Caroline (Johnston) Rowe (1844 - 1927)

Born 1844 in Petone, Wellington, New Zealand

Ancestors

Wife of Henry Godfrey Gouland — married 4 Mar 1862 in Collingwood, Nelson, New Zealand

Wife of William Eddy Rowe esq — married 17 May 1882 in Bishopdale, Nelson, New Zealand

Descendants

Died 21 Mar 1927 at about age 83 in Nelson, New Zealand

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Biography

Caroline was the third born daughter of Amelia Hansford and David Johnston Esq. She had two marriages. firstly to Henry Godfrey Gouland, resident magistrate, at her family home in Collingwood, in 1862. Henry passed away in 1877. Five years after Henry's death, Caroline remarried to Eddie Rowe. Her second marriage taking place at the Chapel of the Evangelists in Bishopdale, Nelson in 1882. She had 2 daughters born in the marriage, Amelia Davidena and Carolyn Gouland. Eddie was a geologist with the Geological Department in Wellington and spent a considerable amount of time away on his surveys. By the early 1900's Eddie had moved to Perth where he died in 1908. Caroline remained in Nelson and died in 1927 aged 83, and is buried at Wakapuaka cemetery, Nelson.

The death has occurred of an old pioneer, Mrs Caroline Rowe, at the age of 82 years. Mrs Rowe was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Johnson, a young couple who came to New Zealand in the very early days, and first made their home in Wellington. There Mrs. Rowe was born in 1844. She could recall many stirring episodes of the Maori War, at which time her parents were moving between different settlements in the North Island, but, in spite of great anxiety, no harm came to this family, whose personal kindness to the natives stood them in good stead. Later on the family moved to the Nelson Province, where Mr. Johnson held the position of Customs officer to various new settlements. While living at Collingwood in 1861, the deceased was married to Mr Henry Gourland, then magistrate in the Wairau District, and their first home was where Spring Creek now stands. Later on they resided in Nelson, where Mr Gourland died in 1872. In 1882, the deceased was married to Mr W.E. Rowe, a geologist who predeceased her some years ago. There are two daughters by this marriage Mrs. A.T. Milgrew, of Havelock, and Mrs. J. Clunies Ross, of Grovetown. For the past five years, Mrs. Rowe has lived quietly in Marlborough with her daughters.^[1]

Sources

• bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz : nzbdm
• paperspast.natlib.govt.nz ;Colonist May 23 1862, Mar 11 1882, Nelson Evening Mail Feb 26 1909 pg 2
• J Maurice,
• trove.nla.gov.au : Kalgoorlie Western Argus Oct 27, 1908 pg 33,

1. ↑ OBITUARY. NEW ZEALAND HERALD, VOLUME LXIV, ISSUE 19598, 29 MARCH 1927, PAGE 10. Accessed on paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers online digital newspaper archive

Footnotes

Eddie appears on the 1901 Nelson City Directory and 1902 Australian Electoral Roll - ancestry.com