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John Brownson BURGOYNE
1843 - Yes, date unknown
Has 6 ancestors and 4 descendants in this family tree.
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Name John Brownson BURGOYNE Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born Sep Q 1843 Stoke Fleming, Devon, England 
- From the 1851 census where shown as aged 7
GRO ref: BURGAYNE, John Brownson q3 1843 Kingsbridge RD 9 351; GRO online index shows mother's maiden name as Brownson
Gender Male Education 1851 Stoke Fleming, Devon, England Scholar Occupation 1861 Thatcher - Living with his parents and sister in 1861 - must have been working in and around Stoke Fleming
Emigrated 1883 New Zealand Occupation From 1885 to 1900 “Riverdale”, North Road, Clevedon, New Zealand Farmer - Obituary shows he subsequently acquired 2 other farms - "Fairfield" and "Woodburne" but it is not clear if he moved on to farm these or farmed both or all 3 at once.
Retired From 1900 to 1933 Coronation Road, Epsom, New Zealand - Approximate dates, from obituary refers to him having retired "over 30 years ago".
Obituary 2 Sep 1933 - A former farmer in the Clevedon district, Mr. John B. Burgoyne, of Chamberlain Avenue, Mount Eden, died this morning. On July 28 Mr. Burgoyne celebrated his 90th birthday. Born at Stoke Fleming, South Devon, England, he had considerable experience of farming before he came to New Zealand in 1883 in the old Aorangi. After spending two years in Auckland and Takapuna, he bought his first New Zealand farm "Riverdale," on North, Road, Clevedon, subsequently acquiring two other farms, "Fairfield" and "Woodburne." He retired from active farming over 30 years ago, and made his home in Coronation Road, Epsom. Incidentally he helped to plant in that thoroughfare the avenue of puriri trees which is said to he the finest in Auckland. He later moved to Chamberlain Avenue. Shortly before the war he revisited England, spending some months en route in Ceylon, Egypt and on the Continent.
While at Clevedon, Mr. .Burgoyne served on the Road Board and school committee. As a Justice of the Peace he.' frequently sat in Papakura Court. He also conducted Divine service in the public hall each Sunday morning while he lived at Clevedon.
Mrs. Burgoyne died 22 years ago. There are three sons, Messrs. Leonard annd Frank Burgoyne, of Clevedon, and Mr. Harold Burgoyne, of Brisbane, Queensland, one daughter, Miss Burgoyne, of Chamberlain Avenue, and nine grandchildren.
(from the Auckland Star, 2 September 1933, page 6 - image on the PapersPast website)
Fairfax Media is the copyright owner for the Auckland Star. Reproduced here under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence.
Died Yes, date unknown Siblings1 sister Patriarch & Matriarch 
John BURGOYNE, b. Abt 1746, d. 18 Aug 1808 (Age ~ 62 years) (Great Grandfather)
Mary BROWNSON, d. Yes, date unknown (Mother)Person ID I12124 All Last Modified 11 Jan 2022
Father John BURGOYNE, bap. 5 Nov 1817, St. Michael’s Church, Blackawton, Devon, England , d. Yes, date unknown Mother Mary BROWNSON, d. Yes, date unknown Family ID F5406 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Children4 children Last Modified 28 Jan 2013 Family ID F5477 Family Group Page | Family Chart
- From the 1851 census where shown as aged 7
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Born - Sep Q 1843 - Stoke Fleming, Devon, England 
Education - Scholar - 1851 - Stoke Fleming, Devon, England 
Emigrated - 1883 - New Zealand = Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install) Pin Legend 
