Herbert William Jordan (1868 - 1949)

Born 1868 in Buckland, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth Mary Ann (Gardner) Jordan — married 1890 in Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand

Descendants

Died 22 Jun 1949 at about age 81 in Rangatau New Zealand

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Biography

Herbert was born in Buckland, Berkshire in 1868.^[1] He lived above a terraced stable in New Row, Buckland He emigrated to New Zealand on the ship Scimitar with his parents and siblings 150 yrs ago, leaving Portsmouth 23.12.1873 for Port Charmers arriving on 6.03.1874. He grew up in Invercargill. Herbert Jordan married Elizabeth Gardner.^[2] He passed away in 1949.^[3] He died within minutes of a Cerebral Haemorrhage according to his death certificate, which also states that he had developed Paralysis Agitans, Parkinson’s disease 6 years earlier. His grave cross is shown here, carved by his son Tom who's ashes are also buried here^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2XQK-8B9 : 1 October 2014), Herbert William Jordan, 1868; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Faringdon (Berkshire), Berkshire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
2. ↑ "New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1896," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24K-XMT8 : accessed 14 October 2017), Herbert William Jordan and Elizabeth Mary Ann Gardner, 1890; citing Marriage, New Zealand, New Zealand, Wellington; registration number 1890/675.
3. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKT-CLV5 : 13 December 2015), Herbert William Jordan, 1949; Burial, Wanganui, Wanganui District, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand, Rangataua Cemetery; citing record ID 54520626, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
4. ↑ https://billiongraves.com/grave/Herbert-Jordan/18724407

• "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VFXK-L4X : 23 June 2017), Herbert W Jordon in entry for Thomas Jordon, 1871.