Caroline Bingham (Yelverton) Severne (1829 - 1911)

Born 1829 in Isle of Man

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Died 13 Jul 1911 at about age 82 in New Zealand

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Biography

Caroline was born in 1829 to Sarah Whiteside and Augustus Yelverton^[1]

England and Wales Census, 1841 - Malew, Isle of Man:

Margt Johnson, F, 35, Isle Of Man

William Johnson, M, 8, Isle Of Man

Edwd Johnson, M, 3, Isle Of Man

Sarah Yelverton, F, 35, Ireland

William Yelverton, M, 15, Isle Of Man

Barry Yelverton, M, 14, Isle Of Man

Caroline Yelverton, F, 11, Isle Of Man

Augustus Yelverton, M, 9, Isle of Man

Elizabeth Higg, F, 14, Isle Of Man

Mary Shimin, F, 3, Isle Of Man^[2]

GOVERNMENT NOTICES. Immigration Office, Nelson, May 31st, 1864. LIST of IMMIGRANTS who have embarked, per ship VIOLET, on 14th March, 1864:—

Francis Severne

Caroline Severne

Herbert Severne

Frederick Severne

Francis Severne

Maud Severne

Emma Severne

Barry Severne[1]

She passed away 13 Jul 1911 aged 81 years^[3]

She is buried in the Wakapuaka Cemetery, Nelson[2]

OBITUARY. PELORUS GUARDIAN AND MINERS' ADVOCATE., VOLUME 22, ISSUE 55, 18 JULY 1911, PAGE 7 MRS CAROLINE SEVERNE. Profound sorrow was felt in the district when it became known that a very old and much esteemed identity had passed away in the person of Mrs Severne. The late Mrs Severne, whose maiden name was Caroline Bingham Yelverton, was a descendant of the Yelvertons of Rougham, in Norfolk, and of Barry Yelverton, well-known in Irish history. She was cousin to the late Lord Avonmore, and aunt of the present Viscount. She was born in the Isle of Man, and after being educated in France became the second wife of Mr Francis Severne, solicitor, of Derby, England. After her marriage she resided for some years in Ireland, and in 1864 accompanied her husband to Nelson, Mr Severne taught school at Takaka and Riwaka, and in 1874 came as schoolmaster to Havelock. Almost immediately after their arrival in Havelock Mrs Severne’s eldest son, Frederick, a most promising youth, died of consumption. On 14th July, 1901, her second son, Herbert, was drowned at Taradale, Kenepuru, and exactly ten years later she died herself. For several years after her husband’s death Mrs Severne continued to reside in Havelock, but about two years ago she went back to Nelson. Mrs Severne leaves five daughters to mourn her loss—namely, Mrs Monro, of Bankhouse; Mrs Charles Pickering, of Havelock; Mrs James Hughes, of Pelorus Valley; Mrs Grant, of Wellington; Miss Augustine Severne, of Nelson; and Miss Florence Severne, who is at present in England. Mrs Severne was a woman well educated and widely read and of broad and tolerant opinions. Her kindness was known to all the older generation, and with her passes another of the links in the chain of the pioneers. The funeral took place in Nelson on Sunday.[3]

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1. ↑ Isle of Man Births and Baptisms, 1607-1910 Name Caroline Yelverton Sex Female Christening Date 18 Aug 1829 Christening Place Kirk Rushen, Isle of Man Father's Name Augustus Yelverton Father's Sex Male Mother's Name Sarah Whiteside Mother's Sex Female "Isle of Man Births and Baptisms, 1607-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JS5R-62X : 6 February 2020), Augustus Yelverton in entry for Caroline Yelverton, 1829.
2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7W9-NHM : 25 May 2019), Augustus Yelverton in household of Margt Johnson, Malew, Isle of Man; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
3. ↑ 1911/1299 Severne Caroline Bingham 81Y

• https://www.myheritage.com/names/francis_severne

• NZ death registration 1911/1299

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