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18 June 2012

John Brunson Avery

baptised Quenington, Gloucestershire, England 27 September 1798

died Van Diemen’s Land 11 August 1843

Hannah Hewer

probably baptised Fulbrook, Oxfordshire, England 16 November 1792

probably died Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England ~1838-1839

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John Brunson Avery seems to have been Robert and Jane Avery’s oldest surviving child, and although his

birth date is not known, he was probably born at home in Quenington Mill, Quenington, Gloucestershire;

he was baptised in St. Swithin’s Church, Quenington 27 September 1798, according to records on

familysearch.org. His parents are Robert and Jane Avery (Jane nee Blunsden).

John’s wife is Hannah or Anna Hewer. Hannah/Anna Hewer’s parents are probably William and Jane

Hewer (Jane’s maiden surname is probably Warner), who lived in Fulbrook, Oxford, and Coates,

Gloucestershire. The names of their children, following, do fit with Henry F. Avery’s recollection of his

his two uncles, Henry and Edward and his two maiden aunts Ester and Maria, and also their Coates

origins. The following baptism records on familysearch.org from Fulbrook state father is William Hewer,

mother Jane Warner, while the Coates baptisms record father as William Hewer, mother Jane.

William and Jane Hewer’s children are:

1. Edward Hewer (bapt. Fulbrook 23 June 1779)

2. Ann Hewer (bapt. Fulbrook 4 April 1780)

3. Elizabeth Hewer (bapt. Fulbrook 30 November 1781)

4. Henry Hewer (bapt. Fulbrook 16 January 1784; m. Elizabeth Cully). Elizabeth b. Milton Lilbourne,

Wiltshire ~1808. They lived in Daglingworth, Gloucestershire

5. Mary Hewer? (bapt. Burford 19 November 1785) (father William Hewer1)

6. William Hewer (bapt. Fulbrook 15 July 1787)

7. Hester Hewer (bapt. Fulbrook 30 January 1789)

8. Hannah Hewer (bapt. Fulbrook 16 November 1792; m. John Brunson Avery; d. probably in Charlton

Kings, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire ~1837-1838?)

9. Charles Hewer (bapt. Coates 25 May 1794)

10. Maria Hewer (bapt. Coates 29 January 1797)

11. Maria Hewer (bapt. Coates 2 October 1798)

12. John Hewer (bapt. Coates 2 October 1798) (parents Wm Hewer + Jane)

Hannah Hewer b. Fulbrook, Oxford, eighth child of William and Jane Hewer (Jane nee Warner) is

probably the wife of John Brunson Avery. Hannah Hewer was baptised in 1792; John Brunson Avery was

baptised in 1798.

However, another possibility is Anne Hewer, bapt. in Quenington 10 November 1793, to parents Charles

and Mary Hewer. They had two other daughters here too - Sarah Hewer, bapt. Quenington 30 May 1784,

and Mary Hewer, bapt. 3 May 1789. Finally, another Anne Hewer was bapt. in nearby Stratton 3 May

1801, to parents Henry and Mary Hewer. They had two other children in Stratton - Elizabeth Hewer

baptised on the same day as Anne, and Jasper Hewer, bapt. 1 July 1789.

John Brunson Avery was a baker and miller, as well as a grain/corn dealer; he was recorded as a corn

dealer on son Charley Avery’s death certificate. John worked as a baker when both daughter Jane and son

Charles were baptised in London. Looking at where their children were born, they lived in Lechlade,

Gloucestershire, then London (in 1832, John, Hannah and the children lived in Southwark Bridge Road,

London, which is not far south of the River Thames). They later moved back to Cheltenham in the West

Country.

John Brunson and Hannah Avery had eight children, of whom five died when they were young; the

names of four of these children are not known nor are their birth/death dates, although according to son

Henry Frederick Avery, they were three girls and one boy, born between eldest son William Robert

Avery and youngest son Henry Frederick Avery. Four named children of John Brunson and Hannah/Anna Avery are:

1. William Robert Avery ([Bill] b. Lechlade, Gloucestershire, England ~1821; m1. Emma Hewenson on

25 November 1843 in St. Mary’s Church, Charlton Kings, Gloucestershire; m2. Sarah Merrett in St.

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Mary de Lode, Gloucester, marriage regd. Sept 1855 Vol. 6a p. 400; d. Kidderminster 22 December

1871 aged 50). Bill Avery had eight children with his first wife Emma (nee Hewenson [sp. also

Hewinson], b. Dowdwell, Gloucestershire ~1822; d. 8 August 1854) and then his last three daughters

with his second wife Sarah (nee Merrett also sp. Merritt), b. Frampton on Severn, Gloucestershire

~1822. Sarah Merrett may have been married to someone else before Bill Avery, and her death is

probably regd. September1894 in Stroud - she had definitely died by 1900, when family members

certainly visited her grave in Stroud.

Henry Avery, Bill’s brother, later said Emma’s father was a market gardener, and that she had two

sisters plus five brothers. One of her sisters, Sarah Hewenson, was a nurse. Henry Avery also

recorded that Bill and Sarah Avery had five children, so perhaps two died as infants.

