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Harriet Lucy Sowerby

F, #24226, b. 4 June 1831, d. 18 September 1897

Parents

FatherWilliam Sowerby (b. 1791, d. 1844)
MotherJane Hellier Rowley (b. 1805, d. 1873)
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Family: John Robert Ransom (b. 1 December 1823, d. 15 October 1894)

DaughterFlorence (Florrie) Jane Ransom (b. 15 September 1853, d. 24 March 1942)

Biography

Harriet Lucy Sowerby was born on 4 June 1831 in ENG.1 She and John Robert Ransom were married on 9 October 1849. She died on 18 September 1897, at age 66, in Lower Hutt, NZ.1
Harriet Lucy Sowerby immigrated to on the Cornwall in 1852.1

Citations

  1. [S704] web site extensive trees
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Robert Alexander Kidd

M, #24227, b. 1930, d. 7 September 1993
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Family: Living

SonLiving

Biography

Robert Alexander Kidd was born in 1930. He died on 7 September 1993, at age ~63, in at home, kawiu Rd, Levin, suddenly.1 He was buried in September 1993 in The Avenue Cemetery, Levin.1

Citations

  1. [S427] descendant

Donald Hutton Kidd

M, #24228, b. 1934, d. 25 April 1948

Biography

Donald Hutton Kidd was born in 1934. He died on 25 April 1948, at age ~14, in Palmerston North Hospital peritonitis. He was buried in April 1948 in Tirotiro Rd Cemetery, Levin.1

Citations

  1. [S427] descendant
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William Sowerby

M, #24229, b. 1791, d. 1844
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Family: Jane Hellier Rowley (b. 1805, d. 1873)

DaughterHarriet Lucy Sowerby+ (b. 4 June 1831, d. 18 September 1897)
SonHenry Sowerby (b. 26 December 1834, d. 9 February 1928)

Biography

William Sowerby was born in 1791 in LON, ENG.1 He and Jane Hellier Rowley were married. He died in 1844, at age ~53, in Lower Hutt, NZ.1

Citations

  1. [S704] web site extensive trees
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Jane Hellier Rowley

F, #24230, b. 1805, d. 1873
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Family: William Sowerby (b. 1791, d. 1844)

DaughterHarriet Lucy Sowerby+ (b. 4 June 1831, d. 18 September 1897)
SonHenry Sowerby (b. 26 December 1834, d. 9 February 1928)

Biography

Jane Hellier Rowley was born in 1805. She and William Sowerby were married. She died in 1873, at age ~68.
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Henry Sowerby

M, #24231, b. 26 December 1834, d. 9 February 1928

Parents

FatherWilliam Sowerby (b. 1791, d. 1844)
MotherJane Hellier Rowley (b. 1805, d. 1873)
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Biography

Henry Sowerby was born on 26 December 1834 in LON, ENG.1 He and Sarah Jane Heim were married. He died on 9 February 1928, at age 93, in Woodville, NZ.1
15 children see PECK. Henry Sowerby immigrated to on the Samarang in 1852.1

Citations

  1. [S704] web site extensive trees
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Sarah Jane Heim

F, #24232, b. about 1851, d. 7 February 1928

Parents

FatherJames Major Heim (b. 20 December 1818, d. 25 November 1903)
MotherLydia Craft (d. 16 December 1844)
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Biography

Sarah Jane Heim was born about 1851 in MDSX, ENG.1 She and Henry Sowerby were married. She died on 7 February 1928 in Woodville, NZ.1
Sarah Jane Heim immigrated to on the Matoaka in 1869.1

Citations

  1. [S704] web site extensive trees
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James Major Heim

M, #24233, b. 20 December 1818, d. 25 November 1903
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Family: Lydia Craft (d. 16 December 1844)

DaughterSarah Jane Heim (b. about 1851, d. 7 February 1928)

Biography

James Major Heim was born on 20 December 1818.1 He and Lydia Craft were married. He died on 25 November 1903, at age 84.1

Citations

  1. [S704] web site extensive trees
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Lydia Craft

F, #24234, d. 16 December 1844
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Family: James Major Heim (b. 20 December 1818, d. 25 November 1903)

DaughterSarah Jane Heim (b. about 1851, d. 7 February 1928)

Biography

Lydia Craft and James Major Heim were married. She died on 16 December 1844.1

Citations

  1. [S704] web site extensive trees
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John Wesley Worboys

M, #24235, b. about 1844, d. 12 July 1908
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Biography

John Wesley Worboys was born about 1844 in LON, ENG.1 He and Florence (Florrie) Jane Ransom were married on 15 April 1902 in Wellington, NZ.1 He died on 12 July 1908 in Wellington, NZ.1

Citations

  1. [S704] web site extensive trees
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William Luxford

M, #24236, b. 1765, d. 1850
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Family: Frances (Fanny) Habgood (b. 1768, d. 3 February 1823)

DaughterNaomi Luxford+ (b. 11 November 1794, d. 17 February 1851)
SonWilliam Luxford+ (b. 3 February 1797, d. 7 April 1870)

