John Adolphus Monk (1809 - 1859)

Born 1809 in Surrey, England

Husband of Phoebe (Owlett) Monk — married before 1831 in England

Descendants

Died 23 Dec 1859 at about age 50 in Makara, Wellington, New Zealand

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Biography

John was born in 1809.

He married Phoebe Howlett, and migrated to New Zealand in 1842 aboard the Birman, on a free immigrant passage, with their six children^[1]

Monk John 32 Agricultural Labourer & Gardener

Phoebe 32

Ellen 10

Emma 8

Lucy 7

Julia 5

William 3

Frances Sophia Infant

Children born in New Zealand

Alfred 1847 ^[2]

John Peter ^[3]

Kesiah ^[4]

Jesse ^[5]

Elizabeth 1860 not found in birth index - married Thomas Smith

Phoebe passed away in 1876.^[6] DEATHS - Monk. — On the 31st December, at her residence, Makara, Phoebe Monk, aged 66 years.

John passed away December 23, 1859 ^[7]

Burial^[8]: Bolton Street Memorial Park

Wellington City

Wellington, New Zealand

Plot: C of E 3906

Died Y. 1859 Ahariu Valley, Wellington, New Zealand. Age: 49-50.

Sources

1. ↑ Birman Ship: 544 tons Captain: John Cleland Surgeon Superintendent: James Motherwell Sailed London 13th October 1841 - arrived Wellington 1st March 1842 Birman Passenger List http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ourstuff/Birman.htm
2. ↑ Alfred Monk, Death TARANAKI DAILY NEWS, 10 NOVEMBER 1916
3. ↑ NZ BDM birth 1849/1442 Monk John Peter Phobe(sic) John
4. ↑ NZ BDM birth 1852/3887 Monk Kesiah Phoebe John
5. ↑ NZ BDM birth 1857/4529 Monk Jesse Phoebe John
6. ↑ EVENING POST, VOLUME XV, ISSUE 1, 2 JANUARY 1877
7. ↑ NZ BDM death 1859/2327 Monk John 51Y
8. ↑ FindaGrave John Adolphus Monk http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=163586117

Marriage

Name John Monk

Gender Male

Record Type Marriage

Marriage Date 10 Oct 1830

Marriage Place Saint Mary, Harrow: Church Hill, Harrow, England

Spouse

Phobe Howlett

Register Type: Parish Register

• Alfred Monk The death occurred on Sunday evening of another of the Otaki district's pioneers, in the person of Mr. Alfred Monk. Deceased was the third son of Mr. John Monk (who came to New Zealand in1842), and was born sixty-nine years ago in Wellington. Four brothers and two sisters are still living. Three of the former reside at Makara, Mangatainoka, and Halcombe, respectively, while Mrs Thos. Smith (Palmerston), and Mrs Scholes (Manakau) are sisters.

• Monk family tree at http://www.familytreecircles.com/the-children-of-john-monk-phoebe-owlett-uk-to-nz-27032.html

• "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JM4P-NQ3 : 11 February 2018, John Monk in entry for William Monk, 23 May 1838); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 0254571-0254577.

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