alfred George BERTIE-WILLOUGHBY (1837-1879) 6 June 1868 at St James, Lower Hutt
1 known child:
1874 - Nathaniel Leonard Leybourne Bertie-Willoughby
ALFRED died 20 January 1879 aged 42
- he was buried PLOT 603, SECTION C of E at Bolton St Cemetery Wellington
MARY died 5 August 1921 aged 73
- she is buried PLOT 182 C, SECTION CH ENG2 at Karori Cemetery, Wellington


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JOHN LEYBOURNE GRACE 1895-1915
- click link at his name