Leonard Travers Pickmere1

(1881 - 1963)
Father*Ralph Pickmere1 b. 1826, d. 1901
Mother*Serena Hannah Matthews1 b. 1840, d. 1910
Leonard Travers Pickmere was born in New Zealand on 1 December 1881.2,1,3

He married Harriette Eva Radcliffe in New Zealand in 1911.2,1,4,5

Leonard died on 17 April 1963 in New Zealand at age 81.2,1,6

Family

Harriette Eva Radcliffe (1887 - 1970)
Children
ChartsStephen Blomfield (c1750?-1809) descendancy

Citations

  1. [S312] Electronic Files - A Robinson, and subsequent correspondence.
  2. [S263] Book - A.H. Pickmere, Pioneer Families in Northland.
  3. [S542] Index - New Zealand BDMs online, at https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/, Birth Reg. No. 1882/1670.
  4. [S443] CD - NZ Marriages, CD - NZ Marriages 1836-1956 V2, NZ Registrar General's Folio 7873.
  5. [S542] Index - New Zealand BDMs online, at https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/, Marriage Reg. No. 1911/7865.
  6. [S542] Index - New Zealand BDMs online, at https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/, Death Reg. No. 1963/43185, aged 81.

Louie Selina Pickmere1

(1877 - 1933)
Father*Ralph Pickmere1 b. 1826, d. 1901
Mother*Serena Hannah Matthews1 b. 1840, d. 1910
Louie Selina Pickmere was born in Mangonui on 31 May 1877.2,1,3

She married Edward Langford Gavey in New Zealand in 1914.4,1,5,6

Louie died in 1933 in New Zealand.4,1,7 She was buried at the St Marks Cemetery in Remuera.8,1

Family

Edward Langford Gavey (c 1871 - 1941)
ChartsStephen Blomfield (c1750?-1809) descendancy

Citations

  1. [S312] Electronic Files - A Robinson, and subsequent correspondence.
  2. [S271] Book - Diana Thompson (copier), Pickmere Family Tree.
  3. [S542] Index - New Zealand BDMs online, at https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/, Birth Reg. No. 1877/16370.
  4. [S263] Book - A.H. Pickmere, Pioneer Families in Northland.
  5. [S443] CD - NZ Marriages, CD - NZ Marriages 1836-1956 V2, NZ Registrar General's Folio 2798.
  6. [S542] Index - New Zealand BDMs online, at https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/, Marriage Reg. No. 1914/8825.
  7. [S542] Index - New Zealand BDMs online, at https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/, Death Reg. No. 1933/11926, aged 54.
  8. [S310] Cemetery Marker - , St Marks Church cemetery, Remuera, Plan and list is in the church foyer.

Marguerita Blomfield Pickmere1

(1879 - 1965)
Father*Ralph Pickmere1 b. 1826, d. 1901
Mother*Serena Hannah Matthews1 b. 1840, d. 1910
Marguerita Blomfield Pickmere was born in Auckland on 31 July 1879.1,2

She was one of the first women in New Zealand to gain an honours degree, taking a first in Latin and English at Auckland University College in 1902.1

She married Alan Edward Mulgan, son of Edward Ker Mulgan and Frances Maria Johnston, in Auckland on 9 April 1907.3,1,4,5

She was widowed at age 83 on the death of her husband Alan on 29 August 1962.6,1,7

Marguerita died on 2 June 1965 in Wellington at age 85.8,1,9 She was buried on 4 June 1965 at the Karori Cemetery.10

Family

Alan Edward Mulgan (1881 - 1962)
Children
ChartsStephen Blomfield (c1750?-1809) descendancy

Citations

  1. [S312] Electronic Files - A Robinson, and subsequent correspondence.
  2. [S542] Index - New Zealand BDMs online, at https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/, Birth Reg. No. 1879/10058.
  3. [S291] Book - Dr Claudia Orange General Editor Dictionary of NZ Biography, Vol 4, 1998, Entry M67, p362.
  4. [S443] CD - NZ Marriages, CD - NZ Marriages 1836-1956 V2, NZ Registrar General's Folio 2053.
  5. [S542] Index - New Zealand BDMs online, at https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/, Marriage Reg. No. 1907/1931.
  6. [S297] Funeral Card - Held by J Robinson.
  7. [S542] Index - New Zealand BDMs online, at https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/, Death Reg. No. 1962/38603, aged 81.
  8. [S263] Book - A.H. Pickmere, Pioneer Families in Northland.
  9. [S542] Index - New Zealand BDMs online, at https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/, Death Reg. No. 1965/38836, aged 85.
  10. [S570] Wellington City Cemeteries database, at https://wellington.govt.nz/cemeteries/…, Section Lawn, plot 43Z/2, record no. 39007.

