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John Marsh Packer 1842–1901 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 April 1842

Birth Location: Chelsea, London, England

Death Date: 17 Sept 1901

Death Location: Nelson, Nelson City, Nelson, New Zealand

Father: Jabez Packer

Mother: Charlotte Plaskett

Spouse(s): Martha Jessop

Children(s): Jabez Packer, Stephen Packer, Charlotte Packer, Ruth Packer, Sarah Packer, John Packer, Gertrude Packer, Eva Packer, Howard Packer, Grace Packer, Leslie Packer, Harold Packer

In 1842, John Marsh Packer entered the world in Chelsea, London, England, born to Jabez Packer And Charlotte Plaskett. In 1870, John Marsh Packer resided in Nelson, Nelson, New Zealand. In 1875, John Marsh Packer resided in Collingwood, Tasman, New Zealand. John Marsh Packer married Martha Ann Jessop, and had children including Charlotte Martha Packer, Eva Packer, Gertrude Packer, Grace Packer, Harold Packer, Howard Victor Packer, Jabez Marsh Packer, John Ellis Packer, Leslie Packer, Ruth Mary Packer, Sarah Miriam Packer, Stephen Clarence Packer. John Marsh Packer passed away in 1901 in Nelson, Nelson City, Nelson, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • In 1842, John Marsh Packer entered the world in Chelsea, London, England, born to Jabez Packer And Charlotte Plaskett.
  • In 1870, John Marsh Packer resided in Nelson, Nelson, New Zealand.
  • In 1875, John Marsh Packer resided in Collingwood, Tasman, New Zealand.
  • John Marsh Packer married Martha Ann Jessop, and had children including Charlotte Martha Packer, Eva Packer, Gertrude Packer, Grace Packer, Harold Packer, Howard Victor Packer, Jabez Marsh Packer, John Ellis Packer, Leslie Packer, Ruth Mary Packer, Sarah Miriam Packer, Stephen Clarence Packer.
  • John Marsh Packer passed away in 1901 in Nelson, Nelson City, Nelson, New Zealand.

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Spouses(s)

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John Packer's Ancestors

Self
John Packer
1842–1901
Birth Place: Chelsea, London, England
Parents
Jabez Packer
1807–1867
Dursley, Gloucestershire, England
Charlotte Plaskett
1807–1849
Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Packer's Descendants

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John (Marsh) Packer (4 April 1842–17 Sept 1901) m. Martha (Ann) Jessop (4 Sept 1849–19 August 1890)
  1. 1. Jabez (Marsh) Packer 1869–1944 m. Jane Young 1866–1939
    1. 1. Mabel (Dorothy) Packer 1900–1977
  2. 2. Stephen (Clarence) Packer 1886–1974
  3. 3. Charlotte (Martha) Packer 1868–1939 m. John Thorn 1854–1918
    1. 1. Walter (Victor) Thorn 1899–1978
    2. 2. Ronald (Nelson) Thorn 1904–1924
    3. 3. Ivy (Grace) Thorn 1897–1988
    4. 4. Gertrude (Martha) Thorn 1906–1996
    5. 5. Ernest (Hedley) Thorn 1900–1991
    6. 6. Stanley (Vincent Marsh) Thorn 1901–1946
    7. 7. Euphemia Thorn 1880–1968
    8. 8. Beatrice Thorn –1947
    9. 9. Robert (John) Thorn 1883–1968
    10. 10. Ellen Thorn 1878–1945
    11. 11. Annie (Mabel) Thorn 1885–1911
    12. 12. Roy Thorn 1890–1958
  4. 4. Ruth (Mary) Packer 1870–1915
  5. 5. Sarah (Miriam) Packer 1873–1933
  6. 6. John (Ellis) Packer 1874–1935
  7. 7. Gertrude Packer 1878–1964
  8. 8. Eva Packer 1880–1964
  9. 9. Howard (Victor) Packer 1882–1947
  10. 10. Grace Packer 1883–
  11. 11. Leslie Packer 1889–1889
  12. 12. Harold Packer 1878–1953

John Packer's Timeline

4 Records

1842
4 April 1842
Birth of John Marsh Packer in Chelsea, London, England
Chelsea, London, England
1870
1870-1871
Age 28
John Marsh Packer resided here in Nelson, Nelson, New Zealand
Nelson, Nelson, New Zealand
1875
1875-1876
Age 33
John Marsh Packer resided here in Collingwood, Tasman, New Zealand
Collingwood, Tasman, New Zealand
1901
17 Sept 1901
Age 59
Death of John Marsh Packer in Nelson, New Zealand
Nelson, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 April 1842
    Event Place: Chelsea, London, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870-1871
    Event Place: Nelson, Nelson, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1870-1871

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1875-1876
    Event Place: Collingwood, Tasman, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1875-1876

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Nelson, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Notices of Deceased Estates

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Sept 1901
    Event Place: Nelson, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] New Zealand, Notices of Deceased Estates
    [2] New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1964, New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966
    [3] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Nelson, Nelson City, Nelson, New Zealand
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

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