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Martha Louie Margareta KORTE [Martha Margaret Sophia]

Martha Louie Margareta KORTE [Martha Margaret Sophia]

Female 1887 - 1970  (82 years)    Has 8 ancestors and 81 descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name Martha Louie Margareta KORTE 
    Known As Martha Margaret Sophia 
    Birth 16 Mar 1887  Kiwitea, Manawatu, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Female 
    Education 10 Apr 1893  [3, 4] 
    Awatuna School, Taranaki, New Zealand 
    Burial 1970  Eltham, Taranaki, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Death 05 Feb 1970  Hawera, Taranaki, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7, 8] 
    Probate 10 Feb 1970  New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Person ID I63  NZ Genealogy Project | KORTE Descendant
    Last Modified 22 Mar 2009 

    Father Johann Heinrich Friedrich Christoph KORTE [Christoph],   b. 21 Oct 1848, Sprakensehl, Lower Saxony, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Sep 1905, Awatuna, Taranaki, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years) 
    Mother Maria Louisa Frederika ROGGENKAMP,   b. 1851, Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 04 Oct 1889, Waimate Plains, Taranaki, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 38 years) 
    Residence From 1875 to 1880  Upper Moutere, Nelson, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 22 Jan 1875  Upper Moutere, Nelson, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [10, 11, 12] 
    Residence From 1880 to 1889  Beaconsfield, Manawatu, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    Documents
    Marriage registration    		Marriage registration
    Family ID F15  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Joshua Mellor GATENBY,   b. 21 Jul 1878, Bedale, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 08 Jul 1927, Hawera, Taranaki, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 48 years) 
    Residence From 1908 to 1919  Te Kiri, Taranaki, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [14] 
    Marriage 06 May 1908  New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [15, 16] 
    Residence From 1919 to 1928  Mangatoki, Taranaki, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [14] 
    Children 
    +1. Francis William Henry GATENBY [Frank],   b. 20 May 1909, Awatuna, Taranaki, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Oct 1998, Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years)
     2. Alice Freda GATENBY,   b. 28 May 1910, Opunake, Taranaki, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Jul 1994, Te Puke, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
     3. Doris Isabel GATENBY [Dot],   b. 12 May 1913, Opunake, Taranaki, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Dec 1992, Hawera, Taranaki, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
    +4. Elsie Ann GATENBY,   b. 09 Nov 1914, Opunake, Taranaki, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Feb 2003, Hawera, Taranaki, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years)
    +5. Joshua Charles GATENBY [Bill],   b. 02 May 1916, Awatuna, Taranaki, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Mar 2006, New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years)
     6. Cora Margaret GATENBY,   b. 24 Oct 1917, Awatuna, Taranaki, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Jul 1993, Hawera, Taranaki, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)
    +7. Ellen Marie GATENBY [Nell],   b. 02 Jan 1920, Awatuna, Taranaki, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Feb 1994, Huntly, Waikato, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
    +8. Reginald Joseph GATENBY [Reg],   b. 02 Jan 1922, Eltham, Taranaki, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 03 Sep 1994, New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
     9. Evelyn Norah GATENBY,   b. 08 Apr 1923, Eltham, Taranaki, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Sep 2000, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)
    Family ID F35  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 31 Dec 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 16 Mar 1887 - Kiwitea, Manawatu, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - From 1908 to 1919 - Te Kiri, Taranaki, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 06 May 1908 - New Zealand Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - From 1919 to 1928 - Mangatoki, Taranaki, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 1970 - Eltham, Taranaki, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 05 Feb 1970 - Hawera, Taranaki, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsProbate - 10 Feb 1970 - New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Photos
    Martha Louie Margareta KORTE 1950
    Martha Louie Margareta KORTE

    Documents
    Birth registration    		Birth registration

    Headstones
    Headstone - Joshua, Martha and Cora Gatenby.    		Headstone - Joshua, Martha and Cora Gatenby.
    In loving memory of Joshua Mellor Gatenby, loved husband of Martha, passed away 8th July 1927 aged 48 years. At Rest. Martha Margaret Sophia Gatenby, loved wife of Joshua, passed away 5th Feb 1970 aged 82 years. Reunited. And their beloved daughter Cora Margaret, passed away 13th July 1993 aged 75 years.
    Plot: New Plot ID : 280, Block : 6, Old Plot No : 11

    Histories
    History of Awatuna, New Zealand    		History of Awatuna, New Zealand
    Information on the history of Awatuna in South Taranaki, New Zealand. Christoph Korte and his family were among the early settlers in Awatuna. He obtained 90 ha of Awatuna bush in 1886.

