PECK of Taita & Woodville
Samuel Peck (1850-1931) was born 18 Jan 1850 in Lower Hutt, the 12th of 14 children of Daniel Peck (1809-1887) & Elizabeth Gaskin (1813-1877)
Frances 'Fanny' Stent (1857-1938) was born 27 Dec 1857 in Lower Hutt to Charles Stent (1819-1891) & Sarah Peck (1833-1907)
NOTE Samuel's father Daniel Peck & Fanny's maternal grandfather, Charles Peck, were brothers
Samuel & Fanny married 2 Jan 1874 in Lower Hutt
They had 13 children
...born Nae Nae & Taita, Lower Hutt
.. 1 ..
1875 - 1946 Samuel Peck
born: 18 Sep 1875 in Naenae
Samuel married: Edith White (1885-1958) in St James Presbyterian, Newtown, Wellington on 23 May 1906. Daughter of Albert White (1854-1893) & Emily Ellen Williams (1861-1902)
Evening Post, 26 May 1906 MARRIAGE
PECK-WHITE - On the 23rd May, 1906, at Newtown, by the Rev Wm. Shirer, Samuel, eldest son of Samuel Peck, Woodville, to Edith, eldest daughter of the late Albert White, Upper Hutt
Samuel died: 9 Feb 1946 aged 70 in Te Awamutu
* Edith died 20 Nov 1958 aged 73 in Taita
buried: Plot 163, Christ Church cemetery, Taita
.. 2 ..
1876 - 1877 Caroline Peck
born: 18 Nov 1876
Caroline died: 13 March 1877 aged 4 months
Evening Post, 15 March 1877 DEATH
PECK - On the 13th March, at Nainai, Caroline, the beloved daughter of S. Peck, aged 4 months. The friends of Mr Samuel Peck, are respectfully invited to attend the funeral of his late daughter, Caroline, which will leave his residence, Nainai, on Friday the 16th March, at 2 o'clock p.m. John Hall, Undertaker
buried: Christ Church Taita
.. 3 ..
1877 - 1959 Isabella Peck
born: 16 Dec 1877
married: Johann Joseph 'John' Taucher 12 Aug 1896 in Lower Hutt. Son of Josep Taucher (1830-1917) & Josepha Holman (1835-1917), settled in Masterton
* John died 29 Aug 1949 aged 76
Isabella died: 24 Jan 1959 aged 81
buried: Plot 415, at Otaki
.. 4 ..
1879 -1958 Ellen Peck
born: 3 Oct 1879
Ellen married: William Herbert Peagram (1879-1955) 23 Jan 1900 in Lower Hutt. Born in Christchurch to Charles Henry Peagram (1846-1936) & Eliza Jane Beazley (1849-1925)
* William died 3 Sep 1955 in Auckland & buried at Waikumete
Ellen died: 1 Aug 1958 aged 78 in Tauranga
buried: Plot F23, Lawn 1 at Opotiki
.. 5 ..
1881 - 1921 Elizabeth 'Lizzie' Peck
born: 18 July 1881
Elizabeth had a son: in Wellington when she was 17. 1898-1952 Ernest James Peck
Elizabeth married: Daniel Peck (1879-1965) 7 Nov 1901
NOTE Elizabeth & Daniel were cousins. Their fathers were brothers
Elizabeth died: 15 April 1921 aged 39 in Woodville
Manawatu Times, 15 April 1921 The friends of Mr and Mrs Peck, of Woodville, will learn with regret of the death of their daughter, Lizzie, and wife of Mr Boag Peck, which occurred at the Dannevirke hospital yesterday afternoon, after a long and painful illness.
* Daniel died 44 years after her, 11 Feb 1965 aged 86 in Woodville
buried: together, with her parents, Grave 61, Block 14 at Old Gorge cemetery, Woodville
.. 6 ..
1883 - 1971 Henry Peck
born: 19 June 1883
Henry married: Violet Anna Elizabeth Laurence (1890-1977) 20 Aug 1913 at St Andrews, Palmerston North. Daughter of Edward Laurence & Anna Bogan.
