Hannah was a daughter of Jesse Strother & Dinah Lloyd (1798-1865) who married in Leeds, Yorkshire 14 Oct 1823
. NOTE .
By death date only, Hannah is the oldest burial at Old Gorge Cemetery. But she was re-interred in 1892, from the original Pinfold Road Cemetery.
* A plague has been erected on the burial site of 15 month old Cecil Leopold Jackson indicating he was the first burial in Old Gorge cemetery on 13 April 1883
* A plague has been erected on the burial site of Susanah 'Susan' Williams (nee Champion 1826-1883) indicating she was the first adult burial, 19 days after him, on 2 May 1883
Hannah was the 1st of 3 wives of Joseph Sowry
They married in Leeds, Yorkshire on 13 Dec 1858 and emigrated on the 'Zealandia' , leaving London 3 Feb 1862, arriving Lyttelton 24 May 1862
they had 12 known children
1859 - 1861 Annie Sowry
- Annie died xmas day in Leeds aged 2.2
1861 - 1934 Arthur Sowry
- married Sarah Ann Wills in 1886, married Marion Upton in 1910
1863 - 1932 William Sowry
- married Elizabeth Jane Thomas in 1893
1866 - 1917 Albert Sowry
- married Laura Wills in 1898
1867 - 1931 Herbert Sowry
- married Eliza Thomas in 1892, buried Mangahao-Ballance
1868 - 1868 Mary Sowry
- died aged 6 days, buried Bolton Street
1869 - 1885 Hannah Howgate Sowry
- died aged 16, buried here
1871 - 1938 Ernest Sowry
- married Kate Julia Carter in 1890
1872 - 1941 Marmaduke Joseph Sowry
- married Sarah Annie Jane Noedl in 1897, died 7 Kensington Ave, Petone, cremated Karori.
1874 - 1875 George Sowry
- died aged 11 weeks in Waipawa
1876 - 1897 Walter Joseph Sowry
- died aged 21
1878 - 1879 Wilfred Leonard Sowry
- died aged 2 months
Hawke's Bay Herald, 17 April 1879
SOWRY On 10 Apr, at Rose Farm, Woodville, Hannah, beloved wife of Joseph Sowry. Aged 42 years
. NOTE .
By death date only, Hannah is the oldest burial at Old Gorge Cemetery. But she was re-interred in 1892, from the original Pinfold Road Cemetery.
* A plague has been erected on the burial site of 15 month old Cecil Leopold Jackson indicating he was the first burial in Old Gorge cemetery on 13 April 1883
* A plague has been erected on the burial site of Susanah 'Susan' Williams (nee Champion 1826-1883) indicating she was the first adult burial, 19 days after him, on 2 May 1883
Hannah was the 1st of 3 wives of Joseph Sowry
They married in Leeds, Yorkshire on 13 Dec 1858 and emigrated on the 'Zealandia' , leaving London 3 Feb 1862, arriving Lyttelton 24 May 1862
they had 12 known children
1859 - 1861 Annie Sowry
- Annie died xmas day in Leeds aged 2.2
1861 - 1934 Arthur Sowry
- married Sarah Ann Wills in 1886, married Marion Upton in 1910
1863 - 1932 William Sowry
- married Elizabeth Jane Thomas in 1893
1866 - 1917 Albert Sowry
- married Laura Wills in 1898
1867 - 1931 Herbert Sowry
- married Eliza Thomas in 1892, buried Mangahao-Ballance
1868 - 1868 Mary Sowry
- died aged 6 days, buried Bolton Street
1869 - 1885 Hannah Howgate Sowry
- died aged 16, buried here
1871 - 1938 Ernest Sowry
- married Kate Julia Carter in 1890
1872 - 1941 Marmaduke Joseph Sowry
- married Sarah Annie Jane Noedl in 1897, died 7 Kensington Ave, Petone, cremated Karori.
1874 - 1875 George Sowry
- died aged 11 weeks in Waipawa
1876 - 1897 Walter Joseph Sowry
- died aged 21
1878 - 1879 Wilfred Leonard Sowry
- died aged 2 months
Hawke's Bay Herald, 17 April 1879
SOWRY On 10 Apr, at Rose Farm, Woodville, Hannah, beloved wife of Joseph Sowry. Aged 42 years
Hannah was a daughter of Jesse Strother & Dinah Lloyd (1798-1865) who married in Leeds, Yorkshire 14 Oct 1823
. NOTE .
By death date only, Hannah is the oldest burial at Old Gorge Cemetery. But she was re-interred in 1892, from the original Pinfold Road Cemetery.
