The Tree - Person Sheet
The Tree - Person Sheet
NameElizabeth Pote
Birth19 Nov 1848, Te Henui, New Plymouth, New Zealand
Death7 May 1933
Burial10 May 1933, Te Henui Cemetery, New Plymouth, New Zealand
Misc. Notes
Name, date of death, place of burial, from Cynthia Glover (nee Coleman), whose great-great-grandfather was William Samuel Allen b.1843. (William's sister, Martha Allen, married Charles Oliver, youngest son of James and Ruth Oliver).

Date and place of marriage, had 8 children, from Velma Riddell in a “Taranaki Families - Genealogy and DNA” facebook posting on 25 September 2018. Velma is descendant from John and Elizabeth.

Result from marriage search on New Zealand BDM website in March 2021:
1866/4354. Bride: Elizabeth Pote. Groom: John Pepperell

Full date of marriage of 14 July 1866 confirmed from further searching in March 2021 on BDM Search by incrementally changing the date range for the marriage.

Year of birth and death, from Velma Riddell in an email dated 21 March 2021. Velma is the granddaughter of John Lewis Pepperell 1889-1935 and Emily Eva Briscoe 1885-1953.

Date and place of birth, 9 children, date of death, date and place of burial, from Velma Riddell in a followup email dated 22 March 2021. In this email, Velma also writes, “John and Elizabeth were married at the residence of a William Pote, believed to be Elizabeth's father, at Devon Street, New Plymouth”.

Celebration of Golden Wedding for John and Elizabeth in same email dated 22 March 2021:
Taranaki Daily News, 18 July 1916
Some forty relatives assisted in the celebration at May and Arrowsmith's Tea Rooms on Friday of Mr. and Mrs. John Pepperell's golden wedding. Mr. Pepperell, who is 72 years of age, was born in New Plymouth, and is said to be the first citizen born here to celebrate his golden wedding. Five generations took part in the festivities: Mrs. Pepperell (aged 92), Messrs. John Pepperell, Frank Pepperell, Cyril Pepperell and Master Bill Pepperell (aged 18 months). Mrs. William Harrison, of Alfred Road, who was bridesmaid at the wedding in 1866, was also a guest.
Spouses
Birth29 Sep 1844, Bell Block, New Plymouth, New Zealand
Death17 Nov 1925, Hurworth, Taranaki, New Zealand
FatherJohn Pepperell (1823-1890)
MotherElizabeth Scandlyn (1825-1916)
Marriage14 Jul 1866, New Plymouth, New Zealand
ChildrenFrank Radford (1869-1951)
 Edith (Edie) Alice (1872-1962)
 Clara Maud (1878-1951)
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