John Trimble Rowe (1875 - 1956)

John Trimble ROWE was b: 22 MAR 1875 in Huirangi, Taranaki, New Zealand, son of William Rowe and Honor nee Dawe and d: 17 NOV 1956 in Blenheim, Marlborough; bur: 20 Nov 1956 Omaka Cem.

He mar: Lillian ANDREWS 04 SEP 1902 in Lepperton, Huirangi,  Taranaki, New Zealand, daughter of Fred ANDREWS (b: 20 Aug 1847 New Plymouth, Taranaki; d: 6 Nov 1923 - his wife Elizabeth GIDDY (b: 12 Dec 1848 N Ply, d: 3 Jun 1884 N Ply) . Witnesses: Lewis George ANDREWS, Maggie ANDREWS. 

Lilie Andrews  was b: 04 SEP 1877 in Leperton, Taranaki, New Zealand, and died 03 JUN 1956 in Blenheim, Marlborough; bur 5 May 1956 Omaka Cem)

1892 a competitor in the Easter Sorts track athletics and Nov 1893 and 1894 at the Watara Receation sports grounds;1895 hurdles competitor at Easter Recreation; 1896 track and hurdle events  Easter Sports; 1897 compted Inglewood Athletic Sports event;  1900 Opunake Caladonian Society Boxing Day Sports 

1914 - 1919 Referee for football Games; 1920 Sec Moutere Football club 

1919 -1920 on committee of the Marboroughtown School Committee

1932 Mortgagee - sale of his land.

Their children -

i Eric Trimble Rowe (b: 22 Jun 1904 New Plymouth; resided Petone 1946; d: 7 Apr 1983 aged 78Y); mar: 1 Aug 1925 at Lower Hutt, Wellington to Sarah Anne Louise Stephens (b: 22 Mar 1904 Taranaki to parents Harry William Stephens and mother Emma Jane Dobbinson; d: 29 Jul 1981)

Children:

a Nola Gweneth Rowe (b: 9 Mar 1925 Wgtn; d: 2 Feb 1941 bur Wanganui)

b June Lillian Rowe (b: 4 Jun 1931 Lower Hott, Wgtn; d: 14 Jul 1983 bur Wanganui aged 54Y mar: 1954 to Reginald Duncan Davis

ii Gladys May Rowe (b: 7 Jan 1906 New Plymouth; d: 18 Dec 1976 Blenheim; Ashes bur: 11 Jan 1977 Omaka Cem) mar: 1923 to Ernest William Rutledge (b: 16 Oct 1904 Marborough to parents Wm Rutledge (1904 - 1984) and mother Alice nee Withey; d: 6 Mar 1984 at Blenheim; bur: 9 Mar 1984 Omaka Cem) Their children: (5)

a Donald Ian Rutledge (17 Oct 1923 Blenheim; d: 24 Mar 2004 Blenheim bur Blenheim) mar: 1947 to Zoe Rayner (b: 27 Jan 1925 Blenheim to parents Gordon Leslie Rayer (1897-1957) and mother Florence May Gardner (1896 - 1955); Zoe d: 27 Jun 2009 Blenheim) Their Dau mar Chambers

b Neville William Rutledge (b: 1940; Occ: Roading contractor;  d: 11 Jan 2001; Crem. - ashes to Fairhall Cem)

iii Gwendoline Rowe (28 Oct 1908 Oruru, Northland; d: 13 Jun 1988 Blenheim); mar 1932 to Phillip Stephen Hammond (b: 1 Dec 1907 Blenheim; d: 19 Jun 1971 aged 63Y; bur Blenheim)

iv Cyril Douglas Rowe (3 Nov 1910 New Plymouth; d: 10 Oct 1970 at Ashburton aged 59Y; bur: Ashburton) mar: abt 1935 to Helen Blanche Loach (b: 19 Jun 1918 Geraldine, Sth Canty to parents George Loach and mother Ethel nee Best; d: 12 Sep 1966 Canterbury) Their dau:

Wendy Helen Rowe (b: 20 Apr 1945 at Ashburton; d: 2002 at Gisborne) mar: ? White 

v Edgar Rowe (b: 02 May 1913 in Spring Creek, Blenheim; d: 08 Apr 1989 in Blenheim aged 76Y) Mar: 1933 to Dorothy Katherine Slade (b: 19 Oct 1911 in Blenheim, Marlborough to parents Albert Densfield Slade and mother Margaret nee Gale; Div: 1945; d: 22 May 1996 in Blenheim)

vi Bernard Rowe (b: 31 Jan 1915 at Spring Creek, Blenheim; RSA;  d: 19 Sep 1983 Patea, Taranaki aged 68Y; bur: Patea) mar:  24 Dec 1947 in Spring Creek, Blenheim to Naomi Avis Jellyman (b: 16 Jul 1930 at Spring Creek, Blenheim to parents Ralph Ellis Jellyman and mother Alice Gleave nee Whiteley; d: 14 Apr 1987 at Wanganui aged 57Y; bur; Patea Cem 16 Apr 1987 Their daughters

a Barbara Alice Rowe (b: 21 Nov 1948 in Murchison; d: 25 Aug 2013 in Palmerston Nth) mar Sidney Wildbore Sidney Wildbore

b Evelyn Joy Rowe (b: 13 Sep 1962 in Patea; d: 2013 in Patea) mar: ? Subramanian

vii Eileen Agnes  Rowe (b: 2 Nov 1917 - 16 Oct 2002 aged 86Y; bur: 18 Oct 2002 at Fairhall Cem. Blenheim ) mar: 1938 to Noel Read (b: 21 Nov 1909 at Blenheim son of Ernest Reid and mother Dora Elizabeth nee Rothwell; d: 18 Sep 1981 age 71Y bur: 22 Sep 1981 Fairhall Cem. Blenheim. They had 3 children