George Lusby (1837 - 1913)

Born 15 Oct 1837 in Nettleton, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Hannah (Fletcher) Lusby — married 14 May 1864 in Caistor, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 4 Jan 1913 at age 75 in Waitoa, Waikato, New Zealand

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Biography

George was born in 1837 in Nettleton, Lincolnshire, England. ^[1]

George married Hannah Fletcher in Caistor, Lincolnshire, England in 1864 ^[2]

George passed away in 1913^[3]

An Obituary for George was published in the New Zealand Herald, 7 Jan 1913: "PIONEER SETTLER'S DEATH The death occurred at Waitoa on Saturday morning of Mr. Geo. Lusby, aged 75 years. Deceased lived in the district 30 years, coming out under engagement to. Grant Foster, who placed a batch of emigrants at Shaftesbury, near Te Aroha. Deceased left a family of seven. sons and four daughters" ^[4]

George is buried at Te Aroha Cemetery, Te Aroha, Matamata-Piako District, Waikato, New Zealand.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth Certificate
2. ↑ Marriage Certificate
3. ↑ NZBDM Death Reg:1913/819 https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz
4. ↑ New Zealand Herald, Volume L, Issue 15194, 7 January 1913, Page 9 https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19130107.2.118
5. ↑ "BillionGraves Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKN2-NZNF : 7 October 2015), George Lusby, died 04 Jan 1913; citing BillionGraves (http://www.billiongraves.com : 2012), Burial at Te Aroha Cemetery, Te Aroha, Waikato, New Zealand. https://billiongraves.com/grave/George-Lusby/14224563

FreeBDM Dec. qtr. 1837. Caistor Reg. Vol. 14. Page 220. Birth Registration.

• "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2NH2-2HC : 1 October 2014), George Lusby, 1837; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Caistor, Lincolnshire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
• FreeBDM Marriage June Qtr 1864 Caistor Vol. 7a Page 1225
• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVGJ-G918 : 13 December 2015), George Lusby, 1913; Burial, Te Aroha, Matamata-Piako District, Waikato, New Zealand, Te Aroha Cemetery; citing record ID 125000947, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

Acknowledgements

• Birth Cert.

• FreeBDM
• 1871 Census
• 1881 Census
• NZ BDM
• NZ Herald. OBIT.
• Cemetery Records.
• Family History.