Biography

William Luxford was born in 1765 in Eastbourne, SSX, ENG.1 He and Frances (Fanny) Habgood were married. He died in 1850, at age ~85, in New York, USA.1
An excellent source of info for this family line is at "Fanny Ellen HUNT 1821-1862" = web site - it tells the story of William and Fanny and many other descendants ... PECK. William Luxford was baptized on 5 June 1765 in Eastbourne, SSX, ENG.1

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  1. [S704] web site extensive trees
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Frances (Fanny) Habgood

F, #24237, b. 1768, d. 3 February 1823
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Family: William Luxford (b. 1765, d. 1850)

DaughterNaomi Luxford+ (b. 11 November 1794, d. 17 February 1851)
SonWilliam Luxford+ (b. 3 February 1797, d. 7 April 1870)

Biography

Frances (Fanny) Habgood was born in 1768 in Hellingly, Hailsham, East SSX, ENG.1 She and William Luxford were married. She died on 3 February 1823, at age ~55, in Eastbourne, SSX, ENG.1

Citations

  1. [S704] web site extensive trees
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Anna Maria Smith

F, #24238, b. about 1827, d. 1864
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Biography

Anna Maria Smith was born about 1827 died aged 37.1 She and George Henry Luxford were married. She died in 1864 in Wellington, NZ.2,1
Witness to wedding of John WADE and Marianne HOWE 16 feb 1841 Wellington. Possibly sister to Marianne HOWE (widow) ?

Citations

  1. [S227] BDM on line indices
  2. [S704] web site extensive trees
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Sarah Jane Reading

F, #24239, b. 2 June 1852, d. 17 November 1890

Parents

FatherJohn Brown Reading (b. 12 January 1813, d. 2 November 1876)
MotherElizabeth (Betsy) Jane Phillips (b. 29 March 1812, d. 3 January 1893)
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Biography

Sarah Jane Reading was born on 2 June 1852 in Wellington, NZ.1,2 She and William Alfred Waters were married. She died on 17 November 1890, at age 38, in Wellington, NZ.1

Citations

  1. [S704] web site extensive trees
  2. [S227] BDM on line indices
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Gertrude Catherine Allington

F, #24240, b. 1 December 1866, d. 2 May 1918

Parents

FatherHenry Allington (b. 2 February 1837, d. 28 September 1901)
MotherEllen Reading (b. 13 November 1839, d. 17 February 1897)
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Biography

Gertrude Catherine Allington was born on 1 December 1866 in Karori, Wellington, NZ.1 She and Frederick William Mead Dowsett were married on 21 July 1886 in Wellington, NZ.1 She died on 2 May 1918, at age 51, in Holladay, Utah, USA.1

Citations

  1. [S704] web site extensive trees
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Frederick William Mead Dowsett

M, #24241, b. 26 May 1864, d. 6 September 1912

Parents

FatherAbraham Dowsett (b. 4 November 1813, d. 23 February 1870)
MotherAnn Mead (b. 12 May 1814, d. 18 November 1848)
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Biography

Frederick William Mead Dowsett was born on 26 May 1864 in Wellington, NZ.1 He and Gertrude Catherine Allington were married on 21 July 1886 in Wellington, NZ.1 He and Laura Fredricko Fredricksen were married about 1897 in Wellington, NZ.1 He died on 6 September 1912, at age 48, in Ekatahuna, NZ.1

Citations

  1. [S704] web site extensive trees
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Laura Fredricko Fredricksen

F, #24242, b. 22 December 1875, d. 1960

Parents

FatherHerman Fredricksen (b. about 1850)
MotherElizabeth Larsen (b. about 1850)
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Biography

Laura Fredricko Fredricksen was born on 22 December 1875 in Eketahuna, NZ.1 She and Frederick William Mead Dowsett were married about 1897 in Wellington, NZ.1 She died in 1960, at age ~85, in Auckland, NZ.1

Citations

  1. [S704] web site extensive trees
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Herman Fredricksen

M, #24243, b. about 1850
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Family: Elizabeth Larsen (b. about 1850)

DaughterLaura Fredricko Fredricksen (b. 22 December 1875, d. 1960)

Biography

Herman Fredricksen was born about 1850. He and Elizabeth Larsen were married.
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Elizabeth Larsen

F, #24244, b. about 1850
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Family: Herman Fredricksen (b. about 1850)

DaughterLaura Fredricko Fredricksen (b. 22 December 1875, d. 1960)

Biography

Elizabeth Larsen was born about 1850. She and Herman Fredricksen were married.
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Abraham Dowsett

M, #24245, b. 4 November 1813, d. 23 February 1870

Parents

FatherDaniel Dowsett (b. 16 August 1767, d. 24 June 1845)
MotherHannah Clark (b. 10 August 1777, d. 24 June 1845)
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Family 1: Ann Mead (b. 12 May 1814, d. 18 November 1848)

