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Emma (Harris) Lewer (abt. 1825 - 1907)

Emma Lewer formerly Harris aka Stubbs
Born about in Shere, Surrey, Englandmap
Ancestors ancestors
Wife of — married 6 May 1842 in Shere Parish Church, Surrey, Englandmap
Descendants descendants
Died at about age 81 in Wellington, New Zealandmap
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Biography

Baptism solemnized in the Parish of Shere in the County of Surrey in the year 1825. When Baptised: December 11, Emma Harris, Daughter of William and Sarah, Shere. Profession: Labourer. Thomas Duncomb, Rector.

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1841 census - household transcription details for Guildford Sub District. Civil Parish: St Nicholas. Address: Mount Street, St Nicholas, Guildford. National Archive Reference: HO107 Piece: 1082 Book/Folio: 4/11 Page: 17

FURLONGER, Thos, Male, 55, Bricklayer J. Surrey FURLONGER, Sarah, Female, 50, Surrey PETO, James, Male, aged 20, Bricklayer J. born Surrey PETO, Olive, Female, aged 20, born Surrey SANFORD, Sarah, Female, aged 30, born Surrey HARRIS, Emma, Female, aged 20, Dressmaker, born Surrey BUTT, Chas, Male, aged 50, Basketmaker

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Wises Post Office Directories - 1878-79 & 1885-86 LEWER Mrs Farmer Ohariu W. ____________________________________________________________________________________

Nearly four years after Charles died, Emma LEWER formerly HARRIS, Widow, aged 45 years, (she was at least 52 years old), remarried on 28th April 1877 at the Wellington Registry Office to Edward STUBBS, a Labourer of Ohariu who was also recorded as being 45 years. Because of Emma's age it's not thought that she had more children. Emma, according to her death certificate reached the old age of 85 years and died of heart failure on the 29th April 1907 at 27 Broadway Terrace, Wellington, at the residence of her daughter Emma and son-in-law Richard BARBER. There is no mention of her second marriage on her death certificate which gives her name as Emma LEWER and not STUBBS. This remains a bit of a mystery as there appears to be no divorce note on her marriage certificate to Edward STUBBS.

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30th April 1907 (The Evening Post - Wellington) LEWER.- On the 29th April, 1907, at the residence of her daughter, 27 Broadway Terrace, Emma Lewer, relict of the late Charles Lewer ; aged 85 years ; deeply regretted. ____________________________________________________________________________________

Evening Post, Volume LXXIII, Issue 101, 30 April 1907, Page 4, Local and General.

The death is Announced of Mrs. Emma Lewer, an, old colonist, who arrived here on the ship George Fife, in 1842. Deceased was the wife of tho late Mr. Charles Lewer, farmer Ohariu Valley, and during recent years lived with her daughter, Mrs. Richard Barber, Broadway-terrace. Mrs. Lewer was eightyfive years of age. She leaves a family of four sons and three daughters, and numerous grand-children and greatgrandchildren.

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According to Emma LEWER's death certificate she was also buried at Ohariu, probably at The Holy Trinity Church Cemetery next to her first husband Charles. Unfortunately the records for the Church Cemetery no longer exist, because they were apparently destroyed in a Church fire at Johnsonville.[1]

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  1. Entered by Lesley Keil.

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