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John Wilmshurst1

M, #13528, b. 26 March 1823, d. 21 December 1909
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Pedigree
Last Edited: 7 Aug 2022

Parents:

Father*: William Wilmshurst agricultural labourer1 b. c 5 Dec 1790, d. Mar 1861
Mother*: Jemima Twyman1 b. c 10 Apr 1796, d. c 1868
  • Burial*: John Wilmshurst was buried at St John Anglican Churchyard, Bassette Rd, Johnsonville (now a lawn cemetery).1
  • Birth*: He was born on 26 March 1823 at Pluckley, Kent, England.1
  • He was the son of William Wilmshurst agricultural labourer and Jemima Twyman.1
  • Marriage*: John Wilmshurst married Rachel Mudgway, daughter of Richard Mudgway and Ann Wilson, on Tuesday, 31 August 1847 at St Paul, Wellington, New Zealand; John was a bachelor & Rachel a spinster, both of Wellington.Marriedbybanns by Robert Cole, with consent of parents. Both signedwith anX.Marriage witnesses: James SYMONS of Wellington & OliveANDERSONofWellington (X) (Rachel's sister). Witness to thesignatures: HBBUXTON.2,3,1
  • Death*: John Wilmshurst died on 21 December 1909 at 85 Nelson Street, Petone, Wellington, New Zealand, at age 86; Unknown GEDCOM info: morbus cordis (heart disease.)4,1
  • Event-Misc*: John Wilmshurst was Unknown GEDCOM tag: _MDCL rheumatism in later years.1
  • Religion*: He was Methodist.1
  • Emigration*: John Wilmshurst emigrated with John Wilmshurst on an unknown person on 8 January 1841 at England to New Zealand ('Lord William Bentinck'); New Zealand Company # 2192; selected by Geo. Whiting, Esq.5,1

Family:

Rachel Mudgway b. 17 Apr 1829, d. 22 Jun 1920
  • Marriage*: John Wilmshurst married Rachel Mudgway, daughter of Richard Mudgway and Ann Wilson, on Tuesday, 31 August 1847 at St Paul, Wellington, New Zealand; John was a bachelor & Rachel a spinster, both of Wellington.Marriedbybanns by Robert Cole, with consent of parents. Both signedwith anX.Marriage witnesses: James SYMONS of Wellington & OliveANDERSONofWellington (X) (Rachel's sister). Witness to thesignatures: HBBUXTON.2,3,1

Children:

Rachel Ann Wilmshurst1 b. 10 Nov 1848, d. 27 Dec 1866
Thomas Henry Wilmshurst1 b. 19 Oct 1851, d. 20 Apr 1945
Charles Wilmshurst1 b. 10 Nov 1853, d. 10 Jun 1934
Esther Mary Wilmshurst1 b. 19 Aug 1856, d. 8 Jul 1876
John William Wilmshurst fellmonger; wool sorter1 b. 9 Jun 1858, d. 27 Oct 1942
William Edwin Wilmshurst lamplighter, labourer+1 b. 22 Apr 1860, d. 15 Aug 1948
Alice Wilmshurst1 b. 11 Nov 1862, d. 17 May 1919
Rosina Wilmshurst1 b. 19 Sep 1866, d. 7 Oct 1942

Notes

  • Reference LGB*: Reference: 1719.1

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. [S97] Unknown author BMD index, n.pub., n.p., unknown edition (unknown publish date) unknown isbn.
  3. [S98] Unknown author Marriage certificate/register, n.pub., n.p., unknown edition (unknown publish date) unknown isbn.
  4. [S73] Unknown author Death/burial certificate/register, n.pub., n.p., unknown edition (unknown publish date) unknown isbn.
  5. [S77] Unknown author Shipping document, n.pub., n.p., unknown edition (unknown publish date) unknown isbn.