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Name	Sir John Eldon GORST PC QC MP [351]
Birth	Male; 24 May 1835
Death	1916, age about 81
Residence	New Zealand
Father	Edward Chaddock GORST
Mother	Elizabeth NESHAM
Web Page	NZ government web site

Spouses:

1	Married, 1860
Name	Mary Elizabeth MOORE [350],[351],[387]
Birth	Female; 1835
Death	1914, age about 79; United Kingdom
Residence	UK
Father	Revd Lorenzo MOORE (1808 - 1894)
Mother	Elizabeth BODINGTON (1805 - 1894)

Marriage

1860, Australia

Children:	Harold Eldon GORST
	[6 Daughters] GORST
	Robert BODINGTON
	John Eldon 'Lowndes' GORST (1861 - 1911)


2	Married
Name	Ethel JOHNSON [351]
Birth	Female
Death	Deceased, age not recorded
Residence	New Zealand
Father	Edward JOHNSON
Mother	Not recorded

Marriage

Details not recorded

No children recorded on this database

Notes for Sir John Eldon GORST PC QC MP

Arrived New Zealand 17 May 1860 after a disappointing career in the UK. His life, particularly in New Zealand, was of the greatest interest and one should read the web page noted above.

Family notes for Sir John Eldon GORST PC QC MP and Mary Elizabeth MOORE

They met on the MS Red Jacket as they emigrated to New Zealand and Australia respectively. Gorst then went to Australia to marry and they both then went to New Zealand.

Sources

350.	Document, Ann Johnston, 2 December 2007
351.	Document, Deborah Bodington, RI USA, March 2008
387.	Email, Judith Smith, 13 November 2016

Person record last updated: 1 Feb 2023
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