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James Thomas Pink (1849 - 1917)

James Thomas Pink
Born in Lenham, Kent, England, United Kingdommap
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married 24 Dec 1871 in Barming, Kent, England, United Kingdommap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 67 in Waianiwa, Southland, New Zealandmap
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Profile last modified | Created 27 Aug 2020
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Biography

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James Pink was born in Kent, England.
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James Pink migrated from England to New Zealand.
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James was born about 1849.[1] in Kent.[2] His parents may have been William Pink (1816-1852) and Harriet Sophia Read (1829-1913).[3]

In 1874 he emigrated to New Zealand as an Assisted Immigrant on the Wennington sailed 21 Jan 1874, to Wellington. With him were wife Lizzie(22) and daughter Rose (9mo.)[4]

The family settled in Waianawa, Southland.[5]

He passed away 14 Sep 1917 age 68 and is buried at Wallacetown New Cemetery, plot 109 Block I and 132, with several other family members.[6][7]

Research Notes

WIll, via familysearch. He appoints his wife Elizabeth Pink of Waianiwa as executor and also mentions a son Arthur.

According to this ancestry.com tree, thank you!, he married wife Elizabeth Pearce in Kent in 1871. NZ BDM lists 15(!) children:

  • 1875/13069 Pink James Henry
  • 1876/4688 Pink William
  • 1877/15299 Pink Harry
  • 1879/14358 Pink Annie
  • 1880/17599 Pink Alice
  • 1881/15656 Pink Louisa
  • 1883/13394 Pink Elizabeth
  • 1885/15111 Pink Ruth
  • 1886/18115 Pink George
  • 1888/4537 Pink Ernest Stephen
  • 1889/7166 Pink Arthur
  • 1891/8053 Pink Charles
  • 1893/4988 Pink John Alexander
  • 1894/15352 Pink Kate
  • 1896/12710 Pink Violet Agnes

Name: James Thomas PINK. Given Name: James Thomas. Surname: PINK. A Given name was found in addition to a first name in the NAME tag.

Name: James Thomas PINK. Given Name: James Thomas. Surname: PINK. A Given name was found in addition to a first name in the NAME tag.

Sources

  1. Based on age 68 at Sep 1917
  2. Based on ship log
  3. From the below ancestry.com tree
  4. "New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Passenger Lists, 1839-1973," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FSTX-R2W : 8 July 2019), James Pink, 28 Apr 1874; citing ship , Archives New Zealand, Wellington; FHL microfilm 004411996.
  5. NZ Electoral Roll search for James Pink -- earliest is 1880 at Waianiwa.
  6. NZ Cemetery Records 1800-2007 for James Thomas Pink, via ancestry.com
  7. PINK, James Thomas at Southland Cemeteries Search, accessed 27 Aug 2020




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