John Plimmer (1812 - 1905)

Born 28 Jun 1812 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Eliza (Roden) Plimmer — married 22 Jul 1833 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Husband of Janet (Anderson) Plimmer — married 30 May 1864 (to 1874) in Molesworth St, Wellington, New Zealand

Descendants

Died 5 Jan 1905 at age 92 in Wellington, New Zealand

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Biography

John Plimmer was born in Shropshire, England.

John Plimmer was born in the United Kingdom.

This profile is part of the Plimmer Name Study.

John Plimmer migrated from UK to New Zealand.

John Plimmer is Notable.

John was born in 1812 in Shropshire. His father was Isaac, his mother Mary.^[1]

He married Eliza Roben in 1833 ^[2] .

Isaac aged 6 was recorded with family in the 1841 Wolverhampton census -

John Plimmer M 25

Eliza Plimmer F 25

William Plimmer M 4 Staffordshire

Mary Plimmer F 2 Staffordshire^[3].

John and family migrated to New Zealand in 1841 ^[4].

Following the death of his first wife he married Janet Anderson.^[5].

John is renowned for converting a whaling ship into a commercial centre in Wellington New Zealand. and there is a statue of him there.

John passed away in 1905.^{[6][7] [8][9]}

Sources

1. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JMXB-PZQ : 6 December 2014, John Plimmer, 19 Jul 1812); citing UPTON MAGNA,SHROPSHIRE,ENGLAND, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 510,680.
2. ↑ "England, Staffordshire, Church Records, 1538-1944", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLQB-4P3R : 8 August 2017), John Plimmer and Eliza Roden, 1833.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1841", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQT7-NZN : Mon Dec 18 02:51:08 UTC 2023), Entry for John Plimmer and Eliza Plimmer, 1841. (accessed 23 Feb 2024)
4. ↑ "New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Passenger Lists, 1839-1973", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJDV-F2BF : Wed Nov 01 04:40:31 UTC 2023), Entry for Isaac Plimmer, 3 Nov 1841. (accessed 23 Feb 2024)
5. ↑ "New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1896," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24J-G3DT : accessed 13 October 2017), John Plimmer and Janet Anderson, 1864; citing Marriage, New Zealand, New Zealand, Wellington; registration number 1864/8539.
6. ↑ DEATH OF MR JOHN PLIMMER, New Zealand Times, Volume LXXVII, Issue 5479, 6 January 1905
7. ↑ DEATHS., New Zealand Times, Volume LXXVII, Issue 5479, 6 January 1905
8. ↑ DEATH OF MR PLIMMER., Bush Advocate, Volume XVII, Issue 3, 5 January 1905
9. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKJ-1HK1 : 13 December 2015), John Plimmer, 1905; Burial, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand, Bolton Street Memorial Park; citing record ID 49379169, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

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