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Rush, Alexandrina 4Th Daughter

Alexandrina 4th Daughter Rush
b: 1852
d: 26 SEP 1932
Biography
also see Julia Catherine Pike

Wellington Independent 2 August 1870
McDOWALL - RUSH.- On July 24, at the Catholic Church, Lower Hutt, by the Rev. Father Partuies (?), William McDowall, youngest son of William McDowall, Esq., of the Waiwetu, farmer, to Alexandrina Rush, fourth daughter of John George Rush, Waltham Abbey Farm, Taita.

Manawatu Standard 24 November 1900
Obituary.
MR JOHN GEORGE RUSH.
We regret to learn that Mr J. G. Rush, a well-known resident of this district, died this afternoon. He was a citizen of 54 years standing and took a prominent part in public affairs. For some eleven years he held a seat in the local Borough Council. A native of Essex, England, where he was born in 1827, Mr Rush wont to sea when ten years old with an uncle, who was a sea captain. In 1843 the family came out to Wellington in the schooner "Esther," via Sydney, and settled in the Hutt Valley. During the Maori disturbances of 1845-6, the subject of this notice served in the Hutt Militia, subsequently being the recipient of the Imperial medal. For nearly forty years Mr Rush was engaging in farming at the Taita, and in 1882 he retired from the more active duties of his calling and settled in Palmerston North, building a home in Broad-street. He was appointed to a commission as Justice of the Peace in 1892. Recently he has acquired six acres in Avenue Road, where he has a comfortable residence, which he has named "Aveley," after his native village. For eight years Mr Rush was a member of the Palmerston North Lincensing Committee, being chairman for the last three years of that period. He also served on the local school committee for three years. In 1847 Mr Rush married his first wife, who died in 1886, leaving three sons and four daughters. In 1887 he married a daughter of Mr E. Kusach, of Tipperary, Ireland. Some years after the decease of his second wife, Mr Rush married Mrs Francis, a respected resident of this town. He has a large number of grandchildren and great-grandchildren. We are requested to state that Mr Rush was brought up in the Church of England, but owing to his admiration for the self-sacrifice of the Catholic missionaries he joined the Catholic Church when he came to Palmerston.

Palmerston North City Council Cemetery Records
Surname MCDOWALL
First Names ALEXANDERINA
Gender Female
Occupation WIDOW
Address DANNEVIRKE
Denomination Catholic
Age at Death 80Y
Date of Death 26/09/1932
Place of Death UN-KNOWN
Date of Interment 29/09/1932
Warrant Type BURIAL
Cemetery Terrace End Cemetery
Cemetery Block 078
Plot Number 029
Head Stone
Book of Memories NO

Palmerston North City Council Cemetery Records
Surname MCDOWALL
First Names WILLIAM
Gender Male
Occupation UN-KNOWN
Address RANGITIKEI ROAD
Denomination Catholic
Age at Death 41Y
Date of Death 10/03/1888
Place of Death UN-KNOWN
Date of Interment 10/03/1888
Warrant Type BURIAL
Cemetery Terrace End Cemetery
Cemetery Block 078
Plot Number 029
Head Stone
Book of Memories NO

Could be other children - no parents listed

Birth Details
1872/8009, William McDowall
1873/7894, Margaret McDowall
1874/8570, Archibald McDowall
Facts
  • 1852 - Birth -
  • 26 SEP 1932 - Death -
Ancestors
   
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John George Rush
1826 - 24 NOV 1900
  
  
  
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Cecilia Eliza Herbert
1820 - 26 JUL 1886
  
  
  
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Family Group Sheet - Child
PARENT (M) John George Rush
Birth1826
Death24 NOV 1900
Marriageto Cecilia Eliza Herbert
Marriage30 DEC 1886to Catherine Francis
Father?
Mother?
PARENT (F) Cecilia Eliza Herbert
Birth1820
Death26 JUL 1886
Marriageto John George Rush
Father?
Mother?
CHILDREN
MAlphonsus Rodger Unsure If Correct Person? Rush
Birth1857
Death
Marriage1882to Julia Catherine Pike
FAlexandrina 4th Daughter Rush
Birth1852
Death26 SEP 1932
Marriage24 JUL 1870to William McDowall at Catholic Church, Lower Hutt
MJohn Joseph Eldest Son Rush
Birth
Death
Marriage29 DEC 1867to Sarah Greenan at Hutt
Family Group Sheet - Spouse
PARENT (M) William McDowall
Birth1847
Death10 MAR 1888
Marriage24 JUL 1870to Alexandrina 4th Daughter Rush at Catholic Church, Lower Hutt
Father?
Mother?
PARENT (F) Alexandrina 4th Daughter Rush
Birth1852
Death26 SEP 1932
Marriage24 JUL 1870to William McDowall at Catholic Church, Lower Hutt
FatherJohn George Rush
MotherCecilia Eliza Herbert
CHILDREN
FSeptemia Cecilia McDowall
Birth1884
Death30 MAY 1888
MVincent Joseph McDowall
Birth1881
Death1964
FVeronica Marie McDowall
Birth1888
Death
Descendancy Chart
Alexandrina 4th Daughter Rush b: 1852 d: 26 SEP 1932
William McDowall b: 1847 d: 10 MAR 1888
Septemia Cecilia McDowall b: 1884 d: 30 MAY 1888
Vincent Joseph McDowall b: 1881 d: 1964
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