In 18412, William Robert Avery, aged 20, lived with his grandfather Robert Avery, Uncle William

and little brother Charles in Quenington Mill, where both Robert and his son William worked as

millers. By 18513, Bill had married, started his family, and had moved to Spon End Mill House in

Coventry, where he worked as a journeyman miller - young brother Henry says Bill was foreman

here. The record is: William Avery, married, 29 years old, journey man miller, born in Lechlade,

Gloucestershire; Emma Avery, married 30, born in Dowdwell, Gloucestershire; William Avery, son,

6, scholar, born in Horsley, Gloucestershire; Emma Avery, daughter, 5, born in Spon Ena, Coventry;

Charlotte Avery, daughter, 3, born in Spon Ena; Frederick Avery, son, 2, born in Spon Ena; John

Avery, son, 1, born in Spon Ena; Thomas Avery, son, 1 month, born in Spon Ena; Charles Avery,

brother, unmarried, 19, journey man miller, born in Coventry, Warwickshire; Sarah Hewenson, sister-

in-law, 19, visitor, born in Charlton Kings, Gloucestershire. Note that “Spon Ena” should be “Spon

End”. Bill’s first wife, Emma, died between 1851 and 1861, and Bill then moved to Stroud, working

at Dudbridge New Mills, which were right by Slad Road, where Bill’s second wife, Sarah, lived in

1891. Bill and Sarah married in 1855, and by 18614, he and Sarah had moved to 1 Lion Street,

Kidderminster, Worcestershire: William R. Avery 39, miller, born Lechlade Gloucestershire and

Sarah Avery, wife, 39, dressmaker, born in Frampton, Gloucestershire, plus the children; Charlotte

15, draper at Worsted Mill born in Coventry Warwickshire; John 11, born Coventry; Thomas son 10,

born Coventry; Sarah 3, born Kidderminster Worcestershire and; Mary 5 months, born in

Kidderminster. In 18715, they’d moved again, to Park Lane, Kidderminster. William and Sarah are

both 49, and at home are daughters Jane [this is Mary Jane], 10, plus Ada, 4 born in Staffordshire.

Also living with them were two lodgers: 21-year old George Slatter and 19 year-old William

Wheatley. William Robert Avery d. 1871, so by 18816, widowed Sarah Avery lived in Townsend

Road, Stroud, together with her two daughters, 20-year old Mary Jane Avery b. Kidderminster,

Worcestershire and 14-year old Ada Avery, b. Shipton, Staffordshire. The three of them worked as

tailoresses. 18917 sees widowed Sarah Avery, 69, b. Frampton, living in 127 Slad Road, Stroud End,

Stroud with her married daughter, Ava Gardner (24 b. Tipton, Staffordshire [this might be a mistake,

as it probably should be Shipton, Gloucestershire]), Ada’s husband John Gardner (26, plumber and

glazier b. Stroud, Gloucestershire; he’s head of house), and grandson Walter J. Gardner, 4, b. Stroud.

William Robert Avery’s eleven known (he probably had more) children are:

i) William Avery (b. Horsley, Gloucestershire, England 1844; reg. unnamed male in Stroud,

Stroud Horsley Office, Reg 3, Entry 246, to parents Avery and Hewenson, according to

Gloucestershire bdm on-line; m. Martha Hodgkiss in Ormskirk, Lancashire during 1876; d.

Birmingham 1906). Martha b. Bilston Staffordshire during 1845; d. Birmingham during1910. In 1871

8, William and Martha lived at 5 Junction Street, Manchester, and William said he

was 36, b. Stroud, Gloucestershire, and he worked as a hotel waiter. The Junction Inn was up

the street, and the Cypress Hotel just around the corner - perhaps he worked at one of these.

Martha said she was 35, and they had Martha’s 70 year old widowed mother, Susanah

Hodgkiss, an annuitant, b. Brosley, Shropshire, living with them [sp. Broseley]. In 18919,

William and Martha were still in the same house, and he was still a hotel waiter; William said

he was 45, b. Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. Martha, 49 years old, didn’t work, as she took

care of the three boarders they had with them: James Scanlon, 29, b. Belfast, an unmarried

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clerk; married man Charles Kettle, 42, working as a fireman b. Stratford, London, and Atkin

Lile, and unmarried 35-year old carter b. Barnbydon, Yorkshire [sp. Barnby Don]. No

children.

ii) Emma Avery (b. Spon End, Coventry ~1846; regd. March 1846 Coventry Vol. 16 p. 431; m.

James McEntee in St. Mary’s Church, Charlton Kings, Cheltenham regd. June 1868 Vol. 6a

p. 702). In186110

, 15-year old Emma Avery, b. Coventry, Warwickshire, had moved from

home and worked as a servant in Lye, Stourbridge, in the household of James and Lucy

Holdick plus their 9-year old daughter Annie Holdick - James, 45, was a miller and shop

keeper. b. Northampton, New Gate. Emma’s family lived in Birmingham in 1900, but for

now, there is no trace of them in the census records. James and Emma McEntee’s daughter:

(a) Annie Louisa McEntee (b. Cheltenham regd. December 1868 Vol. 6a p. 420 to parents

McEntee and Avery, according to Gloucestershire bdm on-line)

iii) Charlotte Avery (b. Spon End, Coventry ~1847, regd. June 1847 Coventry Vol. 16 p. 413; m.

George White/Whyte; possibly d. Isle of Wight regd. September1889). Charlotte definitely

married a George White/Whyte; their marriage might be regd. Isle of Wight March 1872

Vol. 2b p. 753, and if so, then George b. Ryde, Isle of Wight ~1851, worked as a bricklayer in

188111

, when he, Charlotte and Florence lived at 29 Somerset Road, High Park, St. Helens.

