John
Little
Born about in County Armagh, Ireland
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Ann Jane (Allen) Little
— married
about 1842 in county Armagh, Ireland
Descendants 
Father of
Susannah (Little) Smith, Mary Frances (Little) Oswald, William Alexander Little, Sarah Jane (Lyttle) Clayton, Ruth Little and Teresa (Little) Gilbert
Died
at about age 63
in Mulladry, County Armagh, Ireland
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Biography
John Little was a farmer in Mulladry, Armagh, Ireland. [1] Many of the family B.D.M.s are registered in Richhill, the neighbouring village.
He died in 1873 and so was not with his family when they emigrated to New Zealand. In the New Zealand Electoral Roll for 1893, Jane Little is recorded living on her own in Selwyn Street. Sydenham, Christchurch.
John Little is commemorated in the memorial for his wife Ann Jane, and daughters Susan Little and Ruth in Addington Cemetery, Christchurch, New Zealand. [2]
- children in the order in which they appear in probate for Susan (Little) Smith- [3]
- Teresa (Little) Gilbert (N.Z.)
- Margaret (Little) McClatchie of Rich Hill, Ballinahinch, county Armagh, Ireland
- Ruth Little of Parnell, Auckland, N.Z.
- William Little (his son is Alexander Little of Christchurch N.Z.)
- Mary Frances (Little) Oswald (her children are Albert Edward, Eliza Jane, Alice May, Eva, Cara Minnie, Edwin Wilfred & Annie Frances)
- Sarah Jane (Little) Clayton (her children are John Charles, Ruth Lillian, Sarah Miriam & Doris Aida)
- Elizabeth (Little) Colvin
Note : John Little came from Richhill, Mulladry; note the family connection with the Rountrees, also from Richhill - see Meredith Rountree
Sources
- ↑ Griffith Valuation of Tenements : Mulladry
- ↑ Billiongraves, Addington Cemetery, Christchurch, N.Z.
- ↑ "New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Probate Records, 1843-1998," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9V-LBDY : 10 August 2017), Susan Smith, 1924; citing Wellington, Wellington Probate Files [First Sequence], 1843-1939, record number 36033, Archives New Zealand, Auckland Regional Office; FamilySearch digital folder 100712463.
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Valerie Willis
Valerie Willis
There is a Sarah Little who married a Thomas Ward in Newry, Armagh 3rd June 1853
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