James Avery (abt. 1813 - 1889)

Born about 1813 in Frant, Sussex, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Mary Ann (Rose) Avery — married 26 May 1833 in Maidstone, Kent, England

Descendants

Died 15 Apr 1889 at about age 76 in son residence, Collingwood Street, Nelson, New Zealand

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Biography

James was born about 1812 and was baptised in 1821 in Maidstone as the son of James Avery and Ann (née Bowles).

However, DNA has suggested that he was adopted by James James Avery and Ann Ann Bowles- certainly he was born well before their marriage in 1815. There is not a DNA match between William Avery descendants and descendants of James' sister Sally Carr, nor with descendants of Ann Bowles' sister Sophia Wood, BUT there is a match betwen those WIlliam Avery descendants and descendants of Thomas Wood. The current hypothesis is that James is the son of Elizabeth SISLEY, married to Thomas Wood senior in Frant, then after his death, to Thomas AVERY, eldest brother of aforesaid James senior. He married Mary Ann Rose on 26 May 1833 He came to NZ in 1857 aboard the Palmyra, with his son John, landing in Nelson in March 1858. His wife, son William and two daughters sailed out to join him in NZ aboard the Mariner in 1859. He passed away in 1889 age 78 ^[1]

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Sources

1. ↑ http://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz
2. ↑ NZ Death registration 1889/2201
3. ↑ Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXIII, Issue 89, 16 April 1889, Page 2

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