Jane Humphrey

Brief Life History of Jane

Jane Humphrey was born in 1849 as the daughter of Mary Stroud. She married William Hamson in 1867, in New Zealand. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She died on 9 October 1902, in New Zealand, at the age of 53, and was buried in Leeston, Canterbury, New Zealand.

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Family Time Line

William Hamson
1838–1913
Jane Humphrey
1849–1902
Marriage: 1867
Frederick William Hamson
1868–1944
Violet Mary Hamson
1879–1972
Lydia Adams Hamson
1882–1951

Sources (11)

  • Jane Humphrey Hamson, "BillionGraves Index"
  • Jane Hamson, "New Zealand, Cemetery Transcriptions, 1840-1981"
  • Jane Hamson, "New Zealand, Cemetery Transcriptions, 1840-1981"

World Events (6)

1858 · New Provinces Act

The New Provinces Act was established to help create new Provinces in the quickly growing region of New Zealand. This Act also helped kept laws in check as well as create Provincial Councils to help govern over the people within the areas.

1860 · First Taranaki War

The First Taranaki War was an armed conflict between the Māori people and the New Zealand Government over rights of land ownership. It was fought by more than 3,500 troops from Australia, as well as over one-thousand Māori. Total losses among the two armies are estimated to be around 440 men. The war ended in a ceasefire, although the British claimed that they had won the war.,

1864 · War in the Waikato ends

The Invasion of the Waikato was the most important campaign during the 19th century Wars in New Zealand. It was fought in the North Island between the Kingitanga Movement, a group of Maori Tribes, and the colonial government. The hostility lasted for nine months, where 14,000 Imperial and colonial troops and 4,000 Māori warriors fought and was the costliest confrontation during the New Zealand Wars. In 1995, the government conceded that the 1863 invasion and confiscation was wrongful and apologized for its actions and later that year Queen Elizabeth II personally signed the Waikato Raupatu Claims Settlement Act.

Name Meaning

English: from the Middle English and Norman French personal name Humfrey, from ancient Germanic Hunfrid, Humfrid, composed of the elements hūn- ‘bear cub’ + frithu ‘peace’. The name was borne by a 9th-century Christian saint, bishop of Therouanne, who had a certain following in England among Norman settlers.

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

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