Charles Joseph Rangitumamao Jury

Charles Joseph Jury / Te Rongotumamao Jury

Jury, Charles Joseph, Farmer, Glendower, Greytown East. The youngest son of Mr. John Milsone Jury, one of the earliest settlers in the district, who came to the Colony in 1837, Mr. Charles Joseph Jury was born in the Wairarapa on the 24th of July, 1850, and was brought up at Jury Island. His property consists of about seven thousand acres, chiefly devoted to sheep-farming and cattle breeding. Mr. Jury is a married man and has eight children. In local politics he shows his interest in the Ponatahi School Committee, of which he is chairman. As a member of the Masonic fraternity, he is attached to the Greytown Lodge, in which he has held office as Junior Warden, and is also a member of the Royal Arch Chapter. Mr. Jury took part in military matters as long ago as 1863, when he joined the militia. He was afterwards captain of the Papawai Native Contingent. As a member of the Carterton Rifle Club, he took an active part for nearly twenty years.
Cyclopedia of New Zealand[Wellington Provinial District] - Old Colonists,ETC.

Oates Family Cemetry Carterton
In loving memory of Charles Joseph Jury
Died at Tonga Jul 19 1916 Aged 65 years old