James Lissenden, Lessington, was born in 1817.
1,2 He and
Harriet were married. He and
Henrietta Wright were married in 1860 in Wellington, NZ.
3 He and
Ann Mason were married in 1866 in Wellington, NZ.
3 He died in 1897, at age ~80, in Wellington, NZ.
3 Class: steerage
descendant: Rex LISSINGTON, rex.lissington@ihug.co.nz, 75 Spur Rd., RD3, Silverdale, Auckland 0993. NZSG dec 2010
PPA New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 10586, 29 October 1897
In the late Mr. James Lessington, of Karon one more of ; Wellington's sturdy band of pioneers has passed away. Mr. Lessington arrived in this colony in the ship Arab in 1841. For some years , he was an active member of the police force of his day. Afterwards he was for some time , in the service of Lady and Sir George Grey, and many times has the old pioneer helped to convey Lady Grey to various balls in the city in a sedan chair. He was three times married, and leaves a targe family,scattered about the colonies. James Lissenden, Lessington, had person sources.
4 He was a Ploughman in 1841.
2 He immigrated to ENG to NZ on the Arab arriving NZ 16/10/1841 on 3 June 1841.
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