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John Copestake (abt. 1827 - 1899)

John Copestake
Born about in Arnold, Nottinghamshire, Englandmap
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married about 1855 in in New Plymouth,Taranaki,New Zealandmap
Descendants descendants
Died at about age 71 in New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealandmap
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Biography

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John Copestake was born in Nottinghamshire, England.
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John Copestake migrated from England to New Zealand.
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John was born about 1827 in Arnold, Nottinghamshire, England. Son of Thomas Copestake and Elizabeth (Johnson) Copestake.

John Copestake married Susan (Hellier) Copestake about 1856 in New Zealand.[1] They had about ten children;

  1. Copestake William Henry, b 1857 -
  2. Mary Copestake, b. 1859
  3. John Farnham Copestake, b.1862
  4. Charles Hellier Copestake, b.1865
  5. Frank Wieland Copestoke, b. 1867
  6. Helena Elizabeth Copestake, b. 1869
  7. Arthur Copestake, b. 1871
  8. Minnie Susan Copestake, b. 1874
  9. Florence May Copestake, b. 1876
  10. Ethel Isabel Copestake, b. 1879.

John passed away about the 11 January 1899 in New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand, died by suicide, age 71-72. John was buried at the Te Henui Cemetery, New Plymouth, New Plymouth District, Taranaki, New Zealand . [2]

Probate Records for John Copestake 1906, in the New Plymouth, record number 1097,[3]


Sources

  1. "New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1896," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24J-VZDC : accessed 23 October 2017), John Copestake and Susan Hellier, 1856; citing Marriage, New Zealand, New Zealand, Wellington; registration number 1856/1243.
  2. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/184606631/john-copestake : accessed 13 July 2022), memorial page for John Copestake (1827–11 Jan 1899), Find a Grave Memorial ID 184606631, citing Te Henui Cemetery, New Plymouth, New Plymouth District, Taranaki, New Zealand ; Maintained by JjH (contributor 48491654) .
  3. "New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Probate Records, 1843-1998," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2VCD-PZC : 9 August 2017), John Copestake, 1906; citing New Plymouth, New Plymouth probate files, 1867-1981, record number 1097, Archives New Zealand, Auckland Regional Office; FamilySearch digital folder 007373762.




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