John Hart

Male14 March 1862–13 November 1918

Brief Life History of John

When John Hart was born on 14 March 1862, in Clarendon, South Australia, Australia, his father, Seth Mattison Hart, was 33 and his mother, Thurza Dix, was 24. He married Mary Ann Udy in 1882, in New Zealand. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters. He died on 13 November 1918, in Carterton, Wairarapa District, Wellington, New Zealand, at the age of 56, and was buried in Carterton, Wairarapa District, Wellington, New Zealand.

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Family Time Line

John Hart
1862–1918
Mary Ann Udy
1861–1943
Marriage: 1882
Thirza Mary Hart
1880–1977
Hilda Ethel Emma Hart
1885–
Thurza Mary Hart
1890–

Sources (18)

  • South Australian Births - Index of Registrations 1
  • John Hart - marriage 1882 to Mary A Udy - New Zealand, Marriage Index, 1840-1937
  • John Hart - death 1918 - New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800-2007

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    1882New Zealand
  • Children (3)

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    Siblings (11)

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    World Events (8)

    1863 · New Zealand Settlements Act

    Age 1

    The New Zealand Settlements Act was passed to be able to seize any of the land from the Maori tribes who had been in rebellion against the Government since the beginning of the year. This confiscation law targeted Kingitanga Maori mainly because they were whom the government had waged war against in the attempt to restore British Law to the tribes. 

    1867

    Age 5

    End of transportation to Western Australia.

    1877

    Age 15

    Australia and England play the first-ever cricket Test match in Melbourne.

    Name Meaning

    English and North German: nickname from Middle English hert (Old English heorot), Middle Low German hërte, harte ‘hart, stag’, perhaps for a quick-footed or timorous individual.

    German: variant of Hardt 1 and 2. It is also found in France (Alsace and Lorraine).

    Jewish (Ashkenazic): artificial name or nickname from German and Yiddish hart ‘hard’.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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