generationz - William and Elizabeth Membury

William Membury (New Zealand spelling: Membery) was born on 6 November 1801 or 1804 in Devon, and died 14 March 1887, at Redwoodton, Blenheim, New Zealand (diahhorea). He was buried on 15 March 1887 at Omaka Cemetary, Blenheim.

His first wife, Elizabeth Philiips or Phelps was born on 1 March, 1804, at Seavington, St Mary, Somerset, and died on 15 August 1850, Porirua Road, Wellington. She was buried in St John's Churchyard, Porirua Road, on 21 August 1850.

William and Elizabeth were married on 2 October 1825.

The children of William and Elizabeth Membury
1. William	Born: 18 October, Seavington, St Mary, Somerset, England Died: 15 October 1864, Picton, New Zealand
2. Mary	Born: 27 October 1827, Kingstone, Somerset Married: Robert Johnson, New Zealand
3. Sarah	Born: 21 May 1829, Kingstone, Somerset Married: 24 January 1848, Porirua Rd, Wellington, to George Stratton Died: 10 January 1876, Lower Hutt, New Zealand
4. Anne	Born: 13 July 1831, Crewkerne, Somerset Married: 18 June 1840, St Peter's Wellington, to George Thirsk
5. Emma	Born: 29 December 1832, Crewkerne, Somerset Married: 12 July 1851, St John's Anglican Church, Porirua Rd, to John Carrol Died: c. 1860, Wellington, New Zealand
6. Susan	Born: 19 January 1836, Chard, Somerset Married: (1) 22 December, 1853, Denis Moore, St Mary's Catholic Church, Wellington (2) 14 February 1877, Robert Craija (?) Gardiner, Registry Office, Picton Died: 21 December 1883, Blenheim. Buried in Omaka Cemetary, grave unmarked
7. Elizabeth	Born: 26 January 1838, Chard, Somerset Died: 1842, Wellington, New Zealand
8. George	Born: 19 July 1839, Chard, Somerset Died: 17 January 1841, at sea
9. Jane	Born: 6 July 1841, Wellington, New Zealand Married: 26 March 1862, St Mary's Wellington, to Thomas Johnstone Carruthers Died: 10 November 1870, Wellington
10. George	Born: 19 October 1943, Wellington Married: 1 August 1868, Foxton, to Jeannie Lindsay Kirk Died: 17 September 1932, Sanson
11. Elizabeth	Born: 12 August 1844/5, Porirua Rd, Wellington Married: 9 January 1863, St Paul's Anglican Church, Wellington, to James Heberley Died: 1870 (?), Wellington (?)
12. Louisa	Born: 17 September 1849, Porirua Road Married: 19 May 1866, Sydney Street, Wellington, to Edwin Eleazer Batt