This George and Charlotte White had a daughter, Florence White (b. Swanmore, Ryde, Isle of

Wight ~1874). A. Florence White [i.e. Annie Florence White] worked as a servant at The

Pavilion in 1891, and lived on The Parade, Northwood, West Cowes, Isle of Wight. Annie

Florence White may have married during the first quarter of 1895, either to Frank W. Cook or

John H. Owens.

iv) Frederick Avery (b. ~1848; possibly reg. December 1848 Coventry Vol. 16 p. 399; m. Annie

Wellbeloved regd. December 1886 in Highworth Vol. 5a p. 22). Annie’s maiden name is

Roberts; she was b. Little Compton, Gloucestershire ~1856, and had married Richard

Wellbeloved in 1883. In 187112

, Frederick, 22, and brother Arthur, 18, lived with their

widowed Aunt Sarah Ward (Sarah nee Hewinson, b. Charlton Kings ~1832; Emma’s sister,

who married James Ward in Coventry during 1856) in 15 Glenfall Street, Cheltenham, and

Fred worked as a labourer. Aunt Sarah, 39 years old, worked as a nurse, and she also had a

boarder staying with her, Frederick Bithard Drew, b. Cheltenham. Fred was still at Aunt

Sarah’s in 188113

, now a 32-year old brewers drayman. Sarah Ward, now a former nurse, had

others in her house too: 21-year old daughter Amy A. Ward, b. Birmingham ~1860; boarder

Charles H. B. Pyke, 20, b. Bristol ~1860, a solicitor’s general clerk; boarder, 11-year old

William Jackson b. Stonehouse; and 7-year old visitor Eva E. Merchant, b. Westbury

[Bristol]. By 189114

, Fred (40) and Annie (35) had married, and lived at 40 Exmouth Street,

Swindon, and Fred worked as a labourer in a railway factory; he was classified by the

government as a coachbuilder. Fred’s 8-year old step-son, Richard Wellbeloved b. Woking,

Surrey ~1883, also lived with them. Frederick and Annie Avery lived in Swindon in 1900. In

190115

, they lived in 47 Clifton Street, Kings, Swindon, and Fred worked as a “puaging”

machineman; this might be supposed to be “punching machineman”; Annie’s son, 18-year

old Richard W. [Wellbeloved], a barber’s assistant, was still at home. Then, in 1911, Fred

and Annie still lived at 47 Clifton Street with Harry. Both Fred and Harry worked for the

“Wiltshire Railway Company”; Fred was a machinist in the carriage fitting shop, while Harry, 18, was an apprentice fitter in the locomotive section, and was also a part-time student at

Tech. The “Wiltshire Railway Company” was probably either Great Western Railway or

Midland & South Western Junction Railway. Annie’s mother, Sarah Tombs, born in

Adelstrop, Gloucestershire, and aged 82 years, lived with them. Frederick and Annie had

three sons:

(a) Arthur Frederick Avery (b. Swindon ~1888, regd. Highworth March 1888 Vol. 5a, p.

22). 3 years old in 1891, 13 in 1901.

(b) Henry Willoughby Avery ([Harry] b. Swindon 1 July 1892; m. Edith Broad in 1918 in

Swindon; d. Swindon ~1976). His twin brother is Thomas. Henry was 8 years old in

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1901. Harry and Edith Avery’s daughter is Margaret L. Avery (b. ~1920; m. Albert V.

Speller in 1940 in Swindon). Margaret and Albert Speller had two children.

(c) Thomas Hearnson [Hewinson] Avery (b. Swindon, 1 July1892; d. Swindon regd.

Highwick June 1894 Vol. 5a, p. 8, at about 2 years old). His twin brother is Henry.

v) John Avery (b. Coventry, England 1 December 1849; m. Marie Louise Madoline Bidault in

New York; d. 8 August 1924; bur. Te Henui Cemetery, New Plymouth Baptist Row 2 Lot 7

Plot 2 on 11 August). Marie Bidault b. Lyon, Burgundy France on 1 February 1843; d. 27

December 1932; bur. Te Henui Cemetery with her husband on 29 December. John lived in

Paris for some time, as he was there during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71, but he later

also lived in New York. John and Marie Avery emigrated to New Plymouth, New Zealand in

1879 together with their oldest two sons. John Avery was a tobacconist & general goods

merchant, and they lived in Devon Street East, New Plymouth. John and Marie Avery’s

children:

(a) William John Rene Avery (b. New York USA 1877; m. Lillian Daisy Clegg; d.

Mahoenui 24 February 1937; bur. Te Henui Cemetery, New Plymouth 26 February).

Lillian Avery d. 19 October 1962; bur. Te Henui Cemetery, New Plymouth, 1936

Extension - Row 1 Lot 2 Plot 3. William Avery was a carpenter, farmer, storeowner at

Awakino, and later a storeowner at Mahoenui.