SonCharles Edward Dowsett (b. 28 November 1838, d. 27 October 1910)
DaughterSophia Ann Dowsett (b. 29 November 1843, d. 4 March 1898)
DaughterJessie Levina Louisa Dowsett+ (b. 14 August 1846, d. 11 August 1918)
DaughterAnn Mead Dowsett (b. 9 November 1848, d. November 1848)
SonFrederick William Mead Dowsett (b. 26 May 1864, d. 6 September 1912)

Family 2: Eliza Susannah King (b. 28 January 1816, d. 29 March 1881)

SonDavid Dowsett (b. 24 September 1850, d. 8 August 1871)
DaughterEmily Susannah Dowsett (b. 29 June 1852)
DaughterCharlotte Eliza Dowsett (b. 26 August 1854, d. 11 July 1929)

Biography

Abraham Dowsett was born on 4 November 1813 in Halstead, ESSX, ENG.1 He and Ann Mead were married about 1838 in ESSX, ENG.1 He and Eliza Susannah King were married in 1849 in Clapham, SRY, ENG.1 He died on 23 February 1870, at age 56, in Wellington, NZ, drowned in Wellington Harbour.1
Ann married Abraham when she was about 24 and he was about 25
They had 5 children
The days after the birth of Ann Mead Dowsett, this Ann died aged 34 (the baby Ann also died that month)

Abraham was to remarry the following month, have another 4 children in Clapham, Surrey then they all emigrated to New Zealand (and had another child there.

Abraham died aged 67 in Wellington

Abraham arrived in New Zealand on the ALMA which left Liverpool on the 14th February 1857, arriving in Wellington on the 15th May 1857
With him was his wife
Eliza Susannah (nee King) aged 40 and childen
Charles aged 18
Frederick William Mead aged 17
Sophia Ann aged 13
Jesse Lavinia Louisa aged 10
David aged 6
Emily Susannah aged 4
Charlotte Eliza 2
Sarah Ann an infant
(their youngest, Alice was born in New Zealand about 1859)

From the WELLINGTON INDEPENDANT PECK. Abraham Dowsett immigrated to LON to NZ on the Alma in 1857.2

Citations

  1. [S704] web site extensive trees
  2. [S116] Shipping Lists
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Ann Mead

F, #24247, b. 12 May 1814, d. 18 November 1848
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Family: Abraham Dowsett (b. 4 November 1813, d. 23 February 1870)

SonCharles Edward Dowsett (b. 28 November 1838, d. 27 October 1910)
DaughterSophia Ann Dowsett (b. 29 November 1843, d. 4 March 1898)
DaughterJessie Levina Louisa Dowsett+ (b. 14 August 1846, d. 11 August 1918)
DaughterAnn Mead Dowsett (b. 9 November 1848, d. November 1848)
SonFrederick William Mead Dowsett (b. 26 May 1864, d. 6 September 1912)

Biography

Ann Mead was born on 12 May 1814 in Ingatestone, ESSX, ENG.1 She and Abraham Dowsett were married about 1838 in ESSX, ENG.1 She died on 18 November 1848, at age 34, in ENG.
Ann married Abraham when she was about 24 and he was about 25
They had 5 children
The days after the birth of Ann Mead Dowsett, this Ann died aged 34 (the baby Ann also died that month)

Abraham was to remarry the following month, have another 4 children in Clapham, Surrey then they all emigrated to New Zealand (and had another child there.

Abraham died aged 67 in Wellington.

Citations

  1. [S704] web site extensive trees
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Daniel Dowsett

M, #24248, b. 16 August 1767, d. 24 June 1845
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Family: Hannah Clark (b. 10 August 1777, d. 24 June 1845)

SonAbraham Dowsett+ (b. 4 November 1813, d. 23 February 1870)

Biography

Daniel Dowsett was born on 16 August 1767 in Braintree, ESSX, ENG.1 He and Hannah Clark were married on 23 November 1796 in Halstead, ESSX, ENG.1 He died on 24 June 1845, at age 77, in ENG.1
10 children see PECK.

Citations

  1. [S704] web site extensive trees
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Hannah Clark

F, #24249, b. 10 August 1777, d. 24 June 1845
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Family: Daniel Dowsett (b. 16 August 1767, d. 24 June 1845)

SonAbraham Dowsett+ (b. 4 November 1813, d. 23 February 1870)

Biography

Hannah Clark was born on 10 August 1777 in Colchester, ENG.1 She and Daniel Dowsett were married on 23 November 1796 in Halstead, ESSX, ENG.1 She died on 24 June 1845, at age 67, in Colchester, ENG.1

Citations

  1. [S704] web site extensive trees

Gary Francis Searancke

M, #24250, b. 14 October 1959, d. 9 May 1974

Biography

Gary Francis Searancke was born on 14 October 1959 in Otaki, NZ.1 He died on 9 May 1974, at age 14, in Otaki, NZ, struck by car while crossing road at 11.55pm Otaki.1 The remains of Gary Francis Searancke were cremated in May 1974 in Otaki Cemetery.2

Citations

  1. [S441] private corespondence
  2. [S427] descendant
Compiler: Tony Christiansen
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