Born in St Mabyn, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Daughter of Walter Lawry
and Gertrude (Robins) Lawry
Sister of
Elizabeth (Lawry) Nickell, Mary (Lawry) Barnett, Jane Lawry, John Lawry, Walter Lawry, Ellen (Lawry) Jebson, Samuel Lawry, Annie (Lawry) Overton, William Robins Lawry and Joseph Henry Lawry
Wife of
John Barnett
— married
1866 in New Zealand
Descendants 
Mother of
Helen Sophia Barnett, Walter John Lawry Barnett, Lydia Elizabeth (Barnett) Harte, Arthur William Barnett, Alice Flora Barnett, Ada Beatrice Barnett, George Herbert Barnett, Edith Caroline (Barnett) Mathieson, John Robinson Barnett, Ernest Cuthbert Barnett, Leonard Ralph Barnett, Frank Harold Barnett, Stanley Gordon Barnett, Horace Samuel Barnett and Sidney Robins Barnett
Died
at about age 49
in Leeston, Selwyn, Canterbury, New Zealand
Profile last modified
| Created 28 Jul 2014
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Biography
Gertrude (Lawry) Barnett was born in St Mabyn, Cornwall, England.
Gertrude (Lawry) Barnett migrated from Cornwall, England, to New Zealand.
Gertrude's Timeline:
Birth: 1846, in St. Mabyn, Cornwall, England [1]
Christening: 06 Nov 1845, in Bodmin, Cornwall, England [2]
She was the daughter of Walter Lawry and Gertrude Robins.
Residence: 1851, Tredethy, St Mabyn, Cornwall, England; Age: 5; Relation to Head of House: Daughter [1]
Residence: 1861, in Plas Newydd, Bodmin, Cornwall, England [3]
Emigration: 05 Jul 1862, left Gravesend, Kent, England, on "Queen of the Mersey".[4][5]
Immigration: 20 Oct 1862, Lyttleton, New Zealand.[4][5]
Marriage: November 1863, to John Barnett, in New Zealand [6]
Death: 13 July 1895, in Leeston, Selwyn, Canterbury, New Zealand [7][8]
Burial: 16 July 1895, at Bishops Corner Cemetery, Selwyn, Canterbury, New Zealand; Beam: N, Plot number: 5, Denomination: Methodist [8]
- Children of John & Gertrude: [9]
- Helen Sophia - B.1866
- Walter John Lawry - B.1867
- Lydia Elizabeth - B.1868
- Arthur William - B.1870
- Alice Flora - B.1872
- Ada Beatrice - B.1873
- George Herbert - B.1875
- Edith Caroline - B.1877
- John Robinson - B.1878
- Ernest Cuthbert - B.1880
- Leonard Ralph - B.1882
- Frank Harold - B.1884 (D.1884 7D - same Frank ?)
- Stanley Gordon - B.1887
- Naomi Gertrude - B.1888 D.1888 17D
- Horace Samuel - B.1889 D.1889 7M [10]
- Sidney Robins - B.1891 D.30/03/1895 3Y [11]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1904; Folio: 298; Page: 4; GSU roll:221055-221056. The Lawry family in the 1851 Census.
- ↑ England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, database, Family Search Record for Gertrude Lawry, 06 Nov 1845; citing Cornwall, England, reference item 5; FHL microfilm 1,596,469.
- ↑ 1861 England Census, Cornwall, Address: Plas Nwyd, Parish: Bodmin, Gertrude Lawry, 15 yrs, The Lawry Family in the 1861 England Census at Plas Newydd, Bodmin, Cornwall.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Archives New Zealand, Passenger Lists, 1839-1973, database with images, FamilySearch, Canterbury, Queen of the Mersey, image 24 of 35, "Single Women". National Archives, Wellington.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 :Christchurch Office of Archives of New Zealand, "Assisted Immigrants to Lyttleton/Canterbury", New Zealand: Jul 1862 - 20 Oct 1862, Queen of the Mersey, IM-CH 4/42:
- LAWRY, Annie, 6 yrs.
- LAWRY, Ellen, 9 yrs.
- LAWRY, Gertrude, 45 yrs.
- LAWRY, Gertrude, 16 yrs.
- LAWRY, Jane, 15 yrs.
- LAWRY, John, 13 yrs.
- LAWRY, Joseph Hy, 2 yrs.
- LAWRY, Mary, 18 yrs.
- LAWRY, Samuel, 7 yrs.
- LAWRY, Walter, 44 yrs, Farmer.
- LAWRY, Walter, 11 yrs.
- LAWRY, William R, 4 yrs.
- ↑ Ellesmere Guardian, 5 September 1917, "The Late Mr Barnett".
- ↑ NZBDM historical records search; Reg. no:1895/5158, Barnett, Gertrude, 59Y.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Selwyn District Council, plot records search; Record ID: 24772, Surname: Barnett (nee Lawry), First names: Gertrude, Age: 49 years, Date of interment: 16/07/1895, Date of death: 13/07/1895, Place of birth: Tredethy, Cornwall, Place of death: Leeston, Canterbury, Nationality: England, Gender: Female, Cemetery: Bishops Corner, Beam: N, Plot type: Grave, Plot number: 5, Denomination: Methodist, Clergy: Rev A C Lawry.
- ↑ NZBDM historical records search (1860-1900):
- Birth = B. [NZBDM Reg. No.] - Family Name/Given Name(s)/Mother's Given Name(s)/Father's Given Name(s) -
- Death = D. [NZBDM Reg. No.] - Family Name/Given Name(s)/Date of Birth/Age at Death -
- B. 1866/18018 - Barnett/Helen Sophia/Gertrude/John
- B. 1867/23028 - Barnett/Walter John Lawry/Gertrude/John
- B. 1868/27003 - Barnett/Lydia Elizabeth/Gertrude/John
- B. 1870/28684 - Barnett/Arthur William/Gertrude/John
- B. 1872/935 - Barnett/Alice Flora/Gertrude/John
- B. 1873/41753 - Barnett/Ada Beatrice/Gertrude/John
- B. 1875/11733 - Barnett/George Herbert/Gertrude/John
- B. 1877/1479 - Barnett/Edith Caroline/Gertrude/John
- B. 1878/9459 - Barnett/John Robinson/Gertrude/John
- B. 1880/11198 - Barnett/Ernest Cuthbert/Gertrude/John
- B. 1882/7905 - Barnett/Leonard Ralph/Gertrude/John
- B. 1884/17892 - Barnett/Frank Harold/Gertrude/John
- D. 1884/4522 - Barnett/Frank/7D *same Frank ?
- B. 1887/429 - Barnett/Stanley Gordon/Gertrude/John
- D. 1888/4960 - Barnett/Naomi Gertrude/17D
- B. 1889/1373 - Barnett/Horace Samuel/Gertrude/John
- D. 1889/3777 - Barnett/Horace Samuel/7M
- B. 1891/15746 - Barnett/Sidney Robins/Gertrude/John
- D. 1895/2063 - Barnett/Sidney Robins/3Y
- ↑ Selwyn District Council Bishops Corner Cemetery Record for Horace Samuel Barnett.
- ↑ Selwyn District Council Bishops Corner Cemetery Record for Sidney Robins Barnett.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Gertrude by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Gertrude:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Gertrude by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Gertrude:
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~0.78%
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