In Memory Of
JOSEPH SOWRE
B. 1837 Leeds, Eng
D. 1904 Woodville N.Z.
Chairman Woodville Town Board 1885-1887
First Mayor Of Woodville Borough 1887-1889
Erected By His Descendants 1987
In Memory Of
HANNAH SOWRY 1837-1879
(Wife Of Joseph Sowry)
WILFRED LEONARD SOWRY 1878-1879
Hannah Howgate Sowry 1869-1886
Walter Joseph Sowry 1876-1897
Martha Matilda Sowry 1862-1890
(Wife Of Joseph Sowry)
Ivy Woodvine Sowry 1889-1889
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In this vicinity, Plots 40-45, the remains of persons previously interred in the original Pinfold Road Cemetery, were reburied in 1892. They were:
Arthur Richards - 21 months - died June 1879
William Maisey - 43 years - died Aug 1879
Sarah J. McCartie - 27 years - died April 1880
Arthur J. Duiston - 8 months - died Oct 1880
John H. Hutchins - 6 days - died April 1881
William Douglas - 46 years - died July 1881
William L. Edwards - 7 months - died Aug 1881
(baby) Richards - 1 day - died Aug 1881
Also transferred and reburied in Block 15, Plot 70 were:
Hannah Sowry - 42 years - died April 1879
Wilfred L. Sowry - 14 months - died Oct 1879
Joseph Sowry (1837-1904), Born Leeds, England, was the First Mayor of Woodville. He married 3 times .. The 1st was Hannah Strother above . The 2nd was Marthe Mortensen above .
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39725060/joseph-sowry
Sarah Jane Freeman married Robert Benjamin McCartie (1846-1926) in 1870
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35986831/sarah-jane-mccartie,