(b) Thomas Avery (b. New York USA 1878; d. at sea out of Dover 1879)

(c) Florence Evelyn Avery (b. New Plymouth, 16 September 1879; m. Sidney Mason

Cottier in St. Mary’s Church, New Plymouth on Thursday 14 January 190416

; d. New

Plymouth 12 November 1960; bur Te Henui Cemetery, New Plymouth Baptist Row 2

Lot 9 Plot 3). Sidney Cottier d. 17 April 1953 and is buried with his wife. Florence and

Sydney Cottier lived at 249 Devon Street East, New Plymouth; he worked as an

accountant, and he testified in court about a hotel license application in 190117

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(d) Marie Adele Avery ([Adele] b. 1881; m. Lewis Dorset Webster; d. New Plymouth 22

May 1930; bur. Te Henui Cemetery, New Plymouth). Lewis Webster d. 27 May 1947,

and is also buried in Te Henui.

(e) Frederick Arthur Avery ([Arthur] b.1882; m. Nellie Marie Cecelia Lafferty; d. New

Plymouth 25 October 1943; bur. Te Henui Cemetery, New Plymouth Roman Catholic

Block Row 15 Lot 16 Plot 3 on 27 October). Arthur and Nellie Avery lived at 209

Devon Street West, New Plymouth. Nellie b. Ireland 1882 to parents John Lafferty and

Grace Mc Lafferty [these names are taken from their marriage certificate]; d. New

Plymouth 18 September 1932; bur. Te Henui on 19 September. Nellie and her three

sisters trained as nuns; the other three women served in the Wanganui Convent, while

Nellie, clearly, didn’t take her final vows. Arthur took over John Avery’s Warehouse in

New Plymouth.

(f) Rene Leon Avery (b. 1883; m. Louise MacWilliam on 11 October 1909 in St. John’s

Church, Milton, Otago; d. Hastings 30 January 1951). Corporal Rene Avery, 35701,

enlisted 22nd

Reinforcements Mounted Rifles Brigade, NZEF18

. In 1922, Rene applied

for a publican’s license in Manaia19

.

vi) Thomas Avery ([Tom] b. Coventry, England 16 March 1851; m. Elisa Taylor on 25

December 1877 in New Plymouth at the home of Mr & Mrs William Edmonson, by Rev. L.W. Issitt [Methodist]; d. 15 October 1926; bur. Te Henui Cemetery, Primitive Methodist,

Row 20, Lot 2, Plot 1 on 18 October). Elisa Taylor b. England 23 October 1853. She was the

third daughter of George and Elizabeth Taylor (Elizabeth nee Blackmore), so Elisa’s two

older sisters are Marianne Taylor (b. 1848; d. 1906; m1. Downes?; m2. Walter Bennetto), and

Emma E. Taylor (b. 1850?; m. James Crick Warren). Elisa Taylor lived in London during

1874-76, and she emigrated to New Plymouth, New Zealand in 1877 to marry Thomas. Elisa

Avery lived at Avenue Road [later renamed Timandra Street] when she died, and she is

buried with her husband and daughter. In 187120

, Thomas lived in High Street, West

Bromwich, where he was a printer (the census says servant) with William Britten (32, b.

Somerset) and his 30-year old wife Anne. The Brittens had others at their printing works too:

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nephew Charles H. Britten, and servants Maria Rowe, Mary E. York, Richard A. Benson and

Walker Jevons. Thomas Avery emigrated to New Plymouth, New Zealand on the Howrah in

1875. Thomas set up in business in New Plymouth as a printer & commercial stationer.

Thomas and Elisa Avery’s children:

(a) Francois Louis Pierre Avery (b. New Plymouth 31 January 1879; d. same day at 1 h

old; bur. Te Henui Cemetery, New Plymouth 1 February)

(b) Gertrude Emma Avery (b. New Plymouth 23 January 1880; d. New Plymouth 23 May

1941; bur. Te Henui Cemetery, Primitive Methodist, Row 20, Lot 2, Plot 3 on 26 May

with her parents). Gertrude lived at 31b Timandra Street, New Plymouth. Did not

marry. No children.

(c) Thomas Montague Avery ([Mont] b. New Plymouth 16 August 1881; m. Emma

Elizabeth Bennetto on 30 June 1910 in New Plymouth; d. 27 August 1958; bur.

Awanui Cemetery, New Plymouth, Block 01, Plot 62 on 11 September). Emma

Elizabeth Bennetto [Queenie] b. England 1888; d. Eltham 5 April 1973; bur with her

husband on 11 April. Mont Avery worked as a printer.

(d) John Edward Avery ([Ted] b. New Plymouth 11 Dec 1882; m. Elsie Maude White; d.

18 May 1959; bur. Te Henui Cemetery, New Plymouth 20 May 1959). Elsie Avery d.

12 December 1954 aged 59, bur. Te Henui Cemetery, New Plymouth 15 December.

Ted and Elsie lived at 249 Coronation Avenue, New Plymouth. Ted worked as a

printer and bookseller and also fought in WWI, signing up as a trooper in the

Wellington Mounted Rifles21

. No children.

(e) Alfred Henry Avery ([Harry] b. New Plymouth 4 September 1886; m. Elsie Maude

White on 30 October 1919 in New Plymouth; d. New Plymouth 13 August 1970;

cremated 15 August; ashes in Garden of Remembrance, New Plymouth). Elsie White

b. 6 April 1889; d. 15 November 1955; bur. Te Henui Cemetery, New Plymouth 19

November. Elsie Avery lived at 19 Timandra Street, New Plymouth when she died.

