Gundry Family History & Genealogy

Peter Gundry was born on August 25, 1780 in Calne, England United Kingdom. He was in a relationship with Mary (Hickley) Gundry, and had a child William Richardson Gundry. Peter Gundry died at age 64 years old on November 5, 1844 in Devizes. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Peter Gundry.

Mary (Hickley) Gundry was born in 1780. Mary Gundry was in a relationship with Peter Gundry, and has a child William Richardson Gundry. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Mary (Hickley) Gundry.

William Richardson GUNDRY was the fourth of the six sons of Peter GUNDRY and his wife Mary HICKLEY. He was born on the 1st July 1814, baptised on the 24th July at St James Church, Devizes, and, on the 25th Oct 1838, he married at Upavon, Wilts, Helen WATERS of the same place. His occupation at that time was ‘Insurance agent’. They had no family as she died at Upavon on the 17th May 1839 aged 23 and was buried in the churchyard at Upavon, Wilts. He seems to have taken her death very hard for in July 1839 he told his family he was off to Australia. Instead he ended up in New Zealand later that year where he lived in the Hokianga area where he bought 500 acres of land and gave his name to Gundry St in Rawene. Here he took up with Makareta RAUTANGI of Ngaitapoto, daughter of Te Reti Whatiia, principal chief of the Ngaitapoto hapu of the Ngapuhi tribe. He signed the Treaty of Waitangi at Mangungu on the 12th Feb They had four children before their marriage in Onehunga on the 13th May 1851, and their youngest son, Henry, was born after William’s death. Like his father, William was a grocer, but in his will he describes himself as a chemist and druggist. Once Gov Hobson had decided to found Auckland to become the new capital city, William moved there and in 1845, ‘Gundry and McDonald’ were grocers in Lower Queen St, Auckland. He was also a speculator in land and his name appears buying land in the early auctions in areas as far apart as Takapuna, Dominion Rd and Onehunga. Gundry St in Newton is named after him. He was well acquainted with many of the notables of the time. William obviously considered that there was a great future in New Zealand and managed to persuade two of his brothers, Samuel and Dr John Seager Gundry to come out also. However they did not join him in Auckland but sailed to Lyttleton on the STEADFAST in 1851. He died on the 20th Dec 1855 and was buried the following day in the Symonds St Cemetery. His grave was one of those disinterred to make way for the motorway so today his remains are in a common grave and his name listed in the memorial wall there. The Rev Arthur Guyon Purchas was an executor of his will and made guardian of his children during their minorities. He officiated at the marriage of Helen Mary Anne Gundry (aged 17yrs) to Francis Young on the 12th Oct 1864. Several mentions of the family appear in the diaries of the Rev Vicesimus LUSH who refers to several of the children in succession living with the family of the Rev Arthur Purchas to get an education. In his will dated 20 Nov 1852 and probated 31 Jan 1856, he said that his wife _ Margaret Rautangi – be permitted to “use, occupy and enjoy my land and hereditaments at Te Kohu Kohu (Hokianga)……” The inventory taken of his estate, valued it at £2501.15.08 but there was only £199.3.3 in the Union Bank and £19.0.9 in cash. Not much to support a family of six children with one more on the way, although £284.10.2 is listed as “Maintenance and education of family” – whatever that meant.. Makareta remarried some years later to Matiu Nau at St Pauls, Auckland, on the 17th Feb 1863 but her date of death is unknown.

Elizabeth Elizabeth (Grigg) Gundry of Brunswick, Victoria Australia was born in 1836 in Redruth, Cornwall County, England United Kingdom. She was married to John Gundry, and had children Richard Henry Gundry and Albert Octavus Gundry. Elizabeth Gundry died at age 57 years old in 1893 in Australia.

Olivier Margaret Grosse was born on September 24, 1849 in Auckland New Zealand to William Richardson Gundry and Makareta (Rautang) Gundry. Olivier Grosse was in a relationship with William Grosse, and has children William Arthur Grosse and Helen Mary (Grosse) Francis. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Olivier Margaret (Gundry) Grosse .

Makareta (Rautang) Gundry was born on May 13, 1851. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Makareta (Rautang) Gundry.

Richard Henry Gundry of Brunswick, Victoria Australia was born in 1868 in Unley, City of Unley County, SA to John Gundry and Elizabeth Grigg Gundry. He had a brother Albert Octavus Gundry. He married Mary Ann (Grose), and had children Elsie Rose (Gundry), Richard John Gundry, and Ernest Henry Gundry. Richard Gundry died at age 54 years old in 1922 in Brunswick, Victoria.

Mary Ann (Grose) Gundry was born in 1873. She was married to Richard Henry Gundry, and had children Elsie Rose (Gundry), Richard John Gundry, and Ernest Henry Gundry. Mary Gundry died at age 93 years old in 1966. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Mary Ann (Grose).

Grace Gundry of Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas was born on November 29, 1877, and died at age 87 years old in October 1965.

George Gundry of New York was born on November 20, 1877, and died at age 86 years old in February 1964.

Urta Gundry of Shullsburg, Lafayette County, Wisconsin was born on October 2, 1878, and died at age 94 years old in November 1972.

Will Gundry of Fulda, Murray County, Minnesota was born on May 29, 1879, and died at age 88 years old in March 1968.