Margaret MacMahon married the widower Henry Maurice on the 3rd September 1898,
Henry's first wife, Charlotte emily, died in 1896 at the age of just 38
leaving him with three young children
Violet maud born 1890,- married Ernest Zealands
Lily florence born 11oct1893, died 1973, and
Kenneth vernon born 2nd Nov 1895, - married 23 jan 1918 Amanda Louisa Pattern
1896 Nelson
Margaret MacMahon, Havelock, Domestic duties, residential
1881 Wairau, Marlborough
Henry Maurice, Residential, Upton Downs, Station Hand.
1890 Wairau, Marlborough
Henry Maurice, Residential, Upton Downs, Station Hand.
1896 Wairau, Marlborough
Henry Maurice, Residential, Upton Downs, Station Hand.
1900 Wairau,Malborrogh
Henry Maurice, Blenhiem, Station Hand, Residential.
1905 Wairau, Marlborough
Henry Maurice, Blenhiem, Station Hand
Margaret Maurice, Blenhiem, Domestic Duties
1911 Wairau, Malborough
Henry Maurice, Weld Street, Blenhiem, Railway Porter
Margaret Maurice, weld street, Blenhiem, married
1914 Wairau, Marlborough
Henry Maurice, Weld Street, Blenhiem, Railway Porter
Margaret Maurice, weld street, Blenhiem, married
Margaret died 1914
1919 Wairau, Marlborough
Henry Maurice, Weld Street, Blenhiem, Railway Porter
Lilly florence Maurice, 7 Weld street, Blenhiem, Spinster
1928 Wairau, Marlborough
Henry Maurice, Romford Street, Blenhiem, Pensioner
Kenneth vernon Maurice, Hospital Rd, RedwoodTown, printer
Amanda louis Maurice, Hospital Rd, Redwoodtown, married
Henry (Barber) Maurice of Blenhiem by John Maurice
Henry was Born 1853 in Woolwhich, Kent, England.
He ran away to sea aged 14, worked for the Royal Navy on slave chasers.
Shipwrecked on St Pauls Island (Isle St Paul) in June 1871 for 3 months,
when the troopship HMS Megaera was run aground, to prevent sinking.
On a visit to New Zealand, Henry jumped ship in Wellington and changed
his surname from Barber to his mother's maiden name of Maurice.
and hid by working as a head shepherd at Upton Downs in the Awatere,
around 1880 for a number of years.
Henry married Charlotte Emily Joyce at the house of her mother, Charlotte,
and step father James (Worser Heberley) Waikawa Rd Picton in 1889.
Charlotte passed away in Wairau Hospital in Blenheim in 1896 aged just 38,
leaving Henry with 3 children.
Violet maud 1890, Lily florence 1894 and Kenneth vernon 1895 |
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Henry remarried, to his housekeeper Margaret MacMahon in 1898 but she too passed
away in 1914.
The photo (right) is of him in that role of Porter.
Henry passed away in Blenheim aged 91 years in 1934.
He is buried in the Omaka cemetery in Blenheim.
Henry worked as a porter for the railways at Blenheim Station, where he is
shown as being employed, on his son Ken's marriage certificate in 1917 aged 64.
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| Marlborough Express, 16 November 1914 |
DEATH.
MAURICE:— On 15th November, 1914, at Blenheim:
Margaret, beloved wife of Henry Maurice; aged : 56-years.
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Henry Maurice died 1934 aged 82
Omaka cemetery, Blenhiem
In Loving Memory of
HENRY MAURICE
Who passed away
5th August 1934, aged 82 Yrs.
For Ever with the Lord
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Henry george Barber/Maurice ORIGINS
Henry george Barber born september quarter 1850 Greenwich vol 5 page 275
Son of Charlotte caroline Maurice who aged 19 married at
All Souls Church, 18th January 1842, Marylebone to
Arthur Barber, aged 23, Grocer, son of Arthur Barber snr. also a Grocer.
1851 census
source Ho 107, Piece 1588, Folio 313, page 57
Place Woolwich, Greenwich, Kent.
Dwelling Schedule 267, Artillery place
Arther Barber Jnr. head M 32 Grocer Woolwich, Kent
Charlotte caroline Barber wife M 28 Walton, Surrey
Frances Eliiz, Barber dau 6 Woolwich, Kent
William john Barber son 4 Woolwich, Kent
Arther Barber father 71 Chelsea Pensioner Scotland
Eliz Barber dau? 60 Ipswich, Suffolk
H.George Barber son 7months Woolwich, Kent
1861 census
RG 9; Piece: 404; Folio: 72; Page: 38;
Place Woolwich, Greenwich,Kent
Dwelling Schedule 290, 2 Warewick St. St Marys
Arthur Bachar 42 head Labourer Woolwich, Kent
Charlotte C Bachar 38 wife Walton Surrey
William Bachar 14 son Woolwich, Kent
Henry Bachar 11 son Woolwich, Kent
Arthur Bachar 8 son Woolwich, Kent
Caroline Bachar 6 dau Scholar Woolwich, Kent
Sarah Bachar 3 dau Woolwich, Kent
Frederick Bachar 2 son Woolwich, Kent
Transcript error Bachar- Barber
