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About John Waterson
John emigrated with his parent and siblings on the LADY NUGENT which left Gravesend on October 21 1840, arriving in Port Nicholson (Wellington) on 17th March 1841
His mother died 7 years after arrival in New Zealand. His father remarried 2 years later.
John married Rosetta when he was 19 and she was 16
They had 13 children from 1852 to 1873 by which time he was 42 and Rosetta was about 39.
Rosetta died aged 65 in 1899
John remarried 2 years later when he was 70
Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10519, 6 January 1912, Page 5
The death occurred at Matarawa on Thursday of Mr John Waterson, an old and respected resident of the district.
New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIV, Issue 8003, 8 January 1912, Page 7
Mr John Waterson, an old and esteemed settler of Matarawa, died on Thursday. His funeral takes place at the Clareville cemetery on Sunday.
Clareville Cemetery database record 2900
Lady Nugent ship
- https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/8751492
- http://www.geni.com/projects/New-Zealand-Settler-Ships-Lady-Nugent-1841/14288
- http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ourstuff/LadyNugent.htm
- https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:The_Lady_Nugent#1840-1841_Voyage
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Nugent_(1814_ship)
John emigrated with his parent and siblings on the LADY NUGENT which left Gravesend on the 10th October 1840, arriving in Port Nicholson (Wellington) on 17th March 1841
His mother died 7 years after arrival in New Zealand - his father remarried 2 years later.
John married Rosetta when he was 19 and she was 16
They had 13 children from 1852 to 1873 by which time he was 42 and Rosetta was about 39.
Rosetta died aged 65 in 1899
John remarried 2 years later when he was 70
His Gravestone: -
Epitaph
Inscription on this grave
Description
In Loving Memory
Of
John Waterson
Who Died Jan 4 1912
Aged 81 years
And
Rose Waterson
Who Died Aug 17 1900 (1899 is the correct year)
Aged 65 years.
(The ages of John and Rose could be different on the headstone because of its condition it is hard to read).
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John Waterson's Timeline
| 1831 |
May 15, 1831
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Blairgowrie, Perth and Kinross, Scotland (United Kingdom)
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| 1852 |
September 27, 1852
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Featherston, South Wairarapa District, Wellington, New Zealand
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| 1855 |
February 1, 1855
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Greytown, Wairarapa, Wellington, New Zealand
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| 1857 |
June 4, 1857
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Greytown, South Wairarapa District, Wellington, New Zealand
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| 1859 |
September 8, 1859
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Greytown, Wairarapa, New Zealand
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| 1860 |
August 1, 1860
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Greytown, South Wairarapa District, Wellington, New Zealand
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| 1861 |
November 12, 1861
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Dalefield, Wairarapa, Wellington, New Zealand
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| 1862 |
1862
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Greytown, South Wairarapa, New Zealand
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| 1863 |
August 25, 1863
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Greytown, South Wairarapa, Wellington, New Zealand
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