Marguerite Eva Pickmere1

(1898 - 1904)
Father*Arthur Ranulph Pickmere1 b. 1869, d. 1943
Mother*Edith Mary Wilson1 b. 1875, d. 1950
Marguerite Eva Pickmere was born in Whangarei, Northland, on 8 May 1898.1,2

Marguerite died on 10 July 1904 in Whangarei, Northland, at age 6 from kidney failure and nephritis.1,3
ChartsStephen Blomfield (c1750?-1809) descendancy

Citations

  1. [S312] Electronic Files - A Robinson, and subsequent correspondence.
  2. [S542] Index - New Zealand BDMs online, at https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/, Birth Reg. No. 1898/7138.
  3. [S542] Index - New Zealand BDMs online, at https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/, Death Reg. No. 1904/8251.

Olga Serena Pickmere1

(1900 - 1957)
Father*Arthur Ranulph Pickmere1 b. 1869, d. 1943
Mother*Edith Mary Wilson1 b. 1875, d. 1950
Olga Serena Pickmere was born in Whangarei, Northland, on 22 May 1900.1,2

She married Joseph Webster Crompton, son of Henry Jardine Crompton and Louisa Isabella Jennings, at Whangarei Anglican Church. in Whangarei, Northland, on 7 May 1925.3,1,4,5

Olga died on 20 August 1957 in Te Aroha, Waikato, at age 57.6,1,7 She was buried at the Te Aroha Cemetery in Te Aroha.8

Family

Joseph Webster Crompton (1900 - 1991)
Children
ChartsStephen Blomfield (c1750?-1809) descendancy

Citations

  1. [S312] Electronic Files - A Robinson, and subsequent correspondence.
  2. [S542] Index - New Zealand BDMs online, at https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/, Birth Reg. No. 1900/6304.
  3. [S860] Newspaper - Taranaki Herald, issue of 18 May 1925, Marriages.
  4. [S443] CD - NZ Marriages, CD - NZ Marriages 1836-1956 V2, NZ Registrar General's Folio 4214.
  5. [S542] Index - New Zealand BDMs online, at https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/, Marriage Reg. No. 1925/4437.
  6. [S295] Interview - A Robinson, From Diana Thompson, Auckland, 7 Feb 1998.
  7. [S542] Index - New Zealand BDMs online, at https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/, Death Reg. No. 1957/32833, aged 57.
  8. [S312] Electronic Files - A Robinson, and subsequent correspondence, Row 57, plot 9.

Ralph Pickmere1

(1826 - 1901)
Father*John Richard Pickmere1 b. 1794, d. 1875
Mother*Eliza Thornhill1 b. 1805, d. 1887
Ralph Pickmere was born in Warrington, Lancashire, on 17 October 1826.2,1 and was baptised on 29 December 1826 at St Elphin's Church in Warrington.3,1

He arrived aboard the Mermaid in 1859, having run away from home and roamed in Canada and Australia before coming to New Zealand. He supposedly also inherited wealth, approx £3,000 from an aunt in England.
He lived at 'Pukepoto' near Ahipara in the 1860's then moved to Mangatete, now called Kaiangaroa, near Kaitaia, and later to Remuera, Auckland.1

He married Serena Hannah Matthews, daughter of Richard Matthews and Johanna Sarah Blomfield, in Awanui, north of Kaitaia, in 1861.4,1,5,6

Ralph died on 13 April 1901 in Remuera, Auckland, at age 74.7,1,8 He was buried in April 1901 at the St Marks Cemetery in Remuera.9,1,10

Family

Serena Hannah Matthews (1840 - 1910)
Children
ChartsStephen Blomfield (c1750?-1809) descendancy

Citations

  1. [S312] Electronic Files - A Robinson, and subsequent correspondence.
  2. [S271] Book - Diana Thompson (copier), Pickmere Family Tree.
  3. [S272] Book - David Forrest, Pickmere/Pickmore References.
  4. [S189] International Genealogical Index (IGI), LDS entries are member submitted, so suspect, but claim 1861 Awanui and 1885 Kaitaia.
  5. [S443] CD - NZ Marriages, CD - NZ Marriages 1836-1956 V2, NZ Registrar General's Folio 92.
  6. [S542] Index - New Zealand BDMs online, at https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/, Marriage Reg. No. 1861/1196.
  7. [S297] Funeral Card -.
  8. [S542] Index - New Zealand BDMs online, at https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/, Death Reg. No. 1901/2206, aged 74.
  9. [S297] Funeral Card - Held by Janet Watkins.
  10. [S310] Cemetery Marker - , St Marks Church cemetery, Remuera, Plot 66 - plan and list is in the church foyer - plot is near main gates on the right, but headstone is missing.

