John George PINK

Date of Birth: 
20 Apr 1844
Date of Death: 
19 Nov 1886

John was born at Kent, England.

He married Sarah Taylor (Born at Hertfordhire, England in 1846) at Strood, England in 1867.

John was a policeman.

They had two sons & then immigrated to NZ via Wellington in May 1874. Another son was born on board two days before they arrived.

They subsequently had five more sons & one daughter.

John died early at age 42 and Sarah moved to Ohau. She married again, however it was not a happy marriage and she left the 2nd husband. (See obituary Horowhenua Chronicle 14 Jun 1924)

Most of the family settled in the Ohau or Levin region. One son, Frederick, was a successful shop owner in Oxford St, Levin (see his own Profile).

One son Arthur, & the son-in-law, Roydy Purcell served in WW1.

At least 8 of the family are buried at Tiro Tiro Rd cemetery in Levin.

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Relatives mentioned in profile: 
John George Pink, William Pink, Hannah M Chessman, Sarah Ann Taylor, Samuel Taylor, Susan Wisbey, Thomas Mudgway, Walter George Pink, Walter Peter George, Violet Penman Swan, Ernest Nehemiah Pink, Vida Alice (Alice) Collier, Arthur Henry Pink, Marion Free, Frederick Wennington Pink, Rosa Elizabeth Jesen, Alfred Forbes Pink, Emma Matilda Johnson, William Herbert Pink, Louisa Davies, Edgar James Pink, Wilhelmina Millar Free, Hannah Rose Sophia Pink, Roydy Thomas Purcell.