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William Sunnex woodsman, sawyer, farmer1

M, #13367, b. circa 8 March 1801, d. 21 July 1883
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Pedigree
Last Edited: 17 May 2024

Parents:

Father*: John Sunnex1 b. c 1770, d. c 1830
Mother*: Mary Somebody1
  • Birth*: William Sunnex woodsman, sawyer, farmer was born circa 8 March 1801 at Upchurch, Kent, England.1
  • Baptism: He was baptised on 8 March 1801 at Upchurch, Kent, England.1
  • He was the son of John Sunnex and Mary Somebody.1
  • Marriage*: William Sunnex woodsman, sawyer, farmer married Eliza Brown Webley query name, daughter of Francis Webley query name and Elizabeth Clarke query name, on Monday, 13 March 1826 at Bredhurst, Kent, England; William was a bachelor and Eliza a spinster. Married bybanns.Marriagewitnesses: John BROWNING & John LANE.
    One transcription has the surnames as LUNASC and WEEBLEY,whileanotherhas SUNAX and WELBLEY.
    Eliza allegedly had the middle name of BROWN; could itactuallybe'Browning'?2,1
  • Burial*: William Sunnex woodsman, sawyer, farmer was buried on 21 July 1883 at Taita Lawn Cemetery, Taita, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand.1
  • Death*: He died on 21 July 1883 at Upper Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand.1
  • Event-Misc*: William Sunnex woodsman, sawyer, farmer was Unknown GEDCOM tag: _MILT at Maori War series files, record # 153 (New Zealand Army Dept)..1
  • Occupation*: William was woodsman; sawyer; farmer.1
  • Religion*: He was Anglican (Church of England.)1
  • Emigration*: William Sunnex woodsman, sawyer, farmer emigrated with William Sunnex woodsman, sawyer, farmer on an unknown person on 9 April 1841 at England to New Zealand ('Tyne'); New Zealand Company # 2726.3,1

Family:

Eliza Brown Webley query name b. c 9 Mar 1806, d. 7 Aug 1897
  • Marriage*: William Sunnex woodsman, sawyer, farmer married Eliza Brown Webley query name, daughter of Francis Webley query name and Elizabeth Clarke query name, on Monday, 13 March 1826 at Bredhurst, Kent, England; William was a bachelor and Eliza a spinster. Married bybanns.Marriagewitnesses: John BROWNING & John LANE.
    One transcription has the surnames as LUNASC and WEEBLEY,whileanotherhas SUNAX and WELBLEY.
    Eliza allegedly had the middle name of BROWN; could itactuallybe'Browning'?2,1

Children:

Frances Sunnex+1 b. c 30 Apr 1826, d. 23 Jun 1887
Mary Ann Sunnex1 b. 29 Jul 1827, d. 22 Jan 1898
Sarah Sunnex1 b. c 15 Feb 1829
Eleanor Sunnex1 b. c 26 Jun 1831, d. c 7 Apr 1835
Maria Ellen Sunnex1 b. c 23 Mar 1836, d. 18 Aug 1922
William Sunnex1 b. 14 Apr 1839, d. 12 Jun 1918
John Henry Sunnex labourer1 b. 1843, d. 6 Jul 1926
Thomas Charles Sunnex labourer1 b. 18 Jan 1845, d. 30 Jul 1897
Emma Elizabeth Sunnex1 b. 6 Nov 1845, d. 17 Feb 1893
Eliza Ann Sunnex query name1 b. c 1846
Phoebe Ann Sunnex servant in coffee house1 b. 1 Aug 1850, d. 15 Nov 1902

Notes

  • Reference LGB*: Reference: 1918.1

Citations

  1. [S123] LGB, Tait Gear & related surnames in "LGB GEDCOM via FB", listserve message to Facebook, 2015. Printout dated 11/11/2015, [Nov 2015]. Hereinafter cited as LGB GEDCOM.
  2. [S82] Unknown author Parish register transcription, n.pub., n.p., unknown edition (unknown publish date) unknown isbn.
  3. [S77] Unknown author Shipping document, n.pub., n.p., unknown edition (unknown publish date) unknown isbn.