    Album Photos
    Martha Gatenby (nee Korte) 1950
    Martha Gatenby (nee Korte), George Korte, Ellen Gatenby (Nell)
    Gatenby Family

    Albums
    Gatenby, Martha and Family    		Gatenby, Martha and Family (10)
    Photos of Martha Louie Margareta Gatenby (nee KORTE), her children and their partners

  • Notes 

    • BIOGRAPHY

      Martha Louie Margareta Korte was the third daughter of Christopher and Mary Korte, born in 1887 at Kiwitea in the Manawatu. Her mother died when she was an infant, soon after moving to Taranaki. Martha grew up at Awatuna in South Taranaki. Martha married Joshua Mellor Gatenby in 1908. The couple had nine children.

      Joshua and Martha initially farmed at Te Kiri, about 5 km west of Awatuna. About 1919 they moved to Mangatoki, about 15 km east of Awatuna. They had a dairy farm on the Eltham Road at Mangatoki. Joshua died in 1927 and Martha in 1970. Both Joshua and Martha are buried at Eltham.

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] New Zealand Registrar-General's Office, NZ Register of Births - Indexes.
      Martha Louie Margareta KORTE. Born 1887 #3698. Registered Wellington 1 Sep - 30 Nov 1887.

    2. [S7] New Zealand Registrar of Births Deaths & Marriages, NZ Birth Registration.
      Born 16 march 1887 at Kiwitea, Martha Louie Margareta, female. Father Christoph Heinrich Korte, farmer, 30, born Hanover Prussia; married 22 jan 1875 Upper Moutere, Nelson; mother Marie Louise Korte formerly Rose, 35, born Lubek, Prussia; registered Ch H Korte, father, Kiwitea.

    3. [S18] Jill Sulzberger, Awatuna School & District Centennial 1893-1993, (Stratford Press, 1993).
      Awatuna School Roll - First Day Pupils 10 Apr 1893

    4. [S19] S. Farquhar and W.L. Ferry, Awatuna School Jubilee 1893-1958, (J.C. Ekdahl & Son Ltd, Hawera 1958).

    5. [S61] South Taranaki Cemeteries, (South Taranaki District Council, Hawera, New Zealand), none.
      Record Number 22384 - Martha Margaret Sophia GATENBY. Cemetery: Eltham, Section: ANGLICAN, Plot 11, Block 6. ALSO INTERRED, Cora Margaret and Joseph Mellor Gatenby

    6. [S26] New Zealand Society of Genealogists, NZ Cemetery Records, (New Zealand Society of Genealogists Inc 1985).
      Eltham Cemetery Headstones - In loving memory of Joshua Mellor Gatenby loved husband of Martha, died 8 July 1927 aged 48 years. Martha Margaret Sophia Gatenby loved wife of Joshua, died 5 Feb 1970 aged 82 years.

    7. [S17] David Bryant, NZSG Index, (New Zealand Society of Genealogists Inc., 2005).
      Wills previously at New Plymouth LINZ Office

    8. [S1626] Archives New Zealand - Probate File, (https://www.familysearch.org).

    9. [S17] David Bryant, NZSG Index, (New Zealand Society of Genealogists Inc., 2005).
      Probate record

    10. [S86] New Zealand Registrar-General's Office, NZ Register of Marrages - Indexes.
      Henry Christopher KORTE and Mary Loise Frederike ROSE - 1875 #80

    11. [S36] Registrar of Births, Deaths & Marriages New Zealand, NZ Death Registration.
      Christopher Korte - Married at 27 years in Nelson to Mary Rockencamp. Family name of spouse (presumably second wife) - Norman aged 46 years.

    12. [S129] Registrar of Births, Deaths & Marriages New Zealand, NZ Marriage Certificate.
      Copy of Register of Marriage, 1875 Marriages in the District of Motuake. On 22 Jan 1875 at the residence of the Rev John W C Heine, Upper Moutere. Henry Christopher Korte, 25, farmer, bachelor. Mary Loise Frederike Rose, 21, spinster. Officiating Minister: John William Christopher Heine. Witness: (1) F Rose of Upper Moutere farmer (2) J Kelling, Upper Moutere farmer (3) F Kelling, Upper Moutere farmer. Signed Ch. Korte and M Rose.

    13. [S391] Dorothy Pilkington, Beaconsfield district, (Beaconsfield District Anniversary Committee, Beaconsfield, N.Z. 1986), 993.56.
      Section 170 pt. occ. 1883-1890 C Korte

    14. [S614] NZ Electoral Rolls, 1853-2010, (Ancestry.co.uk.), none.

    15. [S86] New Zealand Registrar-General's Office, NZ Register of Marrages - Indexes.
      Martha Margaret Sophia KORTE and Joshua Mellor GATENBY - 1908 #2402

    16. [S503] NZ BDM - Historical Records, (Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington, New Zealand).


 

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