* A plague has been erected on the burial site of 15 month old Cecil Leopold Jackson indicating he was the first burial in Old Gorge cemetery on 13 April 1883
* A plague has been erected on the burial site of Susanah 'Susan' Williams (nee Champion 1826-1883) indicating she was the first adult burial, 19 days after him, on 2 May 1883
Hannah was the 1st of 3 wives of Joseph Sowry
They married in Leeds, Yorkshire on 13 Dec 1858 and emigrated on the 'Zealandia' , leaving London 3 Feb 1862, arriving Lyttelton 24 May 1862
they had 12 known children
1859 - 1861 Annie Sowry
- Annie died xmas day in Leeds aged 2.2
1861 - 1934 Arthur Sowry
- married Sarah Ann Wills in 1886, married Marion Upton in 1910
1863 - 1932 William Sowry
- married Elizabeth Jane Thomas in 1893
1866 - 1917 Albert Sowry
- married Laura Wills in 1898
1867 - 1931 Herbert Sowry
- married Eliza Thomas in 1892, buried Mangahao-Ballance
1868 - 1868 Mary Sowry
- died aged 6 days, buried Bolton Street
1869 - 1885 Hannah Howgate Sowry
- died aged 16, buried here
1871 - 1938 Ernest Sowry
- married Kate Julia Carter in 1890
1872 - 1941 Marmaduke Joseph Sowry
- married Sarah Annie Jane Noedl in 1897, died 7 Kensington Ave, Petone, cremated Karori.
1874 - 1875 George Sowry
- died aged 11 weeks in Waipawa
1876 - 1897 Walter Joseph Sowry
- died aged 21
1878 - 1879 Wilfred Leonard Sowry
- died aged 2 months
Hawke's Bay Herald, 17 April 1879
SOWRY On 10 Apr, at Rose Farm, Woodville, Hannah, beloved wife of Joseph Sowry. Aged 42 years
. NOTE .
By death date only, Hannah is the oldest burial at Old Gorge Cemetery. But she was re-interred in 1892, from the original Pinfold Road Cemetery.
* A plague has been erected on the burial site of 15 month old Cecil Leopold Jackson indicating he was the first burial in Old Gorge cemetery on 13 April 1883
* A plague has been erected on the burial site of Susanah 'Susan' Williams (nee Champion 1826-1883) indicating she was the first adult burial, 19 days after him, on 2 May 1883
Hannah was the 1st of 3 wives of Joseph Sowry
They married in Leeds, Yorkshire on 13 Dec 1858 and emigrated on the 'Zealandia' , leaving London 3 Feb 1862, arriving Lyttelton 24 May 1862
they had 12 known children
1859 - 1861 Annie Sowry
- Annie died xmas day in Leeds aged 2.2
1861 - 1934 Arthur Sowry
- married Sarah Ann Wills in 1886, married Marion Upton in 1910
1863 - 1932 William Sowry
- married Elizabeth Jane Thomas in 1893
1866 - 1917 Albert Sowry
- married Laura Wills in 1898
1867 - 1931 Herbert Sowry
- married Eliza Thomas in 1892, buried Mangahao-Ballance
1868 - 1868 Mary Sowry
- died aged 6 days, buried Bolton Street
1869 - 1885 Hannah Howgate Sowry
- died aged 16, buried here
1871 - 1938 Ernest Sowry
- married Kate Julia Carter in 1890
1872 - 1941 Marmaduke Joseph Sowry
- married Sarah Annie Jane Noedl in 1897, died 7 Kensington Ave, Petone, cremated Karori.
1874 - 1875 George Sowry
- died aged 11 weeks in Waipawa
1876 - 1897 Walter Joseph Sowry
- died aged 21
1878 - 1879 Wilfred Leonard Sowry
- died aged 2 months
Hawke's Bay Herald, 17 April 1879
SOWRY On 10 Apr, at Rose Farm, Woodville, Hannah, beloved wife of Joseph Sowry. Aged 42 years
Inscription
A plague reads - In this vicinity, Plots 40-45, the remains of persons previously interred in the original Pinfold Road Cemetery, were reburied in 1892. They were:
Arthur Richards - 21 months - died June 1879
William Maisey - 43 years - died Aug 1879
Sarah J. McCartie - 27 years - died April 1880
Arthur J. Duiston - 8 months - died Oct 1880
John H. Hutchins - 6 days - died April 1881
William Douglas - 46 years - died July 1881
William L. Edwards - 7 months - died Aug 1881
(baby) Richards - 1 day - died Aug 1881
Also transferred and reburied in Block 15, Plot 70 were:
Hanah Sowry - 42 years - died April 1879
Wilfred L. Sowry - 14 months - died Oct 1879
Gravesite Details
Funeral Officiator: Rev C Penney
Family Members
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