I am looking for the ancestors of John HART, my wife's great grandfather. Does anyone recognize John HART s/o John HART. (I would also be interested in making further contact with his descendants too) John Hart s/o John Hart. John was born on 1 Nov 1840 in Rodmorton, Gloucestershire, England. John Hart emigrated from Rodmorton, Gloucestershire, England arriving at Nelson, New Zealand, c1862. A marriage application for the marriage of John Hart and Emma Maria Webley was granted on 8 Sep 1862. He was a blacksmith on 23 Sep 1862. He lived in Spring Grove, Nelson Province, New Zealand, on 23 Sep 1862. He married Emma Maria Webley, daughter of James Webley and Ann Stafford, on 23 Sep 1862 at the residence of James Webley, Waimea Street at Nelson, Nelson Province, New Zealand. Rev W M Biss conducted the wedding ceremony. He was a blacksmith circa 1867 at Nelson, New Zealand. He lived at Collingwood Street, in Nelson, Nelson, New Zealand, on 29 Dec 1868. He lived in Lower Moutere, Nelson Province, New Zealand, on 20 Aug 1875. He was a blacksmith on 28 May 1878. He was a blacksmith on 23 Apr 1881. He became a widower at age 51 upon the death of his wife Emma Maria Webley on 14 Mar 1892. He lived in Upper Moutere, Nelson Province, New Zealand, on 14 Mar 1892. He was a blacksmith on 16 Oct 1893. He lived in Upper Moutere, Nelson Province, New Zealand, before 17 Feb 1919. He died on 17 Feb 1919 residence at Upper Moutere, Nelson Province, New Zealand, at age 78. (Heart failure/Chronic nephritis). His body was interred in Gardiner's Valley Cemetery at Upper Moutere, Nelson Province, New Zealand, on 19 Feb 1919. Jim Jim & Beverley Payne NEW ZEALAND jr_bjpayne@xtra.co.nz Our web page has moved to the following URL: http://www.angelfire.com/journal2/shampayne2004/