Harry Avery worked as a printer, and lived at 112 Smart Road, New Plymouth. Harry

enlisted in Melbourne, 21 July 1915 in 29th

Battalion, D Company, Australian

Commonwealth Military Forces22

, and was promoted to 2nd

Lieutenant.

(f) Frederick Sidney Avery ([name also spelt Sydney] b. New Plymouth 1889; m Annie

Bamber [Nan] in Birkenhead, England on 20 June 1919). Nan Bamber b. England

1890. Fred and Nan met in England during WWI, where they married after the war, At

the time of their marriage, they lived at 35 Condor Grove, Blackpool. Fred had been

working as a printer when he enlisted 34th

Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry

Regiment, C Company, NZEF WWI23

. They came separately to New Zealand by ship

(presumably he was demobbed back to NZ), living in Grafton Road, Auckland from

1920-55. On retiring, they moved to Poulton Le Fylde, England. No children.

vii) Arthur Avery (b. ~1852?; m. Emma Surname Unknown;). Emma’s surname might be Davis

or Hodges, if they married in Birmingham 1876. Emma (from census data) b. Salop, or

Dawley, Shrewsbury, Shropshire ~1854. Note that Arthur does not appear in any census with

his parents, so he presumably lived with other relatives when young. In 187112

, Arthur, 18,

and his older brother Frederick, 22, lived with their widowed Aunt Sarah Ward (Sarah nee

Hewenson, b. Charlton Kings ~1832; she is Emma’s sister) in 15 Glenfall Street, Cheltenham, and Arthur worked as a labourer. By 1881

24, Arthur was married, and a groom and domestic

servant; he and Emma lived at the back of 42 Ladywood Road, Birmingham with children

Jane, Frederick and Annie plus their boarder, single 22-year old William Dyer, also a groom

and domestic servant b. Shipton. By 189125

, Arthur and Emma lived at the back of 31

Metchley Lane, Birmingham, and Arthur worked as a “coachwork” [coachworker]

(domestic), but government statisticians have written over the top of this the word “groom”.

During census night, they had a visitor, single employed man Charles Sudbury, a 74-year old

horse breaker and groom. This family still lived in Birmingham in 1900. In 190126

, Arthur

and Emma lived presumably at the same place, now called 2 Metchley Cottages, and Arthur, a

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49-year old coachman domestic, and Emma, 47 still had 12-year old Ada, employed as a

dressmaker at home. Arthur and Emma Avery’s children:

(a) Jane Avery (b. Birmingham ~1876)

(b) Frederick Avery (b. Sutton Coldfield ~1878). Worked as an errand boy at the port in

1891.

(c) Annie Avery (b. Sutton Coldfield ~1880). Scholar in 1891.

(d) Amy Avery (b. Birmingham ~1882). Scholar in 1891.

(e) Emma Avery (b. Birmingham ~1883). Scholar in 1891.

(f) Ada Avery (b. Birmingham ~1889). Scholar in 1891.

viii) Baby Avery (name and dates unknown; this baby died around the time mother Emma died,

it’s existence is mentioned in letters and diaries)

ix) Sarah Anne Avery (b. 1858; possibly reg. March 1858 Kidderminster Vol. 6c p. 277). In

1861, Sarah lived in Kidderminster with her parents, Bill and Sarah Avery. By 1871, she had

moved away from home and may have married. On 7 September 1877, Sarah wrote a letter to

Emma Elizabeth Bennetto, in which Sarah said she had just returned to Townsend, after

visiting her sister Jane in Stroud. Whether she married or had children is not yet known.

x) Mary Jane Avery ([Jane] b. Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England 19 October? 1860 regd.

December 1860 Kidderminster Vol. 6c p. 228; m. George Poole on 1 April 1884 in Stroud).

George Poole b. Maisemore, Gloucestershire, 12.September 1857; bapt. Maisemore 25

October 1857 to parents Jesse and Hannah Poole (Hannah nee Colwell; b. 1814 Westbury on

Severn; Jesse Poole d. Maisemore 14 May 1905). George’s siblings are Walter, Julia,

Thomas (also a brewer?), Susan, Samuel and Carolin/e. In 189127

, George Poole (33, b.

Maisemore, Gloucestershire) and wife Mary Jane Poole (30) lived in 2 Shortwood Green,

which actually was the pub Rising Sun, Shortwood, Horsley, Gloucestershire. George, was a

blacksmith and also publican here; a photo of the pub and the list of publicans including

George are on the Web28

. Children are Ada 5, Percival 3 and Arthur 3 months, but also living

in the pub were unmarried niece Lucy Wicks, 17, b. Maisemore, Gloucestershire, plus

general servant 13-year old Alice Walkley b. Horsley. George and Jane moved to Bowbridge

before 1900, so in 190129

, they lived in 91 Bowbridge Lane, Bowbridge, Stroud, where

George worked from home as a blacksmith. George and Mary Jane Poole had three children:

(a) Ada Emily Poole (b. Stroud ~1886) Scholar in 1891; teacher at “Board School”

[boarding school?] in 1901.

(b) Percival George Poole (b. Shortwood, Horsley ~1888)

(c) Arthur Jessie Poole (b. Shortwood, Horsley, January? 1891)

xi) Ada Avery (b. Shipton?, Gloucestershire?, England 6 or 7 July 1866; m. John Gardner on 30

May 1886 in Stroud, Gloucestershire; d. Wellington, New Zealand 11 September 1944;

cremated Karori Cemetery13 September). John Gardner b. England 19 November 1864?; d.