Ralph Arnold (Rafe) Pickmere1

(1911 - 1984)
Father*Arnold George Pickmere1 b. 1873, d. 1925
Mother*Elinor Violet Croyden (Nellie) Woolley1 b. 1881, d. 1961
Ralph Arnold (Rafe) Pickmere was born in Te Aroha on 20 June 1911.2,1

He was in Britain when WWII broke out but served in Egypt and Libya with the 8 NZ Field Company, including at the Battle of El Alamein. He was awarded the Military Cross on 17 Jun 1943, as a Lieutenant.3,4

He married Norah Florence Rhoda Ross in Bromley, Kent, on 21 September 1940.5,1,6

In civilian life he was an architect, and designed Greenlane and the National Woman's Hospital, also the AMP Building on the corner of Queen & Victoria Streets, Auckland. This was one of the first high-rise buildings in Auckland.1

Ralph died on 7 November 1984 in New Zealand at age 73.1,7 He was buried at the Waikumete Cemetery in Waitakere.5,1

Family

Norah Florence Rhoda Ross (1915 - 2000)
ChartsStephen Blomfield (c1750?-1809) descendancy

Citations

  1. [S312] Electronic Files - A Robinson, and subsequent correspondence.
  2. [S542] Index - New Zealand BDMs online, at https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/, Birth Reg. No. 1911/3471 and Death Reg. No. 1984/40896 gives this birthdate.
  3. [S943] Newspaper - London Gazette.
  4. [S541] National Archives of Britain, at https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk, Ref: WO 373/25/96, recommendation for award.
  5. [S295] Interview - A Robinson, From Stuart & Marguerite Pickmere, Hamilton, 2 Feb 1998.
  6. [S190] Index - GRO and Office of National Statistics, England & Wales Civil Registration Qtrly Indexes, Marriage: District of Bromley, Vol 2a, p2723, 3Q1940.
  7. [S542] Index - New Zealand BDMs online, at https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/, Death Reg. No. 1984/40896.

Stella Maude Pickmere1

(1902 - 1979)
Father*Arthur Ranulph Pickmere1 b. 1869, d. 1943
Mother*Edith Mary Wilson1 b. 1875, d. 1950
Stella Maude Pickmere was born in Whangarei, Northland, on 20 March 1902.1,2

She married John Alexander McLeod Saunders, son of Thomas Alexander Saunders and Elizabeth Brimner, at St Andrews in Epsom, Auckland, on 16 October 1935.1,3

Stella died on 27 October 1979 in Whangarei, Northland, at age 77.4,5 She was cremated at the Maunu crematorium, Cemetery Rd in Whangarei on 31 October 1979.5

Family

John Alexander McLeod Saunders (1907 - 1986)
Children
ChartsStephen Blomfield (c1750?-1809) descendancy

Citations

  1. [S312] Electronic Files - A Robinson, and subsequent correspondence.
  2. [S542] Index - New Zealand BDMs online, at https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/, Death Reg. No. 1979/51065 gives this birthdate; no NZ birth entry found.
  3. [S443] CD - NZ Marriages, CD - NZ Marriages 1836-1956 V2, NZ Registrar General's Folio 8924.
  4. [S542] Index - New Zealand BDMs online, at https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/, Death Reg. No. 1979/51065.
  5. [S989] Whangarei District Council cemetery database, at https://www.wdc.govt.nz/Services/Cemeteries

John Pickmore1,2

He married Fanny Travers in Warrington, Lancashire, on 29 April 1791.2,3

Family

Fanny Travers
Child

Citations

  1. [S189] International Genealogical Index (IGI).
  2. [S312] Electronic Files - A Robinson, and subsequent correspondence.
  3. [S871] FamilySearch, at https://www.familysearch.org/en/, FHL film 1562958, ref ID 162.

Irene Picot

Irene Picot was born in Alderney, Channel Islands.

She married Ernest W. Sarre, son of Peter James Sarre and Mary Jehan.

Family

Ernest W. Sarre (1889 - about 1960 - 1963)
ChartsSarre descendant chart