Emma Sarah (Brown) Verry (1870 - 1947)

Born 1 Nov 1870 in Wakefield, Nelson, New Zealand

Ancestors

Wife of William Arthur Verry — married 1891 in New Zealand

Died 1 Sep 1947 at age 76 in Auckland, New Zealand

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Biography

Emma Sarah Brown was born at Wakefield, south of Nelson, in New Zealand on November 1st, 1870. She was the youngest of six children born to Thomas Brown and Elizabeth Betsy Wadsworth. ^[1]

Emma Sarah Brown married, at age 21, to William Arthur Verry.
They were married in the home of Mrs Brown, (Emma’s mother) in Wakefield, Nelson, on September 30th, 1891. Their witnesses were Eva Christmas Smith and George Brown (Emma’s brother).
William and Emma’s intention to marry was recorded a week prior, on the 22nd of September 1891, by the Wakefield Post Office Registrar. William’s given age, 24 and Emma, 21. ^[2]

Further details can be gleaned from the announcement of their Golden Wedding on September 1941, as noted in the New Zealand Herald: ^[3]

Golden Wedding

"VERRY – BROWN. On September 30, 1891, at Wai-iti, Nelson, by the Rev. Edward Lewis, William Arthur, eldest son of the late Mr. and Mrs G. VERRY, Pahiatua, to Emma, youngest daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. T. BROWN, Wai-iti. – Present address: 3 Wesley Avenue. Mount Albert."

It appears that shortly after their marriage in 1891, William and Emma moved to the North Island. They were shown living at Makakahi (South West of Ekatahuna) in the 1896 Electoral roll where William’s parents, George and Martha Verry had moved to in about 1880. William's father George had set up a butter creamery.

William was a dairyman and farmer. He worked and lived at a range of places in the North Island including Tutaekare, Makakahi, Konini, Eketahahuna, Masterton, Feilding, Palmerston North and later Mt Roskill in Auckland.

By May 1908, Emma, age 37, and William, age 40, had completed their family with their fourth child.

Children of William Verry and Emma nee Brown: ^[4]

1. Percy Laurence VERRY b. 18 Apr 1893 Tararua, New Zealand; m Ida Mabel RUFF
2. Clara May VERRY b. 26 Feb 1895 m1 William Mathias (Billy) MINGINS; m2 Arthur Alfred WELCH
3. Francis Cyril James (Frank) VERRY b. 31 Jan 1903 Wairarapa, New Zealand; m1 Josephine Mary O'BRIEN; m2 Selwyn Peace WALKER
4. Eva Maude VERRY b. 27 Mar 1908 Manawatu, New Zealand; m George Edward COOKSLEY

Emma Sarah Verry passed away in 1947, at age 76.
She died on September 1st, 1947 in Auckland, New Zealand.^[5]

Emma's husband William, passed away about seven years later in 1954, at age 86. ^[6]

William and Emma were both buried at Otahuhu Cemetery in Auckland. ^{[7] [8]}

Headstone inscription: ^[9]

Research Notes

Notes of Nola (Holyoake) Moses at 6 Apr 2015:
Emma was born in 1871. Some genealogy sites state Emma's father was Thomas Edward Brown. This was not the right Thomas , as Thomas Edward Brown was born in 1860! I'm pretty sure the right Thomas is listed here as her father.( Needs further research.)

Sources

Footnotes and citations:

1. ↑ Birth Index. New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages, Historical Records. Department of Internal Affairs. (www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz). "Birth Registration: 1870/24202; BROWN, Emma Sarah; Mother: Elizabeth; Father: Thomas." (Event date: 1/11/1870) Accessed 19 Feb 2010 by Michele (Flanagan) Gregg.
2. ↑ Wakefield Post Office - Intentions to Marry Register. 22 Sep 1891. Accessed in Richmond Library Genealogy Collection, 10 Mar 1999 by Michele (Flanagan) Gregg.
3. ↑ Papers Past GOLDEN WEDDINGS, New Zealand Herald, Volume 78, Issue 24083, 30 September 1941. Accessed 9 Jun 2015 by Michele Flanagan.
4. ↑ Birth Index. New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages, Historical Records. Department of Internal Affairs. (www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz).
5. ↑ Death Index. New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages, Historical Records. Department of Internal Affairs. (www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz). "Death Registration: 1947/25616; VERRY, Emma Sarah; Age at death: 76." (Event date: 1/9/1947). Accessed 19 Feb 2010 by Michele (Flanagan) Gregg.
6. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #147627482. Created 9 Jun 2015 by Michele (Flanagan) Gregg.
7. ↑ Auckland City Council Cemetery database. "VERRY, Emma Sarah; Details: F; Died: 01-09-1947; Age 76; Place Otahuhu; Location: Area B, Lot No1." Accessed 6 Jul 2007 by Michele (Flanagan) Gregg.
8. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #147627457. Created 9 Jun 2015 by Michele (Flanagan) Gregg.
9. ↑ New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800 – 2007. Otahuhu Public Cemetery. Ancestry.com. Accessed 9 Jun 2015 by Michele (Flanagan) Gregg.

Source list:

• Michele Flanagan. "Flanagan – Presenting the Past," Compiled from 1996 by Michele Gregg nee Flanagan. New Zealand. Unpublished. Last revised 12 Oct 2018.

Acknowledgements

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