Henry
De La Porte
Kensington
Born in Wincanton, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Brother of
William Charles Kensington, Cecil Thomas Charles Spearing Kensington, Marian (Kensington) Gold-Smith, Charlotte Edith (Kensington) Otto, Frederick Bridges Kensington, Sarah Catherine (Kensington) Wilson, Norreys Jephson Kensington, Renira Eleanor (Kensington) Hamilton and Charles Spearing Kensington
Husband of
Emily (Clements) Coldicutt
— married
12 Jan 1893 in Mahurangi, Auckland, New Zealand
Descendants 
Father of
Dorothy Myrtle (Kensington) Adolph
Died
at age 53
in Auckland, North Island, New Zealand
Profile last modified
| Created 27 Feb 2018
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Henry Kensington migrated from England to New Zealand.
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Biography
Henry was born in 1861. He is the son of Charles Kensington and Olivia Maturin. [1]
UK Census Date 1861: Living with his parents and 8 siblings in High Street, Bruton, Somersetshire, England. He was just an infant. Also in the household were two servants.
Henry emigrated from England to New Zealand with his parents and siblings on the ship William Miles, arriving on 12 November 1862, during the New Zealand Maori land wars.
At the age of 32 he married Emily Clements on 12 January 1893 at Mahurangi.[2]
They had at least 3 children; Dorothy Myrtle, Gladys and Kenneth Grey.
He passed away in 1914 at the age of 53.
Burial
Kaipara Flats Cemetery, Kaipara Flats, Auckland Council, Auckland, New Zealand[3]
Sources
- ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2NZG-1L1 : 1 October 2014), Henry De La Porte Kensington, 1861; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006,"
- ↑ "Marriage record: Registration number 1893/851 Emily Clements and Henry De La Porte Kensington" BDM Historical Records NZ https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/Search.
- ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/133386419
Census Records
- "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7XL-SRP : 12 December 2017), Henry Kensington in household of Charles A W Kensington, Bruton, Somersetshire, England; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census,"
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