John Lawry (1849 - 1918)

Born 1849 in St Mabyn, Cornwall, England

Ancestors

Husband of Ada Henrietta (Jebson) Lawry — married 1875 in New Zealand

Died 6 Jan 1918 at about age 69 in Kihikihi, King Country, New Zealand

John Lawry migrated from Cornwall, England, to New Zealand.

John's Timeline:

Birth: 1849, in St Mabyn, Cornwall, England ^[1]

Christening: 15 Mar 1849, at Helland Bridge, Cornwall, England ^[2]

Residence: 1851, in Tredethy, St. Mabyn, Cornwall, England ^[1]

Residence: 1861, in Plas Newydd, Bodmin, Cornwall, England ^[3]

Emigration: 05 Jul 1862, left Gravesend, Kent, England, on "Queen of the Mersey".^[4][5]

Immigration: 20 Oct 1862, Lyttleton, New Zealand.^[4][5]

Marriage: 1875, to Ada Henrietta Jebson, in New Zealand ^[6][7]

John and Ada spent the first twenty nine years of their married life in Springston, Canterbury, South Island, until in 1904, they moved to the Waikato Region in the North Island. ^[6]

Death: 6 January 1918, at Kihikihi, King Country, New Zealand; Aged 69 yrs. ^[8][9]

Children of John and Ada: ^[10]

Walter 1876-1878

Thomas Henry 1878-

George Robins 1880- (George Robins Lawry WW1 records)

Ada Eugenie 1883-1898

Nora Ellen 1887-

Gladys Haigh 1890-

+ two more daughters^[6] *See^[11]

Sources:

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1904; Folio: 298; Page: 4; GSU roll:221055-221056. The Lawry family in the 1851 Census.
2. ↑ England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, database, Family Search Record for John Lawry, 15 Mar 1849; citing Cornwall, England, reference item 5; FHL microfilm 1,596,469.
3. ↑ 1861 England Census, Cornwall, Address: Plas Nwyd, Parish: Bodmin, Gertrude Lawry (44yrs), Merchant's wife. The Lawry Family in the 1861 England Census at Plas Newydd, Bodmin, Cornwall.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Archives New Zealand, Passenger Lists, 1839-1973, database with images, FamilySearch, Canterbury, Queen of the Mersey, image 24 of 35, "Single Women". National Archives, Wellington.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} :Christchurch Office of Archives of New Zealand, "Assisted Immigrants to Lyttleton/Canterbury", New Zealand: Jul 1862 - 20 Oct 1862, Queen of the Mersey, IM-CH 4/42:

   LAWRY, Annie, 6 yrs.

   LAWRY, Ellen, 9 yrs.

   LAWRY, Gertrude, 45 yrs.

   LAWRY, Gertrude, 16 yrs.

   LAWRY, Jane, 15 yrs.

   LAWRY, John, 13 yrs.

   LAWRY, Joseph Hy, 2 yrs.

   LAWRY, Mary, 18 yrs.

   LAWRY, Samuel, 7 yrs.

   LAWRY, Walter, 44 yrs, Farmer.

   LAWRY, Walter, 11 yrs.

   LAWRY, William R, 4 yrs.

6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2} Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 278, 23 November 1932, Page 5, "Obituary", "Mrs Ada H. Lawry".
7. ↑ NZBDM, historical records search; Reg. no. 1875/2148, Bride's given name(s): Ada Henrietta, Bride's family name: Jebson, Groom's given name(s): John, Groom's family name: Lawry.
8. ↑ NZBDM, historical records search, Reg. no. 1918/1651, Lawry, John, 69Y.
9. ↑ Press,Volume LIV, Issue 16104, 8 January 1918, Page 1, "Death", "Lawry, John".
10. ↑ NZBDM, historical records search

    Births: Reg. no. - Family name / Given name(s) / Mother's name / Father's name

    1876/8630 - Lawry / Walter / Ada Henrietta / John

    1878/15226 - Lawry / Thomas Henry / Ada Henrietta / John

    1880/18339 - Lawry / George Robins / Ada Henrietta / John

    1883/8259 - Lawry / Ada Eugenie / Ada Henrietta / John

    1887/7233 - Lawry / Nora Ellen / Ada Henrietta / John

    1890/7488 / Lawry / Gladys Haigh / Ada Henrietta / John

    Deaths: Reg. no. - Family name / Given name(s) / Age at death

    1878/1999 - Lawry / Walter / 1Y

    1898/4096 - Lawry / Ada Eugenie / 15Y

11. ↑ Although no birth records have been located thus far for John's & Ada's other two daughters, a Hamilton City Council Cemetery search came back with records for two Lawry ladies who had ties to Te Awamutu, whose given names are of the family, and whose birth dates (estimated) fit within the time frame John & Ada were having their family:

    Annie Henrietta LAWRY, (born c. 1894), 89 yrs, Date of death: 09/03/1983, Cremated: 12/03/1983, Funeral Director: Te Awamutu Funeral Services, Last Address: Trevellyn Hospital, Location: Hamilton Park Cemetery.

    Ethel Eugenie LAWRY, (born c. 1903), 84 yrs, Date of death: 23/07/1987, Cremated: 27/07/1987, Funeral Director: Te Awamutu Funeral Services, Last Address: 19 Jackson St Te Awamutu, Location: Hamilton Park Cemetery.