Wellington, New Zealand 21 December 1934; cremated Karori Cemetery 22 December. The

family lived in Stroud in 1900. John and Ada Gardner, together with their two children,

emigrated to New Plymouth, New Zealand on the Tongariro, arriving on 8 November 1901.

John worked as a Borough inspector in New Zealand. John and Ada Gardner had two

children:

(a) Walter John Gardner (b. Stroud, Gloucestershire, England 3 January 1887?; m. Dorothy Rivers; d. Wellington age 69, 18 February 1956; cremated Karori Cemetery

21 February). Dorothy Rivers b. 1885? Walter Gardner was a town clerk in Petone,

Wellington, and was also involved with both Wellington and Wanganui Harbour

Boards. Walter and Dorothy had one daughter, Patricia Gardner.

(b) Emily Ada Gardner ([Daisy] b. Stroud, Gloucestershire, England 15 October 1893; m.

Henry Rowell ([Harry] on 14 December 1915; d. Silverstream Hospital, Wellington 10

August 1979; cremated Karori Cemetery). On their marriage certificate, her age is 22,

so she was born 1893, while Harry was 35, so born in 1880 (descendants also know

Harry was born in a leap year). Witnesses to the marriage were Emily’s brother Walter

John Gardner, town clerk of Petone, and Emily’s father, John Gardner, a Boro [sic]

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Inspector. Harry Rowell b. 29 February 1880; d. Wanganui 16 Feb 1974; bur.

Wanganui. Daisy taught music both before and after her marriage to Harry, and she

also played the piano at the Lower Hutt King George Picture Theatre, which Harry

managed, during the intervals. Harry and Daisy Rowell owned a bookshop in

Wanganui, so Harry Rowell is recorded as a bookseller. Harry and Daisy Rowell had

one son.

2. Jane Margaret Avery (bapt. 6 August 1826 in St. Paul’s Church, Hammersmith, Middlesex, London to

parents John Brunson Avery and Hannah; d. as a baby)

3. Charles Avery ([Charley] b. Southwark Bridge Road, Sussex, [London], England 31 December 1831;

m. Elizabeth Cooper on 15 December 1861 in Walsall, Staffordshire, England; d. Auckland 8 January

1891). When he was baptised 20 May 183230

, Vicar J. Horton noted Charles’ date of birth, 31

December 1831, although Charles himself thought his date of birth was 1 January 1831. Elizabeth

Cooper b. Walsall, England 7 September 1837 to parents James and Jane Cooper; James worked as a

lapidist. Charles and Elizabeth Avery, plus their oldest son, emigrated to Auckland, New Zealand on

the Golden Lady, arriving 4 March 1864. Charles and Elizabeth Avery had nine children:

i) Ernest Charles Avery (b. West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England 20 February 1863; m1.

Margaret Ann Fraser on 6 June 1894 at the Baptist Tabernacle, Auckland; m2. Harriet Mary

Phipps on 30 March 1901 in the Catholic Apostolic Church, Newton, Auckland; d. 8

February 1946; bur. 9 February Waikumete Cemetery, Non-Conformist, Block C, Section 9,

Plot 21 together with both his wives and son Ralph). Ernest had five children.

ii) Emma Elizabeth Avery (b. Western Springs 1 May 1865; m. James [Jim] Fitze on 8 February

1888 at the Baptist Tabernacle, Auckland; d. Auckland 2 October 1904; bur. Waikumete

Cemetery, Non-Conformist, Division C, Row 12, Plot 55). Jim d. 28 December 1929, and

was buried with Emma. Note her second name should be spelt Elizabeth, but is mistakenly

transcribed Elizabet on NZ bdm on-line, that her maiden surname is mistakenly given as

Amy instead of Avery on her marriage certificate as listed on NZ bdm on-line, and that

Waikumete Cemetery website has her date of death as 29 May 1904. Emma and Jim Fitze

had three children.

iii) Robert Avery (b. 16 November 1866; m. Margaretta [Ettie] Caulfield Wright on 25 May

1891 in St. David’s Church, Khyber Pass; d. Auckland 4 July 1937; bur. Otahuhu Cemetery

Area 3, Lot 47A). Ettie d. 8 August 1939 and was buried with Robert. Robert and Ettie Avery

had three children

iv) Mary Jane Avery ([Janie] b. Western Springs 28 May 1869; d. Auckland 3 December 1943;

bur. with her father Waikumete Cemetery Block A, Section 4, Plot 56). Did not marry, no

children.

v) William James Avery (b. 18 February 1871, m. Elanor [Ciscie] Jane Blakey 1898; d.

Auckland 23 August 1939; cremated at Waikumete 24 August). No children. Elanor’s name

is also spelt Eleanor. Eleanor d. 21 September 1958, cremated at Purewa 24 September. No

children.

vi) Randolph Avery (b. 11 August 1873; m. Alice Messenger 25 March 1901 at the Auckland

Baptist Tabernacle; d. Auckland 13 January 1943; bur. Hillsborough Cemetery Area 11

Block C Lot No 285). Alice d. 24 May 1954 and was buried with Randolph in Lot No 283.

