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Lucy Drake

Lucy Drake

Female 1862 - 1918  (56 years)

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  • Name Lucy Drake 
    • Married John Henry Taylor 27 July 1876. Divorced 1899.
      Took the surname "Clarke" when Mother Lucy Maria Drake nee Holmes married Solomon Clarke in 1868.
      Formed relationship with Joseph McLean Greenwood circa 1882.
      Married Thomas Alfred Chappell 1891.
    Christening 1862  St Peters, Onehunga, Auckland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Birth 7 Feb 1862  Little Muddy Creek, Thames, Coromandel, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Death 3 Mar 1918  Dominion Road, Auckland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial 6 Mar 1918  Waikumete Cemetery, Auckland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Lucy Chappell. Nonconformist Division C Row 12 Plot 60. Burial. Age 55. Wife. Funeral Director: G. Meachem. No Headstone.
    Person ID I1846  Vine of New Zealand | Families of Lucy Drake born 7 March 1872 Little Muddy Creek, Titirangi, Auckland
    Last Modified 25 Jun 2024 

    Father John Drake,   b. 1830   d. 1865, Auckland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 35 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Lucy Maria Holmes,   b. c 1831, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Dec 1909, Chatham St, Bellwood, Mt Eden, Auckland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 78 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Marriage 1861  New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • Archives ITMs
      Bride HOLMES Lucy Maria
      Groom DRAKE John
      Date 1861
      ID 12269
      Volume 6
      Page 67
      Entry 960
      District Auckland
      Comment

      NZSG Kiwi Collection.
    Family ID F950  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Father Solomon Clarke,   b. 1 Sep 1822, Kings Stanley Parish, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Jan 1894, Auckland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Relationship Putative 
    Mother Lucy Maria Holmes,   b. c 1831, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Dec 1909, Chatham St, Bellwood, Mt Eden, Auckland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 78 years) 
    Relationship Putative 
    Marriage 1868  New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Family ID F644  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 John Henry Taylor,   b. 1852, Arundel, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Nov 1918, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years) 
    Marriage 27 Jul 1876  St George Parish Church, Thames, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Reg. No. 1876/1670 BDM New Zealand. Marriage Lucy Clarke to John Henry Taylor.
    Divorce 1889  Auckland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. John Solomon Taylor,   b. 9 May 1877, Islington, London, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1922, Whanganui, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 44 years)
     2. William James Taylor,   b. 2 Jan 1879, Alexandra Street, Auckland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Apr 1933, Tuakau, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 54 years)
    +3. Lucy Elizabeth Taylor,   b. 1881, Thames, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Aug 1968 (Age 87 years)  [Mother: Birth]
    Family ID F604  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 9 Aug 2018 

    Family 2 Joseph McLean Greenwood,   b. 1856, Onehunga, Auckland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Mar 1889, Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 33 years) 
    Marriage Type: Not married 
    Children 
     1. Joseph Colin Greenwood,   b. 1883   d. 1962 (Age 79 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
    +2. Francis McLean Greenwood,   b. 23 May 1883   d. 11 Oct 1964 (Age 81 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
     3. Richard Greenwood,   b. 1886   d. 1886 (Age 0 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
    +4. Frederick William (Asher) Greenwood,   b. 1886   d. 15 Sep1930, Waikato Hospital, Hamilton, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
     5. Miriam Lavinia Greenwood,   b. 1886  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
    Family ID F645  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 28 Jul 2018 

    Family 3 Thomas Albert Chappell,   b. 1862, Slough, Buckinghamshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Dec 1938, Auckland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Marriage 1891  [4
    • Lucy's name "Lucy Taylor" from first marriage used.
    Children 
    +1. Maud Sear Chappell,   b. 11 Aug 1891, Hamilton, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Nov 1975, Auckland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
    +2. Ivy Lydia Chappell,   b. 1893, Hamilton, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1977 (Age 84 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
     3. Horace Albert Chappell,   b. Jan 1895, Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Dec 1917, Matamata, Waikato, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 22 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
     4. Kathleen (Kate) Evelyn Chappell,   b. 4 Jun 1897  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
     5. Violet Emily Chappell,   b. 1898  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
     6. William Richard Chappell,   b. 1900, Hamilton, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
     7. Ernest Cedric Chappell,   b. 1902, Hamilton, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1985 (Age 83 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
    Family ID F947  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 28 Jul 2018 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsChristening - 1862 - St Peters, Onehunga, Auckland, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 27 Jul 1876 - St George Parish Church, Thames, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Documents
    A Thames Divorce Case: Taylor v Taylor
    A Thames Divorce Case: Taylor v Taylor
    Thames Star re divorce proceedings 1889
    Passenger List May Queen - passed Dartmouth for New Zealand 5 Oct 1877.
    Passenger List May Queen - passed Dartmouth for New Zealand 5 Oct 1877.
    Steerage Passengers John, Lucy and John Taylor.
    Shipping: Return of John Henry Taylor & Family London to New Zealand
    Shipping: Return of John Henry Taylor & Family London to New Zealand
    Shaw Savill & Co. "May Queen" passed Dartmouth 5 October 1877
    Greenwood Family Blog
    Greenwood Family Blog
    Joseph McLean Greenwood (1856-1889)
    Lucy Drake
    Lucy Drake
    John Solomon Taylor Divorce
    John Solomon Taylor Divorce

  • Sources 
    1. [S269] St Peters, Onehunga Parish Register, 39 Church Register of Baptisms A.D. 1862-63 (Reliability: 3).
      Waikumete given as Place of Abode. Witness: Solomon Clark.

    2. [S127] New Zealand Marriage Index 1840 - 1934, Folio Number: 61/103 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S239] New Zealand, Marriage Index, 1840-1937, Folio Number: 57, Folio No. 1051. (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S127] New Zealand Marriage Index 1840 - 1934, Folio Number: 218 (Reliability: 3).