George BALDWIN (1847-1926)
was born in Ightham, Kent, England, a son of:
Stephen BALDWIN & Sarah CLIFTON

Isabella DRAPER (1849-1909)
was born in Mereworth, Kent, England, a daughter of:
Edward DRAPER & Frances PETERS

George Baldwin & Isabella Draper
married in Kent, England on 11 September 1871

Their known children:
... 1
1867 - 1939 Emily Draper
born Kent, England
EMILY married George MERCER in 1888
their known children:
* 1888 - Rupert John Mercer
* 1890 - Leonard George Mercer
* 1892 - Violet Winifred mercer
* 1893 - Sydney Lawrence Mercer
* 1895 - Stanley Claude Mercer
* 1897 - Gladys Myrtle Mercer
* 1903 - Reginald Valentine Mercer
* 1906 - Royal Isabel Mercer
EMILY died 28 January 1939 aged 72
GEORGE died 5 September 1946 aged 89
buried Old Plots 5 & 6, New Plots 1084 & 1085, Block 67 at Patea Old Lawn


... 2
1871 - 1941 James Baldwin
born in Kent, England
JAMES married Amy PAKENHAM-SMITH (1876-1952) in 1892
their known children:
* 1892 - Albert Joshua Baldwin
* 1896 - Edith Elizabeth Baldwin
* 1897 - Rebecca Agnes Baldwin
* 1903 - James Walter Godfrey Baldwin
* 1906 - Thomas Henry Pakenham Baldwin
* 1910 - Amy Isabella Baldwin
* 1911 - George William David Baldwin
JAMES died 5 May 1941 aged 70
AMY died 29 February 1852 aged 76
They are buried Old Plot 19 & 20, New Plot 10169 & 10677, Block LXIII at Hawera


... 3
1873 - 1873 Sarah Baldwin
born in Kent England
SARAH died as an infant


... 4
1875 - Elizabeth Baldwin
born in Kent, England
Elizabeth married George William SMART
nothing else known


... 5
1877 - 1918 Reuben Baldwin
Reuben served in WWI as Private 71869
REUBEN died 4 November 1918 of Alcohol Poisoning aged 41
Evening Post, 6 November 1918 Private Reuben Baldwin, of the Featherston Camp, who died at hawera on Sunday evening, was 41 years of age and single. His next-of-kin is his father, Mr George Baldwin, Eltham, Taranaki. He was at the time of death on leave without pay
He is buried Old Plot 19, New Plot 4288, Block XIX at Hawera General Episcopalian


... 6
1880 - 1929 Rose Baldwin
born Kent, England (2 weeks old at immigration registration date)
the family then emigrated on the Pleione
Rose married William Francis HARWOOD 28 Feb 1899
their known children:
* 1900 - 1981 Rose Elizabeth 'Ruby' Harwood
* 1902 - 1971 'Roy' Francis Harwood (+ Hazel Margaret Addis 1944)
* 1903 - 1963 Ivor Lucian Herbert 'Jim' Harwood
* 1904 - 1977 Stanley George Harwood
* 1906 - 1906 Albert William Thomas Harwood (aged 2 months)
Rose next married Charles James BUCKLAND (1882-1930) 7 June 1915
they had 4 children:
* 1914 - 1965 Ronald Charles Buckland (+ Jean Catherine Stratford)
* 1917 - 2006 Rona Rose Buckland (+ Arthur Rupert Watt 1936)
* 1919 - 2002 Thora May Buckland (+ Ernie John Hazelwood 1943)
* 1922 - 2006 Jule Mabel Buckland (+ Michael Joseph Sugrue 1940)
ROSE died 31 August 1929 aged 49
she is buried Old Plot 1, New Plot 260, Block XXII at Hawera General


... 7
1882 - 1954 George Baldwin
born in Patea, South Taranaki
George served in WWI as Private 81105
George married Aroha Gertrude GUSSETER(?) (1885-1925) in 1912
GEORGE died 18 September 1954 aged 72
He is buried Old Plot 2, New Plot 12066, Block LXX at Hawera RSA


... 8
1885 - 1904 Thomas Baldwin
born in Patea, South Taranaki
THOMAS died 22 January 1904 in Huntly, Waikato aged 18


... 9
1887 - 1951 Stephen Baldwin
born in Patea, South Taranaki
Stephen married Alexina BANKS (1885-1963) in 1914
STEPHEN died 29 January 1951 aged 63
He is buried with Alexina in Plot 131, Block 19 at Ruru lawn cemetery, Christchurch


... 10
1889 - Isabella Matilda Baldwin
born in Taranaki
Isabella married Arthur Charles William PEARCE (1886-1964) in 1908
their known children:
* 1908 - Ivan Arthur Mercer
* 1911 - Cecilia Emily Pearce


Isabella BALDWIN died 25 June 1909 aged 61
George BALDWIN died 23 July 1926 aged 79
Evening Post, 9 August 1926 An old Eltham resident, Mr George Baldwin, aged 79, was found dead in bed on Saturday. He returned on 22nd July from a visit to his daughter, Mrs Buckland, at Hawera, and had not been seen till his daughter visited his home here. Medical opinion is that Mr Baldwin had died about a fortnight ago. Deceased leaves a grown-up family residing in various parts of the Dominion.
- they are buried at Eltham cemetery
Old Plot 35 & 36, New Plot 2366 & 2367, Block 3


PHOTO
the PLEIONE being towed into Dunedin c1888