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Henry died: 23 Aug 1971 aged 88 at Cornwall Hospital, Auckland.
* Violet died 9 Feb 1977 aged 86 in Auckland Hospital
they were cremated: at Purewa
.. 7 ..
1886 - 1953 Leonard 'Len' Peck
born: 22 Sep 1886
Len married: Ida Nelson (1885-1979) 12 Aug 1908 at her parents home in Lower Hutt. Born in NSW to James Smiley Nelson & Elizabeth Kirk.
Evening Post, 22 Aug 1908 MARRIAGE
PECK-NELSON - On the 12th August 1908, at the residence of the bride`s parents, by the Rev W. Marshall, Leonard, third son of Mr Samuel Peck, of Woodville, to Ida, eldest daughter of Mr James S. Nelson, of the Hutt
Len died: 25 June 1953 aged 66 at Lower Hutt.
cremated: at Waitakere
* Ida died 8 July 1979 aged 94 in Auckland. She was cremated at Purewa
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1889 - 1959 John 'Jack or Jonah'
born: 10 Jan 1889
Jack didn't marry:
* He was a witness to his brother Henry's wedding in 1913 and was then living in Taihape
died: 25 Sep 1959 aged 70 in Marton
buried: Mt View cemetery
.. 9 ..
1891 - 1977 Myrtle Peck
born: 28 June 1891
Myrtle married: Arthur Peck (1885-1957) 7 Sep 1909 in Taihape. Son of Charles Peck (1838-1901) & Annie Gaskin (1844-1932). They were cousins. Their father's were brothers
* Arthur died 22 April 1957 aged 71 in Pahiatua
Myrtle died: 15 Nov 1977 aged 86 in Eketahuna
buried: together Plot 78, Block AB at Mangaoranga
.. 10 ..
1893 - 1925 Ivy Peck
born: 27 Sep 1893
married: Percy Sowerby 10 July 1912 in Woodville. Born in Peel Forest, Canterbury to Henry Sowerby & Sarah Jane Heim.
Ivy died: 6 March 1925 aged 31
buried: Plot 16, Block V at Hawera
* 8 years later, on 20 Sep 1933, Percy married Ivy's niece, Olive Rita Peck (1908-1975), a daughter of Ivy's sister Elizabeth. He died 2 Oct 1953 aged 62 in Hawera. Percy is buried plot 16 with 1st wife Ivy. His 2nd wife Olive is in plot 10 with his and Ivy's daughter Dorothy. His son Norman is in plot 54
.. 11 ..
1896 - 1918 Minnie Peck
born: 11 Feb 1896
married: Ernest Reginald Sowerby 1 Nov 1912 in Feilding. Son of Henry Sowerby & Sarah Jane Heim.
* Ernest died 13 July 1955 aged 67 & is buried Plot 53, Row 26, Section 19 at Tauranga
Minnie died: 4 Feb 1991 aged 94
cremated: at Pyes Pa, Tauranga
.. 12 ..
1898 - 1903 Frances Peck
born: 14 April 1909
Frances died: 24 Dec 1903 aged 5.8
buried: Christ Church Taita
.. 13 ..
1900 - 1975 Dorothy Grace Peck
born: 9 Dec 1900
married: Charles Henry Garter (1895-1971) 10 Aug 1921 in Woodville. Born in Bunnythorpe to Wilhelm Diederich Gartner (1869-1942) & Hannah Peck (1868-1947). Dorothy's father Samuel & Charles' maternal grandfather, Charles Peck, were brothers.
* Charles died 11 Sep 1971 aged 76
Dorothy died: 20 Feb 1975 aged 74
buried: together at Marsden Valley cemetery
Samuel Peck died 23 March 1931 aged 81
Frances Peck died 1 March 1938 aged 80
* They are buried Plot 43, Block 16 at Old Gorge Cemetery, Woodville, along with daughter Elizabeth and son-in-law Daniel
PHOTO
Samuel & Frances 'Fanny' Peck
& their sons
John - Leonard - Henry - Samuel
on 2012-08-31 21:15:30
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