Grace (Rodd) Lye (1787 - 1874)

Born 1787 in Portland, Dorset, England

Ancestors

Wife of John Lye — married 19 Apr 1813 in Martock, Somerset, England

Descendants

Died 24 Jan 1874 at about age 87 in New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand

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Grace (Rodd) Lye migrated from England to New Zealand.

Biography

Grace was the daughter of John Rodd and Luce/Lucy Stone. She was baptised at St George Portland on 21 February 1790.^[1] however, this is unconfirmed as no parents are recorded on her death certificate and no parents are mentioned in her obituary.

She married John Lye on the 19th April 1813^[2] and had 11 children all born at Martock.

Grace departed Plymouth with her husband and 8 children bound for New Zealand on the William Bryan 19 Nov. 1840, arriving at New Plymouth on 31 March 1841.

She died on the 24th January 1874, at New Plymouth, aged 87 years.^[3][4][5]

Obituary
Death of Mrs. John Lye. — One by one the pioneer settlers of this Province are passing away. Of late we regret to say that we have had to notice many of their deaths, and now our obituary contains another. Mrs. Lye, with her husband and family, were passengers by the first ship that came to this settlement, the ' William Bryant,' which arrived here in 1841. This venerable lady has raised a large family, and has lived to see her grandchildren's children. She was known to all our old settlers by whom she was much regarded. She died on Saturday evening and yesterday a large number of persons followed her remains to the grave.^[6]

Grace and her husband were buried in St. Mary's Churchyard, New Plymouth.^[7]

Headstone Inscription
Concrete base. Tall Iron surround: Sacred to the memory of John Lye died 13th July 1868 aged 82 years. Also of his wife Grace Lye died 25th January 1874 aged 87 years. They come to the grave in a full, age like a shock of corn cometh in his season.

Sources

1. ↑ St George, Portland, Grace Rodd Baptism Entry, 21 Feb 1790, (Dorset History Centre Ref: PE/PTD: RE1/4, St George Portland Register of Baptisms & Burials 1781-1805).
2. ↑ "Somerset, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1531-1812," database with images, Ancestry.com; marriage record for John Lye & Grace Rodd, 19 Apr 1813, parish of Martock; citing Reference Number: D\P\MART/2/1/7, Somerset Archives & Local Studies, South West Heritage Trust, Taunton, England
3. ↑ Death printout for Grace Lye, died 24 Jan 1874, New Plymouth; registration number 1874/4422, Births, Deaths & Marriages, New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs (www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz). Digital copy in the files of Charlene Newport
4. ↑ Death notice for Grace, relict of the late Mr. John Lye, Taranaki Herald, Volume XXII, Issue 2171, 28 January 1874, Page 2; digital images, Papers Past (https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TH18740128.2.8 : accessed 22 May 2018).
5. ↑ "New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1966," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/Q24V-QPWY : 4 October 2016), Grace Lye, 1874; citing Death, New Zealand, registration number 1874/4422, Archives of New Zealand, Wellington.
6. ↑ Death of Mrs. John Lye, Taranaki Herald, Volume XXII, Issue 2171, 28 January 1874, Page 2; digital images, Papers Past (https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TH18740128.2.9 : accessed 22 May 2018).
7. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 20 May 2018), memorial page for Grace Rodd Lye (1790–25 Jan 1874), Find A Grave Memorial no. 119332310, citing St Mary's Anglican Churchyard, New Plymouth, New Plymouth District, Taranaki, New Zealand ; Maintained by Sharlene Torres (contributor 47834718) .

• Saunders, K. V. The Island & Royal Manor of Portland Historic Sources, Version 03 (CD ROM). Version 03, CD-ROM. Portland, UK: Somerset & Dorset Family History Society, n.d.

Acknowledgements

• This profile was started by Alison Haines, Thursday, August 14, 2014. Supported by Anne Field through the import of 2015 Harrington Orr Families.ged on Nov 25, 2015