George POULGRAIN

1829 - 1898  (68 years)

• Name	George POULGRAIN
  Birth	28 May 1829	Fowey, Cornwall, England   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	21 Apr 1898	Thames, Coromandel, New Zealand   [1, 3]
  Burial	23 Apr 1898	Thames, Coromandel, New Zealand   [1]
  Person ID	I19211	NZ Genealogy Project
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2020

  
  

  Family	Sussanah SLEE,   b. 20 Dec 1830, East Stonehouse, Devon, England d. 20 Dec 1900, Thames, Coromandel, New Zealand (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	01 Jul 1850	East Stonehouse, Devon, England   [1, 2]
  Children	1. Richard POULGRAIN,   b. 19 May 1851, Devonport, Devon, England d. 24 Jun 1931, Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand (Age 80 years) + 2. George POULGRAIN,   b. 11 Nov 1852, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia d. 29 Nov 1937, Gisborne, Gisborne, New Zealand (Age 85 years)   3. Elizabeth POULGRAIN,   b. 1855, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand d. 17 Nov 1927, Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand (Age 72 years)   4. Harriet POULGRAIN,   b. 03 Aug 1857, Matawhero, Gisborne, New Zealand d. 30 Mar 1935, Thames, Coromandel, New Zealand (Age 77 years)   5. John William POULGRAIN,   b. 1859, Matawhero, Gisborne, New Zealand d. 04 Sep 1935, Thames, Coromandel, New Zealand (Age 76 years)   6. Frederick James POULGRAIN [Fred Jamison],   b. 23 Oct 1861, Matawhero, Gisborne, New Zealand d. 24 Sep 1945, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia (Age 83 years)   7. Helen POULGRAIN,   b. 18 Jun 1863, Matawhero, Gisborne, New Zealand d. 09 Feb 1866, Matawhero, Gisborne, New Zealand (Age 2 years)   8. Emma Watson POULGRAIN,   b. 30 Nov 1865, Matawhero, Gisborne, New Zealand d. 13 Mar 1931, Te Aroha, Waikato, New Zealand (Age 65 years)   9. Albert Edward POULGRAIN,   b. 25 Jun 1871, Thames, Coromandel, New Zealand d. 19 Jul 1946, Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand (Age 75 years)
  Family ID	F6539	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2024

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 28 May 1829 - Fowey, Cornwall, England Marriage - 01 Jul 1850 - East Stonehouse, Devon, England Death - 21 Apr 1898 - Thames, Coromandel, New Zealand Burial - 23 Apr 1898 - Thames, Coromandel, New Zealand  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Headstones

  Headstone - George and Susannah Poulgrain In loving memory of George Poulgrain, who died 21 April 1898 aged 69 years; also his wife Susannah, who died 21 December 1900 aged 71 years. Forever with the Lord. Plot: Plot 76

  
  

• Notes

  OBITUARY Death of Mr Poulgrain, Senior. One by one our old colonists and residents pass to that bourne from whence no traveller returns. It is our painful duty on this occasion to record the death of Mr. G. Poulgrain of Tararu, who died on Thursday night, at the advanced age of 69 years - having practically reached the allotted age of three score years and ten. The late Mr Poulgrain served his apprenticeship as a ship carpenter in his native land of Devonshire, England - where he married - but having contracted the gold fever left for the Bendigo goldfields and spent the early "fifties" there. He afterwards came to this colony and engaged in farming pursuits at Gisborne, but left there for Auckland shortly before the Poverty Bay massacre. Very soon after the opening of this goldfield Mr Poulgrain took up his residence at Tararu and has resided on the same spot for 30 years. The deceased possessed a robust constitution and remained quite active until within the past month, when his health suddenly broke down and death overtook him quickly. The deceased, who was of a quiet disposition and greatly respected by his friends, leaves a widow - the partner of his joys and sorrows for 48 years and a grown up family of sons and daughters, to all of whom we extend our sympathy in this, the hour of their sad bereavement. Source: Thames Advertiser, 23 April 1898 Page 4 [4]

  
  

• Sources

  [S437] Thames Coromandel District Council, Thames District Cemeteries Search, (Thames Coromandel District Council 2007). [S1586] sdshute, Ancestry.com - Public Member Tree - George Poulgrain Family Tree, (Ancestry.com). [S840] Headstone inscription. [S1584] Papers Past - Thames Advertiser, (Papers Past - National Library of New Zealand), none.