Julia Martha (Lucas) Chenery (1846 - 1926)

Born 22 Aug 1846 in Saint Andrew, Holborn, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

Wife of Aaron Chenery — married 1869 in Islington, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 25 Dec 1926 at age 80 in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

Biography

Julia (Lucas) Chenery was born in Middlesex, England.

Julia (Lucas) Chenery migrated from England to New Zealand.

Julia was born 22 Aug 1846 and baptized 13 Sep 1846 at St. Andrew, Holborn, Middlesex. She was the daughter of John and Julia Lucas. ^[1]

In 1869 Q4 at Islington (London/Middlesex), she married Aaron Chenery of Blo-Norton, Norfolk. ^[2]

With Aaron and two young children, they left England aboard the Edwin Fox, in Jan 1873. : Aaron(23), Julia(21), Rose(2), Emily(9mo) - Norfolk ^{[3] [4]} However, the ship became waterlogged in the Bay of Biscay. The passengers were saved, but the Chenery family returned home to England. They lived in London as of 1881.

In 1881 Julia & Aaron can be found with a growing family - Aaron Jr Chenery (age 31, Ag Lab) lived at Fen Rd in Blo-Norton with his wife Julia (34) and six children: Rose (10), Emily (9), Herbert (7), Julia (6), Charley (3), and Henry (1).^[5]

In 1886 once again the family prepare to emigrate and so - A Chinnery (age 40, Carman) , with his wife Mrs Chinnery (35) and eight children - Rose (14) , Emily (12), Julia (10), Harriet (10), Chas (8), Henry (6), Alice (4) and Mary (1) - sailed from London 9 September, on the Doric and arrived in Wellington on the 27 Oct 1886^[6]

But they returned to England in early 1891 - Aaron Chinery (age 44, Farmer), with his wife Mrs Aaron (47) and nine children - Julia (16), Emily (19), Rose (20), Chas (11), Hy (10), Alice (7), Arthur (4), G (3), and Herbt (18, Farm Labourer), as well as two other relatives [?] Arthur Chinery (21, Farm Labourer) and Wm Chinery (23, Farm Labourer) - sailed from Lyttelton, New Zealand to London in Apr 1891.^[7]

Julia (Lucas) Chenery lived in Chaneys, Canterbury, New Zealand.

She passed away 25 Dec 1926 age 80. She was survived by her husband, nine children, 39 grandchildren, and 13 great-grandchildren. The children were: ^[3]

• Mr H. Chenery (Chaney's)
• Mr C. Chenery (Chaney's)
• Mr H. Chenery (Belfast)
• Mr A. Chenery (Wanganui)
• Mrs Croton (Chaney's)
• Mrs J. Allen (Rangiora)
• Mrs Burnaby (Ashburton)
• Mrs Brock (Papanui)
• Mrs Chinnery (Auckland)

Research Notes

This profile is linked to the Aaron Chenery's Family - Research Project

Sources

1. ↑ "England, Middlesex Parish Registers, 1539-1988", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Z15Y-WYN2 : 24 June 2020), Julia Martha Lucas, 1846.
2. ↑ FreeBMD: Marriage 1869 Q4. Chenery Aaron / LUCAS Julia Martha, Islington 1b 309
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "Death of Mrs Martha Julia Chenery", Press, Volume LXII, Issue 18884, 27 December 1926, Page 2
4. ↑ "New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Passenger Lists, 1839-1973," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FSTP-PZH : 9 March 2021), Aaron Chenery, 28 Jun 1873; citing ship , Archives New Zealand, Wellington; FHL microfilm 004412445.
5. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q278-ZNT7 : 12 December 2017), Aaron Jr Chenery, Blo-Norton, Norfolk, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 8, Piece/Folio 1972/7, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,625.
6. ↑ "New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Passenger Lists, 1839-1973," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FS1R-6QS : 9 March 2021), A Chinnery, Dec 1887; citing ship , Archives New Zealand, Wellington; FHL microfilm 004413514.
7. ↑ "New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Passenger Lists, 1839-1973," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FS1Q-1J4 : 8 July 2019), Aaron Chinery, Apr 1891; citing ship , Archives New Zealand, Wellington; FHL microfilm 004413390.

• "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q278-ZNTP : 12 December 2017), Julia Chenery in household of Aaron Jr Chenery, Blo-Norton, Norfolk, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 8, Piece/Folio 1972/7, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,625.