John (Woolcock) Lovell
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John William (Woolcock) Lovell (1871 - 1955)

John William "Jack" Lovell formerly Woolcock
Born in New Zealandmap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married 1 Nov 1897 in Registrar's Office, New Plymouth, New Zealandmap
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Died at about age 84 in New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealandmap
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Biography

John William Woolcock was born in 1871. He is the son of Charles Woolcock and Mary Lovell. [1]He spent most of his early life in Greymouth, where his father was a store keeper and involved in local and national politics. From 4 June 1877 until 2 September 1878, he was at the Wallis Family Home in Motueka with his brothers and sisters. His uncle, Thomas Lovell, and E.F Jones paid surety to the orphanage.[2] He then moved to Wellington and later to Normanby[3] and New Plymouth where he was a farmer.

John married Mary Wilson in 1897.[4] The children of John and Mary were: Robert Lionel James, Jack Fitzgerald and Margaret Alexandra.[5]

John passed away in 1955[6] and is buried in the Hurdon Cemetery, New Plymouth.[7][8]

Sources

  1. New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages Online Birth record 1871/25739
  2. Email to McMichael-221 2/5/2013 from Linda - crab2 via www.trademe.co.nz - Genealogy thread. Information from Kiwi index CD.
  3. NORMANBY SCHOOL., Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume II, Issue 191, 30 December 1881, Supplement
  4. New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages Online Marriage: 1897/2546 Mary Wilson and John Lovell
  5. New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages Online Births:
    1899/14279 Lovell Robert Lionel James Parents - Mary and John William
    1901/3384 Lovell Jack Fitzgerald Parents - Mary and John William
    1902/17523 Lovell Margaret Alexandra Parents - Mary and John William
  6. New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages Online Death: 1955/19249 Lovell John William 83Y
  7. Find A Grave: Memorial #182284514
  8. "New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Probate Records, 1843-1998," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2SB-HJHH : 15 July 2017), John William Lovell, 1955; citing New Plymouth, New Plymouth probate files, 1867-1981, record number 61/55, Archives New Zealand, Auckland Regional Office; FamilySearch digital folder 100060054.




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