Caroline Orsmond

1836 -  (189 years)

• Name	Caroline Orsmond
  	Caroline Armstrong Orsmond, born 1836 in Tahiti, daughter of missionary Rev. John Muggeridge Orsmond and Mary Isabella Nelson. In 1843 at age 7 Caroline was sent to England to be educated where she was taken charge of by a Mrs Cooper, the wife of a Quaker. While in England both her father and mother died - her mother in Tahiti in 1856 & her father on voyage from Tahiti to Sydney in 1857. In 1858, Caroline was invited to stay with her aunt and uncle (Mr and Mrs Shepherd) at Whangaroa near the Bay of Islands. In 1859 Caroline went to Auckland and while there met Edward Jollie. They married 14/5/1861 at St. Pauls church Parnell, Auckland by Dr Selwyn, Bishop of New Zealand. They spent three weeks honeymoon at Howick, then shifted to Christchurch where they bought 1200 acres calling it 'Beachcroft' estate. In Dec 1861 Edward and Caroline sailed to England for 1 years visit to meet Edward's family in Gateshead. Their first child, Margaret, was born in London on 11/5/1862. On leaving England they returned to Beachcroft where they raised the remainder of their family. In 1877 Caroline, Edward, their eight chidren and a maid left for England and Europe on a trip that was to last nine years. When the family returned to NZ they moved to the North Island. Their new home was called Waireka located near Patea, Taranaki.
  Birth	1836	Tahiti
  Gender	Female
  Lived	1861	Beachcroft Estate, Christchurch, NZ
  Lived	1886	Waireka, Patea, Taranaki, NZ
  Person ID	I173	Story Family
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2022

  
  

  Father	Rev. John Muggeridge Orsmond   d. 1857, Tahiti
  Mother	Sarah Isabella Nelson,   b. 6 Jun 1795   d. 1856, Tahiti (Age 60 years)
  Marriage	23 Dec 1819
  Family ID	F46	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Edward Jollie,   b. 1825, Carlisle, UK d. 1894, Waireka, Patea, Taranaki, NZ (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	14 May 1861	Parnell, Auckland, NZ
  Children	+ 1. Mary Jollie,   b. 1868   d. 4 Dec 1936, Picton, NZ (Age 68 years)   2. Margaret Jollie,   b. 1862 (Age 163 years) + 3. Lieut. Francis Jollie,   b. 1865, Christchurch, NZ (Age 160 years)   4. Caroline Armstrong Jollie   5. Florence Jollie + 6. Edward Jollie,   b. 1871   d. 1925 (Age 54 years)   7. Sarah Jollie   8. Christabel Jollie
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2022
  Family ID	F35	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Caroline Jollie nee Orsmond
  		Caroline Orsmond
  		Edward Jollie and family Orsmonde, Edward, Edward, Caroline, Sallie(?). Waireka
  		Caroline Jollie & family Caroline, Orsmonde, Teddie, Sallie(?), Bob Matthews(?). Waireka

  
  

  Histories		Caroline Orsmond
  		Letters from Mafeking From Edward Jollie to his mother