Ada Henrietta (Jebson) Lawry (1854 - 1932)

Born 1854 in Almondbury, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Wife of John Lawry — married 1875 in New Zealand

Died 16 Nov 1932 at about age 78 in Te Awamutu, Waikato, New Zealand

Biography

Ada's Timeline:

Birth: Oct-Nov-Dec 1854, in Almondbury, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England ^[1]

Residence: 1861, at "Mold Green", Dalton, Huddersfield, Yorkshire (West Riding), England ^[2]

Emigration: 4th February 1862, left England, on the "Zealandia". ^[3]

Ada (Jebson) Lawry migrated from Yorkshire, England, to New Zealand.

Immigration: 23rd May 1862, arrived at Lyttelton, Canterbury, New Zealand ^[3][4]

Marriage: 1875, to Ada Henrietta Jebson, in New Zealand. ^[4][5]

John and Ada spent the first twenty nine years of their married life in Springston, Canterbury, South Island, until in 1904, they moved to the Waikato Region in the North Island. ^[4]

Death: 16 Nov 1932, at Te Awamutu, Waikato, New Zealand. ^[4][6]

Children of John and Ada: ^[7]

Walter 1876-1878

Thomas Henry 1878-

George Robins 1880-

Ada Eugenie 1883-1898

Nora Ellen 1887-

Gladys Haigh 1890-

+ two more daughters^[4] *See^[8]

Sources:

1. ↑ England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008, database, Family Search, Record for Ada Henrietta Jebson, 1854; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast; citing Birth Registration, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
2. ↑ England and Wales Census, 1861, database with images, Family Search, Record for John Jebson & Household, Dalton, Yorkshire (West Riding), England; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast; citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; "Name: John Jebson, County: Yorkshire (West Riding), Event Type: Census, Event Date: 1861, Event Place: Dalton, Yorkshire (West Riding), England, Registration District: Huddersfield, Residence Note: Mold Green, Gender: Male, Age: 42, Marital Status: Married, Occupation: Local Preacher, United Methodist Free Church Man, Relationship to Head of Household: Head, Birth Year (Estimated): 1819, Birthplace, Thornhill, Yorkshire", Page Number, 30, Registration Number: RG09, Piece/Folio: 3260 / 117, Affiliate Record Type: Household.

   HOUSEHOLD:

   NAME / ROLE / GENDER / AGE / BIRTHPLACE

   John Jebson / Head / M / 42 / Thornhill, Yorkshire (Local Preacher, United Methodist)

   Ann Jebson / Wife / F / 42 / Ranby, Yorkshire

   Richard Jebson / Son / M / 21 / Thornhill, Yorkshire

   David Jebson / Son / M / 19 / Thornhill, Yorkshire

   Elizabeth Ann Jebson / Daughter / F / 17 / Thornhill, Yorkshire

   Joseph Jebson / Son / M / 14 / Heywood, Lancashire

   Mary Jane Jebson / Daughter / F / 11 / Kirkheaton, Yorkshire

   John Jebson / Son / M / 9 / Almondbury, Yorkshire

   Ada Heneritta Jebson / Daughter / F / 6 / Almondbury, Yorkshire

   George Edward Jebson / Son / M / 4 / Darfield, Yorkshire

   William Henry Jebson / Son / M / 4M / Kirkheaton, Yorkshire

   Elizabeth Smith / Servant / F / 26 / Thornhill, Yorkshire

3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Christchurch City Libraries, Emigration to Canterbury : Shipping Lists 1856-1874, "Zealandia", "Zealandia" Passenger List.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4} Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 278, 23 November 1932, Page 5, "Obituary", "Mrs Ada H. Lawry".
5. ↑ NZBDM, historical records search; Reg. no. 1875/2148, Bride's given name(s): Ada Henrietta, Bride's family name: Jebson, Groom's given name(s): John, Groom's family name: Lawry.
6. ↑ NZBDM, historical records search; Reg. no.: 1932/8824, Family name: Lawry, Given name(s): Ada Henrietta, Age at death: 78Y.
7. ↑ NZBDM, historical records search

   Births: Reg. no. - Family name / Given name(s) / Mother's name / Father's name

   1876/8630 - Lawry / Walter / Ada Henrietta / John

   1878/15226 - Lawry / Thomas Henry / Ada Henrietta / John

   1880/18339 - Lawry / George Robins / Ada Henrietta / John

   1883/8259 - Lawry / Ada Eugenie / Ada Henrietta / John

   1887/7233 - Lawry / Nora Ellen / Ada Henrietta / John

   1890/7488 / Lawry / Gladys Haigh / Ada Henrietta / John

   Deaths: Reg. no. - Family name / Given name(s) / Age at death

   1878/1999 - Lawry / Walter / 1Y

   1898/4096 - Lawry / Ada Eugenie / 15Y

8. ↑ Although no birth records have been located thus far for John's & Ada's other two daughters, a Hamilton City Council Cemetery search came back with records for two Lawry ladies who had ties to Te Awamutu, whose given names are of the family, and whose birth dates (estimated) fit within the time frame John & Ada were having their family:

   Annie Henrietta LAWRY, (born c. 1894), 89 yrs, Date of death: 09/03/1983, Cremated: 12/03/1983, Funeral Director: Te Awamutu Funeral Services, Last Address: Trevellyn Hospital, Location: Hamilton Park Cemetery.

   Ethel Eugenie LAWRY, (born c. 1903), 84 yrs, Date of death: 23/07/1987, Cremated: 27/07/1987, Funeral Director: Te Awamutu Funeral Services, Last Address: 19 Jackson St Te Awamutu, Location: Hamilton Park Cemetery.

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