Mary Hannah 'Ellen' Wensley married Reuben King 10 April 1852 in Islington.
He was 22 and she was 21.
They boarded the 'Gleaner' 3 months later, leaving Gravesend on 29 July 1857, arriving in Port Nicholson (Wellington) 19 Nov 1857.
A daughter Eliza was born on board.
Their children
1857 - 1916 Eliza Jane King (+ Hooper)
1861 - 1938 Sarah Ann King (+ Boyd)
1864 - 1866 Matilda King (aged 2)
1866 - 1959 Emma King (+ Mockridge)
1869 - 1934 Mary Ellen King (+Harrison)
1869 - 1870 Charles Henry King (8 months)
1871 - 1873 George James King (aged 2)
Mary died in 1891 aged 59
Reuben next married the widow, Emily White (nee Williams) who had 5 children from her 1st marriage
Reuben & Emily had 4 children
1894 - 1972 Leonard King (+ Chivers)
1896 - 1986 Ivy King (+ Walters)
1900 - 1907 Ruth King (aged 7)
1901 - 1901 Ormonde 'Norman' King (6 weeks)
He was 22 and she was 21.
They boarded the 'Gleaner' 3 months later, leaving Gravesend on 29 July 1857, arriving in Port Nicholson (Wellington) 19 Nov 1857.
A daughter Eliza was born on board.
Their children
1857 - 1916 Eliza Jane King (+ Hooper)
1861 - 1938 Sarah Ann King (+ Boyd)
1864 - 1866 Matilda King (aged 2)
1866 - 1959 Emma King (+ Mockridge)
1869 - 1934 Mary Ellen King (+Harrison)
1869 - 1870 Charles Henry King (8 months)
1871 - 1873 George James King (aged 2)
Mary died in 1891 aged 59
Reuben next married the widow, Emily White (nee Williams) who had 5 children from her 1st marriage
Reuben & Emily had 4 children
1894 - 1972 Leonard King (+ Chivers)
1896 - 1986 Ivy King (+ Walters)
1900 - 1907 Ruth King (aged 7)
1901 - 1901 Ormonde 'Norman' King (6 weeks)
Mary Hannah 'Ellen' Wensley married Reuben King 10 April 1852 in Islington.
He was 22 and she was 21.
They boarded the 'Gleaner' 3 months later, leaving Gravesend on 29 July 1857, arriving in Port Nicholson (Wellington) 19 Nov 1857.
A daughter Eliza was born on board.
Their children
1857 - 1916 Eliza Jane King (+ Hooper)
1861 - 1938 Sarah Ann King (+ Boyd)
1864 - 1866 Matilda King (aged 2)
1866 - 1959 Emma King (+ Mockridge)
1869 - 1934 Mary Ellen King (+Harrison)
1869 - 1870 Charles Henry King (8 months)
1871 - 1873 George James King (aged 2)
Mary died in 1891 aged 59
Reuben next married the widow, Emily White (nee Williams) who had 5 children from her 1st marriage
Reuben & Emily had 4 children
1894 - 1972 Leonard King (+ Chivers)
1896 - 1986 Ivy King (+ Walters)
1900 - 1907 Ruth King (aged 7)
1901 - 1901 Ormonde 'Norman' King (6 weeks)
He was 22 and she was 21.
They boarded the 'Gleaner' 3 months later, leaving Gravesend on 29 July 1857, arriving in Port Nicholson (Wellington) 19 Nov 1857.
A daughter Eliza was born on board.
Their children
1857 - 1916 Eliza Jane King (+ Hooper)
1861 - 1938 Sarah Ann King (+ Boyd)
1864 - 1866 Matilda King (aged 2)
1866 - 1959 Emma King (+ Mockridge)
1869 - 1934 Mary Ellen King (+Harrison)
1869 - 1870 Charles Henry King (8 months)
1871 - 1873 George James King (aged 2)
Mary died in 1891 aged 59
Reuben next married the widow, Emily White (nee Williams) who had 5 children from her 1st marriage
Reuben & Emily had 4 children
1894 - 1972 Leonard King (+ Chivers)
1896 - 1986 Ivy King (+ Walters)
1900 - 1907 Ruth King (aged 7)
1901 - 1901 Ormonde 'Norman' King (6 weeks)
Inscription
In Memory Of Our Mother
Mary Hannah King
died May 10th 1891 aged 60 years
Friend after friend departs
Who hath not lost a friend
There is no union her of hearts
That hath not here an end.
Family Members
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