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Fanny Thornhill Pickmere was born in New Zealand on 2 May 1863.^2,1,3

She married John Melliar Devenish at Bishop's Court Chapel in Auckland on 25 June 1901. There were no children from this marriage.^4,5,6

Fanny died on 31 October 1920 at Buckland Rectory in Nth of Hobart, Tasmania, at age 57.^7,1 She was buried at the Buckland in Nth of Hobart.^8,1

Frances Eleanor Pickmere was born in New Zealand on 29 September 1867.^3,1,2

Frances died on 18 July 1959 in New Zealand at age 91.^3,4

John Richard Pickmere was born in Warrington, Lancashire, on 28 December 1794.^3,1 and was baptised on 7 March 1795 at St Elphin's Church in Warrington.^4,5,1

He married Eliza Thornhill in Warrington, Lancashire, on 3 March 1823.^3,6,1

He lived and worked as a solicitor in Warrington, but retired to Llanfair Carereinion, Montgomeryshire, Wales. He was compiler of the 'Pickmere Pedigree' book and Family Tree, 1832, and is believed to have changed the family name from PICKMORE back to PICKMERE.³

John died on 11 May 1875 in Llanfyllin, Montgomeryshire, at age 80.^3,7 He was buried at the Llanfair Caereinion Church yard.^8,1

Leonard Travers Pickmere was born in New Zealand on 1 December 1881.^2,1,3

He married Harriette Eva Radcliffe in New Zealand in 1911.^2,1,4,5

Leonard died on 17 April 1963 in New Zealand at age 81.^2,1,6

Louie Selina Pickmere was born in Mangonui on 31 May 1877.^2,1,3

She married Edward Langford Gavey in New Zealand in 1914.^4,1,5,6

Louie died in 1933 in New Zealand.^4,1,7 She was buried at the St Marks Cemetery in Remuera.^8,1

Marguerita Blomfield Pickmere was born in Auckland on 31 July 1879.^1,2

She was one of the first women in New Zealand to gain an honours degree, taking a first in Latin and English at Auckland University College in 1902.¹

She married Alan Edward Mulgan, son of Edward Ker Mulgan and Frances Maria Johnston, in Auckland on 9 April 1907.^3,1,4,5

She was widowed at age 83 on the death of her husband Alan on 29 August 1962.^6,1,7

Marguerita died on 2 June 1965 in Wellington at age 85.^8,1,9 She was buried on 4 June 1965 at the Karori Cemetery.¹⁰

Marguerite Eva Pickmere was born in Whangarei, Northland, on 8 May 1898.^1,2

Marguerite died on 10 July 1904 in Whangarei, Northland, at age 6 from kidney failure and nephritis.^1,3

Olga Serena Pickmere was born in Whangarei, Northland, on 22 May 1900.^1,2

She married Joseph Webster Crompton, son of Henry Jardine Crompton and Louisa Isabella Jennings, at Whangarei Anglican Church. in Whangarei, Northland, on 7 May 1925.^3,1,4,5

Olga died on 20 August 1957 in Te Aroha, Waikato, at age 57.^6,1,7 She was buried at the Te Aroha Cemetery in Te Aroha.⁸

Ralph Pickmere was born in Warrington, Lancashire, on 17 October 1826.^2,1 and was baptised on 29 December 1826 at St Elphin's Church in Warrington.^3,1

He arrived aboard the Mermaid in 1859, having run away from home and roamed in Canada and Australia before coming to New Zealand. He supposedly also inherited wealth, approx £3,000 from an aunt in England.
He lived at 'Pukepoto' near Ahipara in the 1860's then moved to Mangatete, now called Kaiangaroa, near Kaitaia, and later to Remuera, Auckland.¹

He married Serena Hannah Matthews, daughter of Richard Matthews and Johanna Sarah Blomfield, in Awanui, north of Kaitaia, in 1861.^4,1,5,6

Ralph died on 13 April 1901 in Remuera, Auckland, at age 74.^7,1,8 He was buried in April 1901 at the St Marks Cemetery in Remuera.^9,1,10

Ralph Arnold (Rafe) Pickmere was born in Te Aroha on 20 June 1911.^2,1

He was in Britain when WWII broke out but served in Egypt and Libya with the 8 NZ Field Company, including at the Battle of El Alamein. He was awarded the Military Cross on 17 Jun 1943, as a Lieutenant.^3,4

He married Rhoda Florence Norah Ross in Bromley, Kent, on 21 September 1940.^5,6,1

In civilian life he was an architect, and designed Greenlane and the National Woman's Hospital, also the AMP Building on the corner of Queen & Victoria Streets, Auckland. This was one of the first high-rise buildings in Auckland.¹

Ralph died on 7 November 1984 in New Zealand at age 73.^1,7 He was buried at the Waikumete Cemetery in Waitakere.^6,1