George Henry LUCAS (1863-1940)
- was born in Oxford, north Canterbury, 1 of 16 children of George Robert LUCAS (1835-1894) from Jersey, Channel Islands (died in Pohangina, Manawatu) & Frances Ann TERRY (1845-1918) from Kent, England (died in Te Awamutu, Waikato)


Janet NAIRN (1866-1934)
- was born in Belmont, Lower Hutt to James NAIRN (1828-1908) & Christina NAIRN (1829-1906) cousins, who were from Scotland and later farmed in the Manawatu. James and Christina are buried in Plot 74, Row M at Sandon cemetery


George Henry LUCAS and Janet NAIRN married 9 Aug 1889
- they had 9 known CHILDREN

... 1
1890 - 1941 Christina Frances Lucas
- Christina married Louis Charles WATSON (1885-1957) in 1911


... 2
1892 - 1956 Frances May Lucas
- Frances married James Thomas TREMBATH (1898-1974) in Feb 1919
- 7th of 12 children of John TREMBATH & Elizabeth Jane WILLS


... 3
1893 - 1893 William George Lucas
- William died aged 4 weeks


... 4
1894 - 1918 George Robert Lucas
- George served in WWI as Private 11892 with the NZEF, 12th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion, B Company. His next of kin was his father George at Awahuri,Palmerston North. George died of his wounds in France on 30 March 1918. He was 23 years old. He is buried V.E.1 at Euston road cemetery, Colincamps


... 5
1896 - 1895 James Keith Lucas
- James died aged 1 month


... 6
1897 - 1966 Janet Rosina Lucas
- Janet married Alfred TREMBATH (1899-1956) in June 1919
- 8th of 12 children of John TREMBATH & Elizabeth Jane WILLS


... 7
1900 - 1945 Laura Florence Lucas
- Laura married Walter James VINCENT in 1923


... 8
1902 - 1962 James Nairn Lucas
- James married Margaret Spiers RALEIGH (1903-1992) in 1928


... 9
1904 - 1941 Herbert William Lucas
- Herbert died aged 37


Janet Lucas died 8 August 1934 in Awahuri, Manawatu
George Henry Lucas died 27 July 1940 in Te Horo, Kapiti Coast



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Private George Robert Lucas