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George Avery

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Birthplace: Staplehurst, Maidstone District, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Death: October 07, 1903 (79)
Taita, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand
Place of Burial: Taita, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand
Immediate Family:

Son of Thomas Avery and Elizabeth Ann Avery
Brother of Eliza Lucretia Couchman; Harriet Manning and Ellen Saywell

Managed by: Sofia Feltham
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About George Avery

Mr George Avery died on Wednesday at his home at Taita, aged eighty-two years. Deceased came from England to New Zealand in the ship Bolton in 1841. For some time he was employed by Sir Francis Molesworth on the property which is now the Bellevue Gardens. Subsequently he took up land at Taita and resided there ever since. Deceased took part in the operations against the natives in the Hutt district in the early days. He leaves fifteen children.

New Zealand Times, 10th October 1903.

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George Avery's Timeline

1824
May 2, 1824
Staplehurst, Maidstone District, Kent, England, United Kingdom
1903
October 7, 1903
Age 79
Taita, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand
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Christ Church Anglican Cemetery, Taita, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand