Alvena Eleonora Elisabeth (Rose) Bockmann (abt. 1868 - 1931)

Born about 1868 in Rosedale, Upper Moutere, New Zealand

Ancestors

Wife of Johann Heinrich Joachim Bockmann — married 15 May 1890 in Rosedale, Upper Moutere, New Zealand

Descendants

Died 16 Jan 1931 at about age 63 in Upper Moutere, Nelson, New Zealand

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Biography

According to marriage certificate married 15 May 1890 at "the house of Mr Hans Joachim Heinrich Rose" (Alvena's father); Harry's occupation is farmer and he is aged 30 years while Alvena is 21. ^[1]

"Johann Heinrich Joachim (Henry) Bockmann was born in Hope on the 21st April 1860. He was the eldest son of Johann Friedrich Christian (Fred) Bockmann who owned the Rosedale property. The Rosedale farm was cut over in December 1886, it was then burnt over and grassed in May 1887. Further bush was fell and burnt in September the lot being fenced with paling fences. In 1888 Henry took over his father's Rosedale holdings. He married on the 15th May 1890 in Nelson to Alvena Eleanora Elizabeth (Vena) Rose, daughter of Henry Rose who lived at the top of Roses Road. She was born in 1869 in Upper Moutere. Vena died on 16th January 1931 in Upper Moutere and Henry died on the 28th November 1942 in Nelson. Both are buried in St Paul's Cemetery, Upper Moutere. ^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Copy of Marriage Certificate provided by Nelson Provincial Museum Research Facility http://www.nelsonmuseum.co.nz/research-facility/
2. ↑ Perry, C., & Bensemann, M. (2016). The Neudorf Valley: 100 years 1860-1960. p. 154.

• NOT POSITIVE THIS IS THE SAME PERSON(?). BDM NZ Birth Registration Number: 1868/20828. Family Name: Rose, Given Name(s): Eleanor Elizabeth. Mother's Given Name(s): Mana, Father's Given Name(s): Henry. www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz
• New Zealand, Marriage Index, 1840-1934 (ancestry.com). Name: Johann Heinrich Joachim Bockmann; Gender: Male; Marriage Year: 1890; Relation: Bridegroom; Spouse: Alvena Eleonora Elisabeth Rose; Folio Number: 1399.
• BDM NZ Death Registration Number: 1931/1599; Family Name: Bockmann; Given Name(s): Alivine Eleonora Elizabeth; Age at Death: 62Y [b.1869]. www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz
• Billiongraves.com website. Name: Alvena E E Bockmann, Death Date: 16 Jan 1931, Cemetery NameSaint Paul Lutheran Church. https://billiongraves.com/grave/Alvena-E-E-Bockmann/13024250
• Findagrave website. Burial: St. Paul's Lutheran Churchyard, Upper Moutere, Tasman, New Zealand. Find A Grave: Memorial #125105990
• Paperspast website. NELSON EVENING MAIL, VOLUME LXIV, 17 JANUARY 1931, PAGE 6. "Deaths. BOCKMANN.—On 16th January, 1931, at Rosedale, Alivine, dearly beloved wife of Henry Bockmann; aged 62 years.— Wellington papers please copy." https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NEM19310117.2.44
• Paperspast website. NELSON EVENING MAIL, VOLUME LXIV, 17 JANUARY 1931, PAGE 2. "Funeral Notice. The friends of Henry Bockmann are invited to attend the funeral of his late wife Alivine, which will leave his residence, Rosedale, TO-MORROW (Sunday) at 2 p.m., for the Lutheran Cemetery, Upper Moutere. W. E. WILKES, LTD., Funeral Directors." https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NEM19310117.2.6
• Image of Johann "Henry" Heinrich Joachim Böckmann (1860-1942) and Alvena "Vena" Eleanora Elizabeth Rose (1869-1931). Bockman. (n.d.). Retrieved from Nelson Provincial Museum Collection. Object detail: Description: Three quarter length studio portrait of a man and a woman. Object type: glass plate negative. Collection: Tyree Studio Collection. https://collection.nelsonmuseum.co.nz/objects/21463/bockman