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Reuben Orwin

Reuben Orwin

Male 1854 - 1943  (88 years)

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  • Name Reuben Orwin 
    Born 5 Aug 1854  Prospect Row, Chatham, Kent Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Christened 27 Aug 1854  St. Mary, Chatham, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1861  11 Prospect Row, Chatham, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Occupation 1871  [2
    Blacksmith 
    Residence 1871  35 Prospect Row, Chatham, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Residence 1892  Le Cren Street, Timaru, South Island, NezZealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Occupation 1905  [3
    secretary, H & C A board 
    Residence 1905  Le Cren Street, Timaru, South Island, NezZealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Residence 1914  77 Le Cren Street, Timaru, South Island, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Occupation 1920  [3
    manager 
    Residence 1920  77 Le Cren Street, Timaru, South Island, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Occupation 1935  [3
    sharebroker 
    Residence 1935  52 Le Cren Street, Timaru, South Island, NezZealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    _UID C7F28ACC0A964AE18804F0F9C612F299B2E1 
    Died 16 May 1943  Timaru, South Island, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 19 May 1943  Timaru, South Island, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I171  My Big Tree
    Last Modified 3 Nov 2023 

    Father John Carr Orwin,   b. 1 Jul 1820, Sunderland, Durham, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Dec 1888, 35 Prospect Row, Chatham, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Mother Eliza Harriet Ginn,   b. 24 Jun 1827, Deptford, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Dec 1907, Islington, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Married 31 Jan 1847  St. John's Church, Waterloo, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    • Name: John Orwin
      Registration Year: 1847
      Registration Quarter: Jan-Feb-Mar
      Registration district: Lambeth
      Inferred County: London Volume: 4 Page: 211

      Name: Eliza Harriett Ginn
      Registration Year: 1847
      Registration Quarter: Jan-Feb-Mar
      Registration district: Lambeth
      Inferred County: London Volume: 4 Page: 211


      Witnesses at wedding Henry Ginn & J. W. Larbert
    Family ID F52  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth Senior,   b. Abt 1856,   d. 18 Sep 1944, Timaru, Canterbury, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
    Married 9 Nov 1882  Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Arthur Henry Orwin,   b. 21 Aug 1883, Timaru, South Island, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Aug 1956, Auckland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
     2. Louisa Helen Orwin,   b. 1885, Timaru, South Island, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Sep 1971, Timaru, South Island, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
     3. Mabel Nelson Orwin,   b. 1889, Timaru, South Island, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1983, Timaru, South Island, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 94 years)
     4. Frances Reuben Ginn Orwin,   b. 21 Feb 1894, Timaru, South Island, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Apr 1982, Wellington, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)
    Last Modified 3 Nov 2023 
    Family ID F63  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1861 - 11 Prospect Row, Chatham, Kent, England Link to Google Earth
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  • Headstones

    Reuben Orwin 19 May 1943
    Elizabeth Senior 21 Sep 1944

  • Notes 
    • CR Birth 3qtr 1854 Medway 2a 115
      Reuben Orioin
      Baptism Date: 27 Aug 1854
      Baptism Place: St. Mary, Chatham, Kent, England
      Father: Joh Orioin
      Mother: ELiza Harroet Orion
      FHL Film Number: 1473649

      Moved to Nz when about 18
      Descendant information incomplete
      Date of death from Timaru, NZ MI's age 88
      Death cert shows married in Dunedin, NZ at age 29

  • Sources 
    1. [S12] 1861 Census.

    2. [S8] 1871 Census.

    3. [S388] New Zealand City Directory, < (Reliability: 4).

    4. [S220] Military Record (Reliability: 4).

    5. [S28] Civil Registration Marriage St John Waterloo London 1Q 1847 # 421 Witnesses Henry Ginn & J.W. Lambert. Grooms father sho.