Randolph and Alice Avery had two children. vii) Anna Avery (b. 23 January 1876; d. 18 February 1942; bur. 19 February with her mother

Waikumete Cemetery, Block A, Section 4, Plot 54). Did not marry, no children.

viii) Frederick Brunsden Avery (b. Kingsland [now Sandringham] Road, Auckland 18 July 1877;

m. Violet Innes Paton 3 February 1904 in St. Alban’s Church, Auckland; d. 27 August 1939;

bur. 29 August in Purewa Cemetery, Block F Row 45 Plot 151). Fred’s second name is

varyingly spelt: Brunsden on his birth and death certificates; Brunesdon on his marriage

certificate; Brunnesden in Avery et al (1996). Violet d. 6 December 1915, just 37 years old,

and is buried in Purewa Cemetery with Fred, Block F Row 45 Plot 150. Fred and Violet

Avery had three children.

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ix) George Avery (b. Kingsland [now Sandringham] Road Auckland 24 August 1879; m. Amy

Alexandrina Algie on 14 November 1911 in St. Andrew’s Church, Auckland; d. 3 October

1970; bur. Paparoa Cemetery, Howick, Block 1, Section 2, Plot 12). Amy d. 22 August 1970

and is buried with George. George and Amy Avery had three children.

4. Henry Frederick Avery (b. Middlesex [London], England 21 April 1834; m. Elizabeth Lugg on 7

April 1856 in Smethwick, West Bromwich, England; d. Connellsville, Pennsylvania, USA 26

September 1918; bur. Bryner Ridge Cemetery, Ohiopyle, PA). Elizabeth Lugg Avery b. England

1833; d. 22 December 1892 aged 59 years and is buried with Henry.

Their names might be transcribed on freebdm on-line as Frederick Henry Avery and Elizabeth Sugg,

marriage regd. June 1856 in Kings Norton, Vol. 6c, p. 609; if so, this spelling of Elizabeth’s surname

is incorrect.

In 184131

, 7-year old Henry Avery lived in Barton, Gloucestershire. with his maternal uncle and aunt,

Henry Hewer, aged 55, so b. about 1786 and Eliza Hewer aged 35 (Elizabeth nee Cully, b. Milton,

Wiltshire); none of them were born in Gloucestershire. Henry and Elizabeth Hewer were farmers, but

he also worked as a bailiff; they did not have any children. Henry Avery later said he attended

Badminton School while he lived with his Aunt and Uncle. In 185132

, the Hewers lived in Edgworth,

Gloucestershire, where Henry Hewer, aged 62 so b. ~1789 was a farm bailiff b. Fulbrook, Oxford.

They later farmed for Earl Bathurst. Young Henry Avery (his boss said Henry was 16 years old, and

born in London) had moved by 185133

, and was then working as an agricultural labourer at

“Spilmans”, Brookthorpe, Gloucestershire, which was about 10 km away from his uncle and aunt in

Edgworth. Farming the 54 acres of land were Paul and Elizabeth Sparrow, 39 and 45 respectively, and

born in Painswick and Randwick. They employed 22-year old John Farley too, and the Sparrows’

young children also lived in the house - Sarah Jane 7, Theophilous 6, and 5-year old Eliza.

There is as yet no trace of Henry and Elizabeth Avery with their oldest son in the 1861 census. Henry

and Elizabeth Avery emigrated from England with their family during 1870 to settle in Ohiopyle,

Stewart Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA, where Henry was a farmer. Henry applied for

USA citizenship on 28 August 1876, and this was granted on 5 March 1885.

Henry and Elizabeth Avery had five children, four born in England and another daughter after they

settled in Pennsylvania:

i) Charles Henry Avery (b. Skenfrith, Monmouthshire, Wales 21 January 1860; m. Marion Gray

d. 1 March 1903; bur. Bryner Ridge Cemetery, Ohiopyle). Charles bapt. 7 February 1860.

Marion b. November 1861 in Pennsylvania. Charles and Marion Avery had one daughter.

ii) Fannie Jane Avery (b. Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England 2 January 1862; m. James

Edward Ritchey 1882; d. Dunbar, PA 10 March 1903; bur. Mount Auburn Cemetery, Dunbar

12 March 1903). Sp. also Fanny. In 1880, worked as an assistant housekeeper, Dunbar, PA.

James b. Yellow Creek, Bedford County, PA on 19 February 1851 to parents Jacob and Mary

Ritchey (Mary nee Mountian); d. Connellsville 17 July 1935. Fannie and James Ritchey had

two children.

iii) Frederick Avery ([Fred] b. Ettingshall, Bilston, Staffordshire, England 20 April 1864; m.

Elizabeth Krishbaum 30 October 1900 in Crawford County, Ohio; d. Allegheny County PA 8

October 1903; bur. Cresline, Ohio 11 October). Resided 8 October 1903 in Baden, PA. No

children.

iv) William Robert Avery ([Willie] b. Lichfield, Staffordshire, England 20 September 1865; m. Alice Rachel Harbaugh on 20 October 1897 in Ohiopyle PA; d. Uniontown PA 7 June 1927;

bur. Bryner Ridge Cemetery, Ohiopyle). Alice Harbaugh b. ~1880 to parents Robert and

Ellen Harbaugh (Ellen nee Holland). William and Alice Avery had five children.

v) Pearl Clear Avery (b. Fayette County PA between 1880-1885; m. Thomas Mitchell Glotfelty

on 19 August 1901 in Confluence PA). Thomas Glotfelty b. Ohiopyle 20 January 1881 to

parents William and Margaret Glotfelty (Margaret nee Thrope); d. Connellsville State

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Hospital, Connellsville 26 September 1976. Thomas worked as a barber. Pearl and Thomas

Glotfelty had five children.

