Andrew Farquharson LAURENSON [2252]

  General Notes:

Andrew Farquherson Laurenson
Birth Date: 24 Nov 1858
Birth Place: Northmaven,Shetland,Scotland
Father: Morgan Laurenson
Mother: Mary Farquherson
FHL Film Number: 6035516

Andrew Farquharson Laurenson
Marriage Year: 1893
Marriage Place: New Zealand
Spouse: Edith Marion Johnson
Relation: Bridegroom
Folio Number: 2420

Andrew Farquharson Laurenson
Birth Date: abt 1858
Death Age: 43
Death Date: 26 Oct 1901
Burial Place: Canterbury, North, Central, New Zealand
Cemetery: Lyttelton

Andrew was a carpenter of Quail Island Lyttleton Harbour Canterbury NZ.
Quail Island was farmed and served as a Quarantine Station in the late 19thC. It was used as a base by the Shackleton, Scott and Byrd expeditions to the Antarctic.
See heritage.org.nz Quail Island Historic Area .pdf
https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/-/.../c698fcc3c663427a91707431460948b9.ashx
May 14, 2018 - / Quail Island Historic Area, LYTTELTON HARBOUR ..... David Halliwell, who resided on the island in the former animal ...... Andrew Farquharson Laurenson page 41 (carpenter, resided Quail Island 1896).

  Other Records

1. Andrew Farquharson Laurenson: Will 26 Oct 1901: Quail Island Lyttleton Harbour Canterbury NZ.
4316
Will
of A F Laurenson
Probate to Executors
28/11/01

A
This is the last Will and Testament of me Andrew Farquharson Laurenson of Quail Island builder.
I hereby give and bequeath unto my eldest brother George Lawrenson of Lyttleton storekeeper and by youngest brother Morgan Lawrenson of Christchurch warehouseman all my real and personal property and any monies which may become payable on my account to my heirs and assigns after my death to be by then held in trust and applied as follows.
After paying all my just debts together with my funeral expenses the balance shall be used by the said George Lawrenson and Morgan Lawrenson in paying a certain fixed some each month, or expended in whatever other way may seem to the said George Lawrenson and Morgan Lawrenson most desirably, in providing for the maintenance of my dear wife Edith Lawrenson and my dear children Mary, Wilhelmina, Morgan, John and Andrew.
Andrew Farquharson Lawrenson his mark X
Witnesses.
Ruhia Johnson [?]
Maggie Lawrenson.

Signed by the said Andrew Farquharson Lawrenson before us on the 26th day of October 1901
Dahia Johnson of Lyttleton nurse.
Maggie Lawrenson of Christchurch nurse.

This is the paper writing marked a reference to in the affidavit of George Lawrenson and Morgan Lawrenson sworn before me this 11th day of November 1901.
A J Malley
A solicitor of the Supreme Court of New Zealand

Andrew married Edith Marion JOHNSON [2251] [MRIN: 738], daughter of Peter JOHNSON [636] and Alice BRITTON [637], on 6 Jul 1893 in Garrett St Wellington NZ. (Edith Marion JOHNSON [2251] was born on 8 Jan 1871 in Wellington NZ, died on 31 Jan 1928 in 264 Park Rd Palmerston Nth NZ and was buried on 1 Feb 1928 in Kelvin Grove Cemetery Palmerston Nth..). The cause of her death was periosteal sarcoma.