BREWSTER, Robert Lowe

1853 - 1942  (89 years)

• Name	BREWSTER, Robert Lowe
  Birth	18 Feb 1853	Preston, Lancashire
  	According to Wharton Family Tree (descendent of Edward Gascoigne Brewster).
  Christening	24 Apr 1853	St John, Preston, Lancashire
  	Baptism: 24 Apr 1853 St John, Preston, Lancashire, England Robert Lowe Brewster - [Child] of Edward Brewster & Jane Emelia Abode: Fishergate Hill Occupation: Mercer & Draper Baptised by: Certified by T. Clark Register: Baptisms 1852 - 1854, Page 134, Entry 1068 Source: LDS Film 93988
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1871	Preston
  	Draper's Assistant
  	1871 Census, age 18
  Immigration	1879	Glasgow - Port Chalmers
  	On the "Auckland"
  	http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~shipstonz/PassLists/aucklanddec1879.html
  Residence	1883	Lodging at the Royal Hotel, Blenheim
  	Deposition, Marlborough Express 24 July 1883
  Residence	1890	Wairau, Marlborough
  	NZ Electoral Rolls
  Occupation	1896	Blenheim
  	Draper
  Residence	1896	High Street, Blenheim
  	NZ Electoral Rolls.
  Occupation	1900	Blenheim
  	Draper
  Residence	1900	Wairau, Marlborough
  	NZ Electoral Rolls
  Residence	1904	Manse Road, Blenheim
  	For Sale notice: Marlborough Express, Volume XXXVII, Issue 25, 30 January 1904, Page 4 "Leaving Blenheim at an early date" "House of six rooms, lean-to kitchen, back shed, copper built in, quarter of an acre of land, with good orchard and garden." Last one of these appeared 9 Feb 1904.
  Residence	1905	Queen St, Levin
  	"Settler" NZ Electoral Rolls
  Occupation	1911-1914	Hamilton
  	Clerk
  Residence	1911-1914	Victoria Street, Hamilton
  	NZ Electoral Rolls
  Occupation	1919	Glen Massey
  	Storekeeper
  Residence	1919	Glen Massey, Waikato
  	NZ Electoral Rolls
  Occupation	1928	Auckland
  	Storeman
  Residence	1928	45 Ponsonby Road, Auckland
  	NZ Electoral Rolls
  Death	3 Apr 1942	Ponsonby, Auckland
  	On April 3 1942 at his residence, 16 Ponsonby? Road Robert Lowe beloved husband of the late Martha and loving father of Mrs Walkley Stanley Mrs Adams and Dorothy in his ninetieth year Funeral will leave the above address on Monday at 10am for Purewa Cemetery.
  Burial	6 Apr 1942	Purewa Cemetery
  	http://www.purewa.co.nz/details.asp?id=32510&type=Burial
  Person ID	I3677	Main Tree | Ward and Walkley, The Walkley Family
  Last Modified	8 Jun 2019

  
  

  Father	BREWSTER, Edward,   b. 1818, Hurworth, Durham, England
  Mother	LOWE, Jane Amelia,   b. 21 Oct 1821, Saint Phillips, Birmingham, Warwick, England d. 1887, Lancashire (Age 65 years)
  Marriage	18 Jul 1849	St John, Preston, Lancs
  	http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/Preston/Preston/stjohn/marriages_1849-1850.html Marriage: 18 Jul 1849 St John, Preston, Lancs. Edward Brewster - 30, Draper, Bachelor, Glover St. Jane Amelia Lowe - 27, Spinster, Church St. Groom's Father: Matthew Brewster, Merchant Bride's Father: Robert Lowe, Goldsmith Witness: Robert Lowe; Mary Elizabeth Lowe Married by License by: John Owen Parr, Vicar Register: Marriages 1849 - 1850, Page 57, Entry 113 Source: LDS Film 93994
  Notes	Children found in baptisms list at http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/Preston/Preston/stjohn/index.html They must have had at least one other son, as Robert Lowe Brewster is described as "second son" in his marriage notice. Other Brewster sons must have come to New Zealand. A cousin was married in Blenheim.
  Family ID	F1161	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	HOWARD, Martha,   b. 3 Jun 1861, Wairau, Marlborough,NZ d. 23 Jan 1941, Ponsonby, Auckland (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	26 May 1885	New Zealand
  	Marlborough Express, Volume XXI, Issue 116, 28 May 1885, Page 2 Brewster-Howard - On the 26th inst, at the Church of Nativity, by the Rev T.S. Grace, Robert Lowe Brewster, second son of Edward Brewster, Preson, Lancashire, England, to Martha, eldest daughter of James Howard, Blenheim.
  Notes	From Auckland Star 28 May 1935 Golden Wedding A most enjoyable gathering of friends and relations took place to celebrate the golden wedding of Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Brewster, Ponsonby Road. Among the numerous presents and congratulations received were letters from Alberta, Westermer and Wynyard lodges of the I.O.O.F. a member of which Order Bro. Brewster has been for over 30 years. He has now attained the ripe old age of 83.
  Children	+ 1. BREWSTER, Ethel Lowe,   b. 10 Mar 1886, Wairau, Blenheim, New Zealand d. 1975, Oratia Nursing Home, Parker Road, Oratia (Age 88 years) + 2. BREWSTER, Robert Stanley,   b. 14 Feb 1888, Wairau, Blenheim d. 08 Jul 1964 (Age 76 years) + 3. BREWSTER, Frances Sophia,   b. 1890   d. 1969 (Age 79 years)   4. BREWSTER, Dorothy Marguerite,   b. 1897   d. 8 Aug 1971, Hamilton Park Cemetery (Age 74 years)
  Family ID	F1159	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Jun 2019

  
  

• Photos

  Ethel with father Robert, mother Martha [nee Howard] & baby brother Robert Brewster Picture dated 1888. (Ethel at the age of 2)

  
  

• Notes

  Member of the I.O.O.F. for over 30 years (Golden Wedding notice). This is the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. "The Independent Order of Odd Fellows has its roots in the old English craft guilds. It was set up to provide workers and their families with financial and other assistance, at a time when there was no government welfare. The first New Zealand IOOF Lodge was formed in Dunedin in 1862. There followed a big growth of both male (Subordinate) and female (Rebekah) lodges throughout New Zealand. At the height of its membership, there were over 100 NZ lodges. Membership declined after the introduction of the welfare state in the 1930s.. The IOOF is known as a Friendly Society, with basic tenets of friendship, love and truth. It is a non-profit organisation owned by its members, and assists them through providing such things as loans and mortgages, financial and medical plans, and family bereavement plans. It also helps in the personal growth and development of its members, and regularly supports various charities. Today the Grand Lodge is still based in Dunedin. There are also lodges at Christchurch, Wanganui, Cambridge and Te Aroha."