Now, getting back to John Brunson and Hannah Avery…Hannah Avery may have died some time around

1838-39 (son Henry later said he was 4 years old when she died), perhaps in Charlton Kings,

Cheltenham; as yet, however, there is no evidence of her death. She probably died before husband John;

the two younger children, Charley and Henry, being so young, were probably not made aware of the exact

circumstances of their father’s death.

In fact, John got into trouble with the authorities, perhaps initially in London over money he’d lent to

distant relatives, and which caused him to wind up his bakery business there. After he returned with his

family to Charlton Kings, and started up in business again as a baker and grain merchant, he unfortunately

fell foul of the law. John Brunson Avery, a 37 year old baker, was first tried in Gloucester on 12 July

183834

. John was then tried at the Gloucester Assizes, Oxford Circuit, 2 Vict., for forging and uttering a

Deed on 15 August 1840, and was sentenced to 10 years transportation to Van Diemen’s Land with a

probation period of 15 months (his record has his name as John Branson Avery)35

. His trial by Mr Justice

Patteson was included in a book of case law36

, the relevant pages of which are copied below.

John was transported to Van Diemen’s Land on the Lady Raffles, onto which he embarked on 24

November 1840, and which sailed from Portsmouth on either 30 November or 2 December 1840 under

Captain Ed. Hight, on a route around the Cape of Good Hope which took 105 days. There were 330 other

prisoners, of whom only three died en-route, so 327 men disembarked on 17 March 1841 in Hobart.

John’s Description List37

says: Avery, B. John; Trade, Miller & Baker; Height without shoes, 5/9/2; Age,

40 years; Complexion, Dark; Head, Long; Hair, Black to Grey; Whiskers, Grey; Visage, Long; Forehead,

High; Eyebrows, Arched; Eyes, Grey; Nose, rather Long; Mouth, medium; Chin, medium; Native Place,

City of Gloster; Remarks, several small lance marks onside R[ight] arm.

His Indent38

says: 960. Avery Branson John. Height 5/9/2. Age 40. Miller & Baker. Where tried Gloster

(City) Assizes. Trial date 15 August 1840. Term 10 years. Native place Quinnington Gloster. Married. 3

children. Church of England. B. Wife Hannah at Cheltenham. Father Robert miller, native place. 1

brother William. 2 sister Mary and Jane. one in america. other Gloster. Surgeons Rept. Good. Transported

for Forging a Will. Prosecutor George Cook Gloster City. Tried on 2 indictments. 2 years of which 1

served on first indictment at County Gaol.

John’s Conduct Record39

additionally has: Embarked 24 November 1840. Arrived 17 March 1841.

Protestant. Can read and write. Period of Probation fifteen months. Transported for Forging and uttering a

Deed. Gaol Report Convicted before. Hulk Report Good. Stated the offence Forging a Will. General

Conduct Good.

Station of Gang PB [Prisoners’ Barracks] 2/2/42. BWm

20/6/42. PB

Class 2nd

. || ppH [Probation Pass Holder] 3 class

Offences and Sentences.

17 June 1842. Original term of Probn exp

d.

21 May 1943. Armytage. Pontville. Misconduct in receiving 2/ for grinding wheat at his masters mill and

not accounting for the same. Three days solitary / GBP

Remarks

4/41? Well conducted service. Service of Geo. Armytage 19/10/42

Died at Prisoners’ Barracks Hobt 11 August 1843.

xxx[unreadable] PS no Report having been received at this office In addition some dates are written on the side of the page: 15/2/42 BH; 21/6/42 Off; 21/10/42 Brighton

Office

Since John’s probation period of 15 months expired on 17 June 1842, he must have started to work out

his probation on the very day of his arrival. Therefore, John was sent, under the pass system, to work for

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George Armytage, who had arrived in Van Diemen’s Land in 1816. George was a successful businessman

and farmer with large wheat plantations and land holdings; he built the first water mill in the colony, and

lived in nearby Milford Manor40

. Today, Armytage House is available as tourist accommodation. This

building was originally a grain store41

, and probably a place well-known to John, who must have worked

in Armytage’s mill, judging by the sentence of 3 days in solitary he received for not accounting for some

wheat.

Under the probation pass system, John was rated as second class and third class. Third class prisoners

were kept in separate, not necessarily solitary confinement; second class prisoners were housed in groups

of ten men42

. Perhaps he was initially assigned 2nd

class, on going to work for George Armytage, and then

downgraded to 3rd

class after his offence?

John Brunson Avery died 11 August 1843, just two years and five months after arriving in the penal

colony. Note the Founders and Survivors website11

has information that John might have died on 11 July

1843; so far, his date of death has not been clarified. He was probably buried on the Isle of the Dead in

Port Arthur.

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Baptism entries for two of John Brunson and

Hannah Avery’s children, plus enlarged view of

Charles’ date of birth. Jane bapt. St Paul’s Church,

Hammersmith, London 6 August 1826; Charles

bapt. St. George the Martyr, Southwark, London 20

May 1832.

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