Individual Details
Benjamin Lines
( - 14 Jan 1895)
Arrived to Nelson in 1842 on ship Thomas Harrison, with wife and family. Farmed at Hope, Richmond for many years, moving to Woolston, Christchurch around 1868 after death of his first wife, Elizabeth Watts.
DEATHS.
COLONIST, VOLUME XXXVIII, ISSUE 8151, 21 JANUARY 1895:
Lines. -January 14, 1895, at his late residence, London street, Woolston (Canterbury), Benjamin Lines, aged 90 years.
Very much esteemed during 53 years in this Colony.
DEATHS.
COLONIST, VOLUME XXXVIII, ISSUE 8151, 21 JANUARY 1895:
Lines. -January 14, 1895, at his late residence, London street, Woolston (Canterbury), Benjamin Lines, aged 90 years.
Very much esteemed during 53 years in this Colony.
Events
| Christen | 5 May 1805 | Maidford, Northamptonshire, England | |||
| Marriage | 29 Oct 1827 | Woodford cum Membris, Northamptonshire, England - Elizabeth Watts | |||
| Emigration | 26 May 1842 | Gravesend, Kent, England |  |  | |
| Death | 14 Jan 1895 | Woolston, Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand | | | |
| Probate | 13 Feb 1895 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | | | |
| Burial | Woolston Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | | |
Families
| Spouse | Elizabeth Watts (1802 - 1868) |
| Child | Benjamin Lines (1828 - 1847) |
| Child | Sarah Ann Lines (1831 - 1906) |
| Child | Leah Lines (1840 - 1873) |
| Child | John Lines ( - 1910) |
| Child | Selina Lines (1845 - 1941) |
| Father | Benjamin Lines (1764 - 1823) |
| Mother | Sarah Marlesbury (1765 - 1838) |
| Sibling | Sarah Lines (1789 - 1816) |
| Sibling | William Lines ( - 1833) |
| Sibling | Augustus Austin Lines (1793 - 1855) |
| Sibling | John Lines (1796 - 1871) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Lines ( - 1876) |
| Sibling | Thomas Lines (1803 - 1885) |
| Sibling | Sarah Ann Lines (1819 - 1883) |
Notes
Emigration
Benjamin Lines and his wife, Elizabeth Watts, departed Gravesend, Kent, England, aboard the ship Thomas Harrison on 26 May 1842 with their two sons aged 13 and an infant (Benjamin and John), and two daughters aged 11 and 2 (Sarah Ann and Leah). Also aboard was Benjamin’s older brother Thomas with his family. All of them were from Northamptonshire, England. They had been recommended to receive free passage to the colony at Nelson, New Zealand, by the Reverend S. H. White. Thomas and Benjamin Lines were laborers and lime burners by trade.Death
Benjamin LinesEvent Type: Death
Event Date: 1895
Event Place: New Zealand
Age (Estimated): 90
Birth Date: 1805
Registration Number: 1895/2672
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Benjamin Lines
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 14 Jan 1895
Event Place: New Zealand
Age: 91
Birth Year (Estimated): 1804
Probate
Event Type: ProbateWill dated: 28 Nov 1889
Death: 14 Jan 1895, Woolston
Event Date: 13 Feb 1895
Event Place: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Residence Place: Woolston
Agency: CAHX
Court Name: Christchurch
Accession: CH171
Note: Year Range: 1895 - 1895
Item Code: R22386516
Box Number: 84
Record Number: CH2836/1895
Series Name: Christchurch Probate Files, 1855-2003
Burial
PLOT Block D. Plot 69Woolston (Rutherford Street) Cemetery
Latitude: -43.55597
Longitude: 172.68226
Endnotes
1. New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Passenger Lists, 1839-1973 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJDV-FY16.
2. New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1966 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24K-YWP8.
3. New Zealand, Cemetery Transcriptions, 1840-1981 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGP6-FNVQ.
4. New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Probate Records, 1843-1998 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9V-L1TJ.
5. Find a Grave Memorial 141003811.
6. BillionGraves Index https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVMB-HF5S.