Brief Life History of John Hancock
When John Hancock Doidge was born on 16 December 1829, in Beer, Devon, England, United Kingdom, his father, Thomas Foot Doidge, was 26 and his mother, Catherine Hancock, was 24. He married Harriet Bailey on 25 March 1851, in St Pancras, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He immigrated to New Zealand in 1864. He died on 4 February 1914, in Waikopua, Auckland, New Zealand, at the age of 84, and was buried in Howick, Auckland, New Zealand.
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- 1861 England Census
- John Hancock Doidge, "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005"
- John Hancock Doidge, "Find A Grave Index"
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1830
Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).
1834 · The United Tribes of New Zealand Flag
A confederation of Maori tribes was convened in 1834 by James Busby, a British Resident who had been sent to New Zealand to set up a framework for trade between the Māori and Europeans. The Flag which they used was a mix between the St. George’s Cross and in the top left corner another smaller St. Georges Cross with four eight pointed stars representing the Holy Cross stars in the Southern Hemisphere. This design is still being used today as the official flag of the United Tribes of New Zealand.
1854 · The Crimean War
The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.
Name Meaning
English (Devon and Cornwall): probably a variant of Dodge .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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