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Hello I have been reading through this information about the Rule Family from Cornwall. I am interested in this family of John Rule and Grace Hocking as they came out to New Zealand 1856 from Australia as a son Edward was born there 18 Jan 1856 and the family left there on the ship "Grafton" 5 July 1856 and arrived in Auckland 1856 with three children Edward, Mary and John who was 12 and he married a Mary Ann Menzies. Now John and Grace both died in Auckland and buried in the Symonds Street Cemetery in Auckland John died 29 Jan 1859 aged 38 yrs and Grace died 22 Oct 1906. Now after John Rule died Grace married twice more once to James Chapman and he died 21 June 1870 and also buried in the same cemetery. Then she married John Cox but I cannot find anything about him when Grace married him or when he died as she was a widow when she died. Now in the cemetery information from the Auckland City Library Grace was born 2 Jan 1824 in Cornwall and been living here for 50 yrs . Now i would be interested to know whether this couple had other children besides John, Mary, who was Three and Edward aged one . On Grace death certificate there was very little information it mentioned her father was Thomas Hocking he was a miner no mother names was mentioned Grace was 18 yrs old when she married John Rule and she was 82 yrs old when died . Now if this Grace Rule nee Hocking is connected to any one Please let me know Thank you Joyce Baber
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