Henry
Esau
Avery
CMG CBE DS
Born in Wellington, New Zealand
Ancestors 
Son of Joseph Avery
and Helen Jane (Boyle) Avery
Brother of
Joseph Davenport Avery, Robert William Avery, Elizabeth Maud (Avery) Sutherland, Herbert Edmund Avery, Ernest Francis Avery, Marion Constance (Avery) Duff, Amos Augustus Avery and Helen Arbuthnet (Avery) Cox
Husband of
Alice Maud (Draper) Avery
— married
1913 in Blenheim, Marlborough, New Zealand
Father of
Henry Noel Avery, Helen Lea Avery, Beryl Maude (Avery) Russell, John Malcolm Avery and Margaret (Avery) Edwards
Died
at age 75
in Wellington, New Zealand
Profile last modified
| Created 24 Apr 2022
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Biography
Henry was a Rugby Player for the All Blacks.
When Henry Esau Avery was born on 3 October 1885, in Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand, his father, Joseph Avery, was 35 and his mother, Helen Boyle, was 29. He married Alice Maud Draper in 1913, in Blenheim, Marlborough, New Zealand. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 22 March 1961, in Wellington, New Zealand, at the age of 75.
A New Zealand rugby international. After playing for Wellington against New Zealand in 1910, he was added to the tour party which left for Australia shortly after. He played six matches on the tour, including the three Tests. He was a career army officer who was awarded the DSO in 1916 and rose to the rank of Brigadier.
- Probate: 1961 - Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
- Cremation: 1961 - New Zealand
- Occupation: Bookseller and Stationer
Births, Deaths & Marriages
- NZ BDM/Birth Index # 1885/16778 (Avery, Henry Esau. Parents: Helen Jane & Joseph)
- NZ BDM/Marriage Index # 1913/5855 (Alice Maude Draper to Henry Esau Avery)
- NZ BDM/Death Index # 1961/24380 (Avery, Henry Esau, 75Y)
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